2018 Winter Olympic Events in South Korea

By Dyfed Loesche (Statista)

The sports and events of the 2018 Winter Olympics plus the growth in Winter Olympic sports & events since the first Winter Olympics to now.

The 23rd Winter Olympic Games are set to open in Pyeongchang in South Korea.

According to data from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), there will be 102 events at which the athletes will compete for medals -- more than at any previous Winter Olympics.

The first Winter Olympics in Chamonix in the French Alps had 16 events. During the Second World War two Winter Olympiads were cancelled, while the last Winter Olympiad before the war were held in Garmisch-Patenkirchen under Nazi rule.

This chart shows the number of events held at each Winter Olympic Games since the first Winter Olympics in 1924.

Number of events held at each Winter Olympic Games

2018 Winter Olympics: Sports & Events

The 2018 Winter Olympics features 102 events in 15 sports, making it the first Winter Olympics to surpass 100 medal events. Four new disciplines in existing sports were introduced to the Winter Olympic programme in Pyeongchang, including big air snowboarding, mixed doubles curling, mass start speed skating, and mixed team alpine skiing.

Here is every event that is taking place at the 2018 Winter Olympics

SPORTS

BASEBALL | BASKETBALL | COLLEGES | FOOTBALL | GOLF | HOCKEY | OLYMPICS | SOCCER | TENNIS

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