query: when do the winter olympics start in 2018

pos: 2018 Winter Olympics 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as PyeongChang 2018, was an international winter multi-sport event that was held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province, South Korea, with the opening rounds for certain events held on 8 February 2018, the eve of the opening ceremony. Pyeongchang was elected as the host city in July 2011, during the 123rd IOC Session in Durban, South Africa. This was the first time that South Korea had hosted the Winter Olympics and the second Olympics held in

pos: 2018 Winter Olympics 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as PyeongChang 2018, was an international winter multi-sport event that was held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province, South Korea, with the opening rounds for certain events held on 8 February 2018, the eve of the opening ceremony. Pyeongchang was elected as the host city in July 2011, during the 123rd IOC Session in Durban, South Africa. This was the first time that South Korea had hosted the Winter Olympics and the second Olympics held in

neg: Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre, Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea. There were eleven events contested: men and women competed in each of sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay; there was also a mixed relay event. The eleven events were scheduled to take place between 9 and 23 February 2018. A total of 230 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games (115 men and 115 women). Countries were assigned quotas using a combination of the Nation Cup scores of their top three

neg: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's mass start Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's mass start The women's mass start speed skating competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held 24 February 2018 at Gangneung Oval in Gangneung on This was the first time the mass start has been introduced to the Olympics. The competition was held as a points race. There were 12 skaters in each semifinal. The eight best finishers from each of two semi-finals competed in the final. Each race consisted of 16 laps. Three leaders after last 16th lap received 60, 40 and 20 points respectively. Three intermediate sprints award points

neg: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's mass start Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's mass start The men's mass start speed skating competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 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. There were 12 skaters in each semifinal. The eight best finishers from each of two semi-finals competed in the final. Each race consisted of 16 laps. Three leaders after last 16th lap received 60, 40 and 20 points respectively. Three intermediate sprints award points

neg: Poland at the 2018 Winter Olympics m events for the Olympics during the four World Cup events in November 2017. According to the quota allocation released on 22 January 2018, Poland qualified five athletes. However Piotr Żyła did not start in any. According to the quota allocation released on 22 January 2018, Poland qualified five athletes. Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2017–18 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season, Poland earned the following start quotas: Poland at the 2018 Winter Olympics Poland competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. It was the

neg: 2018 Winter Olympics medal table 2018 Winter Olympics medal table 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 (stylized as PyeongChang for the games), 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 programme in PyeongChang, including big air snowboarding, mixed doubles curling, mass start speed skating, and mixed team alpine skiing. The Netherlands achieved a

neg: Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's mass start Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's mass start The women's 12.5 km mass start biathlon competition of the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics was held on 17 February 2018 at the Alpensia Cross-Country Centre in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Anastasiya Kuzmina won the gold medal, the defending champion Darya Domracheva took the silver, and Tiril Eckhoff replicated her 2014 bronze medal success. Kuzmina was leading from the start, and was skiing alone after the second shooting, with Domracheva ten seconds behind. In the first standing shooting, Domracheva missed a target, and Kuzmina, despite a missed target in the second standing shooting,

neg: Switzerland at the 2018 Winter Olympics a concussion and bruising. Based on the quota allocation system, Switzerland qualified one skater in the Men's 1500m, Men's 5000m, Men's mass start and Women's mass start. The Swiss Olympic Association confirmed the selections on 15 January 2018. Switzerland at the 2018 Winter Olympics Switzerland competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 166 competitors in 14 sports. They won 15 medals in total (five gold, six silver and four bronze), ranking 7th in the medal table. The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per

neg: Venues of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics which were constructed especially for the Games. The last venue to start being constructed was the long track speed skating oval in Gangneung; work began on this in October 2014. The Alpensia Resort in Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang, was the main focus of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The coastal cluster is located in Pyeongchang's neighboring city of Gangneung. The Gangneung Olympic Park included the following four venues: Additionally, a stand-alone venue was located in the grounds of Catholic Kwandong University: Venues of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics The compactness of the venue locations for the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2018

neg: Darya Domracheva and competing together. Darya Domracheva Dárya Vladímirovna Dómracheva (; born 3 August 1986) is a retired Belarusian biathlete who competed in the Biathlon World Cup from 2006 to 2018. She won a gold medal in the 4×6 km relay and a silver medal in the mass start competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics, three gold medals in the pursuit, individual, and mass start competitions at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and a bronze medal in the individual competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She was a Biathlon World Cup overall winner for the 2014–15 season. Domracheva started her sports career with

neg: Darya Domracheva Darya Domracheva Dárya Vladímirovna Dómracheva (; born 3 August 1986) is a retired Belarusian biathlete who competed in the Biathlon World Cup from 2006 to 2018. She won a gold medal in the 4×6 km relay and a silver medal in the mass start competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics, three gold medals in the pursuit, individual, and mass start competitions at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and a bronze medal in the individual competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She was a Biathlon World Cup overall winner for the 2014–15 season. Domracheva started her sports career with cross-country skiing in

neg: New Zealand at the 2018 Winter Olympics 2017, and a further two on 12 January 2018. Jossi Wells withdrew from participating on 9 January 2018 due to injury. New Zealand qualified one male skeleton athlete. The NZOC announced the selection of the racer on 19 January 2018. The NZOC announced the first four snowboarders on 24 October 2017. Tiarn Collins also qualified for the men's slopestyle and big air competitions, but was forced to withdraw after dislocated his shoulder in training prior to the start of the games. New Zealand at the 2018 Winter Olympics New Zealand competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea,

neg: Ramona Härdi the 2018 Winter Olympics. She and Livio Wenger are the only two Swiss speed skaters at the games. Härdi is the first Swiss skater to compete in the ladies' mass start event since its introduction at the 2018 Winter Olympics. In Pyeongchang, Härdi competed in the ladies' mass start. In the semi-finals, she did not finish, completing 4/16 laps, at a time of 2:49.59; ranking 12th. She did not qualify for the finals. Ramona Härdi Ramona Härdi ("Ramona Haerdi") (born on April 9, 1997 in Möriken, Aargau, Switzerland) is a Swiss speed-skater. She competed for Switzerland at the 2018 Winter

