The 23rd edition of the Winter Olympics being held at PyeongChang, South Korea got underway on Friday, February 9, 2018, with a beautiful opening ceremony. PyeongChang, is only 80 kilometers south of the Demilitarized Zone dividing North and South Korea, the two warring nations have been on the verge of a nuclear war in the recent past but that did not deter the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from according South Korea the privilege to host the Winter Olympics. The 2018 Winter Olympics will take place from February 8 to 25, 2018. We’ve brought you a list of the Winter Olympics 2018 game full schedule, live streaming dates, time and how to watch in India for you to enjoy this exhilarating and exciting range of sports.
The 23rd Winter Games at PyeongChang will be an exciting month of competition in sports which test a man’s limits like figure skating, hockey, curling, cross-country skiing and even events that you never knew existed. This is the second time South Korea is hosting an Olympics event, the country also hosted the 1988 Seoul Olympics. The Winter Games began with sporting events on February 8, 2018, but the Olympics officially got underway with the opening ceremony and lighting of the Olympic cauldron by South Korean figure skating superstar Kim Yuna. Winter Olympics 2018: Pita Taufatofua, the Shirtless Tongan Flag-Bearer Who Blew the Internet at Rio Olympics in 2016 is Back in PyeongChang
Schedule for Winter Olympics 2018
February 8
Curling: Mixed doubles round robin
Ski Jumping: Qualification
February 9
Curling: Mixed doubles round robin
Figure Skating: Men’s and pairs
Freestyle Skiing: Qualifying, men’s and women’s moguls
February 10
Biathlon: Women’s 7.5 km sprint
Cross-Country Skiing: Women’s 7.5km skiathlon
Curling: Mixed doubles round robin
Women’s Hockey: Preliminary Round: Japan vs. Sweden, Switzerland vs. South Korea
Luge:Men’s heat races
Short Track: Qualification: women’s 3000m and 500m relay, men’s 1500m
Ski Jumping: Normal hill
Snowboarding: Men’s slopestyle qualifying
Speed Skating: Women’s 3000m
February 11
Alpine Skiing: Men’s downhill
Biathlon: Men’s 10 km sprint
Cross-Country Skiing: Men’s 15 km skiathlon
Curling: Mixed doubles round robin
Figure Skating: Short dance, ladies short program, pairs free skate
Freestyle Skiing: Women’s moguls
Women’s Hockey: United States vs. Finland, Canada vs. Olympic Athletes from Russia
Luge: Men’s heat races
Snowboarding: Men’s slopestyle final, women’s slopestyle
Speed Skating: Men’s 5000m
February 12
Alpine Skiing: Women’s giant slalom
Biathlon: Men’s and women’s pursuit events
Curling: Mixed doubles semifinals
Figure Skating: Men’s and ladies free skate, ice dance free dance
Freestyle Skiing: Men’s moguls
Women’s Hockey: Switzerland vs. Japan, Sweden vs. South Korea
Luge: Women’s heat races
Ski Jumping: Women’s competition
Snowboarding: Women’s slopestyle final, women’s halfpipe qualifying
Speed Skating: Women’s 1500m
February 13
Alpine Skiing: Men’s alpine combined
Cross-Country Skiing: Men’s and women’s individual sprint finals
Curling: Mixed doubles bronze and gold medal matches
Women’s Hockey: Canada vs. Finland, United States vs. Olympic Athletes from Russia
Luge: Women’s heat races
Short Track: Women’s 500m final, men’s 1000m qualifying, men’s 5000m relay qualifying
Snowboarding: Women’s halfpipe final, men’s halfpipe
Speed Skating: Men’s 1500m
February 14
Alpine Skiing: Women’s slalom
Biathlon: Women’s 15km individual
Curling: Men’s and women’s round robin
Figure Skating: Pairs short program
Men’s Hockey: Preliminary round: United States vs. Slovenia
Luge: Doubles competition
Snowboarding: Men’s halfpipe final
Speed Skating: Women’s 1000m
February 15
Alpine Skiing: Men’s super-G
Biathlon: Men’s 20km individual
Cross-Country Skiing: Women’s 10km individual
Curling: Men’s and women’s round robin
Figure Skating: Pairs free skate
Freestyle skiing: Women’s aerials qualifying
Women’s hockey: Preliminary matches include United States vs. Canada
Men’s hockey: Preliminary matches
Luge: Team relay competition
Skeleton: Men’s competition: heat races
Snowboarding: Men’s cross
Speed Skating: Men’s 10,000m
February 16
Cross-Country Skiing: Men’s 15km individual
Curling: Men’s and women’s round robin
Figure Skating: Men’s short programs
Freestyle Skiing: Women’s aerials final
Men’s Hockey: Preliminary matches include United States vs. Slovakia
Ski Jumping: Men’s large hill qualifying
Snowboarding: Women’s cross
Speed Skating: Women’s 5000m
February 17
Alpine Skiing: Women’s super-G
Biathlon: Women’s 12.5km mass start
Cross-Country Skiing: Women’s 4x5km relay
Curling: Men’s and women’s round robin
Figure Skating: Men’s short program final
