 Ben Berend in 2017. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | 29 June 1995 Steamboat Springs, Colorado |
| Height | 5'9" |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Nordic combined |
| College team | University of New Mexico |
Ben Berend (born 29 June 1995) is an American Nordic combined skier. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics. He is now a realtor in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. [1]
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).
The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as PyeongChang 2018, were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea, with the opening rounds for certain events held on 8 February, a day before the opening ceremony.
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, 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 PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG) is an organisation that oversees the planning and development of the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. POCOG's headquarters is located in the host city of PyeongChang with two offices in Gangneung and Seoul.
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.
Darya Klimina is a Kazakhstani biathlete. She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2012 and at the Biathlon World Championships 2013. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.
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During the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the flag bearers of 92 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) arrived into Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium on February 25. The flag bearers from each participating country entered the stadium informally in single file, and behind them marched all the athletes. The flags of each country were not necessarily carried by the same flag bearer as in the opening ceremony. The flag-bearers entered in ganada order of the Korean alphabet.
Lee Ki-jeong is a South Korean curler. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics as part of the mixed doubles team with partner Jang Hye-ji. In 2021, he won the 2021 Korean Mixed Doubles Curling Championship with partner Kim Min-ji.
Martin Rios is a Spanish-Swiss curler. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics in the mixed doubles tournament with partner Jenny Perret, winning a silver medal. He is two-time World Mixed Doubles Champion and 2011 European Mixed Champion. At the 2012 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship he was partnered with Nadine Lehmann and at the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship he was paired with Perret. Rios also won a bronze medal at the 2014 European Mixed Curling Championship.
Daichi Hara is a Japanese freestyle skier and professional racing cyclist.
Dinos Lefkaritis is a Cypriot alpine skier who represented the Republic of Cyprus in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Jeremy Finello is a Swiss biathlete. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Maxim Braun is a Kazakhstani biathlete. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Ben Loomis is an American Nordic combined skier. He competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics and has been selected to represent Team USA at the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics.
Lee Ki-bok is a South Korean curler. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics as the lead on the South Korean men's team skipped by Kim Chang-min.
Xie Jiaxuan is a Chinese speed skater who competes internationally.
Tatsiana Mikhailava also known as Tatyana Mikhailova is a Belarusian speed skater. She competed in the women's mass start event during the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Ivan Kuznetsov is a Russian alpine skier. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
James Douglas Lind is a Canadian curler and coach. He led three different Japanese curling club teams at Olympic Games in 2014 Sochi and in 2018 PyeongChang as the national coach, and brought five bronze medals to Japanese women's team in 2018.
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