About the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018

This will be the second time South Korea has hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Before the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang, the Summer Games were held in Seoul in 1988.

Canada’s best winter sport athletes will be in PyeongChang and will be a source of inspiration for the next generation of Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes.

A picture of the Mountain Cluster in South Korea

Olympic Games quick facts

February 9 – 25, 2018
102 sporting events
Around 2,900 athletes
Team Canada Chef de Mission: Isabelle Charest

Paralympic Games quick facts

March 9 – 18, 2018
80 sporting events
Around 670 athletes
Team Canada Chef de Mission: Todd Nicholson

For additional information about the Games, visit the Canadian Olympic Committee and the Canadian Paralympic Committee websites.

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Date modified:: 2018-01-15