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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: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's moguls qualification round. In the first final round, the 12 best athletes qualified for the second final round. In the second final round, the 6 best athletes qualified for the third final round. The third final round determined the winner. Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's moguls The Women's moguls event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea from 9 to 11 February 2018. It was won by Perrine Laffont, with Justine Dufour-Lapointe taking silver and Yuliya Galysheva taking bronze. For Laffont and Galysheva these were first

pos: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's moguls Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's moguls The Women's moguls event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea from 9 to 11 February 2018. It was won by Perrine Laffont, with Justine Dufour-Lapointe taking silver and Yuliya Galysheva taking bronze. For Laffont and Galysheva these were first Olympic medals. Galysheva also won the first ever medal in Kazakhstan in freestyle skiing. The field included the defending champion, Justine Dufour-Lapointe, and the 2014 silver medalist and her sister, Chloé Dufour-Lapointe. Both advanced to Final 1, but only

pos: Slovakia at the 2018 Winter Olympics Slovakia at the 2018 Winter Olympics Slovakia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 56 competitors in 7 sports. Biathlete Anastasiya Kuzmina was the country's sole medalist, taking one gold and two silver medals, earning Slovakia 17th place in the overall medal table. The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Slovakia has qualified a team of 5 men and 5 women. Slovakia has qualified 3 men and 2 women. Slovakia

pos: 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

pos: Ayumu Hirano place at the Burton European Open, a second place at the Burton US Open (also behind Shaun White), and a third place at the Oakley Arctic Challenge, becoming the 2012/2013 Halfpipe World Tour Champion. With this, he became the youngest rider to achieve this title. In the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi, he won the silver, behind Switzerland's Iouri Podladtchikov. Hirano again took the silver in the half pipe at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang; with Shaun White of the U.S. taking the gold and Scotty James of Australia garnering the bronze. Hirano takes a goofy stance with his

pos: Alex Beaulieu-Marchand 2016. He participated in the FIS (FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE SKI) in February 2017, taking home bronze). He has participated in two Olympics, the 2014 winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia and the 2018 PyeongChang, South Korea Olympic games. He placed 12th in Sochi, and taking home bronze in PyeongChang, South Korea. Alex Beaulieu-Marchand Alex Beaulieu-Marchand (born March 3, 1994) is a Canadian freestyle skier. He represented Canada in slopestyle at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, winning the bronze medal at the latter. Alex started skiing at age 2, he grew up in up

pos: Armenia at the 2018 Winter Olympics put her in 72nd place out of 90 classified finishers. Armenia at the 2018 Winter Olympics Armenia sent a delegation to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9–25 February 2018. This marked the nation's seventh appearance at a Winter Olympics as an independent country. The Armenian delegation consisted of three athletes, two in cross-country skiing and one in alpine skiing. The team's highest finish in any event was a 42nd place mark by Ashot Karapetyan in the alpine skiing men's slalom event. The First Republic of Armenia was a short-lived country and did not participate

pos: 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

pos: Poland at the 2018 Winter Olympics 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 nation's 23rd appearance at the Winter Olympics, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1924. The Polish team consisted of 62 athletes in 12 sports, which is the largest ever Polish team, surpassing the 59 athletes that competed in 2014. Polish ski jumpers won one gold and one bronze medal, earning the 20th place at the medal table. The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per

pos: Jasey-Jay Anderson in the parallel giant slalom event at the 2006 Turin games. Anderson won the gold medal in men's parallel giant slalom at the 2010 Winter Olympics on home soil as the games took place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Anderson retired following the Vancouver 2010 Olympics but returned to snowboarding to compete in the Sochi 2014 Olympics, where he was the oldest competitor and ultimately finished in fourteenth position. In January 2018, at age 42, he became the oldest snowboarder to compete at a World Cup. Anderson qualified for the PyeongChang Olympics. With his participation at the 2018 Winter Olympics,

pos: 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

pos: Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics Israel competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with ten competitors in four sports. The following is a list of the number of Israeli competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Israel qualified one male alpine skier. In the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland, Oleksii Bychenko finished in 10th place with 245.96 points, and earned two quota places for the Israeli delegation in the men’s event. Isabella Tobias and Ilia Tkachenko finished in 12th place with 162.67 points, and earned one quota

pos: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe also have a minimum of 50 FIS points to compete. If the host country, South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics did not qualify, their chosen athlete would displace the last qualified athlete, granted all qualification criterion was met. The top 12 athletes in the qualifiers moved on to the medal round. The final was held on 22 February 2018 at 12:22. Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe The men's halfpipe event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 20 and 22 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea.

