2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games

The 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games (Korean: 2013년 동계 스페셜 올림픽 세계대회) or 10th Special Olympics World Winter Games (제10회 동계 스페셜 올림픽 세계대회) 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]}

Host cityPyeongchang

CountrySouth Korea

MottoTogether We Can! (함께라면 할 수 있어!)

Events–

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10th Special Olympics World Winter Games
Summer

Host city	Pyeongchang
Country	South Korea
Motto	Together We Can! (함께라면 할 수 있어!)
Events	–
Opening	January 29
Closing	February 5
Opened by	Lee Myung-bak
Main venue	Gangneung Indoor Ice Rink
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Winter
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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 National Programs

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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 Hellas Hong Kong Hungary Iceland Indonesia Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Italy Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya South Korea Kosovo Latvia Lebanon Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Macedonia Malaysia Mauritania Mexico Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Nippon 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

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Notes

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

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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