The official mascot for the Winter Olympics 2018 was the tiger cub Sukhoran (수 호랑) , and the Paralympic Olympics 2018 - Pandabi the bear cub (다비) . By the way, the Paralympic Games started on March 9.
As for the Olympic flame, according to traditions, the baton began last year, in October, in Greece, and the fire was brought to the country where the Olympics took place on November 1 of that year. The fire passed 2018 km and 17 cities and suburbs in Korea. 7,500 torchbearers participated in the relay. The fire was delivered to the city of the Olympics themselves on February 9. Well, the honor to light it at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games fell to the South Korean figure skater Kim Yong.
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Kim Yong A lights the Olympic flame
It looks simple Olympic medals carry a deep meaning. The transverse lines, which are depicted on the obverse, personify not only the determination of the athletes, but also the history of the Olympics themselves. And on the inside of the medals depicted relevant sports disciplines. The ribbon itself is made of traditional fabrics, which in Korea are used for sewing hanbok.
For Malaysia, the Republic of Kosovo, Nigeria, Eritrea, Singapore, Ecuador, these were the first Olympic Games.
Unfortunately, the Russian Federation was unable to take part in the 2018 Olympic Games, and those few athletes who were still able to attend the competitions, performed in neutral form under the banner of the UAR (Olympic Athletes from Russia). Last year, on September 13, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) received a request to remove the Russian Federation from participation in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games from 17 anti-doping agencies. And after 3 months, on December 5, by the decision of the IOC, Russia was officially excluded from participating in the OI 2018. It should be noted that in the entire history of the Olympics, doping was the first to cause the country to be excluded from the OI participants list.
The output of the UAR team at the opening ceremony
Women's hockey team of South and North Korea
A set of 10 coins (1 gold, 1 bronze and 8 silver) worth 2,038,000 Korean won (approximately $ 2,000)
The front side of the banknote is 2,000 Korean won (about $ 2)
The downside of the banknote is 2,000 Korean won (about $ 2)
Official website: https://www.pyeongchang2018.com
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Closing ceremony
The Olympic Games ended and the Olympic Flame was handed over to the mayor of Beijing, the capital of China, where the next Winter Olympics will be held in 2022. 307 athletes left South Korea with medals. And 103 of them were gold.
And now - time to watch the Paralympic Games!
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