pos: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's ski cross 2018) and also have a minimum of 80 FIS points to compete. If the host country, South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics did not qualify, their chosen athlete would displace the last qualified athlete, granted all qualification criterion was met. The seeding round was held on 22 February at 10:00. A knockout stage was held to determine the winner. Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's ski cross The Women's ski cross event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 22 and 23 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea.

pos: Chronological summary of the 2018 Winter Olympics Chronological summary of the 2018 Winter Olympics This is a chronological summary of the major events of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang County, South Korea. Two events, the curling mixed doubles tournament and the men's normal hill ski jumping competition, held their preliminary rounds on 8 February. The opening ceremony took place one day later on 9 February. The last day of competition and the closing ceremony was on 25 February. 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

pos: Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics from Russia) were scheduled to participate (the numbers of athletes are shown in parentheses). This was the first time that Nigeria had qualified for the Winter Games in any sport. The two-woman bobsleigh team was thus Nigeria's first ever representation at the Winter Olympics. Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. The events were scheduled to take place between 18 and 25 February 2018. A total of three bobsleigh events were held. A maximum of 170 quota spots were available to athletes to compete

pos: Denmark at the 2018 Winter Olympics Denmark at the 2018 Winter Olympics The Kingdom of Denmark is a sovereign state comprising three constituent countries: Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands that competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 17 competitors in 5 sports. On January 9, 2018, speed skater Elena Møller Rigas was named as the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Denmark qualified one athlete, and received one additional quota place. Denmark qualified one male athlete. Denmark qualified both a

pos: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's slopestyle a minimum of 50 FIS points to compete. If the host country, South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics did not qualify, their chosen athlete would displace the last qualified athlete, granted all qualification criterion was met. The top 12 athletes in the qualifiers moved on to the medal round. The final was started at 14:11. Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's slopestyle The men's slopestyle event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 18 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea. The top 30 athletes in the Olympic quota

pos: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's aerials FIS points to compete. If the host country, South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics did not qualify, their chosen athlete would displace the last qualified athlete, granted all qualification criterion was met. The qualification was held on 15 February at 20:00. The qualification was held on 15 February at 20:45. The final was held on 16 February at 20:00. Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's aerials The Women's aerials event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 15 and 16 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea. The top

pos: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's ski cross also have a minimum of 80 FIS points to compete. If the host country, South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics did not qualify, their chosen athlete would displace the last qualified athlete, granted all qualification criterion was met. The seeding round was held at 11:30. A knockout stage was held to determine the winner. <br> Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's ski cross The men's ski cross event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 21 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea. The top 32 athletes in the

pos: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's aerials FIS points to compete. If the host country, South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics did not qualify, their chosen athlete would displace the last qualified athlete, granted all qualification criterion was met. The qualification was held on 17 February at 20:00. The qualification was held on 17 February at 20:45. The final was held on 18 February at 20:00. Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's aerials The men's aerials event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 17 and 18 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea. The top

pos: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's halfpipe also have a minimum of 50 FIS points to compete. If the host country, South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics did not qualify, their chosen athlete would displace the last qualified athlete, granted all qualification criteria were met. The qualification was held on 19 February at 10:00. The final was held on 20 February at 10:30. Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's halfpipe The Women's halfpipe event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 19 and 20 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea. The top 30 athletes in

pos: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Bokwang Phoenix Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea. A total of ten snowboarding events were scheduled to take place between 10 and 24 February 2018. The parallel slalom event, which made its debut four years earlier at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, was dropped from the games in 2018 in favour of a new big air event. A total of 258 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games (142 men and 116 women). Each National Olympic Committee was permitted to

pos: Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Individual normal hill/10 km Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Individual normal hill/10 km The men's individual normal hill/10 km Nordic combined competition for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, was held at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium and Alpensia Cross-Country Centre on 14 February 2018. The defending champion was Eric Frenzel; the field also included the 2014 silver medalist Akito Watabe and the 2010 champion Jason Lamy-Chappuis, who was coming out of retirement and was not considered a medal contender. Frenzel became the champion again, with Watabe again taking silver, and Lukas Klapfer becoming the bronze medalist. After the

pos: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay country could only enter the event if it had qualified at least four female athletes, and a country could enter only one team. The race was started at 18:30. Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay The women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay cross-country skiing competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 17 February 2018 at 18:30 KST at the Alpensia Cross-Country Centre in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Norway won the event, with Sweden taking the silver medal and Olympic Athletes from Russia bronze. In the first leg, Russia (Natalia Nepryaeva) and

pos: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay The women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay cross-country skiing competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 17 February 2018 at 18:30 KST at the Alpensia Cross-Country Centre in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Norway won the event, with Sweden taking the silver medal and Olympic Athletes from Russia bronze. In the first leg, Russia (Natalia Nepryaeva) and Norway (Ingvild Flugstad Østberg) skied together, with Finland (Aino-Kaisa Saarinen) trailing 20 seconds, Sweden (Anna Haag) 25 seconds after, and Switzerland fifth. In the second leg, Sweden (Charlotte Kalla)

