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| United Arab Emirates at the 2017 Asian Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | UAE |
| NOC | United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee |
| in Sapporo and Obihiro February 19–26 | |
| Competitors | 24 in 2 sports |
| Medals |
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| Asian Winter Games appearances | |
The United Arab Emirates is scheduled to compete in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26.[1][2] The country is scheduled to compete in two sports (figure skating and hockey).[3]
The following table lists the Emirati delegation per sport and gender.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figure skating | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ice hockey | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Total | 23 | 1 | 24 |
United Arab Emirates is scheduled to compete in the women's figure skating competition. This will mark the country's Asian Winter Games debut in the sport.[4]
| Athlete | Event | SP | FP | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Zahra Lari | Women's | 23.31 | 19 | 53.37 | 18 | 76.68 | 18 |
The United Arab Emirates has entered a men's hockey team. The team will compete in division one.[5][6] The United Arab Emirates finished in third place (7th place overall) in division 1 of the competition.[7]
United Arab Emirates was represented by the following 23 athletes:[8]
Legend: G = Goalie, D = Defense-man, F = Forward
| Rank | Pld | W | OW | OL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 12 | +24 | 14 | |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 13 | +21 | 12 | |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 9 | |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 6 | |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 56 | –52 | 0 |
| 18 February 2017 15:30 | Chinese Taipei | 10–3 (4–1, 1–1, 5–1) | Mikaho Gymnasium Attendance: 290 |
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| Referee: Linesmen: Juris Barcelo | ||||
| 12 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||
| 44 | Shots | 20 | ||
| 20 February 2017 12:00 | United Arab Emirates | 4–6 (0–1, 1–2, 3–3) | Mikaho Gymnasium Attendance: 450 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 19 | Shots | 52 | ||
| 21 February 2017 19:00 | United Arab Emirates | 6–3 (3–0, 1–1, 2–2) | Mikaho Gymnasium Attendance: 200 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 24 | Shots | 52 | ||
| 23 February 2017 19:00 | United Arab Emirates | 11–2 (3–0, 3–1, 5–1) | Mikaho Gymnasium Attendance: 160 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||
| 44 | Shots | 5 | ||
| 25 February 2017 19:00 | Hong Kong | 3–5 (1–0, 1–2, 1–3) | Mikaho Gymnasium Attendance: 180 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 30 | Shots | 25 | ||