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 compactness of the venue locations for the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Paralympics, hosted by the county of Pyeongchang, South Korea 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 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 program in Pyeongchang, including big air snowboarding, mixed doubles curling, mass start speed skating, and mixed team alpine skiing.
Jamie Prebble is a New Zealand freestyle skier, specialising in ski cross competitions. He won the silver medal in the ski cross at the 2017 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships.
Argentina competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with seven competitors in four sports.
Niek van der Velden is a Dutch snowboarder.
Carlos Garcia-Knight is a New Zealand snowboarder. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics where he made the final of the men's slopestyle.
Sebbe De Buck is a Belgian snowboarder. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Kalle Järvilehto is a Finnish snowboarder. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Matías Schmitt is an Argentine snowboarder. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Måns Hedberg is a Swedish snowboarder who competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Brendan "Bubba" Newby is an Irish-born freestyle skier who represents Ireland in the half-pipe event.
Finn Bilous is a New Zealand freestyle skier who competes internationally. He represented New Zealand in slopestyle at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. He finished 13th, just one spot short of making the finals. He participated at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2018, winning a medal at the Big Air competition.
Robert "Robby" Franco is a Mexican-American freestyle skier. He competed for the United States of America in the 2015 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships, and for Mexico in the 2017 championships.
Nicola Zanon is an Italian-Thai alpine skier who competed for Thailand at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Emanuel Perathoner is an Italian snowboarder. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Loan Bozzolo is a French snowboarder who specializes in snowboard cross. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Eric Loughran is an American male freestyle skier. He competed in the men's aerials at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
François Place is a French freestyle skier.
Noé Roth is a Swiss freestyle skier. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
