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Host city | Pyeongchang, South Korea | ||
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Motto | Passion. Connected. (Korean: 하나된 열정., Hanadoen Yeoljeong) | ||
Nations | 92 | ||
Athletes | 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) | ||
Events | 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) | ||
Opening | 9 February | ||
Closing | 25 February | ||
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Cauldron | |||
Stadium | Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium | ||
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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.