- Participating Nations: 92 nations
- Participating Athletes: 2,925 athletes
- Scale of the Games: 15 events 102 games, 306 medals
- Hosting Cities: Pyeongchang, Gangneung, Jeongseon of Gangwon-do
- Official Website: https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/pyeongchang-2018
Introduction
The world’s festival, Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 was held for 17 days from February 9 to February 25 in 2018 in Pyeongchang, Gangneung and Jeongseon, Gangwon-do Korea and that was the 23rd Winter Olympic Games. It has been held in 30 years since 1988 Seoul Olympic Games and it was the first Winter Olympics to take place in Korea with its unprecedented scale.
In addition, Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 was held for 10 days from March 9 to March 18 in 2018 with the total number of six events and 80 games, and 567 participants from 49 countries have taken part in which was the largest-ever.
Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 put up the slogan ‘Passion Connected’ started with its ambitious goal to make it a world festival encompass all generations and countries; and finished with huge success as Korea achieved the 7th rank with five Gold Medals, eight Silver Medals and four Bronze Medals.
Emblem
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Winter Olympics
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Winter Paralympics
Mascot
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Soohorang
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Bandabi
Joy of immersion, ice sports were held in Gangneung.
Short track giving the thrill of the reversal moment when it overtook the ice track / Figure skating making people cheer the last spin after fair performance / Curling making everyone watch the games on smart phones and be fascinated by its different charm / Hockey making people thrilled watching the puck sliding between the sticks / Speed skating, the moment of setting the new world record beyond the limit of oneself
There are four Olympic Stadiums in Gangneung where the ice sport games took place
Gangneung Ice Arena, Gangneung Oval, Gangneung Hockey Center, and Gangneung Curling Center
| Venues | Facility Size | Capacity | Note | |
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| Gangneung Ice Arena | Ground 4F, Basement 2F | 2 Ice Rink | 12,000 | Used as multi cultural and sports space
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| Gangneung Oval | Ground 2F, Basement 2F | 400m Double Track | 8,000 | Used as multi sports convention space (Indoor sport experience, drone, E-sports games,etc.) |
| Gangneung Hockey Center | Ground 3F | 1 Ice Rink | 10,000 | Ice hockey-specialized stadium |
| Gwandong Hockey Center | Ground 4F, Basement 1F | 1 Ice Rink | 6,000 | |
| Gangneung Curling Center | Ground 4F, Basement 1F | 4 Curling Sheets | 3,500 | Curling stadium |