pos: 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

pos: Armenia at the 2018 Winter Olympics Armenia at the 2018 Winter Olympics Armenia sent a delegation to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9–25 February 2018. This marked the nation's seventh appearance at a Winter Olympics as an independent country. The Armenian delegation consisted of three athletes, two in cross-country skiing and one in alpine skiing. The team's highest finish in any event was a 42nd place mark by Ashot Karapetyan in the alpine skiing men's slalom event. The First Republic of Armenia was a short-lived country and did not participate in any Olympic Games. Following the dissolution of the Soviet

pos: Nigeria at the 2018 Winter Olympics times of 54.19 seconds and 54.58 seconds, making her first day combined time 1 minute and 48.77 seconds. The next day, on her third run, she finished in a time of 53.73 seconds, and her fourth run was completed in 54.28 seconds. After four runs, her final time was 3 minutes and 36.78 seconds, which put her in 20th place. Nigeria at the 2018 Winter Olympics Nigeria sent a delegation to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea from 9–25 February 2018. This marked the debut for the country at the Winter Olympics. The delegation consisted of

pos: Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics 50 athletes from 24 nations (including the IOC's designation of Olympic Athletes from Russia) participated. The number of athletes each National Olympic Committee (NOC) entered are shown in parentheses. Seven nations made their Winter Olympics debut in the sport: Belgium, China, Ghana, Jamaica, Netherlands, Nigeria and Ukraine. Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. The events were scheduled to take place between 15 and 17 February 2018. A total of two skeleton events were held, one each for men and women. A total of

pos: Penny Coomes personal bests in all segments and qualified an Olympic spot for Great Britain in ice dance at the 2018 games. They were assigned to the 2017 NHK Trophy in November due to a withdrawal from the competition where they placed 5th in the short dance and 9th in the free dance, finishing in 7th overall. Coomes and Buckland started in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Which was their third appearance of the Winter Olympics games. On 19 February 2018, they finished in 10th place and received a scored of 68.36 for their short ice dance. On 20

pos: Sweden at the 2018 Winter Olympics Sweden at the 2018 Winter Olympics Sweden competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The Swedish Olympic Committee (Swedish: "Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté, SOK") sent 116 athletes to the Games, 62 men and 54 women, to compete in nine sports. Jennie-Lee Burmansson set a new record as the youngest Swedish Winter Olympic participant. The team was highly successful, having won 7 gold, 6 silver and 1 bronze medal and earning the 6th place in the medal table. The result matched the number of Winter Olympic gold medals won in Torino in 2006

pos: Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's The men's skeleton event at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 15 and 16 February at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. In the victory ceremony, the medals were presented by Ryu Seung-min, member of the International Olympic Committee, accompanied by Ivo Ferriani, International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation president and member of the International Olympic Committee. 30 athletes qualified. Qualification is based on the combined rankings (across all four tours) as of 14 January 2018. The top three countries received three quotas each, the next six received two each

pos: Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics One skier will represent Ukraine in Nordic combined. Based on the world rankings, Ukraine qualified 1 sled. One athlete will represent Ukraine in snowboarding. Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ukraine competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 33 competitors in 9 sports. Oleksandr Abramenko won the only medal for the country, a gold in men's aerials freestyle skiing, earning Ukraine the 21st place in the overall medal table. The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Ukraine has qualified at least one

pos: Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ukraine competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 33 competitors in 9 sports. Oleksandr Abramenko won the only medal for the country, a gold in men's aerials freestyle skiing, earning Ukraine the 21st place in the overall medal table. The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Ukraine has qualified at least one male and one female athlete for alpine skiing. Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Ukraine has qualified a

pos: 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony The closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics took place at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on 25 February 2018 at 20:00 KST (UTC+9). The flag bearers of 92 National Olympic Committees arrived into the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium. The flag bearers from each participating country entered the stadium informally in single file, ordered by "ganada" order of the Korean alphabet, and behind them marched all the athletes, without any distinction or grouping by nationality. Marching alongside the athletes were Soohorang, the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic mascot, and Hodori, mascot of the 1988 Summer Olympics

pos: Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics 2017–18 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup Competitions. Adam Edelman earned a spot for Israel through reallocation. Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics Israel competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with ten competitors in four sports. The following is a list of the number of Israeli competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Israel qualified one male alpine skier. In the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland, Oleksii Bychenko finished in 10th place with 245.96 points, and earned two quota places for the Israeli delegation in the