neg: Brazil at the 2018 Winter Olympics Brazil at the 2018 Winter Olympics Brazil competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 9 competitors in 5 sports. The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Brazilian delegation per sport. Brazil qualified one male athlete. Michel Macedo competed in both slalom and giant slalom competitions. He failed to complete the course in men's slalom and giant slalom and subsequent chose not to start in super-G competition. Based on their rankings in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, Brazil qualified two sleds. Due to Brazil's tropical climate,

neg: Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's Korea qualified as host nation. Competitors must compete in five different races on three different tracks during the 2016/17 season or 2017/18 season. The first two runs were held on 16 February and the last two on 17 February 2018. TR – Track Record (in italics for previous marks). Top finish in each run is in boldface. For the second and fourth runs, athletes start in reverse order in relation to their current standings. TR – Track Record. Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's The women's skeleton event at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 16 and

neg: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's snowboard cross Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's snowboard cross The women's snowboard cross competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 15 February 2018 Bogwang Phoenix Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The event was won by Michela Moioli. Julia Pereira de Sousa Mabileau became second, and Eva Samková, the defending champion, third. In the finals, Lindsey Jacobellis lead from the start, but was passed first by Moioli, and then by Pereira de Sousa Mabileau. Before the final jump, she was fifth, also behind Samková and Chloé Trespeuch, the 2014 bronze medalist. In this jump, Trespeuch fell and crossed

neg: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's snowboard cross ranked competitors of each heat proceed to the Big Final. The 4th to 6th ranked competitors of each heat proceed to the Small Final. Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's snowboard cross The women's snowboard cross competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 15 February 2018 Bogwang Phoenix Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The event was won by Michela Moioli. Julia Pereira de Sousa Mabileau became second, and Eva Samková, the defending champion, third. In the finals, Lindsey Jacobellis lead from the start, but was passed first by Moioli, and then by Pereira de Sousa Mabileau.

neg: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres World Single Distances Championships at the Gangneung Oval. They began with a false start, then they went very fast with good intermediate times through to the end. Finally Takagi could not beat the time of Wüst and won silver in a time of 1:54.55. Prior to this competition, the existing world, Olympic and track records were as follows. The race was held at 21:30. Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres The women's 1500 metres speed skating competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung on 12 February 2018. Dutch

neg: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung, South Korea between 10 and 24 February 2018. A total quota of 180 athletes were allowed to compete at the Games (maximum 100 men and 80 women). Countries were assigned quotas based on the results of the entire 2017–18 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in the autumn of 2017. Each nation was permitted to enter a maximum of three athletes per gender for all events apart from the 5000m, 10,000m and mass start events, for which they could

neg: Laura Gómez (speed skater) a week prior to the start of the Winter Olympics. It was only the second appearance for Colombia at the Winter Olympics which sent a delegation of 4 participants in the multi-sport event and she was also the only Colombian woman competitor to compete during the 2018 Winter Olympics. During the 2018 Winter Olympics, she broke a national Olympic record for 1000m speed skating event for women. She holds 5 national records in speed skating. (500m, 1000m, 1500m, 3000m and 5000m) Laura Gómez (speed skater) Laura Isabel Gómez Quintero also simply known as Laura Gómez (born 17 July 1990) is

neg: Willy Bogner Sr. 1960s who competed for Germany at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley and the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. Bogner Jr. would later go into filmmaking in 1967, then follow into Bogner Sr.'s footsteps and start his own ski collection in 1971. Bogner Sr. died in 1977. Bogner Jr. took over the line and oversaw further growth and marketing success until 2014 when its costumes for the German Winter Olympics team drew unfavorable review and the company was seeking a buyer. As of 2018, sales were in decline and the company had not found a new buyer. Willy Bogner

neg: Spain at the 2018 Winter Olympics Spain at the 2018 Winter Olympics Spain competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. On 15 February, Regino Hernández became Spain's first Winter Olympic medalist in 26 years (since the 1992 Winter Olympics) when he won the bronze medal in men's snowboard cross.. He became also the first ever Olympic medalist in snowboarding for Spain, all previous Spanish Winter Olympic medals coming from alpine skiing disciplines. On 17 February, Javier Fernández won Spain's first ever Olympic medal in ice sports when he won the bronze medal in the men's single figure

neg: Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Individual large hill/10 km Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Individual large hill/10 km The men's individual large hill/10 km Nordic combined competition for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, was held on 20 February 2018 at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre and Alpensia Cross-Country Centre on 20 February. The defending champion was Jørgen Graabak. The event was won by Johannes Rydzek. Fabian Rießle, the 2014 bronze medalist, won the silver medal. Eric Frenzel got bronze, completing the German sweep of the podium. The ski jumping winner, Akito Watabe, and the seventh place, Eero Hirvonen, were separated at the start

neg: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics. A total quota of 180 athletes were allowed to compete at the Games (max. 100 men and max. 80 women). Countries were assigned quotas based on their performance during the 2017–18 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in the autumn of 2017. Each nation was permitted to enter a maximum of three athletes per gender for all events apart from the 5000m, 10000m and mass start events, for which they could enter

neg: Iivo Niskanen Iivo Niskanen Iivo Henrik Niskanen (born 12 January 1992) is a Finnish cross-country skier. He won the gold medal in men's team sprint at the 2014 Winter Olympics with Sami Jauhojärvi and a gold medal in men's 50 kilometre classical at the 2018 Winter Olympics. In Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 Niskanen won a bronze medal in Team sprint and a gold medal in 15 km classical. In the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Niskanen became olympic champion on the 50 km classical mass start event. His sister Kerttu is also cross-country skier, double silver medalist from the 2014 Winter

