2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games

11th Special Olympics World Winter Games

Host city	PyeongChang, South Korea
Events	–
Opening ceremony	January 29
Closing ceremony	February 5
Officially opened by	Lee Myung-bak
Main venue	Gangneung Indoor Ice Rink

The 11th Special Olympics World Winter Games was a Special Olympics, a multi-sports event that was held in Pyeongchang, South Korea from January 29 through February 5, 2013.^[1] Though officially allocated to Pyeongchang, events were also held in Gangneung Indoor Ice Rink.

Venues

The three venues and events are:^[2]

• Yongpyong Ski Resort, alpine skiing
• Gangneung Indoor Ice Rink, ceremonies and figure skating
• Alpensia Resort, everything else, including sales

The Games

Participating Special Olympic Committees

Participating Special Olympic Committees[3]

Afghanistan  Algeria  Andorra  Argentina  Armenia  Australia  Austria  Azerbaijan  Bahrain  Bangladesh  Belgium Bharat  Bolivia  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Brazil  Bulgaria  Cambodia  Canada  Chile  China  Costa Rica  Croatia  Cyprus  Czech Republic  Denmark  Djibouti  Dominican Republic  Egypt  El Salvador  Estonia  Finland  France  Georgia  Germany  Gibraltar  Great Britain  Greece  Hong Kong  Hungary  Iceland  Indonesia  Iraq  Ireland  Isle of Man  Italy  Jamaica  Japan  Jordan  Kazakhstan  Kenya Korea  Latvia  Lebanon  Libya  Liechtenstein  Lithuania  Luxembourg  Macao  Macedonia  Malaysia  Mauritania  Mexico  Moldova  Monaco  Mongolia  Montenegro  Morocco    Nepal  Netherlands  New Zealand  Nigeria  Norway  Oman  Pakistan  Palestine  Papua New Guinea  Poland  Qatar  Romania  Russia  San Marino  Saudi Arabia  Serbia  Singapore  Slovakia  Slovenia  South Africa  Spain  Sweden   Switzerland  Syria  Tajikistan United States  Chinese Taipei  Thailand  Trinidad and Tobago  Tunisia  Turkey  Turkmenistan  Uganda  Ukraine  United Arab Emirates  Uzbekistan  Venezuela  Vietnam

• Kosovo participates under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244.

Sports

The 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games programme featured 8 sports with encompassing many disciplines (in parentheses).^[3][4]

Alpine Skiing (9) 10M Walk Advanced Giant Slalom Advanced Super G Glide Intermediate Giant Slalom Intermediate Super G Novice Giant Slalom Novice Super G Cross-Country Skiing (10) 100M Race Classical 1K Divisioning Round 500M Race Freestyle 50M Race Classical 5K (7.5K & 10K) Divisioning

Figure Skating (5) Ice Dancing Ice Dancing Team Pairs Singles Unified Pairs Floorball (1) Team Floor Hockey (3) Team Unified Team

Short Track Speed Skating (9) 111M Race 111M Race (semi & Final) 222M Race 333M Race 500M Race 500M Race (Semi & Final) 777M Race 777M Race (Semi & Final) 1000 Race 1500M Race 25M Straight 55M Half LapSnowboarding

Snowboarding (9) Advanced Giant Slalom Advanced Slalom Intermediate Giant Slalom Intermediate Slalom Snowshoeing (10) 25M Race 50M Race 100M Race 200M Race 400M Race 800M Race 1600M Race 4X100M Relay 4X400M Race 5K Race

Calendar

OC

Opening ceremony

●

Event competitions

1

Gold medals

EG

Exhibition gala

CC

Closing ceremony

January/February	29 Tue	30 Wed	31 Thu	1 Fri	2 Sat	3 Sun	4 Mon	5 Tue	Gold medals
Ceremonies	OC							CC
Alpine skiing		●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Cross-Country Skiing		●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Figure skating		●	●	●	●	●
Floor ball		●	●
Floor hockey			●	●	●	●	●	●
Short Track Speed Skating		●	●	●	●	●	●
Snowboarding		●	●	●	●	●	●
Snowshoeing		●	●	●	●	●	●	●
January/February	29 Tue	30 Wed	31 Thu	1 Fri	2 Sat	3 Sun	4 Mon	5 Tue	Gold medals

Mascots

The mascots are Ra, In and Bow.^[5]

Nations

Canada won the overall medal table. They won 109 medals (44 Gold, 44 Silver and 21 Bronze).

External links

• Official Site

References

1. "World Games Overview". Special Olympics. 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
2. "2013 Pyeongchang Special Olympics Winter Games : Facilities Location Guide | Games > Venues > PyeongChang". 2013sopoc.org. 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
3. "2013 World Winter Games". Special Olympics. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
4. "2013 Pyeongchang Special Olympics Winter Games : Sports Program | Sports > Sports". 2013sopoc.org. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
5. "Put Yourself in the Picture". Special Olympics. Retrieved 2013-02-07.