# 2018 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations

During the 2018 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations at the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, beginning at 20:00 KST (UTC+9) on 9 February 2018, athletes bearing the flags of their respective nations led their national delegations as they paraded into the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium in the host city of Pyeongchang, South Korea. 92 teams qualified to compete (91 nations and Olympic Athletes from Russia).

## Background

Athletes entered the stadium in an order dictated by Olympic tradition. As the originator of the Olympics, the Greek team entered first. Other teams entered in alphabetical order based on the names of countries in the Korean language. Following tradition, the delegation from the host nation, South Korea, was scheduled to enter last. However, following solidarity negotiations with North Korea, the host nation was instead represented by the unified Korean delegation, consisting of the South Korean and North Korean teams, marching under the Korean Unification Flag.
The names of the nations were announced in French, followed by English and Korean, the official languages of the Olympic movement and the host nation, in accordance with traditional and International Olympic Committee (IOC) guidelines. Background music included such Korean songs from throughout the ages from as old as the folk song Arirang, to "Short Hair" by Cho Yong-pil and "The Beauty" by Shin Jung Hyun & Yup Juns of the 1970s, and modern K-pop hits such as "Gangnam Style" by Psy, "Likey" by Twice, "Fantastic Baby" by Big Bang, "DNA" by BTS, and "Red Flavor" by Red Velvet.