Freestyle Skiing: Women’s slopestyle qualifying, final; men’s aerials qualifying
Men’s Hockey: Preliminary matches include United States vs. Canada
Women’s Hockey: Two knockout round matches
Short Track: Men’s 1500m, women’s 1000m
Skeleton: Women’s heat races
Ski Jumping: Men’s large hill
February 18
Alpine Skiing: Men’s giant slalom
Biathlon: Men’s 15km mass start
Bobsled: Two-man sled heat races
Cross-Country Skiing: Men’s 4x10km relay
Curling: Men’s and women’s round robin
Freestyle Skiing: Men’s slopestyle qualifying, final; men’s aerials final
Men’s Hockey: Preliminary matches include Sweden vs. Finland
Women’s Hockey: Classification matches
Speed Skating: Women’s 500m, men’s team pursuit qualifying
February 19
Bobsled: Two-man heat races
Curling: Men’s and women’s round robin
Figure Skating: Ice dancers
Fresstyle Skiing: Women’s halfpipe qualifying
Women’s Hockey: Semifinals
Ski Jumping: Team competition
Snowboarding: Women’s big air qualifying
Speed Skating: Women’s team pursuit qualifying
February 20
Biathlon: Mixed relay
Bobsled: Women’s heat races
Curling: Men’s and women’s round robin
Figure Skating: Ice dance, free dance
Freestyle Skiing: Women’s halfpipe final, men’s halfpipe qualifying
Men’s Hockey: Knockout rounds
Women’s Hockey: Classification matches
Nordic Combined: Large hill competition
Short Track: Women’s 1000m qualifying, men’s 500m qualifying, women’s 3000m relay final
February 21
Alpine Skiing: Women’s downhill
Bobsled: Women’s heat races
Cross-Country Skiing: Men’s and women’s sprint semifinals
Curling: Men’s and women’s round robin
Figure Skating: Ladies short program
Freestyle Skiing: Men’s cross
Men’s Hockey: Quarterfinals
Snowboarding: Men’s big air qualifying
Speed Skating: Men’s and women’s team pursuit finals
February 22
Alpine Skiing: Men’s slalom
Biathlon: Women’s 4x6km relay
Curling: Men’s semifinals
Freestyle Skiing: Men’s halfpipe final
Women’s Hockey: Bronze and gold medal matches
Nordic Combined: Team competition
Short Track: Men’s 500m finals, women’s 1000m finals, men’s 5000m relay
Snowboarding: Men’s and women’s parallel giant slalom qualifying
February 23
Alpine Skiing: Women’s alpine combined
Biathlon: Men’s 4×7.7km relay
Curling: Men’s and women’s semifinals
Figure Skating: Ladies free skate
Freestyle Skiing: Women’s cross
Men’s Hockey: Semifinal matches
Snowboarding: Women’s big air final
Speed Skating: Men’s 1000m final
February 24
Alpine Skiing: Team event
Bobsled: Four-man competition heat races
Cross-Country Skiing: Men’s 50km mass start
Curling: Men’s gold and silver match, women’s bronze match
Men’s Hockey: Bronze medal match
Snowboarding: Men’s big air final, men’s and women’s giant parallel slalom finals
Speed Skating: Men’s and women’s mass start
February 25
Bobsled: Four-man heat races
Cross-Country Skiing: Women’s 30km mass start
Curling: Women’s gold medal match
Figure Skating: Exhibition gala
Men’s Hockey: Gold medal match
Is India participating in Winter Olympics 2018?
Shiva Keshavan will compete in his sixth and final Winter Olympics in Luge whereas Jagdish Singh will be seen competing in cross-country skiing event. Shiva Keshavan has been the flag-bearer of India in the Winter Sports but he has faced trouble to find consistent support from sponsors. He would be competing in the Luge on February 10, 2018. On the other hand, Jagdish Singh had a delayed arrival to PyeongChang as the Winter Games Federation of India (WGFI) nominated Jodh Singh Dhillon and Roshan Lal Thakur instead of his coach Major General Atul Kaushil to accompany him. However, both the nominations were rejected and Jagdish Singh finally reached the South Korean city with former cross-country skier Nadeem Iqbal, who took part in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
When and where to Watch the Winter Olympics 2018?
You can watch the live coverage of the Winter Olympics 2018 from 5.30 AM IST on Jio TV, Olympic Channel and the Olympic Channel on Youtube.
The Winter Olympics in PyeongChang was mired in controversy because of North Korea’s regular nuclear tests in retaliation to the American threats. However, it was a pleasant surprise when in January 2018, North and South Korea decided to march together in the Opening Ceremony and present a unified women’s ice hockey team. At the opening ceremony, North Korea was represented by Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong and Kim Yong Nam, the country’s 90-year-old nominal head of state, South Korea was represented by President Moon Jae-in and the United States Vice President Mike Pence was also present. The Winter Olympics go on till February 25, 2018, until the closing ceremony when the torch will be officially passed to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics.