10th Special Olympics World Winter Games
Host cityPyeongchang
CountrySouth Korea
MottoTogether We Can! (Korean: 함께라면 할 수 있어!, romanized: Hamkkeramyeon Hal Su Iss-eo!)
Events–
OpeningJanuary 29
ClosingFebruary 5
Opened byLee Myung-bak
Main venueGangneung Indoor Ice Rink
Summer
Winter
10th Special Olympics World Winter Games
Hangul
제10회 동계 스페셜 올림픽 세계 대회
Hanja
第十回冬季스페셜올림픽世界大會
Revised RomanizationJesiphoe Donggye Seupesyeol Ollimpik Segye Daehoe
McCune–ReischauerChesiphoe Tonggye Sŭp'e*syŏl Ollimp'ik Se*kye Taehoe

The 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games (Korean: 2013년 동계 스페셜 올림픽 세계대회, romanized: 2013-nyeon Donggye Special Olympics Segye Daehoe) 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.[citation needed]

Venues

The three venues and events are:[2]

Opening ceremony

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The Games

Participating Special Olympic Committees

Participating Special Olympic Committees[3]
Notes

Sports

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

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 ● ● ● ● ●  
Floorball ● ●  
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, a bear, sheep and dog respectively, whose names form the world "rainbow".[5]

National Programs

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

External links

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Preceded byIdaho, Boise, United States Special Olympics World Winter Games Succeeded byGraz and Schladming,Austria

References

  1. ^ "World Games Overview". Special Olympics. 2012-07-17. Archived from the original on 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  2. ^ "2013 Pyeongchang Special Olympics Winter Games : Facilities Location Guide | Games > Venues > PyeongChang". 2013sopoc.org. 2013-01-22. Archived from the original on 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  3. ^ a b "2013 World Winter Games". Special Olympics. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  4. ^ "2013 Pyeongchang Special Olympics Winter Games : Sports Program | Sports > Sports". 2013sopoc.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  5. ^ "Put Yourself in the Picture". Special Olympics. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
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