The 23rd edition of the Winter Games took place from February 9 - February 25, 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea the first Winter Olympics to be held in South Korea and second Olympic games after the 1988 Summer Games held in Seoul. 2,914 athletes from 92 National Olympic Committees representing 92 countries participated and competed for the medals in the event. Here are just some of the historical firsts and record makers in the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
Winner Olympics Debuting Countries: Ecuador, Eritrea, Kosovo, Malaysia, Nigeria and Singapore.
First athlete to compete at eight consecutive Olympic event: Noriaki Kasai of Japan participated in the ski jumping qualification on February 8, 2018 on the eve of Olympic Games.
Youngest winner of Snowboard (Slopestyle event) - Redmond Gerard of USA (17 years old)
First two consecutive Olympic Figure Skating Gold Medal (Men's Single Event): Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan
Most consecutive Winter Olympic win in Snowboard (Men's Half-pipe - 3 Olympic Gold Medal) - Shaun White of USA
Highest score obtained in Snowboard Men's Half-pipe - 97.75 achieved by Shaun White of USA
Highest scores obtained in Figure Skating Ladies' Single - 82.92 achieved by Alina Zagitova and 81.61 achieved by Evgenia Medvedeva both by OAR (Olympic Athletes of Russia)
Olympic Debut winning Gold Medal: Ladies Ski Half-pipe (Freestyle Skiing): Cassie Sharpe of Canada
First Southeast Asian figure skater second consecutive Winter Olympics participation: Michael Christian Martinez of the Philippines
Greatest Winter Olympian - Shaun White of USA
Countries Which Enjoy Participating At Every Olympics But Do Not Intend and Want To Win: Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Portugal, Romania, San Marino
Special Awards:
Opening Ceremony
Best in National Costume - Tonga flagbearer
Best Dance Performance - Jamaica
Best Outfit During the Ceremony - France and Slovenia
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