neg: Kenya at the 2018 Winter Olympics Kenya at the 2018 Winter Olympics Kenya competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The country returned to the Winter Olympics, after last competing in 2006. The Kenyan team consisted of one female alpine skier, the first woman to compete for the country at the Winter Olympics. Philip Boit, Kenya's only prior Winter Olympian, served as the chef de mission for the delegation to Peyongchang. Kenya qualified one female athlete, Sabrina Simader. Simader was born in Kenya, and moved to Austria when she was three years old, where she picked up

neg: Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics Canada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff. As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games. The Canadian Olympic Committee's goal for 2006 was to have a top three finish in the medal count or 25 total medals, as a start to reach their goal of having the highest medal count at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada had managed to increase its medal count at each Winter Olympics

neg: Fredrik Lindström (biathlete) "2 medals (2 bronze)" Fredrik Lindström (biathlete) Fredrik Lindström (born 24 July 1989) is a Swedish biathlete. His debut in the Biathlon World Cup took place on 12 December 2008 in Hochfilzen, where he ended up in 47th place. Born in Bredbyn, he represented Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2014 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Olympics. His best result is a 1st place in the Men's relay in 2018. Lindström won 2 medals in the Biathlon World Championships: bronze in mass start in 2012 and bronze in individual in 2013. All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

neg: Fredrik Lindström (biathlete) Fredrik Lindström (biathlete) Fredrik Lindström (born 24 July 1989) is a Swedish biathlete. His debut in the Biathlon World Cup took place on 12 December 2008 in Hochfilzen, where he ended up in 47th place. Born in Bredbyn, he represented Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2014 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Olympics. His best result is a 1st place in the Men's relay in 2018. Lindström won 2 medals in the Biathlon World Championships: bronze in mass start in 2012 and bronze in individual in 2013. All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. "1 medal (1 gold)"

neg: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's mass start to the first three competitors (5 points, 3 points, 1 point) after 4th, 8th and 12th laps. Event rankings were based on points gained in sprints, then by finish time for athletes with equal points. In the Gangneung Oval, the accurate distance of 16 laps of the warm-up lane, is 5,695.175 m (355.948 m each lap). All races were skated on the same day, 24 February 2018. The first semifinal was held at 20:00, the second at 20:15. The final was on the same day at 21:30. Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's mass start The women's

neg: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's mass start to the first three competitors (5 points, 3 points, 1 point) after 4th, 8th and 12th laps. Event rankings were based on points gained in sprints, then by finish time for athletes with equal points. In the Gangneung Oval, the accurate distance of 16 laps of the warm-up lane, is 5,695.175 m (355.948 m each lap). All races were skated on the same day, 24 February 2018. The first semifinal was held at 20:45, the second at 21:00. The final was on the same day at 22:00. Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's mass start The men's

neg: 2018 Winter Olympics the country overall, after the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. It was the third time that an East Asian country had hosted the Winter Games, after Sapporo (1972) and Nagano (1998), both in Japan. It was also the first of three consecutive Olympics to be held in East Asia, the other two being the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The Games featured 102 events over fifteen disciplines in seven sports, with the addition of "big air" snowboarding, mass start speed skating, mixed doubles curling, and mixed team alpine skiing to the Winter Olympic

neg: Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's Maria Orlova were also disqualified. On 1 February 2018, their results were restored as a result of the successful appeal. Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's The women's skeleton event at the 2014 Winter Olympics took place at the Sliding Center Sanki on 13–14 February. In the first run, Lizzy Yarnold established the track record of 58.43 seconds and the start record of 4.95 seconds. The start record was improved to 4.89 seconds in the same run by Elena Nikitina. In the third run, Yarnold improved her own track record to 57.91. Winning all four runs, Yarnold became

neg: Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics athletes in the individual, sprint, and relay competitions, during the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup season. The final twelve quota spots were available the following season. The following was the competition schedule for all eleven events. A total of 219 athletes from 28 nations (including the IOC's designation of Olympic Athletes from Russia) were scheduled to participate (the numbers of athletes are shown in parentheses). Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre, Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea. There were eleven events contested: men and women competed in each of

neg: Spain at the 2018 Winter Olympics and ice dancing events. One of the men's quotas was directly given to Javier Fernández, the other men's quota and the ice dance quota was decided according to the 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb and the National Championships results. Spain qualified one male athlete. Spain at the 2018 Winter Olympics Spain competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. On 15 February, Regino Hernández became Spain's first Winter Olympic medalist in 26 years (since the 1992 Winter Olympics) when he won the bronze medal in men's snowboard cross.. He became also

neg: Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's mass start was never seriously challenged for first place. Domracheva did not miss a target in the last shooting and went on to finish second. Eckhoff missed one target in the first prone shooting and one in the first standing shooting, and for most of the race was skiing in the middle of the field. However, in the last shooting all of her direct competitors missed, and she left the shooting range in third place and went on to take the bronze medal. The race was started at 20:15. Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's mass start The women's 12.5

neg: Liechtenstein at the 2018 Winter Olympics However, the country rejected the female quota spot. Liechtenstein at the 2018 Winter Olympics Liechtenstein competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. On 17 February, Tina Weirather won the bronze medal in alpine skiing and became Liechtenstein's first Olympic medalist since the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, when Paul Frommelt won the bronze medal in the Men's slalom. The country ranked 28th in the medal table. The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games per sport. Liechtenstein qualified two athletes, one male and one female. Liechtenstein

neg: Liechtenstein at the 2018 Winter Olympics Liechtenstein at the 2018 Winter Olympics Liechtenstein competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. On 17 February, Tina Weirather won the bronze medal in alpine skiing and became Liechtenstein's first Olympic medalist since the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, when Paul Frommelt won the bronze medal in the Men's slalom. The country ranked 28th in the medal table. The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games per sport. Liechtenstein qualified two athletes, one male and one female. Liechtenstein qualified two athletes, one male and one female.

neg: Colombia at the 2018 Winter Olympics reallocation of quotas from Russian athletes. Colombia at the 2018 Winter Olympics Colombia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The country returned to the Winter Olympics after last competing in 2010, which also marked its debut. The Colombian team consisted of three males and one female, competing in three different sports. The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Colombian delegation per sport. Colombia qualified one male athlete, Michael Poettoz. Poettoz was born in Cali and was adopted by a French family when he was aged

neg: Colombia at the 2018 Winter Olympics Colombia at the 2018 Winter Olympics Colombia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The country returned to the Winter Olympics after last competing in 2010, which also marked its debut. The Colombian team consisted of three males and one female, competing in three different sports. The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Colombian delegation per sport. Colombia qualified one male athlete, Michael Poettoz. Poettoz was born in Cali and was adopted by a French family when he was aged 21 months. Poettoz grew up and

neg: Tajikistan at the 2018 Winter Paralympics are their Winter Games debut. The country has only compete at four Summer Paralympics. They were the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Games. Tajikistan has three total people compete at these four Games. They never won a medal. The country did not send any competitors to the 2018 Winter Olympics. They had competed at every Winter Games since 2002. No one competed in qualifying competitions for the Olympics. Tajikistan has a skier competing in para-Nordic skiing. They trained in Germany and China before the start of the Games. On 12 March, the 15 km race takes place, with standing and

neg: Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics Canada. The same clothing was also sold at HBC stores in Canada. HBC had been the official outfitters for Canada's Winter teams in 1936, 1960, 1964 and 1968. Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics Canada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff. As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games. The Canadian Olympic Committee's goal for 2006 was to have a top three finish in the medal count or 25 total medals, as a start to reach their

neg: Mixed curling won their first world curling medals. The IOC did not approve the events for inclusion into the 2010 Winter Olympics, but an attempt to include the mixed doubles in the following winter Olympiad succeeded, making its Olympic debut at the 2018 Winter Olympics. At the start of each end, two rocks start in play — one in the back 4 foot with the front of the rock at the very center of the house, and a rock of the opposite color guarding on the center line, halfway between the front of the house and the hog line. Five rocks are

neg: Jeanne Ashworth 4, 2018. Ashworth won the bronze medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in speed skating. Ashworth died on October 4, 2018 in Wilmington, New York. Jeanne Ashworth Jeanne Chesley Ashworth (July 1, 1938 – October 4, 2018) was an American speed skater who competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics, 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics. Ashworth competed in the first Olympic speed skating event for women. She won the bronze medal, finishing behind a German and Russian. During the late 50's and 60's, when Ashworth was at the height of her career, she won 11 national championships. She was

neg: Philippines at the 2018 Winter Olympics Philippines at the 2018 Winter Olympics The Philippines competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The country was represented by two male athletes, a figure skater and an alpine skier. The Philippines made its second consecutive participation at the Winter Olympic Games after they participated in the 2014 edition in Sochi, Russia. They had previously achieved this feat when they participated in the 1988 and 1992 editions. Michael Christian Martinez, the sole competitor for the Philippines in 2014, originally failed to qualify for the 2018 edition of the Games after failing

neg: Sport in South Korea do so again in 2008, however they did not. (See Sports in North Korea.) South Korea has won more medals in the Winter Olympics than any other Asian country with a total of 45 medals (23 gold, 14 silver, and 8 bronze). South Korea ranked second in the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics medal table with ten gold medals, only losing to the winner by taking fewer silver medals. The 2018 Winter Olympics took place in Pyeongchang between 9 and 25 February 2018. Pyeongchang won on its third consecutive bid. After a series of large cities (Nagano to Sochi), for the

neg: Andorra at the 2010 Winter Olympics Vancouver Olympics. In the men's snowboard cross, the qualifying round was held on 15 February. The format was that everyone got two races, and the best of an athlete's two times counted. The top 32 would advance to the next round. Tarroch did not finish the first run, and had to rely on his second run time of 1 minute and 47.36 seconds, which put him in 34th place, and he was eliminated. He would go non to represent Andorra at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and do so again at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Andorra at the 2010 Winter Olympics

neg: 2018 Winter Olympics and with the Olympic anthem played at any ceremony. Apart from the respective delegations, North Korea and South Korea formed a unified Korean women's ice hockey team.<br> To accommodate primetime broadcasts in the Americas, figure skating events were scheduled with morning start times; figure skating is one of the most popular Winter Olympic sports among U.S. viewers (due to the substantial fees NBC has paid for rights to the Olympics, the IOC has allowed NBC to have influence on event scheduling to maximize U.S. television ratings when possible). This scheduling practice affected the events themselves, including skaters having to adjust

neg: Kathryn Thomson Winter Festival. She crashed out of her 1500 metre semi-final at the Festival. At the start of the 2016-17 season, Thomson set her personal best in a World Cup event in Calgary, Canada. Thomson qualified to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the 500, 1000 and 1500 metre events. Kathryn Thomson Kathryn Thomson (born 26 January 1996) is a British short track speed skater who competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Thomson was born in Irvine, Scotland, and raised in Kilmarnock. In 2009, she competed at the "Future Champions Trophy" in Amsterdam, Netherlands. At the

neg: Philippines at the 2018 Winter Olympics mission, Tom Carrasco remarked Martinez did his best given the skater's "condition and circumstances". According to the official, Zagor described Martinez' short program as "not a bad performance". Philippines at the 2018 Winter Olympics The Philippines competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The country was represented by two male athletes, a figure skater and an alpine skier. The Philippines made its second consecutive participation at the Winter Olympic Games after they participated in the 2014 edition in Sochi, Russia. They had previously achieved this feat when they participated in the

neg: Annecy bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics no glowing assessment of the Annecy bid from Lindberg. The Swedish IOC member also gave no clue about any concerns that had arisen during the inspection team's four-day stay in the French Alpine town. French President Nicolas Sarkozy also travelled to Annecy to meet with the IOC Evaluation Commission inspecting the city's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. "The government will do everything possible, you can be sure, so that Annecy, applicant for the 2018 Winter Olympics, will be chosen," Sarkozy said. "Annecy's victory will be the victory of the entire nation, standing behind you." While pledging his support

neg: Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's singles die at the Winter Olympics in training since 1992 and the first luger to die in a practice event at the Winter Olympics since Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypeski of Great Britain was killed at the luge track used for the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. It was also luge's first fatality (on an artificial track) since 10 December 1975, when an Italian luger was killed. Kumaritavili's teammate Levan Gureshidze withdrew prior to the first run of the event. Women's singles and men's doubles start was moved to the Junior start house of the track, located after turn 6. Germany's Geisenberger complained that

neg: Poland at the 2018 Winter Olympics Winter Olympics, after missing the last edition in 2014. According to the quota allocation released on 22 January 2018, Poland qualified one athlete. On February 10, 2018 was announced that Karolina Riemen-Żerebecka won't be able to compete in the Games due to surgery of her spine. Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2017–18 Luge World Cup season, Poland earned the following start quotas: Poland qualified four athletes and a spot in the team relay. Poland has qualified one skater for men's 500 m events and two skaters for women's 500 m, 1000 m and 1500

neg: Bids for the 2018 Winter Olympics the French Alpine town. French President Nicolas Sarkozy also travelled to Annecy to meet with the IOC Evaluation Commission inspecting the city's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. "The government will do everything possible, you can be sure, so that Annecy, applicant for the 2018 Winter Olympics, will be chosen," Sarkozy said. "Annecy's victory will be the victory of the entire nation, standing behind you." While pledging his support for the bid he said "you are trying hard. It's difficult. Your opponents are extremely powerful but I'm with you. If we win the Games it will be fantastic. And

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neg: Kenya at the 2018 Winter Olympics the sport. Simader also represented the country at the Winter Youth Olympics in 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway. Kenya will be making its debut in the sport at the Winter Olympics. Simader is aiming for a top 20 finish in her events. Kenya at the 2018 Winter Olympics Kenya competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The country returned to the Winter Olympics, after last competing in 2006. The Kenyan team consisted of one female alpine skier, the first woman to compete for the country at the Winter Olympics. Philip Boit, Kenya's

neg: Annecy bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics Blanc, as well as suggesting the letter "A" for Annecy. Six years after Annecy's defeat in the race for the 2018 Olympics, Paris won the right to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. The 2024 Olympics will be the first Olympics to be held in France since Albertville hosted the 1992 Winter Olympics. Annecy bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics Annecy 2018 was an unsuccessful bid by Annecy, France for the 2018 Winter Olympics. At first, the French Olympic Committee (CNOSF) was quite reluctant in bidding for a Winter Games, preferring to focus on a bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.However,

neg: Olympic results index at the 1964 Winter Olympics|1964]] [[Snowboarding at the 1968 Winter Olympics|1968]] [[Snowboarding at the 1972 Winter Olympics|1972]] [[Snowboarding at the 1976 Winter Olympics|1976]] [[Snowboarding at the 1980 Winter Olympics|1980]] [[Snowboarding at the 1984 Winter Olympics|1984]] [[Snowboarding at the 1988 Winter Olympics|1988]] [[Snowboarding at the 1992 Winter Olympics|1992]] [[Snowboarding at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994]] [[Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998]] [[Snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002]] [[Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]] [[Snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010]] [[Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014]] [[Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics|2018]] [[Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics|2022]] [[Speed skating at the 1924

neg: Olympic results index at the 1972 Winter Olympics|1972]] [[Skeleton at the 1976 Winter Olympics|1976]] [[Skeleton at the 1980 Winter Olympics|1980]] [[Skeleton at the 1984 Winter Olympics|1984]] [[Skeleton at the 1988 Winter Olympics|1988]] [[Skeleton at the 1992 Winter Olympics|1992]] [[Skeleton at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994]] [[Skeleton at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998]] [[Skeleton at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002]] [[Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]] [[Skeleton at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010]] [[Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014]] [[Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics|2018]] [[Skeleton at the 2022 Winter Olympics|2022]] [[Ski jumping at the 1924 Winter Olympics|1924]] [[Ski jumping at the 1928 Winter Olympics|1928]] [[Ski jumping at

neg: Olympic results index Winter Olympics|1994]] [[Ski jumping at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998]] [[Ski jumping at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002]] [[Ski jumping at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]] [[Ski jumping at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010]] [[Ski jumping at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014]] [[Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics|2018]] [[Ski jumping at the 2022 Winter Olympics|2022]] [[Snowboarding at the 1924 Winter Olympics|1924]] [[Snowboarding at the 1928 Winter Olympics|1928]] [[Snowboarding at the 1932 Winter Olympics|1932]] [[Snowboarding at the 1936 Winter Olympics|1936]] [[Snowboarding at the 1948 Winter Olympics|1948]] [[Snowboarding at the 1952 Winter Olympics|1952]] [[Snowboarding at the 1956 Winter Olympics|1956]] [[Snowboarding at the 1960 Winter Olympics|1960]] [[Snowboarding

neg: Olympic results index 1992 Winter Olympics|1992]] [[Biathlon at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994]] [[Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998]] [[Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002]] [[Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]] [[Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010]] [[Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014]] [[Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics|2018]] [[Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics|2022]] [[Bobsleigh at the 1924 Winter Olympics|1924]] [[Bobsleigh at the 1928 Winter Olympics|1928]] [[Bobsleigh at the 1932 Winter Olympics|1932]] [[Bobsleigh at the 1936 Winter Olympics|1936]] [[Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics|1948]] [[Bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter Olympics|1952]] [[Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics|1956]] [[Bobsleigh at the 1960 Winter Olympics|1960]] [[Bobsleigh

neg: Olympic results index Olympics|1988]] [[Luge at the 1992 Winter Olympics|1992]] [[Luge at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994]] [[Luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998]] [[Luge at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002]] [[Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]] [[Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010]] [[Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014]] [[Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics|2018]] [[Luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics|2022]] [[Nordic combined at the 1924 Winter Olympics|1924]] [[Nordic combined at the 1928 Winter Olympics|1928]] [[Nordic combined at the 1932 Winter Olympics|1932]] [[Nordic combined at the 1936 Winter Olympics|1936]] [[Nordic combined at the 1948 Winter Olympics|1948]] [[Nordic combined at the 1952 Winter Olympics|1952]] [[Nordic combined at

neg: Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Team large hill/4 × 5 km Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Team large hill/4 × 5 km The men's team large hill/4 × 5 km Nordic combined competition for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, was held on 22 February 2018 at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre and Alpensia Cross-Country Centre on 22 February. Using the Olympic Quota Allocation List and Continental Cup Standings, when no athletes remain in the allocation list (which includes results from 1 July 2016 to 21 January 2018), the top 50 athletes were awarded quotas (with maximum of five per country). Only a maximum of one

neg: Olympic results index 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]] [[Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010]] [[Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014]] [[Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics|2018]] [[Short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics|2022]] [[Skeleton at the 1924 Winter Olympics|1924]] [[Skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics|1928]] [[Skeleton at the 1932 Winter Olympics|1932]] [[Skeleton at the 1936 Winter Olympics|1936]] [[Skeleton at the 1948 Winter Olympics|1948]] [[Skeleton at the 1952 Winter Olympics|1952]] [[Skeleton at the 1956 Winter Olympics|1956]] [[Skeleton at the 1960 Winter Olympics|1960]] [[Skeleton at the 1964 Winter Olympics|1964]] [[Skeleton at the 1968 Winter Olympics|1968]] [[Skeleton

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neg: Colombia at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic program. In 2015, the Colombian Federation of Inline Skating was approved by the International Skating Union to become a member in the (ice) speed skating branch, allowing the nation the possibility to qualify for the Winter Olympics. One Colombian male skater won a provisional quota spot in the men's 500 m and 1000 m event. Causil will become the first speed skater from South America to compete at the Winter Olympics, also marking Colombia's debut in the sport. Colombia was later reallocated a spot for a female speed skater in the women's mass start. This was because of the

neg: Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's as well. On 1 February 2018, their results were restored as a result of the decision of CAS Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's The men's skeleton event at the 2014 Winter Olympics took place at the Sliding Center Sanki on 14–15 February. The gold medal won in this event featured Chelyabinsk meteor fragment to commemorate at first anniversary of this meteor strike. In the first run, Aleksandr Tretyakov established the track record (55.95) and the start record (4.47). TR – Track Record. Top finish in each run is in boldface. On 22 November 2017, gold medalist Aleksandr

neg: Olympic results index Olympics|1998]] [[Freestyle skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002]] [[Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]] [[Freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010]] [[Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014]] [[Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics|2018]] [[Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics|2022]] [[Ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics|1924]] [[Ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics|1928]] [[Ice hockey at the 1932 Winter Olympics|1932]] [[Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics|1936]] [[Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics|1948]] [[Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics|1952]] [[Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics|1956]] [[Ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics|1960]] [[Ice

neg: Portugal at the 2018 Winter Olympics Portugal at the 2018 Winter Olympics Portugal competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. Portugal's team consisted of two male athletes competing across two sports. The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Portuguese delegation per sport. Portugal qualified one male athlete. Portugal qualified one male athlete. Lam is Canadian-Portuguese and was born in Macau, at the time under the control of Portugal giving him Portuguese citizenship. Lam grew up in Canada from an early age, and pursued competing for Canada in snowboarding until 2013 when he

neg: Sugar Todd quickly drew international attention and reached its goal in less than 24 hours. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, Todd placed 29th in the 500 meters with a combined time of 78.53 from two runs. However, she called the race the "most fun I've ever had" and photos of her celebrating after the race caused a Twitter sensation.c Todd specializes in sprint events, listing the 500 meter start as her greatest strength. She is coached by Ryan Shimabukuro. Todd participated in the US Olympic Trials in January, 2018, but did not qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics after finishing 4th in

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neg: Olympic results index [[Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics|1972]] [[Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics|1976]] [[Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics|1980]] [[Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics|1984]] [[Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics|1988]] [[Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics|1992]] [[Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994]] [[Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998]] [[Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002]] [[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]] [[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010]] [[Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014]] [[Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics|2018]] [[Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics|2022]] [[Bandy at

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neg: Heather Moyse turned down the opportunity to return to competition with Humphries the previous year. With Rissling as driver, the pair finished 6th in the two-woman bobsleigh event representing Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympics, Moyse held or had tied nine track start records with either Kaillie Humphries or Helen Upperton, including every track on the 2009–2010 World Cup circuit. Three of those records have since been broken. Moyse also won the 2013 World Push Championships, held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in November 2013. Start records held by Heather Moyse:. Moyse represented Canada's national rugby

neg: 2018 Winter Olympics medal table there is still a tie after that, then the nations shared the tied rank and are listed alphabetically according to their NOC code. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> 2018 Winter Olympics medal table 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 (stylized as PyeongChang for the games), 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

neg: Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium Winter Olympics, it will be used as a multi-purpose gymnasium of the university. Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium is located on the grounds of Catholic Kwandong University in Gangneung, Gangwon-do, South Korea. During the 2018 Winter Olympics, it is one of the two venues for Ice Hockey. The official name as the Winter Olympic venue is Kwandong Hockey Centre (). For the Winter Olympics, it was rebuilt replacing the former gymnasium of the university. Construction started in June 2014 and was completed in February 2017. The seating capacity is 6,000. There is one Olympic size ice rink