pos: Clément Noël on December 10, 2017. On 21 January 2018, he obtained his first top 10 by taking the 8th place in the slalom at Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel and on February 7, 2018, he was crowned World Junior Champion of Slalom in Davos. Noël competed in his first Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, coming in 4th in the Men's slalom. He is a student at the University of Savoy. Clément Noël Clement Noël (born 3 May 1997) is a French World Cup alpine ski racer. He specialises in the Slalom discipline and competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics, coming in 4th in the Men's

pos: Singapore at the 2018 Winter Olympics Singapore at the 2018 Winter Olympics Singapore sent a delegation to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. This marked the debut for Singapore at the Winter Olympics. The country was represented by single competitor, speed skater Cheyenne Goh. She did not advance out of the qualifying round of her event, the women's 1500 metres race. Singapore, then a British colony, first joined Olympic competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics, and have participated in every Summer Olympic Games since, except 1964, where Singaporean athletes competed as part of the Malaysian team,

pos: Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint The men's 10 km sprint biathlon competition of the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics was held on 11 February 2018 at the Alpensia Cross-Country Centre in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The event was won by Arnd Peiffer, with Michal Krčmář taking silver and Dominik Windisch bronze. This was the first individual Olympic medal for both Peiffer and Windisch, whereas for Krčmář, this was the first Olympic medal. The 2014 champion, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, did not qualify for the event, and only the silver medalist, Dominik Landertinger, was competing. The field also included the 2010

pos: Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. The events were scheduled to take place between 15 and 17 February 2018. A total of two skeleton events were held, one each for men and women. A total of 50 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum 30 men and 20 women could qualify. The qualification was based on the world rankings of 14 January 2018. The following was the competition schedule for the two skeleton events. A total of

pos: Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. The events were scheduled to take place between 18 and 25 February 2018. A total of three bobsleigh events were held. A maximum of 170 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games (130 men and 40 women). The qualification was based on the world rankings of 18 January 2018. The following was the competition schedule for all events. A total of 164 athletes from 22 nations (including the IOC's designation of Olympic Athletes

pos: 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony extinguished. 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony The closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics took place at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on 25 February 2018 at 20:00 KST (UTC+9). The flag bearers of 92 National Olympic Committees arrived into the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium. The flag bearers from each participating country entered the stadium informally in single file, ordered by "ganada" order of the Korean alphabet, and behind them marched all the athletes, without any distinction or grouping by nationality. Marching alongside the athletes were Soohorang, the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic mascot, and Hodori, mascot of the 1988 Summer

pos: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's halfpipe Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's halfpipe The Women's halfpipe event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 19 and 20 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea. The top 30 athletes in the Olympic quota allocation list qualified, with a maximum of four athletes per National Olympic Committee (NOC) allowed. All athletes qualifying must also have placed in the top 30 of a FIS World Cup event or the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 during the qualification period (July 1, 2016 to January 21, 2018) and

pos: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's slopestyle Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's slopestyle The Women's slopestyle event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 17 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea. The top 30 athletes in the Olympic quota allocation list qualified, with a maximum of four athletes per National Olympic Committee (NOC) allowed. All athletes qualifying must also have placed in the top 30 of a FIS World Cup event or the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 during the qualification period (July 1, 2016 to January 21, 2018) and also have

pos: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's ski cross Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's ski cross The men's ski cross event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 21 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea. The top 32 athletes in the Olympic quota allocation list qualified, with a maximum of four athletes per National Olympic Committee (NOC) allowed. All athletes qualifying must also have placed in the top 30 of a FIS World Cup event or the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 during the qualification period (1 July 2016 to 21 January 2018) and

pos: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's slopestyle Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's slopestyle The men's slopestyle event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 18 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea. The top 30 athletes in the Olympic quota allocation list qualified, with a maximum of four athletes per National Olympic Committee (NOC) allowed. All athletes qualifying must also have placed in the top 30 of a FIS World Cup event or the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 during the qualification period (1 July 2016 to 21 January 2018) and also have

pos: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe The men's halfpipe event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 20 and 22 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea. The top 30 athletes in the Olympic quota allocation list qualified, with a maximum of four athletes per National Olympic Committee (NOC) allowed. All athletes qualifying must also have placed in the top 30 of a FIS World Cup event or the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 during the qualification period (1 July 2016 to 21 January 2018) and

pos: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's aerials Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's aerials The Women's aerials event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 15 and 16 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea. The top 25 athletes in the Olympic quota allocation list qualified, with a maximum of four athletes per National Olympic Committee (NOC) allowed. All athletes qualifying must also have placed in the top 30 FIS World Cup event or FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships during the qualification period (July 1, 2016 to January 21, 2018) and also have a minimum of 80

