The games featured 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 startspeed skating, and mixed team
alpine skiing.[2]
The qualification round of the
men's normal hill individual was held, with
Andreas Wellinger of Germany taking the top spot with a total score of 133.5.[6] By participating, Japan's
Noriaki Kasai became the first athlete in history to participate in eight different Winter Olympics.[7]
In the
women's sprint, Germany's
Laura Dahlmeier recorded a time of 21:06.2 with no penalties to win the gold, Norway's
Marte Olsbu had 21:30.4 to win the silver, and
Veronika Vítková of the Czech Republic finished in 21:32.0 to win the bronze.[12]
South Korea's
Lim Hyo-jun set an Olympic record time of 2:10.485 in the final race of the
men's 1500m to win the gold.
Sjinkie Knegt of the Netherlands had a time of 2:10.555 to win the silver, and
Semion Elistratov of Russia had a time of 2:10.687 to win the bronze.[15]
In the qualifying heats of the
women's 500m,
Elise Christie of Great Britain set an Olympic record time of 42.872, only to be beaten in a later heat by South Korea's
Choi Min-jeong by 0.002 seconds.[16]
In the qualifying heats of the
women's 3000m relay were held, the
South Korean team set an Olympic record time of 4:06.387, which was then beaten by
China with a time of 4:05.315.[17]
In the
men's sprint, Germany's
Arnd Peiffer recorded a time of 23:38.8 with no penalties to win the gold,
Michal Krčmář of the Czech Republic had 23:43.2 to win the silver, and
Dominik Windisch of Italy finished at 23:46.5 to win the bronze.[23]
The ice dancing short, the ladies' short, and the pairs free program in the
team event were held. The day finished with
Canada leading with 45 points. Russian
Evgenia Medvedeva set a new
best score of 81.06 in the ladies' short program.[25]
The qualification round of the
women's slopestyle was cancelled due to high winds. All competitors will compete in a two-run final round instead of the typical two-run qualification round and three-run final round.[29]
In the
men's 5000m,
Sven Kramer of the Netherlands set an Olympic record time of 6:09.76 to win the gold. Canada's
Ted-Jan Bloemen finished at 6:11.616 to win the silver and Norway's
Sverre Lunde Pedersen finished at 6:11.618 to win the bronze.[30]
The
men's pursuit was won by
Martin Fourcade of France in a time of 32:51.7 with one penalty round, while silver went to
Sebastian Samuelsson of Sweden with a time of 33:03.7 and one penalty round, and bronze went to
Benedikt Doll of Germany with a time of 33:06.8 and one penalty round.[32]
The
women's pursuit was won by
Laura Dahlmeier of Germany, the winner of the
sprint event, in a time of 30:35.3 with one penalty round, while silver went to
Anastasiya Kuzmina of Slovakia with a time of 31:04.7 and four penalty rounds, and bronze went to
Anaïs Bescond of France with a time of 31:04.9 and one penalty round.[33]
The final day of the
team event was held, featuring the men's free program, the ladies' free program, and the ice dancing free program.
Canada won the gold with 73 points, the
Olympic Athletes from Russia won the silver with 66 points, and the
United States won the bronze with 62 points.[34]
The final rounds of the
men's moguls.