neg: Olympic results index Winter Olympics|2010]] [[Nordic combined at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014]] [[Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics|2018]] [[Nordic combined at the 2022 Winter Olympics|2022]] [[Short track speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics|1924]] [[Short track speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics|1928]] [[Short track speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics|1932]] [[Short track speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics|1936]] [[Short track speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics|1948]] [[Short track speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics|1952]] [[Short track speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics|1956]] [[Short track speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics|1960]] [[Short track speed skating at

neg: Norway at the 2018 Winter Olympics Norway at the 2018 Winter Olympics Norway competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. It was represented by 109 competitors in 11 sports. Norway was the most successful nation at the games with 39 total medals, setting a new record for the most medals won by a country at a single Winter Olympics. The previous record of 37 was set by the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Norway, together with Germany, also matched the record of most gold medals at a single Winter Olympics with 14 gold, originally set

neg: Ghana at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ghana at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ghana competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. Netherlands-based Akwasi Frimpong was the country's sole athlete, competing in the skeleton event. Jerry Shaib Ahmed was the chef de mission of the Ghanaian delegate to the 2018 Winter Olympics. Netherlands-based Akwasi Frimpong was the sole athlete who qualified for the skeleton event of the Games by virtue of ranking within the top 60 of International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation's mid-January 2018 rankings. He became the second Ghanaian to participate in the Winter Olympics after alpine skier

neg: Bermuda at the 2018 Winter Olympics Bermuda at the 2018 Winter Olympics Bermuda sent a delegation to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9–25 February 2018. This was the territory's eighth appearance in the Winter Olympics. For the third consecutive Olympics, Bermuda was represented by one athlete, cross-country skier Tucker Murphy, who finished his only event in 104th place. Bermuda first appeared in Olympic competition at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games, made their Winter Olympic Games debut in 1992 at the Albertville Games, and have appeared in every Olympics since their respective debuts bar one, the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in

neg: Participation of women in the Olympics time. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, women's ski jumping made its first appearance. Carina Vogt of Germany won the first gold medal for women in the sport. The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro saw the first rugby sevens competition. The tournament was won by the Australian team. Golf was also re-added to the programme for the first time for women since 1900. Inbee Park of South Korea won the tournament. The 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang saw the addition of big air snowboarding, mixed doubles curling, mass start speed skating, and mixed team alpine skiing. Women

neg: Laura Gómez (speed skater) Laura Gómez (speed skater) Laura Isabel Gómez Quintero also simply known as Laura Gómez (born 17 July 1990) is a Colombian female speed skater who was a professional roller skater during her early career. She took the sport of speed skating only in late July 2017 and broke several Colombian national records for women within six months after engaging in speed skating before impressing the selectors to name herself at the 2018 Winter Olympics. She competed in the women's 3000m mass start event. Laura Gómez was informed about her selection to the Colombian squad for the 2018 Winter Olympics, just

neg: Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Two-woman Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Two-woman The two-woman bobsleigh competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia was held at the Sliding Center Sanki near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia on 18–19 February. Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse of Canada repeated as Olympic Champions, becoming the first duo to do so. While the IOC does not consider bobsled times eligible for Olympic records, the FIBT does maintain records for both the start and a complete run at each track at which it competes. Top finish in each run is in boldface. TR – track record. On 24 November 2017,

neg: Katie Ormerod Katie Ormerod Katie Ormerod (born 25 August 1997) is a British snowboarder who was selected to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics. She is from Brighouse, West Yorkshire. Ormerod narrowly missed qualifying for the 2014 Winter Olympics when she was 16. In November 2016, she was placed third at the Big Air World Cup in Pyeongchang, a test event for the venue of the 2018 Winter Olympics, and in January 2017 she won the Big Air World Cup event in Moscow and a bronze medal in the Women's SlopeStyle at the Winter X Games XXI in Aspen. In May 2014,

neg: Ghana at the 2018 Winter Olympics of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Ghana qualified one male skeleton athlete. This marked the country's Winter Olympics debut in the sport. Ghana at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ghana competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. Netherlands-based Akwasi Frimpong was the country's sole athlete, competing in the skeleton event. Jerry Shaib Ahmed was the chef de mission of the Ghanaian delegate to the 2018 Winter Olympics. Netherlands-based Akwasi Frimpong was the sole athlete who qualified for the skeleton event of the Games by virtue of ranking within

neg: Olympic results index [[Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics|1992]] [[Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994]] [[Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998]] [[Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002]] [[Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]] [[Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010]] [[Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014]] [[Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics|2018]] [[Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics|2022]] [[Paralympic results index]] [[Category:Sports at the Summer Olympics|*]] [[Category:Sports at the Winter Olympics|*]] Olympic results index This Olympic Games results index is a list of links which forms an "index" which can be used to quickly find

neg: Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre mass start Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre mass start The Women's 15 kilometre freestyle mass start cross-country skiing competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States, was held on 9 February at Soldier Hollow. All 59 skiers began at once. 2002 is the first time that a mass start was held in the Olympics. This was the first Winter Olympic cross-country event skied entirely as a mass start race. Previously, this event was held at an interval start. It was also the first cross-country event in Salt Lake City, starting shortly before

neg: Pyeongchang bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics Pyeongchang bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics PyeongChang 2018 was the successful bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, to be held in Pyeongchang. After losing the bids for the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, Gangwon Province Gov. Jin-sun Kim announced in September 2007 that Pyeongchang would bid a third time. He cited increased knowledge of the bidding process and the enthusiasm of residents as reasons to keep trying. According to a survey by "The Chosun Ilbo" on December 23, 2009, 91.4% of Koreans, 93.4% of Pyeongchang and Jeongseon residents, and 93% of Gangwon residents supported the 2018 Winter Olympics