pos: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's aerials Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's aerials The men's aerials event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 17 and 18 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea. The top 25 athletes in the Olympic quota allocation list qualified, with a maximum of four athletes per National Olympic Committee (NOC) allowed. All athletes qualifying must also have placed in the top 30 FIS World Cup event or FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships during the qualification period (1 July 2016 to 21 January 2018) and also have a minimum of 80

pos: Olena Stetskiv Olena Stetskiv Olena Stetskiv (born 15 June 1994 in Lviv) is a Ukrainian luger. She participated at 2014 Winter Olympics. Olena competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, where she was 9th. Next season she debuted in World Cup competitions. Stetskiv competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Ukraine. In the Women's singles she placed 26th. As of January 2018, Stetskiv's best Luge World Cup finish is 20th in 2015–16 in Lake Placid, United States, and 20th in 2016–17 in Whistler, Canada. She will represent Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Olena graduated

pos: 1988 Winter Olympics Norway (2002). In 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Team Canada earned its highest count of medals in the Winter Olympics with a total of 29 medals. Notes Citations 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (), was a Winter Olympics multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada, between February 13 and 28, 1988 and were the first Winter Olympics to be held over a whole two week period. The host city was selected in 1981 over Falun, Sweden, and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Most events took place in Calgary while several

pos: Pyeongchang County the 1998 games in Nagano, Japan. It also is the first Asian locality to host the Winter Games outside Japan. Pyeongchang won their 2018 bid after two previous failed attempts for the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, in which it lost to Vancouver, Canada, and Sochi, Russia, respectively. For the 2018 Olympics, Pyeongchang is being marketed with the CamelCase spelling of "PyeongChang", so the global audience does not confuse it with Pyongyang, the capital of neighboring North Korea. Two main facilities for the 2018 Winter Olympics were the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza (where the opening / closing ceremonies and victory ceremonies

pos: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's slopestyle a minimum of 50 FIS points to compete. If the host country, South Korea, did not qualify, their chosen athlete would displace the last qualified athlete, granted all qualification criterion was met. The top 12 athletes in the qualifiers moved on to the medal round. The final was held at 13:56. Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's slopestyle The Women's slopestyle event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 17 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea. The top 30 athletes in the Olympic quota allocation list qualified, with a

pos: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's moguls Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's moguls The men's moguls event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place from 9 to 12 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea. In the victory ceremony, the medals were presented by Tricia Smith, member of the International Olympic Committee, accompanied by Dean Gosper, FIS council member. The top 30 athletes in the Olympic quota allocation list qualified, with a maximum of four athletes per National Olympic Committee (NOC) allowed. All athletes qualifying must also have placed in the top 30 of a FIS World

pos: Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Doubles Andris Šics and Juris Šics, were ninth in the first run and fourth in the second run, which was only sufficient for the fifth place overall. Two runs were used to determine the winner. Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Doubles The doubles luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 14 February 2018 at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt, the defending champions, repeated their 2014 success and won gold medals. Peter Penz and Georg Fischler became second, and Toni Eggert third Sascha Benecken. Wendl and Arlt were also first

pos: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's ski cross Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's ski cross The Women's ski cross event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 22 and 23 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea. The top 32 athletes in the Olympic quota allocation list qualified, with a maximum of four athletes per National Olympic Committee (NOC) allowed. All athletes qualifying must also have placed in the top 30 of a FIS World Cup event or the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 during the qualification period (1 July 2016 to 21 January

pos: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics ten events. Sessions that included the event finals are shown in bold. A total of 268 athletes from 27 nations (including the IOC's designation of Olympic Athletes from Russia) were scheduled to participate (the numbers of athletes are shown in parentheses). Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Bokwang Phoenix Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The events were scheduled to take place between 9 and 23 February 2018. A total of ten freestyle skiing events were held. A maximum of 282 quota spots were available to athletes at the

pos: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Alpensia Cross-Country Centre in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The twelve events took place between 10 to 25 February 2018. A maximum of 310 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of 20 athletes could be entered by a National Olympic Committee, with a maximum of 12 men or 12 women. There were two qualification standards for the games: an A standard and a B standard. The following was the competition schedule for all twelve events. A total

pos: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Bokwang Phoenix Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The events were scheduled to take place between 9 and 23 February 2018. A total of ten freestyle skiing events were held. A maximum of 282 quota spots were available to athletes at the games. A maximum of 30 athletes could be entered by a National Olympic Committee, with a maximum of 16 men or 16 women. Each event had a specific quota amount allocated to it. The following was the competition schedule for all

pos: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics of 313 athletes from 65 nations (including the IOC's designation of Olympic Athletes from Russia) were scheduled to participate (the numbers of athletes are shown in parentheses). Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Alpensia Cross-Country Centre in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The twelve events took place between 10 to 25 February 2018. A maximum of 310 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of 20 athletes could be entered by a National Olympic Committee, with a maximum of 12 men or 12 women.

