known as the XXIII Winter Olympic Games, is an international multi-sport event that takes place in the city of Pieonchang, South Korea between February 9 and 25, 2018. However, the initial rounds of certain sports began between on February 8 and 9, before the opening ceremony.
The election of the host city of the Games took place on July 6, 2011 in Durban (South Africa), during the 123th Session of the IOC. Pieonchang will become the third Asian city, after Sapporo and Nagano (Japan), to celebrate a Winter Games [3] This is the second Olympic Games held in South Korea, although the first winters.
102 events of seven Olympic sports are held, including the additions to the program of the giant jump in tablanieve, mass exit in speed skating, mixed doubles in curlin and mixed team in alpine skiing. Participating 2952 athletes from 92 countries. Ecuador, Eritrea, Kosovo, Malaysia, Nigeria and Singapore made their debut at the Winter Olympics.
Candidacy
The county of Pieonchang (Gangwon, South Korea) was chosen in 2009 by the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) as a national candidate for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games of 2018. The project had the support of Gangwon Province , which in recent years had organized international events such as the Asian Winter Games of 1999, the Four Continents Skating Championships of 2005 and the 2009 Biathlon World Championships. Pieonchang had already presented without success for the 2010 editions and 2014.
The candidature bet on grouping the organization into two large complexes: the ski resort of Alpensia - open-air tests - and the coastal city of Gangneung - Olympic Park and four pavilions - connected to each other half an hour away by road, and 50 minutes from Seoul in a future high-speed train. Seven of the 13 facilities were already built, and a good part of the scheduled ones would have temporary use, including the Olympic Stadium.