neg: Bermuda at the 2018 Winter Olympics 36 years old at the time, was making his third straight appearance at the Winter Olympics. He finished the men's 15 km freestyle in a time of 43 minutes and 5 seconds, which was good for 104th place; he was more than nine minutes behind the gold medallist, Dario Cologna of Switzerland. Bermuda at the 2018 Winter Olympics Bermuda sent a delegation to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9–25 February 2018. This was the territory's eighth appearance in the Winter Olympics. For the third consecutive Olympics, Bermuda was represented by one athlete, cross-country skier

neg: Thailand at the 2018 Winter Olympics Thailand at the 2018 Winter Olympics Thailand is competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. Since the nation's official debut in 2002, Thai athletes had appeared in every edition of the Winter Olympic Games, with the exception of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The National Olympic Committee of Thailand fielded a team of 4 athletes, 2 men and 2 women, to compete in two sports at the Games. It was the nation's largest ever delegation sent to the Winter Olympics. Thailand qualified one male and one female alpine skier. Thailand

neg: Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre mass start the woman who was not there, Bente Skari. Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre mass start The Women's 15 kilometre freestyle mass start cross-country skiing competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States, was held on 9 February at Soldier Hollow. All 59 skiers began at once. 2002 is the first time that a mass start was held in the Olympics. This was the first Winter Olympic cross-country event skied entirely as a mass start race. Previously, this event was held at an interval start. It was also the first cross-country

neg: 2018 Winter Olympics on 21 September 2017. Created by Lee Suk-woo, the design features a pattern of diagonal ridges on both sides, with the Olympic rings on the front, and the obverse showing the 2018 Olympics' emblem, the event name and the discipline. The edge of each medal is marked with extrusions of hangul alphabets, while the ribbons are made from a traditional South Korean textile. The torch relay started on 24 October 2017 in Greece and ended at the start of the Olympics on 9 February 2018. On 1 November 2017 the relay entered Korea. The relay lasted 101 days. There were

neg: 2018 Winter Olympics torch relay Stadium, the main venue of the 2018 Olympics. The final torch was lit by figure skater Yuna Kim. 2018 Winter Olympics torch relay The 2018 Winter Olympics torch relay was ran from October 24, 2017 until February 9, 2018, in advance of the 2018 Winter Olympics. After being lit in Olympia, Greece, the torch traveled to Athens on 31 October. The torch began its Korean journey on 1 November, visiting all Regions of Korea. The Korean leg began in Incheon: the torch travelled across the country for 101 days. 7,500 relay runners participated in the torch relay over a distance

neg: Great Britain at the 2018 Winter Olympics Great Britain at the 2018 Winter Olympics Great Britain competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 58 competitors in 11 sports. They won five medals in total, one gold and four bronze, ranking 19th in the medal table. There were a number of notable firsts for Great Britain at the Winter Olympics: The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. On 9 January 2018, the funding body UK Sport announced their medal targets for Team GB at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in

neg: Tetyana Antypenko for her the only one in the career until 2013. On February 26, 2009, he won a silver medal in women's relay at 2009 Winter Universiade in Harbin, China. Zavaliy competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. There her best personal result was 21st in 30km classical mass start race. She made a pause in competitions in 2011-2012. She married and changed her surname to Antypenko. Under this surname she competed at two World championships and two Winter Olympics. As of February 2018, her best World Cup finish was 14th in skiathlon in Russian Sochi on February 2, 2013.

neg: Magdalena Neuner of "little sweet Lena". She was an ambassador for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany. and a member of the board of trustees for Munich's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. Neuner has won two gold medals and one silver medal at the Winter Olympic Games. At her only appearance at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, she won gold in the pursuit and the mass start event. She also claimed silver in the opening sprint. After winning three medals, she decided not to participate in the concluding relay race. Neuner is the most successful female

neg: Speed skating at the Winter Olympics • = "official event", (d) = "demonstration event" "Updated after the 2018 Winter Olympics." Speed skating at the Winter Olympics Speed skating has been featured as a sport in the Winter Olympics since the first winter games in 1924. Women's events were added to the Olympic program for the first time in 1960. The governing body for speed skating, the International Skating Union (ISU), was included in the list of recognized federations when the International Olympic Committee was founded, but was first discussed seriously for the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. No speed skating events were contested, although figure skating

neg: Königssee bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck). Skeleton competitions began in the late 1970s, hosting the world championships in 1990. The track was part of Salzburg, Austria's unsuccessful bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics in 2007. In October 2008, it was announced that the track would undergo a renovation project from 2010 to 2016. Costing € 21.7 million to do, the track is being done in part of Munich's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. Renovation includes extending the finish line and a new building near turn 16 and is scheduled to be complete by 2012. The starting area of the

neg: Malta at the 2018 Winter Olympics overall in the competition. Malta at the 2018 Winter Olympics Malta sent a delegation to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with one competitor, alpine skier Élise Pellegrin. It was the country's second Winter Olympic appearance, after the 2014 Winter Olympics. Pellegrin was designated as the flag bearer for both the parade of nations during the opening ceremony, and the closing ceremony. She was disqualified from the giant slalom, and finished 50th in the slalom. Malta first sent a delegation to compete in the Summer Olympics in the 1928 Amsterdam

neg: Pakistan at the 2018 Winter Olympics time of 45:19.1, placing 108th in the competition. Pakistan at the 2018 Winter Olympics Pakistan sent a delegation to contest at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from February 9 to 25, 2018. This was Pakistan's third appearance at a Winter Olympic Games. The Pakistani delegation consisted of two athletes: alpine skier Muhammad Karim and cross-country skier Syed Human. As of the close of these Olympics, Pakistan has yet to win a Winter Olympics medal. The first ski resort in Pakistan was opened in 1958, in the Naltar Valley. It was originally for air force pilots to train,