pos: 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

pos: Estonia at the 2018 Winter Olympics one male and one female speed skater. This will be the first games where an Estonian female speed skater competes. Estonia at the 2018 Winter Olympics Estonia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea from 9 to 25 February 2018. Estonian 15-year old freestyle-skier Kelly Sildaru, the gold medal favorite for the women’s ski slopestyle, missed the games due to an injury. The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Based on the quota allocation of International Ski Federation, Estonia qualified 2 athletes. Based on their Nations Cup ranking in

pos: Gus Kenworthy Gus Kenworthy Augustus Richard "Gus" Kenworthy (born October 1, 1991) is a British-born American freestyle skier from Telluride, Colorado, who competes in slopestyle, halfpipe and big air. Kenworthy won the silver medal in Men's slopestyle at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Kenworthy again represented the United States in slopestyle at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, where he qualified for the final and finished in 12th place. Kenworthy is the youngest of three sons of an English mother, Pip Tyler, and an American father, Peter Kenworthy. He has two brothers, Hugh and Nick Kenworthy. Kenworthy's father has been the

pos: Dmytro Pidruchnyi season. In Hochfilzen Dmytro had surprising 6th place in sprint. Since then Pidruchnyi is on a regular basis in national team. He participated at 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. He was just 55th in individual race and 9th in men's relay. On February 6, 2015, Pidruchnyi had his first team podium in mixed relay in Nové Město. That year he debuted at World Championships. Up to date his best World Cup finish is 4th in mass start in Ruhpolding where he lost bronze to Norway's Tarjei Bø. He qualified to represent Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics. In Pyeongchang

pos: PyeongChang Winners PyeongChang Winners PyeongChang WINNERS, also known as WINNERS, is an initiative created by the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games in 2014 to promote the upcoming 2018 Winter Olympics by recruiting university students living in South Korea to spread awareness of the Winter Olympics through social networking services and news articles. WINNERS is divided into six-month time intervals where 30 students split into different groups actively create news articles and videos to spread awareness of the Winter Olympics. The first WINNERS group was recruited in November 2014 and began their activities in December. The second

pos: 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: Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Team event Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Team event The team event was a figure skating competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics that was held from 9 to 12 February 2018 at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. It took place over three days between 9–12 February with the short programs and the short dance taking place on 9 and 11 February, and the free skates and the free dance taking place on 11 and 12 February. In the victory ceremony, the medals were presented by Tricia Smith, Lydia Nsekera, and Britta Heidemann, members of the International

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 5000 metres Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's 5000 metres The women's 5000 metres speed skating competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at Gangneung Oval in Gangneung on 16 February 2018. The event was won by Esmee Visser, skating her first Olympic race. The defending champion Martina Sáblíková finished second. Natalya Voronina was third, also earning her first Olympic medal. Skating in the first pair, Annouk van der Weijden raced to a time of 6:54.17, shaving two seconds off her personal best and taking the lead. She retained it until the fourth pair, where Esmee Visser, in

neg: Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification of the four disciplines. The Grand Prix Final, taking place in early December 2017, was the final event to affect the Team Trophy score. Final standings. If a country rejects a quota spot then additional quotas become available. A country can be eligible for one quota spot per event in the reallocation process. Countries in bold indicate the country later received a quota spot. The following list is compiled after the remaining spots were allocated at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification The following is about the qualification rules and allocation of

neg: Canada at the Winter Olympics in 2002, sparking national celebrations. The 2010 games were the first Olympics to take place in an NHL market since the league's players started to compete in the games, as Vancouver is home to the Vancouver Canucks. Women's ice hockey was introduced at the Nagano Olympics in 1998, with Canada winning the silver medal. Canada has appeared in every Olympic gold medal game, facing the United States five times (1998, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018) and Sweden once (2006). Canada has topped the podium four times (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014), taking silver against the United States twice (1998, 2018). Note: Ice

neg: Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Team trophy Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Team trophy The team trophy was a competition of figure skating of the 2014 Winter Olympics held at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia. The competition took place over three days between 6–9 February with the short programs taking place on 6 and 8 February, and the free skating and free dances taking place on 8 and 9 February. This was the first time the team event for figure skating was held during the Olympic Games. The team event competition took place between 6–9 February. The official schedule was as follows:

