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2018 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony Flag Bearers
During the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the flag bearers of 92 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) arrived into Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium on February 25. The flag bearers from each participating country entered the stadium informally in single file, and behind them marched all the athletes. The flags of each country were not necessarily carried by the same flag bearer as in the opening ceremony. The flag-bearers entered in ''ganada'' order of the Korean alphabet. Unlike the opening ceremony, North and South Korea used their own flags in addition to the Korean Unification Flag The Korean Unification Flag is a flag designed to represent all of Korea when North and South Korea participate as one team in sporting events. History North and South Korea initially planned to compete as one team at the 1990 Asian Games, and .... Thus there were a total of 93 flag bearers representing 92 NOCs, with the North Korean flag and Korean Unification Flag appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony
The closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 25 February 2018 from 20:00 to 22:05 KST (UTC+9). The ceremony took place at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang County, South Korea. The director of the organizing committee, Oh Jang-hwan, stated the event will have a "festival atmosphere to recognize and celebrate the athletes' hard work and achievements at the games." Combining music, dance and art, the ceremony tells the story of "The Next Wave," while emphasizing the "human spirit of perseverance." Ceremony Opening * 10-second countdown to the start * South Korean singer Jang Sa-ik performed Aegukga with children from Gangwon Province. * South Korean guitarist Yang Tae-hwan performed "Winter" of Vivaldi's Four Seasons. * South Korean post-rock band Jambinai performed "Time of Extinction" including many geomungo players. Parade of Nations The flag bearers of 92 National Olympic Committees arrived into the stadium. The flag bearers from each parti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marit Bjørgen
Marit Bjørgen (born 21 March 1980) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with 114 individual victories. Bjørgen is also the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country World Cup history, with 29 victories. She headed the medal table at the 2010 Winter Olympics by winning five medals, including three gold. A five-time Olympian, her five Olympic medals at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games brought her total number of medals up to a record 15, the most by any athlete in Winter Olympics history. On 6 April 2018, Bjørgen announced her retirement from cross–country skiing following the 2017–18 season. In May 2020, she announced that she would return to competition with long-distance cross-country ski squad Team Ragde Eiendom, with a focus on competing in Vasaloppet in March 2021. On 28 April 2022, she announced the end of her career by also finishing her long-distance career. World Cup Marit Bjørgen initial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mialitiana Clerc
Mialitiana Clerc (born 16 November 2001 in Ambohitrimanjaka, Madagascar) is an alpine skier from Madagascar. Clerc competed for Madagascar at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the alpine skiing events. Clerc became the first female to compete for Madagascar at the Winter Olympics. Clerc was born in Madagascar and was adopted by a French family at the age of one. She learned to ski in France. Clerc's results at the 2018 Winter Olympics: References 2001 births Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Malagasy female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Madagascar Living people French sportspeople of Malagasy descent French adoptees People from Analamanga Black French sportspeople {{Madagascar-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrej Drukarov
Andrej Drukarov (born 10 May 1999) is a Lithuanian alpine skier. Career In 2016 he competed at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics. In 2018 Drukarov was selected to represent Lithuania in 2018 Winter Olympic Games. During Olympics Andrej finished 59th in giant slalom and 41st in men's slalom. In 2017 Drukarov achieved a Lithuanian national record in slalom by reaching 45.64 FIS points. In 2019 Drukarov broken national record again with 23.24 FIS points in Giant Slalom. In 2021 skier broken this record again with 20.43. Andrej Drukarov represented Lithuania at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ..., where he finished 23rd in giant slalom. It is the best ever result for any Lithuanian alpine skier in wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthieu Osch
Matthieu Osch (born 1 April 1999) is an alpine skier who was the sole competitor and flag bearer for Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small land ... at the 2018 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations. References External links * * * * 1999 births Living people Luxembourgian male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Luxembourg Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics {{Luxembourg-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luge At The 2018 Winter Olympics
Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. A total of four luge events were held, between 10 and 15 February 2018. Qualification A maximum of 110 athletes were allowed to compete at the Games. Countries were assigned quotas using the world rankings of results from 1 November 2017 to 31 December 2017. Competition schedule The following was the competition schedule for all four events. All times are (UTC+9). Medal summary Medal table Events Participating nations A total of 110 athletes from 24 nations (including the IOC's designation of Olympic Athletes from Russia) were scheduled to participate. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External linksOfficial Results Book – Luge {{Luge at the Winter Olympics 2018 Luge Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raluca Strămăturaru
