Sports · February 9, 2018

2018 Winter Olympics

Name: 2018 Winter Olympics
Start: 2018-02-09
Location: Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium, South Korea

8 years ago · Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium, South Korea

8th anniversary

The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (Korean: 제23회 동계 올림픽) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (평창2018), was an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Korea, with the opening rounds for certain events held on 8 February, a…

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