2018 Winter Olympics - wikipedia 2018 Winter Olympics This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 December 2017. `` PyeongChang 2018 '' redirects here. For the Winter Paralympics, see 2018 Winter Paralympics. XXIII Olympic Winter Games Host city Pyeongchang, South Korea Motto Passion. Connected. Korean : 하나 된 열정. ( Hanadoen Yeoljeong ) Nations participating 90 ( estimated ) Events 102 in 7 sports ( 15 disciplines ) Opening ceremony 9 February ( 53 days from now ) Closing ceremony 25 February Stadium Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium Winter < Sochi 2014 Beijing 2022 > Summer < Rio de Janeiro 2016 Tokyo 2020 > Pyeongchang Location in South Korea Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Hangul 평창 동계 올림픽 Hanja 平 昌 冬季 올림픽 Revised Romanization Pyeongchang Donggye Ollimpik McCune -- Reischauer P'yŏngch'ang Tonggye Ollimp'ik Part of a series on 2018 Winter Olympics Bid process ( bid details ) Venues Torch relay Mascots Broadcasters Opening ceremony ( flag bearers ) Chronological summary Medal table ( medalists ) World and Olympic records Concerns and controversies Closing ceremony ( flag bearers ) Paralympics IOC KOC POCOG The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games ( French : Les XXIIIeme Jeux olympiques d'hiver ; Hangul : 제 23 회 동계 올림픽 ; RR : Je - isipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpik ) and commonly known as PyeongChang 2018 ( ( phjʌŋ. tɕhaŋ ) ), is a major international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 9 to 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Korea. The elected host city was announced on 6 July 2011 by the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) after the 123rd IOC Session in Durban, South Africa. Pyeongchang won its bid on the first round of voting, receiving more votes than both Munich, Germany and Annecy, France combined. These will be South Korea 's second Olympic Games and its first Winter Games ; Seoul hosted the Summer Games in 1988. Pyeongchang will be the third Asian city to host the Winter Games ; the first two were in Japan, at Sapporo ( 1972 ) and Nagano ( 1998 ). Contents 1 Bidding 1.1 Host city election 2 Tickets 3 Preparations 3.1 Torch relay 4 Venues 4.1 Pyeongchang ( Mountain cluster ) 4.1. 1 Alpensia Sports Park 4.1. 2 Stand - alone venues 4.2 Gangneung ( Coastal cluster ) 5 Sports 6 Participating National Olympic Committees 7 Calendar 8 Marketing 8.1 Branding 8.2 Mascots 9 Broadcasting rights 10 Concerns and controversies 10.1 Security 10.2 Russian doping 11 See also 12 Notes and references 13 External links Bidding Main article : Bids for the 2018 Winter Olympics Pyeongchang bid to host both the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympic Games but lost in the final rounds of voting by three and four votes respectively. Pyeongchang won its bid for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in the first round of voting, receiving 63 of the 95 votes cast, giving it the majority required to be elected host city. Munich also launched a bid to host these Games. Prior to Beijing 's successful 2022 Winter Olympics bid, Munich would have become the first city to host both the Winter and the Summer Games, having previously hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics, but received 25 votes. Annecy launched a bid, but failed to secure public support from local citizens. Their bid received seven votes. Host city election Pyeongchang was elected as the host city at the 123rd IOC Session in Durban, earning the necessary majority of at least 48 votes in just one round of voting. 2018 Winter Olympics bidding results City Nation Votes Pyeongchang South Korea 63 Munich Germany 25 Annecy France 7 Tickets The ticket prices for the 2018 Winter Olympics were announced in April 2016 and went on sale in October 2016, ranging from ₩ 20,000 ( approximately $ 17 ) to ₩ 900,000 ( $776 ). Tickets for the opening and closing ceremonies will range from ₩ 220,000 ( $190 ) to ₩ 1.5 million ( $1293 ). The exact prices were determined through market research ; around 50 % of the tickets are due to cost about ₩ 80,000 ( $69 ) or less, and tickets in sports that are relatively unknown in the region, such as biathlon and luge, will be made cheaper in order to encourage attendance. By contrast, figure skating and the Men 's hockey gold medal game