neg: Matías Schmitt compete materialised. In the first event, he finished in 12th place in the qualifying round, and 24th in the general podium, not being able to qualify for the final. It was the best individual performance of an Argentine athlete in the Winter Olympics since the 2006 Winter Olympics. Matías Schmitt Matías Schmitt (; born 3 June 1991) is an Argentine snowboarder. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics. He participated on the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2013 hosted in Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Canada, where he didn't reach the finals. Then he participated on the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017

neg: Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Ice dance Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Ice dance The ice dance competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 19 and 20 February 2018 at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. The short ice dance was held on 19 February and the free ice dance was held on 20 February. Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir scored 83.67 in the short dance, breaking their own world record. Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron finished in second place, 1.74 points behind Virtue/Moir. Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue finished in third place, and Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani were

neg: Trondheim bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics Trondheim bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics Trondheim 2018 was a proposed bid for Trondheim, Norway, to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. Along with Oslo and Tromsø bid, it was one of three options for the Norwegian Olympic Committee, who ultimately chose to not bid for the games. Most of the events would take place in Trondheim and its suburbs. Nordic skiing and biathlon would have taken place at Granåsen, which previously has hosted the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1997. Five competition ice rinks would be built: two at Leangen, for short-track speed skating and figure skating and ice

neg: Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metre relay Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metre relay The Men’s 5000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 13 and 22 February 2018 at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. The race was won by Hungary, who upset perennial powerhouses Canada, South Korea and China to claim Hungary's first ever Winter Olympics gold medal. Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. Two Olympic records were set during the competition. The semifinals were held on 13 February. The final

neg: Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metre relay was held on 22 February. Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metre relay The Men’s 5000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 13 and 22 February 2018 at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. The race was won by Hungary, who upset perennial powerhouses Canada, South Korea and China to claim Hungary's first ever Winter Olympics gold medal. Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. Two Olympic records were set during the competition. The semifinals were held

neg: Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics was scheduled to take place between 8 and 19 February 2018. A total of four ski jumping events were held. A maximum of 100 athletes (65 male and 35 female) were allowed to qualify for the ski jumping events. The quotas were allocated using the Olympic Quota Allocation List, which is calculated using the FIS World Cup standings and Continental Cup Standings from seasons 2016–17 and 2017–18 added together. The following was the competition schedule for the four ski jumping events. A total of 100 athletes

neg: Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics from 21 nations (including the IOC's designation of Olympic Athletes from Russia) were scheduled to participate. The number of athletes from each nation are shown in parentheses. Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics was scheduled to take place between 8 and 19 February 2018. A total of four ski jumping events were held. A maximum of 100 athletes (65 male and 35 female) were allowed to qualify for the ski jumping events. The quotas were allocated using the Olympic Quota Allocation List, which is calculated using the FIS World Cup standings and

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: Andy Jung (speed skater) Andy Jung (speed skater) Jung Hyun-Woo (born 24 April 1997), known professionally as Andy Jung, is a South Korean-born professional short track speed skating athlete residing in Melbourne, Victoria. Jung represented Australia at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he competed in the Men's 1500m event as well as the Men's 500 metres In the Men's 1500m event at the 2018 Winter Olympics, his fiest competition at the Olympic games, he finished in fourth place behind Canada's Charles Hamelin, Belgium's Jens Almey, and the United States' Aaron Tran. Both Jung and China's Han Tianyu, who placed fifth, advanced to the semifinal

neg: Snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe Snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe The men's halfpipe event in snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Park City, United States. The competition took place on 11 February 2002. The American sweep of the medal podium was the first for that country since the 1956 Winter Olympics, when they won all three medals in the men's singles in figure skating. The halfpipe event for men took place on 11 February 2002, both the qualification rounds and the finals taking place on that day. Fortythirty snowboarders took part in the qualification, the top twelve of

neg: Stanley Hayer the 2007-08 season with the 2010 Winter Olympics taking place in Canada. Hayer won the gold medal at the 2009 Winter X-Games having won silver at the 2008 X-Games the year before. Hayer was a member of the Canadian team going to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He was 10th in qualification and advanced to the elimination round. He finished second in his heat in the 1/8 round, and continued to the quarterfinals, where he finished last in his heat and was eliminated. Stanley Hayer Stanley Hayer (, born July 19, 1973 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian freestyle

neg: 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games The following events are taking place at Austria 2017: The 2017 World Games will be broadcasting on the following broadcasters in the following country: 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games The 2017 Special Olympic World Winter Games officially called 11th Special Olympics World Winter Games is a Special Olympics, a multi-sports event that was held in Austria from March 14 through March 25, 2017. It was announced in 2012 that the host city for the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games would be Graz and Schladming in Styria, Austria. The opening and closing ceremonies were broadcast in the United States

