PyeongChang 2018: CLOSING

For almost three weeks, the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics showcased the world's best athletes competing in various winter sports in different venues stretching across the hosting South Korean county. It's not just about the spirit of competition but also the coming together of different sides torn between conflicts and internal affairs. And now, here it is, the final day of the PyeongChang games and in the grand finale, hours before the closing ceremony, the spotlight is on Bobsleigh, Cross-Country Skiing, Curling, and Ice Hockey.

In this finale to the Winter Games, Germany won gold and silver at the 4-man bobsleigh event, Marit Bjoergen from Norway won the Ladies' 30km Mass Start Classic, Sweden beats South Korea at the Women's Curling, and the Russian hockey players beat Germany at the Ice Hockey.

URL: https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-25.htm

At the end of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Games, the biggest winners are the Norwegians having dominated almost every single event of the Games than every other nation participated.

And now, the closing ceremony, and just like in the opening, the delegation of South Korea, the hosting nation, entered the Olympic Stadium alongside North Korea as a powerful show of unity. Czech's Ester Ledecka, Ireen Wust, Lee Seung-hoon, and  Marit Bjoergen, the "Queen of the Games" are the biggest standouts in the flag bearing ceremony. As the PyeongChang Winter Olympics came to an end, the baton has passed to the next hosting city for the 2022 Winter Olympics; Beijing, China.

URL: https://www.olympic.org/news/new-horizons-beckon-as-curtain-falls-on-olympic-winter-games-pyeongchang-2018

The Winter Olympics has ended but PyeongChang will remain open in preparation for March's Winter Paralympics taking place on March. Still, that's the end of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics. See you in Beijing this 2022!.

PyeongChang 2018: February 24, 2018

It was the penultimate day of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics and the highlights of that day are Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Curling, Snowboard, and Speed Skating.

Now, let's get to know the winners of that penultimate day of the Games. Switzerland is named the winner of the Alpine Team Event, Iivo Niskanen from Finland defeated two Russians to win the Men's 50km Mass Start Classic, Sweden beats the United States at the game of Curling, Sebastien Toutant from Canada wins the Men's Big Air, Czech athlete Ester Ledecka wins the Ladies' Parallel Giant Slalom, Nevin Galmarini from Switzerland wins the Men's Parallel Giant Slalom, Nana Takagi from Japan wins the Ladies' Mass Start, and Lee Seung-Hoon from South Korea wins the Men's Mass Start.

URL: https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-24.htm

Don't miss the finale to the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Games today because there's still some action left in the grand finale of the Games and it all leads up to the closing ceremony to wrap it up. So, who's going to make it to the very end? Well, you will find the answer to this question in a few more hours.

PyeongChang 2018: February 23, 2018

Here we are, ladies and gentlemen. It's the final weekend of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics and Friday's highlights include Biathlon, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, and Speed Skating.

And now, the winners; Sweden beats Norway and Germany in the Men's 4x7.5km Relay to score a gold medal, two Russian athletes Alina Zagitova and Evgenia Medvedeva won gold and silver at the Ladies Single Skating, two Canadians, Kelsey Serwa and Brittany Phelan, won gold and silver at the Ladies' Ski Cross, and Kjeld Nuis from The Netherlands won gold at the Men's 1000m speed skating.

URL: https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-23.htm

So, who's going to make headlines in the final weekend of the Winter Olympics at PyeongChang? Well, you will find the answers to this question in a few more games...

PyeongChang 2018: February 22, 2018

Thursday's PyeongChang games put the spotlight on Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Freestyle Skiing, Ice Hockey, Nordic Combined, Short Track Speed Skating, and Snowboard. So, who are the winners of the day?

Men's Slalom sees Andre Myhrer of Sweden as the winner while Michelle Gisin of Switzerland dominated the Ladies' Alpine Combined. Then, Belarus won the Women's 4x6km Relay, a 1-2 finish for Team USA at the Men's Ski Halfpipe as David Wise and Alex Ferreira won gold and silver, USA beats Canada in the Women's ice hockey match, Germany dominated the Team Gundersen LH/4x5km, Wu Dajing of China won the Men's 500m, Suzanne Schulting of Holland won the Ladies' 1,000km, and Hungary for the Men's 5,000 Relay.

URL: https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-22.htm

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PyeongChang 2018: February 21, 2018

Alpine Skiing, Bobsleigh, Cross-Country Skiing, Freestyle Skiing, and Speed Skating are the highlights of Wednesday's PyeongChang games and let's take a look at the winners of the day.

At the Ladies Downhill, winner goes to Sofia Goggia of Italy, at the Women's Bobsleigh, the Germans are bringing home the gold, USA for the Ladies' Team Sprint Free, another gold for Norway after winning the Men's Team Sprint Free, Brady Leman of Canada for the Men's Ski Cross, The Netherlands beats Japan at the Ladies' Team Pursuit, and South Korea beats Norway at the Men's Team Pursuit.

URL: https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-21.htm

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PyeongChang 2018: February 20, 2018

As the PyeongChang Winter Olympics is nearing to its climax this week, focus on that day's games are Biathlon, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Nordic Combined, and Short Track Speed Skating.

