1999 Asian Winter Games
The 4th Asian Winter Games were held from January 30 to February 6, 1999, in the province of Kangwon, South Korea. The games were staged in three different clusters in the province which were Yongpyong, Kangnung and Chunchon. The name Yongpyong was derived from the Yongpyong Resort.
On December 2, 1993, the Olympic Council of Asia announced that South Korea would host the 4th Asian Winter Games in 1999. South Korea initially aimed to host the previous 3rd games but hosted these 4th games which were decided at the same time with the 3rd games.
Mascot
The 1999 Winter Asiad mascot is Gomdori, a half-moon black bear cub.Venues
Yongpyong">Yongpyong Resort">Yongpyong
- Yongpyong Resort – Alpine skiing and organizing committee
- Yongpyong Indoor Ice Rink – Short track speed skating, figure skating, opening and closing ceremonies
- Provincial nordic venue – Cross-country skiing and Biathlon
Kangnung (Gangneung)">Gangneung">Kangnung (Gangneung)
- Kangnung Indoor Ice Rink – Ice hockey
Chunchon (Chuncheon)">Chuncheon">Chunchon (Chuncheon)
- Chunchon Outdoor Ice Rink – Speed skating
Sports
Participating nations
;Non-competing nations
Calendar
| January / February 1999 | 30th Sat | 31st Sun | 1st Mon | 2nd Tue | 3rd Wed | 4th Thu | 5th Fri | 6th Sat | Gold medals |
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Biathlon | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Figure Skating | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Ice hockey | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Short track speed skating | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||||||
| Speed skating | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| Total gold medals | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 43 | |
| Ceremonies | ● | ● | |||||||
| January / February 1999 | 30th Sat | 31st Sun | 1st Mon | 2nd Tue | 3rd Wed | 4th Thu | 5th Fri | 6th Sat | Gold medals |