2018 Winter Olympics
23rd edition of Winter Olympics, in Pyeongchang, South Korea
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Summary
2018 Winter Olympics is a Winter Olympic Games edition[1]. It draws 6,004 Wikipedia views per month (winter olympic games edition category, ranking #4 of 29).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Pyeongchang County[3]
- Country: South Korea[4]
- Instance of: international sporting event[5]
- Follows: 2014 Winter Olympics[6]
- Followed by: 2022 Winter Olympics[7]
- Location: Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium[8], Alpensia Biathlon Centre[9], Alpensia Cross-Country Centre[10], Alpensia Sliding Centre[11], Yongpyong Resort[12], Jeongseon Alpine Centre[13], Gangneung Hockey Centre[14], Gangneung Indoor Ice Rink[15], Gangneung Science Oval[16], Gangneung Ice Arena[17], Kwandong Hockey Centre[18], Bokwang Phoenix Park[19], Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium[20]
- Commons category: 2018 Winter Olympics[21]
- Edition number: 23[22]
- Has part(s): alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics[23], biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics[24], bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics[25], cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics[26], curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics[27], figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics[28], freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics[29], ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics[30], luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics[31], Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics[32], short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics[33], skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics[34], ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics[35], snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics[36]
- Officially opened by: Moon Jae-in[37]
- Oath made by: Mo Tae-bum[38]
- Torch lit by: Kim Yuna[39]
- Start time: February 9, 2018[40]
- End time: February 25, 2018[41]
- Point in time: 2018[42]
- Sport: winter sport[43]
- Participant: Albania at the 2018 Winter Olympics[44], Andorra at the 2018 Winter Olympics[45], Argentina at the 2018 Winter Olympics[46], Armenia at the 2018 Winter Olympics[47], Australia at the 2018 Winter Olympics[48], Azerbaijan at the 2018 Winter Olympics[49], Belarus at the 2018 Winter Olympics[50], Belgium at the 2018 Winter Olympics[51], Bermuda at the 2018 Winter Olympics[52], Bolivia at the 2018 Winter Olympics[53], Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2018 Winter Olympics[54], Brazil at the 2018 Winter Olympics[55], Bulgaria at the 2018 Winter Olympics[56], Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics[57]
Why It Matters
2018 Winter Olympics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 90 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]