For Tuesday's winners, the French team became the winners of the 2x6km Women + 2x7.5km Men Mixed Relay, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir won the Ice Dance Free for Canada, Cassie Sharpe scored another gold for Canada after winning the Ladies' Ski Halfpipe, and a 1-2-3 finish at the Individual Gundersen LH/10km Cross-Country for Germany with Johannes Rydzek won gold followed by silver placer Fabian Riessle, and bronze placer Eric Frenzel.

URL: https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-20.htm

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PyeongChang 2018: February 19, 2018

The PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics is reaching ita final week and that day's focus are Bobsleigh, Ski Jumping, and Speed Skating.

Canada and Germany scored gold medals at the 2-man bobsleigh event while Norway scored another gold from winning the men's team ski jumping, and also, Havard Lorentzen for Norway wins the Men's 500m Speed Skating.

URL: https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-19.htm

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PyeongChang 2018: February 18, 2018

Sunday's PyeongChang Games puts the spotlight on Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing, Freestyle Skiing, and Speed Skating. Let's get to know the winners of the day...

Marcel Hirscher of Austria wins the Men's Giant Slalom, Martin Fourcade of France is the winner of the Men's 15km Mass Start, another gold for Norway after the Men's 4x10km Relay, Oystein Braaten scored another one for Norway after Men's Ski Slopestyle, Oleksandr Abramenko from Ukraine for the Men's Aerials, and Japanese speed skater Nao Kodaira for the Ladies' 500m.

URL: https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-18.htm

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PyeongChang 2018: February 17, 2018

Saturday's Winter Games in PyeongChang highlights on Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Short Track Speed Skating, Skeleton, and Ski Jumping. Time to highlight the winners of the day.

Ester Ledecka of the Czech Republic wins the Ladies' Super-G, Anastasiya Kuzmina wins the Women's 12.5km Mass Start, Norway Team is the Ladies' 4x5km Relay winner, a 1-2 dream finish for Team Japan with Yuzuru Hanyu and Shoma Uno wins gold and silver, Swiss scored a 1-2 finish at the Ladies' Ski Slopestyle with Sarah Hoefflin and Mathilde Gremaud won gold and silver, Choi Minjeong of South Korea won the Ladies' 1,500m, and Samuel Girard of Canada for Men's 1,000m.

URL: https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-17.htm

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PyeongChang 2018: February 16, 2018

Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Freestyle Skiing, Luge, Snowboard, and Speed Skating are the highlights of Friday's PyeongChang Winter Olympics and let's get to know the winners of the day.

For the Men's Super G, Matthias Mayer of Austria wins the match while Frida Hansdotter of Sweden won the Ladies equivalent. At the Men's 15km Free, Dario Cologna of Switzerland is the victor, Hanna Huskova won the Ladies' Aerials, Yun Sungbin of South Korea wins the Men's Skeleton match, Michela Moioli of Italy for the Ladies' Snowboard Cross, and Esmee Visser for the Ladies' 5,000mm Speed Skating.

URL: https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-16.htm

The action in PyeongChang Winter Games continues...

PyeongChang 2018: February 15, 2018

On yesterday's PyeongChang games, Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing, Figure Skating, Luge, Snowboard, and Speed Skating are the focus of that day and let's jot down who are the winners of the day.

Men's Downhill sees a one-two finish for Team Norway as Aksel Lund Svindal and Kjetil Jansrud won gold and silver respectively. Mikaela Shiffrin of USA wins the Ladies' Giant Slalom, Hanna Oeberg of Sweden wins the Women's 15km Individual, another win for Norway as Johannes Thingnes Boe wins the Men's 20km Individual, Ragnhild Haga for the Ladies' 10km Free, the German duo of Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot wins the Pair Skating, Germany wins the Team Relay Competition, Pierre Vaultier of France wins the Men's Snowboard Cross, and Ted-Jan Bloemen of Canada wins the Men's 10,000m speed skating. Looks like the Norse are something to fear with in the PyeongChang Games.

URL: https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-15.htm

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PyeongChang 2018: February 14, 2018

February 14, 2018 is Valentines Day. For Koreans, this is the Korean Lunar New Year. For the religious, it's Ash Wednesday. But in PyeongChang, the athletes are business as usual as the only thing that burns the hearts of many is the incredible performance athletes delivered especially when they compete in medal events such as Luge, Nordic Combined, Snowboard, and Speed Skating.

Germany makes headlines at the Doubles Luge with Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt wins the Gold medal while the Austrian pair of Peter Penz and Georg Fischler wins the Silver medal and another German pair, Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken, wins the Bronze medal. In the Individual Gundersen NH 10km Cross Country, another German wins big with Eric Frenzel wins the match followed by Akito Watabe from Japan and Lukas Klapfer from Austria. Snowboarding superstar of Team USA Shaun White wins the Men's Halfpipe followed by Japan's Ayumu Hirano and Austria's Scotty James. And finally, at the Ladies' 1000km Speed Skating, Dutch Jorien Ter Mors beaten two Japanese athletes Nao Kodaira and Miho Takagi for the Gold medal.