carry the most expensive tickets of the Games. As of 11 October, domestic ticket sales for the games have been slow. Of the 750,000 seats allocated to South Koreans, only 20.7 % have been sold. International sales have been a bit better, with 59.7 % of the 320,000 allocated tickets sold. In total, 55 % of tickets are sold. Sales of tickets to the Paralympic Games are even more dismal, with only 4.2 percent sold. Preparations On 5 August 2011, the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) announced the formation of the Pyeongchang 2018 Coordination Commission. On 4 October 2011, it was announced that the Organizing Committee for the 2018 Winter Olympics will be headed by Kim Jin - sun. The Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games ( POCOG ) was launched at its inaugural assembly on 19 October 2011. The first tasks of the organizing committee was to put together a master plan for the games as well as forming a design for the venues. The IOC Coordination Commission for the 2018 Winter Olympics made their first visit to Pyeongchang in March 2012. By then, construction was already underway on the Olympic Village. In June 2012, construction began on a high - speed rail line that will connect Pyeongchang to Seoul. Olympic venues 2018 The International Paralympic Committee met with the Pyeongchang 2018 organizing committee for an orientation in July 2012. Then - IOC President Jacques Rogge visited Pyeongchang for the first time in February 2013. On 27 June 2014 the PyeongChang Olympic Committee announced their mascot selection contest. The contest ran from 15 September 2014 to 30 September 2014. The 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games were held in Pyeongchang. The Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games created Pyeongchang WINNERS in 2014 by recruiting university students living in South Korea to spread awareness of the Olympic Games through social networking services and news articles. Torch relay Main article : 2018 Winter Olympics torch relay Venues Main article : Venues of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics Dragon Valley Ski Resort Pyeongchang ( mountain cluster ) Alpensia sports park The Alpensia Resort in Daegwallyeong - myeon will be the focus of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium -- opening and closing ceremonies Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre -- ski jumping, Nordic combined, snowboarding ( big air ) Alpensia Biathlon Centre -- biathlon Alpensia Cross-Country Centre -- cross-country skiing, Nordic combined Alpensia Sliding Centre -- luge, bobsleigh, and skeleton Olympic Village Yongpyong Alpine Centre -- alpine skiing ( slalom, giant slalom ) Stand - alone venues Bokwang Snow Park -- freestyle skiing and snowboard Jeongseon Alpine Centre -- alpine skiing ( downhill, super-G, and combined ) Gangneung ( coastal cluster ) The coastal cluster is located in the city of Gangneung. The Gangneung Olympic Park will include the following four venues : Gangneung Hockey Centre -- ice hockey ( men competition ) Gangneung Curling Centre -- curling Gangneung Oval -- speed skating Gangneung Ice Arena -- short track speed skating and figure skating In addition, a stand - alone venue is located on the grounds of Catholic Kwandong University : Kwandong Hockey Centre -- ice hockey ( women competition ) Sports The 2018 Winter Olympics will feature 102 events in 15 sports. Four new disciplines in existing sports will be introduced in Pyeongchang, including big air snowboarding ( which will replace the parallel slalom ), mixed doubles curling, mass start speed skating, and mixed team alpine skiing. For the first time since 1998, the National Hockey League will not provide accommodations ( including a break in the season for all teams during the Olympics ) to allow its players to participate in the Men 's ice hockey tournament. The NHL 's decision stemmed from demands for the IOC to cover the cost of insuring the NHL players that participate in the Games. Although it did pay to insure NHL players in Sochi, the IOC was unwilling to do so for Pyeongchang, and was concerned that the NHL 's demand could set a precedent for other professional sports bodies to follow in the future. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman added that the IOC did n't allow the NHL to promote the involvement of its players in the Olympics. The NHL secured the cooperation of the International Ice Hockey Federation and the IOC, who agreed to establish a blacklist forbidding national teams from nominating or accepting players under NHL contract to their Olympic rosters. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sports discipline. Alpine skiing ( 11 ) ( details ) Biathlon ( 11 ) ( details ) Bobsleigh ( 3 ) ( details ) Cross-country skiing ( 12 ) ( details ) Curling ( 3 ) ( details ) Figure skating ( 5 ) ( details ) Freestyle skiing ( 10 ) ( details ) Ice hockey ( 2 ) ( details ) Luge ( 4 ) ( details ) Nordic combined ( 3 ) ( details ) Short track speed skating ( 8 ) ( details ) Skeleton ( 2 ) ( details ) Ski jumping ( 4 ) ( details ) Snowboarding ( 10 ) ( details ) Speed skating ( 14 ) ( details ) Participating national Olympic committees A total of 88 teams have qualified at least one athlete so far ( 87 nations, and the delegation from Russia which will compete under the IOC flag ). Ecuador, Eritrea, Kosovo, Malaysia, and Singapore are scheduled to make their Winter Olympics debut if they decide to participate. North Korean athletes will be allowed to cross the DMZ into South Korea since two North Korean figure skaters qualified. Russia 's status remained unclear due to the state - sponsored doping scandal. On 5 December 2017 it was announced that the Russian Olympic Committee is suspended with immediate effect. Individual athletes who qualified and can demonstrate they have complied with the IOC 's doping regulations will be allowed to compete as `` Olympic Athletes from Russia, '' under a neutral flag and with the Olympic anthem played in the event if they win a gold medal. Vladimir Putin has repeatedly threatened to boycott the Games if Russian athletes are not allowed to compete under the Russian flag. However, his spokesman later denied that. According to the Russian media, Putin will announce his decision on 6 December 2017. On 6 December, Putin told that Russian government wo n't ' prevent ' any athletes from participating at the Games as ' individuals ' but there were calls for boycott from other politicians. However, it is still unclear whether Russia will fund its athletes in the run - up to the Olympics. Participating National Olympic Committees Albania Andorra Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bermuda Bosnia and Herzegovina Bolivia Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile China Colombia Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominica Ecuador Eritrea Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland India Iran Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malaysia Malta Mexico Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Norway Olympic Athletes from Russia Pakistan Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania San Marino Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea ( host ) Spain Sweden Switzerland Chinese Taipei Thailand Timor - Leste Togo Turkey Ukraine United States Uzbekistan Calendar All dates are KST ( UTC + 9 ) OC Opening ceremony Event competitions Event finals EG Exhibition gala CC Closing ceremony February 8th Thu 9th Fri 10th Sat 11th Sun 12th Mon 13th Tue 14th Wed 15th Thu 16th Fri 17th Sat 18th Sun 19th Mon 20th Tue 21st Wed 22nd Thu 23rd Fri 24th Sat 25th Sun Events Ceremonies OC CC N / A Alpine skiing 11 Biathlon 11 Bobsleigh Cross country skiing 12 Curling Figure skating EG 5 Freestyle skiing 10 Ice hockey Luge Nordic combined Short track speed skating 8 Skeleton Ski jumping Snowboarding 10 Speed skating 14 Total events 5 7 8 8 6 7 5 9 6 5 7 8 6 8 102 Cumulative total 5 12 20 28 34 41 46 55 61 64 69 76 84 90 98 102 February 8th Thu 9th Fri 10th Sat 11th Sun 12th Mon 13th Tue 14th Wed 15th Thu 16th Fri 17th Sat 18th Sun 19th Mon 20th Tue 21st Wed 22nd Thu 23rd Fri 24th Sat 25th Sun 102 events Marketing Gold medal of the 2018 Olympics Branding The emblem for the Games was unveiled on 3 May 2013. It is a stylized representation of the hangul letters ᄑ p and ᄎ ch, being the initial sounds of 평창 Pyeongchang. Additionally the left symbol is said to represent the Korean philosophical triad of heaven, earth and humanity ( Korean : 천지인 cheon - ji - in ), and the right symbol to represent a crystal of ice. The name of the host city has been intentionally formatted in all official