Raluca Nicoleta Strămăturaru (born 22 November 1985 in Sinaia) is a Romanian luger who has competed since 1996. Her younger sister Violeta Strămăturaru is also a luger. Strămăturaru's best Luge World Cup season finish was 23rd in women's singles in 2007–08. Her best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 22nd in women's singles at Oberhof in 2008. Her best finish at the FIL European Luge Championships was 17th in women's singles at Cesana Pariol in 2008. Strămăturaru qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics where she finished 21st. At her 3rd successive appearance at the Olympics, she ended up with her best career result and the best result for Romania in Winter Olympics in the last 24 years: 7th place at 2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haralds Silovs
Haralds Silovs (born 7 April 1986) is a Latvian long track and former short track speed skater, who became the 2008 and 2011 European champion in short track. He has participated in three Winter Olympics. In 2018, he finished fourth at speed skating 1500 metres event. During the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he gained worldwide media attention after competing in the 1500 m short track, and 5000 m long track speed skating events in the same day, 13 February. He is the first athlete in the history of the Winter Olympics to compete in both short track and long track events at the same Games and the only athlete to compete in two different disciplines on the same day. Biography Silovs was born in Riga, Latvia, on 7 April 1986. His mother, Signe, was a figure skater, his father, Edvins, was a track cyclist for the USSR, and his older brother was involved in athletics. In addition to speed skating, Silovs became involved in mountain biking, and in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yohan Goutt Gonçalves
Yohan Carlos Goutt Gonçalves (born 20 December 1994 in Suresnes, France) is a French-East Timorese alpine skier who has competed since 2013. Goutt Gonçalves has also qualified to compete for East Timor at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. By doing so, he became the first athlete ever to qualify from the country at the Winter Olympics. He also competed for East Timor at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. Goutt Gonçalves is the son of a French father, and his mother is from East Timor, allowing him to compete for the latter country. His father's mother was Estonian Eva Goutt (maiden name Liiv), who is related to Estonian poet Juhan Liiv. On 29 December 2013, in a race in Serbia, Goutt Gonçalves managed to lower his point total to below 140 and officially qualify for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Goutt Gonçalves decided against participating at the 2017 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships to participate at the 2017 Asian Winter Games, becoming the first athlete to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Hockey At The 2018 Winter Olympics
The ice hockey (hockey) competitions of the 2018 Winter Olympics were played at two venues within the Gangneung Coastal Cluster in Gangneung, South Korea. The Gangneung Hockey Centre, which seats 10,000, and the Kwandong Hockey Centre, which seats 6,000, were both originally scheduled to be completed in 2016 but appear to have been completed in early 2017. Both venues contain Olympic-sized rinks (). Twelve teams competed in the men's tournament, which was held from 14 to 25 February, while eight teams competed in the women's tournament, from 10 to 22 February. In a historic deal, the women's tournament featured a combined Korean team with an expanded roster. Medal summary Medal table Medalists Men's tournament The tournament featured 12 countries, eight qualifying through the IIHF World Ranking, 3 through subsequent qualifying tournaments, and the host South Korea men's national ice hockey team. The format were the same as 2010 and 2014; three groups of four competed in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Ehrhoff
Christian Ehrhoff (born 6 July 1982) is a German former professional ice hockey defenceman. In 2018, he won silver at the Winter Olympics. He played more than 800 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) and more than 300 in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in Germany. He was known primarily as an offensive defenceman with strong skating and shooting abilities. Prior to playing in the NHL, Ehrhoff spent several years playing professionally in Germany, starting with EV Duisburg of the third-tier Oberliga and the Krefeld Pinguine of the premiere Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He spent three years with Krefeld, winning the German championship in 2003. Selected 106th overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, Ehrhoff moved to North America for the 2003–04 season. He spent one-and-a-half seasons with the Cleveland Barons, the Sharks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, before joining San Jose on a full-time basis beginning in 2005–06. After playing six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Hald Thorup
Viktor Hald Thorup (born 14 August 1994) is a Danish speed skater who competes internationally. He participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ... finished in 5th place in the Mass Start which was raced for the first time at the Olympic games in PyeongChang. Viktor Hald Thorup currently holds Danish national records in the men's 1500m, 3000m, 5000m and 10000m. Personal records References External links * 1994 births Living people Danish male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Denmark Speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics People from Slagelse Sportspeople from Region Zealand {{Denmark-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