neg: Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe were ranked by their highest score, and medals were awarded accordingly. The following is a table detailing the results of the qualification and finals runs of the competing snowboarders. Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe The men's halfpipe event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on 12 February 2006. The halfpipe event for men took place on 12 February 2006, both the qualification rounds and the finals taking place on that day. Forty-four snowboarders took part in the qualification, the top

neg: Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre and Alpensia Cross-Country Centre. The three events were scheduled to take place between 14 and 22 February 2018. A total of 55 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of five athletes could be entered by any one National Olympic Committee. Competitors were eligible to compete if they had scored points at a World or Continental cup event during the qualification period of July 2016 to 21 January 2018. The top 55

neg: Mr. House Husband February 2018 to 21 February 2018, the 2018 Pyeong-chang Winter Olympics were being broadcast. On 16 February 2018, the episode airtime changed to 6:15 pm due to the live broadcast of the 2018 Pyeong-chang Winter Olympics. On 20 June 2018, the group stage game (Portugal vs. Morocco) of the 2018 Russia World Cup was broadcast in place of an episode of Mr. House Husband. On 15 August 2018, the women's basketball qualifiers game (Korea vs. Indonesia) of the 2018 Jakarta and Palembang Asian Games was broadcast in place of an episode of Mr. House Husband. On 25 September 2018, a

neg: Markus Malin already in the Top 10 of the Tour, he ended the 09/10 season in World No. 3 of the world ranking list thanks to some good results like a third place at the 5Star Burton Canadian Open and a fourth-place finish at the 6Star O'Neill Evolution and the 6Star Burton US Open. Markus Malin Markus Malin (born 28 May 1987) is a Finnish snowboarder. He is a two-time Olympian; representing Finland in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyongchang and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. At both Olympics, Markus competed in halfpipe, finishing 11th in 2010 and 19th in 2018.

neg: Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres held on 22 February 2018 at 20:15. Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres The men's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 20 and 22 February 2018 at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. Wu Dajing of China set an Olympic record (heat) and 2 world records (quarterfinal and final) while leading wire-to-wire in all 3 contests enroute to capturing the gold. Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. Three Olympic records and two world records were

neg: Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics on the Olympic quota allocation list respecting the maximum of four per country qualified to compete. The following was the competition schedule for all three events. A total of 55 athletes from 16 nations (including the IOC's designation of Olympic Athletes from Russia) were scheduled to participate. The number of athletes from each nation are shown in parentheses. Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre and Alpensia Cross-Country Centre. The three events were scheduled to take place between 14 and 22 February 2018. A total

neg: Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics parentheses). Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. The eight events were scheduled to take place between 10 and 22 February 2018. A total quota of 120 athletes were allowed to compete at the Games (60 men and 60 women). Countries were assigned quotas using the results of the entire 2017–18 World Cup in the autumn of 2017. Each nation was permitted to enter a maximum of five athletes per gender if it qualified a relay team and

neg: Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. The eight events were scheduled to take place between 10 and 22 February 2018. A total quota of 120 athletes were allowed to compete at the Games (60 men and 60 women). Countries were assigned quotas using the results of the entire 2017–18 World Cup in the autumn of 2017. Each nation was permitted to enter a maximum of five athletes per gender if it qualified a relay team and three

neg: Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics made their Olympic debuts in the sport. Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. The five events took place between 9 and 23 February 2018. A total of 148 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. Each NOC could enter a maximum of 18 athletes, with a maximum of nine men or nine women. An additional six quota spots were made available for the team event. A further ten team trophy quotas (two in each discipline) were distributed

neg: Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. The five events took place between 9 and 23 February 2018. A total of 148 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. Each NOC could enter a maximum of 18 athletes, with a maximum of nine men or nine women. An additional six quota spots were made available for the team event. A further ten team trophy quotas (two in each discipline) were distributed to countries who qualified for the team

neg: Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres The Women’s 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place from 10 to 13 February 2018 at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. The defending champion from 2014, Li Jianrou, had retired, but the 2014 silver medalist Arianna Fontana competed and eventually won the event. Elise Christie and Choi Min-jeong, who set two Olympic records each in heats and quarterfinals, were considered heavy favorites. They both qualified to the final, but Christie crashed out and finished fourth, and Choi

neg: Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres The men's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 13 and 17 February 2018 at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. Samuel Girard won gold, John-Henry Krueger took the silver medal, and Seo Yi-ra won bronze. For all of them, this was their first Olympic medal. Charles Hamelin set an Olympic record in the heats but was disqualified in semifinals. In Final A, Sándor Liu Shaolin, trying to pass from the inside, interfered with one of the

neg: Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres The men's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 20 and 22 February 2018 at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. Wu Dajing of China set an Olympic record (heat) and 2 world records (quarterfinal and final) while leading wire-to-wire in all 3 contests enroute to capturing the gold. Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. Three Olympic records and two world records were set during the competition. The final was