URL: https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-14.htm

The PyeongChang Winter Games continues to heat up so get ready for more.

PyeongChang 2018: February 13, 2018

In case you missed it, the fourth day of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics puts the focus on Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Curling, Luge, Short Track Speed Skating, Snowboard, and Speed Skating.

And now, the winners of that day. Marcel Hirscher of Austria wins the Men's Alpine Combined Slalom, Stina Nilsson of Sweden for the Ladies' Sprint Classic, Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway for the Men's Sprint Classic, Team Canada for the Mixed Doubles Curling, Germany scored a 1-2 finish at the Women's Singles with Natalie Geisenberger gone gold and Dajana Eitberger with the silver medal, Ariana Fontana of Italy wins the Ladies' 500m, Chloe Kim of Team USA for the Ladies' Halfpipe, and Holland scored a 1-2 finish at the Men's 1,500m with Kjeld Nuis as the victor and Patrick Roest tasted second place.

URL: https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-13.htm

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PyeongChang 2018: February 12, 2018

The third day of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics highlights on Biathlon, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skating, Ski Jumping, Snowboard, and Speed Skating.

Laura Dahlmeier of Germany is the victor of the Women's 10km Pursuit while Frenchman Martin Fourcade is the winner of the Men's 12.5km Pursuit. At the Team Event Ice Dance Free Dance, Canada wins the Gold Medal and for another win on Team Canada, Mikael Kingsbury wins the Men's Moguls. Norwegian Maren Lundby wins the Ski Jumping, USA Jamie Anderson wins Ladies' Slopestyle, and Ireen Wust wins the Ladies' 1,500mm speed skating.

Results: https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-12.htm

The action in PyeongChang continues...

PyeongChang 2018: February 11, 2018

On the second day of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics, the main events of the day are Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing, Freestyle Skiing, Luge, Snowboard, and Speed Skating.

Arnd Peiffer of Germany is crowned the winner of the Men's 10km Sprint Biathlon followed by Michal Krcmar of the Czech Republic and Dominik Windisch of Italy. Norway scored a 1-2-3 finish at the Men's 15km + 15km Skiathlon with Simen Hegstad Krueger wins the match followed by Martin Johnsrud Sundby and Hans Christer Holund. At the Ladies' Moguls, Perrine Laffont of France is the winner with Canadian Justine Dufour-Lapointe placed 2nd and Kazakh Yulia Galysheva placed 3rd. Men's Singles Luge sees Austrian David Gleirscher as the Gold Medal winner, beating the likes of American Chris Mazdzer and German Johannes Ludwig. At the Men's Slopestyle, Redmond Gerard of the USA has defeated two Canadians, Max Parrot and Mark McMorris, for the Gold Medal. And finally, Dutchman Sven Kramer won the Gold Medal against Canadian Ted-Jan Bloemen and Sverre Lunde Pedersen of Norway.

URL: https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-11.htm

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PyeongChang 2018: February 10, 2018

The PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics kicked off yesterday with the first day of medal matches from Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing, Short Track Speed Skating, Ski Jumping, and Speed Skating.

Recapping what happened on the 10th of February, Laura Dahlmeier from Germany wins the Women's 7.5km Sprint followed by Norway's Marte Olsbu and Czech Republic's Veronika Vitkova. Charlotte Kalla from Sweden wins the Ladies' 7.5km + 7.5km Skiathlon followed by Norway's Marit Bjoergen and Finland's Krista Parmakoski. At the Men's 1,500km Final A of the Short Track Speed Skating, Lim Hyojun from South Korea wins while Sjinkie Knegt from Holland placed 2nd and Semen Elistratov placed 3rd. Andreas Wellinger from German won the Men's Normal Hill Individual while the two Norwegians, Johann Andre Forfang and Robert Johansson, placed a 2nd and 3rd finish. And finally, on the Ladies 3,000m Speed Skating, it's a 1-2-3 finish for Holland as Carlijn Achtereekte wins followed by Ireen Wust and Antonette De Jong.

URL: https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-10.htm

Stay tuned for more of PyeongChang!

PyeongChang 2018: Opening

The 2018 Winter Olympics at PyeongChang, South Korea, has finally begun and despite concerns about what's happening now in South Korea, the Games has begun as they planned.

Flagbearers for the 91 National Olympic Committees and the Olympic Athlete from Russia delegation took part in the opening ceremony of the 23rd Winter Games and in a midst display of Korean culture from the past and the present as seen by the mass audience gathered at the host city's Olympic Stadium, it's a rare opportunity to see the two Koreas going together under their unified Korean flag, a sign that there is hope between the North and the South, torn between endless conflicts and repressive regimes year after year.

GALLERY: https://www.olympic.org/photos/pyeongchang-2018/opening-ceremony

With the historic opening ceremony wrapped up, the Games truly begun as for the next 16 days, competitors across the globe will compete in 15 sports and 102 medal events. Welcome to PyeongChang 2018!