Mikaël Kingsbury of Canada scored 86.63 to win the gold,
Matt Graham of Australia won the silver with a score of 82.57, and Japan's
Daichi Hara won the bronze with an 82.19 score.[35]
Under the
women's slopestyle two-run final round that was held due to the high winds on the previous day,
Jamie Anderson of the United States recorded a score of 83.00 to win the gold,
Laurie Blouin of Canada won the silver with a 76.33 score, and Finland's
Enni Rukajärvi had a 75.38 to finish with the bronze.[38]
The qualification round of the
women's halfpipe was held, with
Chloe Kim (United States) recording the best score of 95.50.[39]
The
women's 1500 m was won by
Ireen Wüst of the Netherlands in a time of 1:54.35. Silver went to Japan's
Miho Takagi in a time of 1:54.55, while bronze went to
Marrit Leenstra of the Netherlands in a time of 1:55.26.[40]
The Russian team would later be stripped of their bronze medals on 22 February, after
Aleksandr Krushelnitskiy failed a doping test. The medals were then awarded to the Norwegian team instead.[44]
The final heats of the
women's 500 m were won by
Arianna Fontana of Italy in a time of 42.569. Silver went to
Yara van Kerkhof of the Netherlands with a time of 43.256, while bronze went to Canada's
Kim Boutin with a time of 43.881.[46]
The qualifying heats of the
men's 5000 m relay took place. The
South Korean team qualified for the final in the fastest time, setting an Olympic record of 6:34.510.[48]
The finals of the
women's halfpipe were won by
Chloe Kim of the United States with a score of 98.25. Silver went to China's
Liu Jiayu with a score of 89.75, while bronze went to
Arielle Gold of the United States with a score of 85.75.[49]
The finals of the
men's halfpipe was won by
Shaun White of the United States with a score of 97.75. Silver went to Japan's
Ayumu Hirano with a score of 95.25, while bronze went to Australia's
Scott James with a score of 92.00.[57]
The
women's 1000 m was won by
Jorien ter Mors of the Netherlands in an Olympic record time of 1:13.56. Silver went to Japan's
Nao Kodaira with a time of 1:13.82, while bronze went to her compatriot
Miho Takagi with a time of 1:13.98.[58]
Because of high winds on Sunday 11 February, the
men's downhill was moved to this day.[22] The race was won by Norway's
Aksel Lund Svindal in a time of 1:40.25, followed by his compatriot
Kjetil Jansrud with a time of 1:40.37, and
Beat Feuz of Switzerland with a time of 1:40.43.[59]
The
men's super-G, originally scheduled on this day, was postponed to Friday 16 February to make room for the men's downhill competition.[22]
The
women's individual was moved to this day due to high winds on the original day (Wednesday 14 February).[53] Gold went to
Hanna Öberg of Sweden with a time of 41:07.2 and no penalties. Silver went to Slovakia's
Anastasiya Kuzmina with a time of 41:31.9 and two penalties, while bronze went to Germany's
Laura Dahlmeier with a time of 41:48.4 and one penalty.[62]
The
team relay was won by the
German team in a time of 2:24.517, followed by the
Canadian team with a time of 2:24.872 and the
Austrian team with a time of 2:24.988.[66]
The
men's super-G was moved to this day due to the rescheduling of the
men's downhill competition.[22] It was won by
Matthias Mayer of Austria in a time of 1:24.44. Silver went to Switzerland's
Beat Feuz with a time of 1:24.57, while bronze went to Norway's
Kjetil Jansrud with a time of 1:24.62.[70]
The
women's slalom was moved to this day due to high winds on the original day (Wednesday 14 February).[52] It was won by
Frida Hansdotter of Sweden in a time of 1:38.63, ahead of Switzerland's
Wendy Holdener with a time of 1:38.68 and Austria's
Katharina Gallhuber with a time of 1:38.95.[71]
The finals of the
women's aerials were won by
Hanna Huskova of Belarus with a score of 96.14. Silver went to China's
Zhang Xin with a score of 95.52, while bronze went to her compatriot
Kong Fanyu with a score of 70.14.[73]
The final two runs of the
men's skeleton. The event was won by
Yun Sung-bin of South Korea in a time of 3:20.55, followed by
Nikita Tregubov of the Olympic Athletes from Russia with a time of 3:22.18 and
Dominic Parsons of Great Britain with a time of 3:22.20.[74]
The
men's singles free program. The competition was won by
Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan with a score of 317.85. Silver went to his compatriot
Shoma Uno with a score of 306.90, while bronze went to Spain's
Javier Fernández with a score of 305.24.[80]
The qualifying rounds of the
men's aerials took place, with the Olympic Athlete from Russia
Ilia Burov recording the best qualifying score of 126.55.[82]
Canada's
Samuel Girard won the final of the
men's 1000 m with a time of 1:24.650 to the gold.
