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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 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.
The closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 25 February 2018 from 20:00 to 22:05 KST (UTC+9). The ceremony took place at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang County, South Korea.
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.
These were the team rosters of the nations participating in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2018 Winter Olympics. Each team was permitted a roster of 22 skaters and 3 goaltenders.
The men's luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held between 10 and 11 February 2018 at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea.
The women's mass start speed skating competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held 24 February 2018 at Gangneung Oval in Gangneung. This was the first time the mass start has been introduced to the Olympics. The competition was held as a points race.
Lee Yu-bin is a South Korean short track speed skater. She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics. and 2022 Winter Olympics, in Women's 1500 metres, and Women's 3000 metre relay winning a silver medal.
Dimitar Gerdzhikov is a retired Bulgarian biathlete. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he finished 81st in the sprint and 43rd in the individual and was part of the lapped relay, and in 2022 Winter Olympics. His best individual result was 21st place at the individual in 2019, and the best relay result was 7th place, achieved in the 2014/15 season. He is engaged to fellow biathlete Desislava Stoyanova, from whom he has one child
North Korea was one of the competing teams in 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The Games were the first for North Korea for the Winter Paralympics. The country has two skiers, Kim Jong-hyon (김정현) and Ma Yu-chol (마유철), racing in para-Nordic skiing.
Park Ji-woo is a South Korean speed skater. She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Janez Lampič also often known as Janez Lampic is a Slovenian male cross-country skier. He went onto participate at the 2018 Winter Olympics representing Slovenia and competed in the men's sprint event finished on 46th position.
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.
Stanislav Igorevich Nikitin is a Russian freestyle skier. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Nicolas Gygax is a Swiss freestyle skier. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Igor Yuryevich Omelin is a Russian freestyle skier.
Florian Wilmsmann is a German freestyle skier. He competed at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.
The opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Paralympics took place at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea on March 9, 2018. at 20:00 KST
References
- ↑ "Athlete Profile: Semen DENSHCHIKOV - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
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