materials as `` PyeongChang '', rather than `` Pyeongchang ''. This is to alleviate potential confusion with Pyongyang, the similarly - named capital of neighbouring North Korea. The official pictograms for 24 sports across 15 disciplines were revealed in January 2017 and are designed using the Korean alphabet as an inspiration. Mascots Main article : Soohorang and Bandabi The official mascots for the Games, Soohorang ( 수 호랑 ), a white tiger, and Bandabi ( 반 다비 ), an Asiatic black bear, were unveiled on 2 June 2016. Broadcasting rights Main article : List of 2018 Winter Olympics broadcasters Broadcast rights to the 2018 Winter Olympics in some countries were already sold as part of long - term broadcast rights deals, including the Games ' local rightsholder SBS -- who extended its rights to the Olympics through 2024 in July 2011. On 29 June 2015, the IOC announced that Discovery Communications had acquired exclusive rights to the Olympics from 2018 through 2024 across Europe, excluding Russia, on all platforms. Discovery 's rights deal will, initially, not cover France due to pre-existing rights deals with France Télévisions that run through the 2020 Games. Unlike previous pan-European deals, such as with the European Broadcasting Union and Sportfive, Discovery will not solely serve as a reseller, and intends to carry coverage on its regional properties, such as Eurosport, but has committed to sub-licensing at least 100 hours of coverage to free - to - air networks. In the United Kingdom, Discovery will hold exclusive pay television rights under license from the BBC, in return for the BBC sub-licensing the free - to - air rights to the 2022 and 2024 Olympics from Discovery. In the United States, the Games will once again be broadcast by NBC under a long - term contract with NBCUniversal ; it will be NBC 's first Olympics without long - time primary host Bob Costas, who announced his retirement from the role in favour of Mike Tirico on 7 February 2017. On 28 March 2017, NBC also announced that it would air most primetime coverage simultaneously in all time zones, rather than tape - delayed for the west coast. Concerns and controversies Main article : Concerns and controversies at the 2018 Winter Olympics Security On 20 September 2017, South Korea 's President Moon Jae - in said the country is pushing to ensure security at Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games amid rising tensions over the North Korea 's nuclear tests and a series of missile launches. However, on the next day, French Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Laura Flessel - Colovic said France 's Winter Olympics team will boycott the games unless South Korea 's security is guaranteed. On 22 September 2017, Austria and Germany joined France in considering not attending the Games. Karl Stoss, head of Austria 's national Olympic committee, said that, `` if the situation worsens and the security of our athletes is no longer guaranteed, we will not go to South Korea. '' The German interior ministry said the security question and the possibility of keeping the German team at home would be addressed `` in good time '' by the government. Several days later, Laura Flessel - Colovic reaffirmed France 's participation in the games. Both countries are yet to decide on reaffirming. On 6 December 2017, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley said it 's an `` open question, '' whether US athletes will be able to attend the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games due to the increasingly hostile neighbor of North Korea. Russian doping Main articles : Doping in Russia, McLaren Report, Oswald Commission, Russia at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and Olympic Athletes from Russia at the 2018 Winter Olympics On 5 December 2017, the IOC voted to suspend the Russian Olympic Committee over its state - sponsored doping program, which was in effect during the 2014 Winter Olympics. Individual Russian athletes may be allowed to compete in Pyeongchang under the Olympic flag as Olympic Athletes from Russia ( OAR ) if they are verified to have no previous doping violations and a consistent history of drug tests. 