John-Henry Krueger of the United States finished second with 1:24.864, and South Korea's
Seo Yi-ra finished third at 1:31.619.[83]
The finals of the
men's aerials were won by
Oleksandr Abramenko of Ukraine with a score of 128.51. Silver went to China's
Jia Zongyang with a score of 128.05, while bronze went to
Ilya Burov of the Olympic Athletes from Russia with a score of 122.17.[92]
The
women's 500 m was won by
Nao Kodaira of Japan in an Olympic record time of 36.94. Silver went to South Korea's
Lee Sang-hwa with a time of 37.33, while bronze went to the Czech Republic's
Karolína Erbanová with a time of 37.34.[94]
The
men's large hill team was won by the
Norwegian team with a score of 1098.5. Silver went to the
German team with a score of 1075.7, while bronze went to the
Polish team with a score of 1072.4.[98]
The qualification heats of the
women's team pursuit took place. The
Netherlands qualified with the fastest time, setting a new Olympic record of 2:55.61.[100]
The
mixed relay was won by the
French team in a time of 1:08:34.3, ahead of the
Norwegian team with a time of 1:08:55.2 and the
Italian team with a time of 1:09:01.2.[102]
The final heats of the
women's 3000 m relay were won by the
South Korean team in a time of 4:07.361, ahead of the
Italian team (4:15.901). After the
Chinese and
Canadian teams were disqualified in the A final, the bronze medal was awarded to the
Dutch team, who finished the B final (originally to determine fifth place) in a world record time of 4:03.471.[107]
The qualifying heats of the
women's 1000 m took place. The fastest time in any heat, 1:29.519, was recorded by Dutch skater
Suzanne Schulting.[108]
The qualifying heats of the
men's 500 m took place.
Dajing Wu (China) set a new Olympic record time of 40.264.[109]
The final heats of the
women's team pursuit was won by the
Japanese team in an Olympic record time of 2:53.89, ahead of the
Dutch team with a time of 2:55.48. Bronze went to the
United States, who won the bronze race in a time of 2:59.27, ahead of
Canada's 2:59.72.[118]
Because of expected high winds on Friday 23 February, the
women's combined was moved to this day.[120]Michelle Gisin of Switzerland won the gold with a time of 2:20.90,
Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States won silver with a time of 2:21.87, and
Wendy Holdener of Switzerland was third with 2:22.34.[121]
In the final of the
men's halfpipe,
David Wise of the United States won the gold with a score of 97.20,
Alex Ferreira of the United States was second with 96.40, and
Nico Porteous of New Zealand had a 94.80 to finish with the bronze.[123]
China's
Wu Dajing set a world record in the final of the
men's 500 m with a time of 39.584. Korea's
Hwang Dae-heon and
Lim Hyo-jun finished second and third with times of 39.854 and 39.919, respectively.[126]
In the final of the
men's 5000 m relay, the
Hungarian team set an Olympic record time of 6:31.971 to win the gold.
China finished second (6:32.035) and
Canada finished third (6:32.282).[127]
The qualification round of the
men's parallel giant slalom was originally scheduled for this day, but was postponed to Saturday 24 February due to high winds.[128]
The qualification round of the
women's parallel giant slalom was originally scheduled for this day, but was postponed to Saturday 24 February due to high winds.[128]
Because of expected high winds on Friday 23 February, the final round of the
women's big air was moved to this day.[129]Anna Gasser of Austria won the gold with a score of 185.00,
Jamie Anderson of the United States won the silver with 177.25, and
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand was third with 157.50.[130]
The
men's relay was won by the
Swedish team in a time of 1:15:16.5, ahead of the
Norwegian team with a time of 1:16:12.0 and the
German team with a time of 1:17:23.6.[132]
The qualification round of the
women's ski cross was originally scheduled for this day, but was moved back to Thursday 22 February due to high winds.[128]
The final round of the
women's big air was originally scheduled to take place, but was moved back to Thursday 22 February due to high winds being expected.[129]
In the
mixed team, the
Swiss team defeated
Austria, 3–1, in the gold medal final. The bronze medal final between
Norway and
France ended in a 2–2 tie, with Norway being awarded the bronze based on total time (41.17 to 41.29).[136]
The
men's parallel giant slalom: The qualification rounds, originally scheduled for Thursday 22 February, was moved to this day to precede the final rounds of this event.[128] In the gold medal race,
Nevin Galmarini of Switzerland beat
Lee Sang-ho of South Korea by 0.43 seconds. In the bronze medal race, Slovenia's
Žan Košir beat France's
Sylvain Dufour by 1.49 seconds.[139]
Ledecká, who also won gold in the
Alpine skiing women's super-G, became the first woman to win gold in two different sports during the same Winter Olympics.[141]
^Awarded after the original medalist(s) were disqualified for doping.
^The Netherlands made the world record in the B Final (classification round) of the
women's 3000 metre relay in short track speed skating originally to determine fifth place, and was then awarded bronze as a result of both China and Canada's disqualification in the A Final (medal round).
^
abcdBronze medalist(s) determined on the previous day.