## List

Below is a list of parading countries and their announced flag bearer, in the same order as the parade. This is sortable by country name, flag bearer's name and flag bearer's sport. Names are given in the form officially designated by the IOC.
| Order | Nation | Hangul | Roman Transliteration (in RR) | Flag bearer | Sport |
| 1 | Greece (GRE) | 그리스 | Geuriseu | Sophia Ralli | Alpine skiing |
| 2 | Ghana (GHA) | 가나 | Gana | Akwasi Frimpong | Skeleton |
| 3 | Nigeria (NGR) | 나이지리아 | Naijiria | Ngozi Onwumere | Bobsleigh |
| 4 | South Africa (RSA) | 남아프리카 공화국 | Nam-Apeurika Gonghwaguk | Connor Wilson | Alpine skiing |
| 5 | Netherlands (NED) | 네덜란드 | Nedeollandeu | Jan Smeekens | Speed skating |
| 6 | Norway (NOR) | 노르웨이 | Noreuwei | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Biathlon |
| 7 | New Zealand (NZL) | 뉴질랜드 | Nyujillaendeu | Beau-James Wells | Freestyle skiing |
| 8 | Denmark (DEN) | 덴마크 | Denmakeu | Elena Møller Rigas | Speed skating |
| 9 | Germany (GER) | 독일 | Dogil | Eric Frenzel | Nordic combined |
| 10 | East Timor (TLS) | 동티모르 | Dong-Timoreu | Yohan Goutt Gonçalves | Alpine skiing |
| 11 | Latvia (LAT) | 라트비아 | Rateubia | Daumants Dreiškens | Bobsleigh |
| 12 | Lebanon (LBN) | 레바논 | Rebanon | Samer Tawk | Cross-country skiing |
| 13 | Romania (ROU) | 루마니아 | Rumania | Marius Ungureanu | Biathlon |
| 14 | Luxembourg (LUX) | 룩셈부르크 | Ruksembureukeu | Matthieu Osch | Alpine skiing |
| 15 | Lithuania (LTU) | 리투아니아 | Rituania | Tomas Kaukėnas | Biathlon |
| 16 | Liechtenstein (LIE) | 리히텐슈타인 | Rihitensyutain | Marco Pfiffner | Alpine skiing |
| 17 | Madagascar (MAD) | 마다가스카르 | Madagaseukareu | Mialitiana Clerc | Alpine skiing |
| 18 | Malaysia (MAS) | 말레이시아 | Malleisia | Julian Yee | Figure skating |
| 19 | Mexico (MEX) | 멕시코 | Meksiko | Germán Madrazo | Cross-country skiing |
| 20 | Monaco (MON) | 모나코 | Monako | Rudy Rinaldi | Bobsleigh |
| 21 | Morocco (MAR) | 모로코 | Moroko | Samir Azzimani | Cross-country skiing |
| 22 | Montenegro (MNE) | 몬테네그로 | Montenegeuro | Jelena Vujičić | Alpine skiing |
| 23 | Moldova (MDA) | 몰도바 | Moldoba | Nicolae Gaiduc | Cross-country skiing |
| 24 | Malta (MLT) | 몰타 | Molta | Élise Pellegrin | Alpine skiing |
| 25 | Mongolia (MGL) | 몽골 | Monggol | Achbadrakh Batmunkh | Cross-country skiing |
| 26 | United States (USA) | 미국 | Miguk | Erin Hamlin | Luge |
| 27 | Bermuda (BER) | 버뮤다 | Beomyuda | Tucker Murphy | Cross-country skiing |
| 28 | Belgium (BEL) | 벨기에 | Belgie | Seppe Smits | Snowboarding |
| 29 | Belarus (BLR) | 벨라루스 | Bellaruseu | Alla Tsuper | Freestyle skiing |
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 보스니아 헤르체고비나 | Boseunia Hereuchegobina | Elvedina Muzaferija | Alpine skiing |
| 31 | Bolivia (BOL) | 볼리비아 | Bollibia | Simon Breitfuss Kammerlander | Alpine skiing |
| 32 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 불가리아 | Bulgaria | Radoslav Yankov | Snowboarding |
| 33 | Brazil (BRA) | 브라질 | Beurajil | Edson Bindilatti | Bobsleigh |
| 34 | San Marino (SMR) | 산마리노 | Sanmarino | Alessandro Mariotti | Alpine skiing |
| 35 | Serbia (SRB) | 세르비아 | Sereubia | Nevena Ignjatović | Alpine skiing |
| 36 | Sweden (SWE) | 스웨덴 | Seuweden | Niklas Edin | Curling |
| 37 | Switzerland (SUI) | 스위스 | Seuwiseu | Dario Cologna | Cross-country skiing |
| 38 | Spain (ESP) | 스페인 | Seupein | Lucas Eguibar | Snowboarding |
| 39 | Slovakia (SVK) | 슬로바키아 | Seullobakia | Veronika Velez-Zuzulová | Alpine skiing |
| 40 | Slovenia (SLO) | 슬로베니아 | Seullobenia | Vesna Fabjan | Cross-country skiing |
| 41 | Singapore (SGP) | 싱가포르 | Singgaporeu | Cheyenne Goh | Short track speed skating |
| 42 | Armenia (ARM) | 아르메니아 | Areumenia | Mikayel Mikayelyan | Cross-country skiing |
| 43 | Argentina (ARG) | 아르헨티나 | Areuhentina | Sebastiano Gastaldi | Alpine skiing |
| 44 | Iceland (ISL) | 아이슬란드 | Aiseullandeu | Freydis-Halla Einarsdóttir | Alpine skiing |
| 45 | Ireland (IRL) | 아일랜드 | Aillaendeu | Seamus O'Connor | Snowboarding |