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Pyeongchang 2018 Pyeongchang 2018 ( IOC ) Preceded by Sochi Winter Olympics Pyeongchang XXIII Olympic Winter Games ( 2018 ) Succeeded by Beijing Olympic Games Ceremonies Charter Participating nations Summer Olympics Winter Olympics Host cities Bids Venues IOC NOCs Country codes Medal Medal tables Medalists Ties Diploma Scandals and controversies Colonialism Doping Sports Symbols Torch relays Pierre de Coubertin medal Women Deaths WWI Summer Games 1896 Athens 1900 Paris 1904 St. Louis 1908 London 1912 Stockholm 1916 Berlin 1920 Antwerp 1924 Paris 1928 Amsterdam 1932 Los Angeles 1936 Berlin 1940 Tokyo 1944 London 1948 London 1952 Helsinki 1956 Melbourne 1960 Rome 1964 Tokyo 1968 Mexico City 1972 Munich 1976 Montreal 1980 Moscow 1984 Los Angeles 1988 Seoul 1992 Barcelona 1996 Atlanta 2000 Sydney 2004 Athens 2008 Beijing 2012 London 2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo 2024 Paris 2028 Los Angeles 2032 TBD Winter Games 1924 Chamonix 1928 St. Moritz 1932 Lake Placid 1936 Garmisch - Partenkirchen 1940 Sapporo 1944 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1948 St. Moritz 1952 Oslo 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1960 Squaw Valley 1964 Innsbruck 1968 Grenoble 1972 Sapporo 1976 Innsbruck 1980 Lake Placid 1984 Sarajevo 1988 Calgary 1992 Albertville 1994 Lillehammer 1998 Nagano 2002 Salt Lake City 2006 Turin 2010 Vancouver 2014 Sochi 2018 Pyeongchang 2022 Beijing 2026 TBD 2030 TBD Ancient Olympic Games Intercalated Games 1906 Paralympic Games Youth Olympic Games Events at the 2018 Winter Olympics ( PyeongChang, South Korea ) Alpine skiing Biathlon Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing Curling Figure skating Freestyle skiing Ice hockey men women Luge Nordic combined Short track speed skating Skeleton Ski jumping Snowboarding Speed skating Nations at the 2018 Winter Olympics in ( Pyeongchang, South Korea ) Africa Eritrea Kenya Madagascar Morocco South Africa Togo Americas Argentina Bermuda Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Dominica Ecuador Mexico Peru Puerto Rico United States Asia China India Iran Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Malaysia Mongolia North Korea Pakistan Philippines Singapore South Korea Chinese Taipei Thailand Timor - Leste Uzbekistan Europe Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Oceania Australia New Zealand Other Olympic Athletes from Russia Venues of the 2018 Winter Olympics Pyeongchang Mountain Cluster Alpensia Biathlon Centre Cross-Country Centre Ski Jumping Centre Convention Centre IBC Alpensia Sliding Centre Yongpyong Alpine Centre Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium Pyeongchang Olympic Village Bokwang Phoenix Park Stand - alone venues : Jeongseon Alpine Centre Phoenix Snow Park Gangneung Coastal Cluster Gangneung Olympic Park Gangneung Curling Centre Gangneung Hockey Centre Gangneung Ice Arena Gangneung Oval Kwandong Hockey Centre Gangneung Olympic Village Italics indicate non-competition venues. 2010s portal Olympics portal South Korea portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_Winter_Olympics&oldid=816032338 '' Categories : 2018 Winter Olympics 2018 in multi-sport events 2018 in South Korean sport Olympic Games in South Korea Scheduled multi-sport events Sport in Pyeongchang County Winter Olympics by year Sport in Gangneung February 2018 sports events in Asia 2018 in winter sports Winter sports competitions in South Korea Hidden categories : Wikipedia semi-protected pages Use dmy dates from December 2017 Articles containing Korean - language text Talk View source Contents About Wikipedia Wikivoyage Afrikaans Аҧсшәа Azərbaycanca বাংলা Беларуская Беларуская ( тарашкевіца ) ‎ Български Bosanski Català Čeština Dansk Deutsch Eesti Ελληνικά Español Euskara فارسی Français Gaeilge 한국어 Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Íslenska Italiano עברית ქართული Қазақша Коми Кыргызча Latviešu Lietuvių Limburgs Magyar Македонски मराठी Bahasa Melayu Монгол Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Norsk nynorsk Олык марий Polski Português Română Русский Саха тыла Scots Simple English Slovenčina Slovenščina Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska Татарча / tatarça ไทย Türkçe Українська اردو Tiếng Việt 粵語 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 18 December 2017, at 20 : 30. 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Question: where will the winter olympics be held in 2018
Answer: Pyeongchang County, South Korea