2018 Winter Olympics

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2018 Winter Olympics
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The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, is a sporting event that took place in between February 9 and 25, 2018. The deadline for bids was January 2009. The winning city, Pyeongchang, South Korea, was announced on July 6, 2011.

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Officially, it is being called 'PyeongChang', spelled that way so people don't confuse it with Pyongyang, which is in North Korea.

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Official host city

Former potential bids

Asia

Europe

On July 4, 2007, Sochi, Russia was selected to host the 2014 Winter Games, hurting European candidates' chances at a successful bid.[1] The IOC rarely awards back-to-back games to the same continent.

North America

America was going to submit a bid, but the country changed its bid to the 2022 Winter Olympics. Here are the cities which had showed interest:

South America

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The Games

Sports

2018 Winter Olympic sports[2]
  • Biathlon
  • Bobsledding
    • Bobsleigh
    • Skeleton
  • Curling
  • Ice Hockey
  • Luge
  • Skating
    • Figure skating
    • Short track speed skating
    • Speed skating
  • Skiing
    • Alpine skiing
    • Cross-country skiing
    • Freestyle skiing
    • Nordic combined
    • Ski jumping
    • Snowboarding

References

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