| 46 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 아제르바이잔 | Ajereubaijan | Patrick Brachner | Alpine skiing |
| 47 | Andorra (AND) | 안도라 | Andora | Irineu Esteve Altimiras | Cross-country skiing |
| 48 | Albania (ALB) | 알바니아 | Albania | Suela Mehilli | Alpine skiing |
| 49 | Eritrea (ERI) | 에리트레아 | Eriteurea | Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda | Alpine skiing |
| 50 | Estonia (EST) | 에스토니아 | Eseutonia | Saskia Alusalu | Speed skating |
| 51 | Ecuador (ECU) | 에콰도르 | Ekwadoreu | Klaus Jungbluth | Cross-country skiing |
| 52 | Great Britain (GBR) | 영국 | Yeongguk | Lizzy Yarnold | Skeleton |
| 53 | Australia (AUS) | 오스트레일리아 | Oseuteureillia | Scott James | Snowboarding |
| 54 | Austria (AUT) | 오스트리아 | Oseuteuria | Anna Veith | Alpine skiing |
| 55 | Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) | 러시아 출신 올림픽 선수 | Reosia Chulsin Ollimpik Seonsu | POCOG Volunteer | N/A |
| 56 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 우즈베키스탄 | Ujeubekiseutan | Komiljon Tukhtaev | Alpine skiing |
| 57 | Ukraine (UKR) | 우크라이나 | Ukeuraina | Olena Pidhrushna | Biathlon |
| 58 | Iran (IRI) | 이란 | Iran | Samaneh Beyrami Baher | Cross-country skiing |
| 59 | Italy (ITA) | 이탈리아 | Itallia | Arianna Fontana | Short track speed skating |
| 60 | Israel (ISR) | 이스라엘 | Iseura'el | Alexei Bychenko | Figure skating |
| 61 | India (IND) | 인도 | Indo | Shiva Keshavan | Luge |
| 62 | Japan (JPN) | 일본 | Ilbon | Noriaki Kasai | Ski jumping |
| 63 | Jamaica (JAM) | 자메이카 | Jameika | Audra Segree | Bobsleigh |
| 64 | Georgia (GEO) | 조지아 | Jojia | Moris Kvitelashvili | Figure skating |
| 65 | China (CHN) | 중국 | Jungguk | Zhou Yang | Short track speed skating |
| 66 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 체코 | Cheko | Eva Samková | Snowboarding |
| 67 | Chile (CHI) | 칠레 | Chille | Henrik von Appen | Alpine skiing |
| 68 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 카자흐스탄 | Kajaheuseutan | Abzal Azhgaliyev | Short track speed skating |
| 69 | Canada (CAN) | 캐나다 | Kaenada | Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir | Figure skating |
| 70 | Kenya (KEN) | 케냐 | Kenya | Sabrina Simader | Alpine skiing |
| 71 | Kosovo (KOS) | 코소보 | Kosobo | Albin Tahiri | Alpine skiing |
| 72 | Colombia (COL) | 콜롬비아 | Kollombia | Pedro Causil | Speed skating |
| 73 | Croatia (CRO) | 크로아티아 | Keuroatia | Natko Zrnčić-Dim | Alpine skiing |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 키르기스스탄 | Kireugiseuseutan | Tariel Zharkymbaev | Cross-country skiing |
| 75 | Cyprus (CYP) | 키프로스 | Kipeuroseu | Dinos Lefkaritis | Alpine skiing |
| 76 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 차이니스 타이베이 | Chainiseu Taibei | Lien Te-an | Luge |
| 77 | Thailand (THA) | 태국 | Taeguk | Mark Chanloung | Cross-country skiing |
| 78 | Turkey (TUR) | 터키 | Teoki | Fatih Arda İpcioğlu | Ski jumping |
| 79 | Togo (TOG) | 토고 | Togo | Mathilde-Amivi Petitjean | Cross-country skiing |
| 80 | Tonga (TGA) | 통가 | Tongga | Pita Taufatofua | Cross-country skiing |
| 81 | Pakistan (PAK) | 파키스탄 | Pakiseutan | Muhammad Karim | Alpine skiing |
| 82 | Portugal (POR) | 포르투갈 | Poreutugal | Kequyen Lam | Cross-country skiing |
| 83 | Poland (POL) | 폴란드 | Pollandeu | Zbigniew Bródka | Speed skating |
| 84 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 푸에르토리코 | Puereutoriko | Charles Flaherty | Alpine skiing |
| 85 | France (FRA) | 프랑스 | Peurangseu | Martin Fourcade | Biathlon |
| 86 | Macedonia (MKD) | 구유고슬라비아 마케도니아 공화국 | Gu-Yugoseullabia Makedonia Gonghwaguk | Stavre Jada | Cross-country skiing |
| 87 | Finland (FIN) | 핀란드 | Pillandeu | Janne Ahonen | Ski jumping |
| 88 | Philippines (PHI) | 필리핀 | Pillipin | Asa Miller | Alpine skiing |
| 89 | Hungary (HUN) | 헝가리 | Heonggari | Konrád Nagy | Speed skating |
| 90 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 홍콩차이나 | Hongkong Chaina | Arabella Ng | Alpine skiing |
| 91 | Korea (COR) | 코리아 | Koria | Won Yun-jong (South Korea) | Bobsleigh |
| 91 | Korea (COR) | 코리아 | Koria | Hwang Chung-gum (North Korea) | Ice hockey |