| Country | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 14 | 14 | 11 | |
| Germany | 14 | 10 | 7 | |
| Canada | 11 | 8 | 10 | |
| United States | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Cross-Country Skiing
| Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Marit Bjørgen | 1:22:17.6 | ||
| Krista Parmakoski | 1:24:07.1 | ||
| Stina Nilsson | 1:24:16.5 |
Uncertainty surrounding the legacy of three venues used during last year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang appears to have been allayed after the Gangwon Province revealed plans for their future use.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) paid almost 70 per cent more for Games cancellation insurance for Pyeongchang 2018 than it did for the previous Winter Olympics at Sochi in 2014.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) have presented "Golden Rings" awards to nine rights holding broadcasters for their coverage of last year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang and the Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.
Confirmation of outstanding legacy plans for three venues used during the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang has been hit by further delays and will not be in place until at least the end of the year.
Yang Ho Cho, who led Pyeongchang's successful bid for the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, has died at the age of 70, it was announced today.
Revenue distributed to International Federations and National Olympic Committees (NOCs) from funds generated by last year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang has increased by eight per cent compared with Sochi 2014, it has been announced.
Plans have been officially confirmed for the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) built for last year's Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang to be turned into a national archive for the National Library of Korea.
South Korea's women curlers, winners of an unexpected Olympic silver medal at Pyeongchang 2018, endured abuse by their coaches and have not received prize money due to them, the country's Sports Ministry investigation has concluded.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard Alpine World Cup tour is set to make a historic return to the sport’s venue for last year's Winter Olympic Games with back-to-back parallel slalom races being held this weekend at Phoenix Park in Pyeongchang.
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in has used the first anniversary of the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang to urge the country to continue its efforts to bring peace to the Korean Peninsula.
Gangwon Province Governor Choi Moon-soon has admitted they have not yet found a main operator for three venues used during last year's Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang but he promised exact legacy plans would be put in place by the end of March.
Thomas Bach has used the impending first anniversary of last year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang to highlight the important role the event played in helping open the Korean peace process.
The Gangwon Provincial Government has revealed that it intends to stage a number of events next month to mark the one-year anniversary of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The Korea Forest Service (KFS) has demanded that the Alpine skiing venue used at Pyeongchang 2018 be demolished and restored to its previous natural state.
Russian curler Aleksandr Krushelnitckii has been handed a four-year ban following his positive drug test at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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