2018 Winter Olympics

The 2018 Winter Olympics, offeecially kent as the XXIII Olympic Winter Gemmes, wis a winter multi-sport event that teuk place in Pyeongchang, Sooth Korea, atween 9 an 25 Februar 2018. The electit host ceety wis annoonced on 6 Julie 2011 bi the Internaitional Olympic Committee (IOC), efter the 123rd IOC Session in Durban, Sooth Africae. Ither candidates that applied tae host the gemmes wur Annecy, Fraunce an Munich, Germany.

XXIII Olympic Winter Gemmes

Host ceety	Pyeongchang, Sooth Korea
Motto	Passion. Connectit. Korean: 하나된 열정. (Hanadoen Yeoljeong)
Naitions pairteecipatin	92
Athletes pairteecipatin	2,920
Events	102 in 15 sports
Closin ceremony	25 Februar
Offeecially appened bi	Preses Moon Jae-in
Athlete's Oath	Mo Tae-bum[1]
Olympic Torch	Yuna Kim[2]
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Pyeongchang wan on its third consecutive bid, havin lost previously tae Vancouver, Canadae an Sochi, Roushie. It wis the first Winter Olympic Gemmes an seicont Olympic Gemmes in Sooth Korea; the 1988 Simmer Olympics wur held in Seoul.

Sports

Sports

The 2018 Winter Olympics featurt 102 events in 15 sports,^[3] makkin it the first Winter Olympics tae surpass 100 medal events. Nummers in parentheses indicate the nummer o medal events contestit in ilk sports.

• Alpine skiin (11) (details)
• Biathlon (11) (details)
• Bobsleigh (3) (details)
• Cross-kintra skiin (12) (details)
• Curlin (3) (details)
• Feegur skeitchin (5) (details)
• Freestyle skiin (10) (details)
• Ice hockey (2) (details)
• Luge (4) (details)
• Nordic combined (3) (details)
• Short track speed skatin (8) (details)
• Skeleton (2) (details)
• Ski jimpin (4) (details)
• Snawbuirdin (10) (details)
• Speed skatin (14) (details)

Pairteecipatin NOCs

Pairteecipatin Naitional Olympic Committees[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Albanie (2)  Andorrae (5)  Argentinae (7)  Armenie (3)  Australie (51)  Austrick (105)  Azerbaijan (1)  Belaroushie (33)  Belgium (22)  Bermuda (1)  Bolivie (2)  Bosnie an Herzegovina (4)  Brazil (9)  Bulgarie (21)  Canadae (226)  Chile (7)  Cheenae (81)  Colombie (4)  Croatie (19)  Cyprus (1)  Czech Republic (95)  Denmark (17)  Ecuador (1)  Eritrea (1)  Estonie (22)  Finland (106)  Fraunce (107)  Georgie (4)  Germany (156)  Ghana (1)  Great Breetain (58)  Greece (4)  Hong Kong (1)  Hungary (19)  Iceland (5)  Indie (2)  Iran (4)  Ireland (5)  Israel (10)  Italy (122)  Jamaica (3)  Japan (124)  Kazakhstan (46)  Kenyae (1)  Korea (35)[a]  North Korea (10)[a]  Sooth Korea (122)[a] (host)  Kosovo (1)  Kyrgyzstan (2)  Latvie (34)  Lebanon (3)  Liechtenstein (3)  Lithuanie (9)  Luxembourg (1)  Macedon (3)  Madagascar (1)  Malaysie (2)  Maltae (1)  Mexico (4)  Moldova (2)  Monaco (4)  Mongolie (2)  Montenegro (3)  Morocco (2)  Netherlands (33)  New Zealand (21)  Nigerie (3)  Norawa (109)  Olympic Athletes frae Roushie (168)[b]  Pakistan (2)  Philippines (2)  Poland (62)  Portugal (2)  Puerto Rico (1)  Romanie (27)  San Marino (1)  Serbie (4)  Singapore (1)  Slovakie (56)  Slovenie (71)  Sooth Africae (1)  Spain (13)  Swaden (116)  Swisserland (169)  Cheenese Taipei (4)  Thailand (4)  Timor-Leste (1)  Togo (1)  Tonga (1)  Turkey (8)  Ukraine (33)  United States (242)  Uzbekistan (2)
NOCs that pairteecipatit in 2014, but are nae in 2018.	NOCs that are pairteecipatin in 2018, but did nae in 2014.
Breetish Virgin Islands  Cayman Islands  Dominica  Nepal  Paraguay  Peru  Roushie[b]  Tajikistan  Venezuela  Virgin Islands  Zimbabwe	Bolivie  Colombie  Ecuador  Eritrea  Ghana  Kenyae  Korea[a]  North Korea  Kosovo  Madagascar  Malaysie  Nigerie  Olympic Athletes frae Roushie[b]  Puerto Rico  Singapore  Sooth Africae

Nummer o athletes bi Naitional Olympic Committees (bi heichest tae lawest)

IOC Code	Kintra	Athletes
USA	United States	242
CAN	Canadae	226
SUI	Swisserland	169
OAR	Olympic Athletes frae Roushie[b]	168
GER	Germany	156
JPN	Japan	124
ITA	Italy	122
KOR	Sooth Korea[a]	122
SWE	Swaden	116
NOR	Norawa	109
FRA	Fraunce	107
FIN	Finland	106
AUT	Austrick	105
CZE	Czech Republic	95
CHN	Cheenae	81
SLO	Slovenie	71
POL	Poland	62
GBR	Great Breetain	58
SVK	Slovakie	56
AUS	Australie	51
KAZ	Kazakhstan	46
COR	Korea[a]	35
LAT	Latvie	34
NED	Netherlands	33
BLR	Belaroushie	33
UKR	Ukraine	33
ROU	Romanie	27
EST	Estonie	22
BEL	Belgium	22
BUL	Bulgarie	21
NZL	New Zealand	21
CRO	Croatie	19
HUN	Hungary	19
DEN	Denmark	17
ESP	Spain	13
ISR	Israel	10
PRK	North Korea[a]	10
BRA	Brazil	9
LTU	Lithuanie	9
TUR	Turkey	8
CHI	Chile	7
ARG	Argentinae	7
AND	Andorrae	5
ISL	Iceland	5
IRL	Ireland	5
BIH	Bosnie an Herzegovina	4
COL	Colombie	4
GEO	Georgie	4
GRE	Greece	4
IRI	Iran	4
MEX	Mexico	4
MON	Monaco	4
SRB	Serbie	4
TPE	Cheenese Taipei	4
THA	Thailand	4
ARM	Armenie	3
JAM	Jamaica	3
LBN	Lebanon	3
LIE	Liechtenstein	3
MKD	Macedon	3
MNE	Montenegro	3
NGR	Nigerie	3
ALB	Albanie	2
BOL	Bolivie	2
IND	Indie	2
KGZ	Kyrgyzstan	2
MAS	Malaysie	2
MDA	Moldova	2
MGL	Mongolie	2
MAR	Morocco	2
PAK	Pakistan	2
PHI	Philippines	2
POR	Portugal	2
UZB	Uzbekistan	2
AZE	Azerbaijan	1
BER	Bermuda	1
CYP	Cyprus	1
ECU	Ecuador	1
ERI	Eritrea	1
GHA	Ghana	1
HKG	Hong Kong	1
KEN	Kenyae	1
KOS	Kosovo	1
LUX	Luxembourg	1
MAD	Madagascar	1
MLT	Maltae	1
PUR	Puerto Rico	1
SMR	San Marino	1
SGP	Singapore	1
RSA	Sooth Africae	1
TLS	Timor-Leste	1
TGA	Tonga	1
TOG	Togo	1

1. ^a A unifee'd Korean team conseestin o players frae baith North Korea an Sooth Korea is competin in the weemen's ice hockey toornament follaein talks in Panmunjom on 17 Januar 2018. O the 35 players on the team, 12 are frae North Korea an 23 are frae Sooth Korea.^[10]
2. ^b Roushie hostit the 2014 Winter Olympics, but follaein the dopin controversy the Roushie Olympic Committee wis suspendit wi an option for Roushie athletes tae pairteecipate as Olympic Athletes frae Roushie (OAR) if cleared bi the IOC commission.