Pyeongchang is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about 180 km (110 mi) east southeast of Seoul, the capital of South Korea, and connected by expressways and high-speed passenger railways. Pyeongchang's slogan, "Happy 700 Pyeongchang", is taken from its average elevation of approximately 700 metres (2,300 ft).
Bartosz Kamil Kurek is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland national team and Polish club ONICO Warszawa. He was a participant at the Olympic Games, and he is a 2018 World Champion, 2009 European Champion, a gold medalist of the 2012 World League, silver medalist of the 2011 World Cup, bronze medalist of the 2011 World League, 2011 European Championship and 2015 World Cup, three-time Polish Champion and Italian Champion (2014). In 2019, he became the first volleyball player to be voted the Polish Sports Personality of the Year.
The 2018 Winter Paralympics, the 12th Paralympic Winter Games, and also more generally known as the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), that was held in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province, South Korea, from 9 to 18 March 2018. They were the second Paralympics to be held in South Korea, following the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul.
The compactness of the venue locations for the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Paralympics, hosted by the county of Pyeongchang, was one of the winning arguments of the bid. The Games were gathered around two main venues: these were the mountain resort of Alpensia in Pyeongchang for the outdoor (snow) sports and the coastal city of Gangneung for the indoor (ice) sports There were also two stand-alone mountain venues.
The Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium was a temporary venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province, South Korea. The stadium was demolished after the Games.
Ewa Kuls-Kusyk is a Polish luger, born in Gorzów Wielkopolski. She competed at the FIL World Luge Championships 2012 in Altenberg, at the FIL World Luge Championships 2013 in Whistler, British Columbia, at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi in women's singles, and at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang in women's singles and team relay.
The 2018 Winter Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees ranked by the number of medals won during the 2018 Winter Olympics, held in Pyeongchang County, South Korea, from 9–25 February 2018. The games featured 102 events in 15 sports, making it the first Winter Olympics to surpass 100 medal events. Four new disciplines in existing sports were introduced to the Winter Olympic programme in PyeongChang, including big air snowboarding, mixed doubles curling, mass start speed skating, and mixed team alpine skiing.
During the 2018 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations at the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, beginning at 20:00 KST (UTC+9) on 9 February 2018, athletes bearing the flags of their respective nations led their national delegations as they paraded into the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium in the host city of Pyeongchang, South Korea. 92 teams qualified to compete.
Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. The five events took place between 9 and 23 February 2018.
Bartosz Łosiak is a Polish Olympic beach volleyball player. He is a defender and plays on the right side.
The men's large hill individual ski jumping competition for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea was held on 16 and 17 February 2018 at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium.
The four-man bobsleigh competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 24 and 25 February at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Michał Kłusak is a Polish alpine skier. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Kamil Bury is a Polish cross-country skier. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Wojciech Chmielewski is a Polish luger. He competed in the men's doubles event at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Jakub Kowalewski is a Polish luger. He competed in the men's doubles event at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Mateusz Luty is a Polish bobsledder. He competed in the two-man event at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Tatsiana Mikhailava also known as Tatyana Mikhailova is a Belarusian female speed skater. She competed in the women's mass start event during the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Magdalena Czyszczoń is a Polish female speed skater. She competed in the women's 3000m mass start event during the 2018 Winter Olympics.
