2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games

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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

The 11th Special Olympics World Winter Games was 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.[citation needed]

Contents

Venues [edit]

The three venues and events are:[2]

Opening ceremony [edit]

[icon] This section requires expansion. (February 2013)

The Games [edit]

Participating Special Olympic Committees [edit]

Participating Special Olympic Committees[3]

Sports [edit]

The 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games programme featured 8 sports with encompassing many disciplines (in parantheses).[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
  • 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 [edit]

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

Medal count [edit]

2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games medal table

Key

   *   Host nation (South Korea)


Development and marketing [edit]

Mascots [edit]

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

External links [edit]

References [edit]

  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. ^ 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. Retrieved 2013-02-07. 
  5. ^ "Put Yourself in the Picture". Special Olympics. Retrieved 2013-02-07. 
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