2018 Winter Olympics

The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, is a sporting event that took place in between February 9 and 25, 2018. The deadline for bids was January 2009. The winning city, Pyeongchang, South Korea, was announced on July 6, 2011.

Officially, it is being called 'PyeongChang', spelled that way so people don't confuse it with Pyongyang, which is in North Korea.

Official host city
  Pyeongchang, South Korea

Former potential bids
Asia
  Almaty, Kazakhstan
  Bursa, Turkey

Europe
On July 4, 2007, Sochi, Russia was selected to host the 2014 Winter Games, hurting European candidates' chances at a successful bid.Sochi given 2014 Winter Olympics The IOC rarely awards back-to-back games to the same continent.

  Munich, Germany
  Upper Carniola, Slovenia
  France
 Annecy (eliminated)
 Hautes-Alpes (eliminated)
 Grenoble (eliminated)
 Nice (eliminated)
  Sofia, Bulgaria
  Tromsø, Norway (cancelled bid)

North America
America was going to submit a bid, but the country changed its bid to the 2022 Winter Olympics. Here are the cities which had showed interest:
  United States
 Denver, Colorado
 Reno/Lake Tahoe, Nevada/California
 Salt Lake City, Utah
 Detroit, Michigan

South America
  Santiago, Chile

 The Games 

 Sports 
2018 Winter Olympic sports Biathlon
 Bobsledding
 Bobsleigh
 Skeleton
 Curling
 Ice Hockey
 Luge
 Skating
 Figure skating
 Short track speed skating
 Speed skating
 Skiing
 Alpine skiing
 Cross-country skiing
 Freestyle skiing
 Nordic combined
 Ski jumping
 Snowboarding

References

Category:2018 in Asia
Olympics
Category:February 2018 events
Category:2010s in South Korean sport
Category:Winter Olympics in Asia
Category:2010s in South Korea