Talk:2018 Winter Olympics

If Russia excluded Pyeongchang, how to deal with this entry?

Russia possibly banned because of state-sponsored doping program. If Russia excluded Pyeongchang, how to deal with this entry?

Well, if there are sanctions, we document and source the sanctions. Currently the different sporting bodies indicate Russia as qualified in the indicated events, so we change it when they do.18abruce (talk) 18:56, 18 June 2017 (UTC)

This is just a guess on my part, but it looks like Russia is going to get away with this whole thing and probably won't face a major punishment. This move will certainly be controversial IF that decision or another is made. Either way, its going to be controversial. But I can't say I have high hopes that russia will be banned for the doping scandal. If they are not banned, there will certainly be outrage to talk about. --WRCosA (talk) 20:05, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

The British Broadcasting Corporation just published that Russia has been banned from the games and only athletes who prove that they are clean may take part. However, they must do so as independents under a neutral flag.173.162.58.21 (talk) 18:43, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

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Countdown Clock

As the olympics are about half a year from now, is it possible to add some sort of countdown clock or a "number many days until opening" or something similar? boldblazer (talk) 19:45, 31 July 2017 (UTC)

 Done – The infobox displays months from now, and will switch to "days from now" 60 days before the event (template {{Days from now}}). — JFG ^talk 20:19, 31 July 2017 (UTC)

Sponsors

I think the section on sponsors should not be in its current form (a list of all sponsors). This is an encyclopedia, not a list. I think there should be a paragraph summarizing key sponsorship appointments. What are everyone else's thoughts? Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 17:30, 24 October 2017 (UTC)

I don't understand what is notable about a list of sponsors, a list of nations yes. If there was some context to explain what is notable about a sponsors inclusion (or exclusion) then it would make some sense. Or even some insight into what the difference is between "olympic partner", "OFFICIAL PARTNERS OF PYEONGCHANG 2018", "OFFICIAL SPONSORS OF PYEONGCHANG 2018", etc.18abruce (talk) 14:52, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

I understand why you are removing sponsor tables. Is it because the games have not been yet? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Josh0108 (talk • contribs) 08:19, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

@Josh0108: The games not beginning yet have nothing to do with it, please read what has been discussed and contribute to the discussion. Multiple users have removed the sponsors from this page, if you want them included find something notable about their inclusion.18abruce (talk) 12:49, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

Afghanistan

since two different users have attempted to add their inclusion I felt that a note was appropriate. A rather unreliable source has indicated that they have qualified two skiiers. Both skiiers competed in the World Championships last February, and have not entered a race since, and according to the FIS neither are close to qualifying for the olympics (they need a FIS point total of 140 or less). If anyone is interested a reliable source has posted a story about the Afghani skiers that is quite interesting, and does not make the ridiculous claim that they have qualified for the olympics.18abruce (talk) 19:51, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

Nigerian bobsled

Wow, the CBC, NYpost and many others are reporting that Nigeria has qualified for the olympics in women's bobsled. See here for the rules of qualification (specifically the time frame and point 'C' about minimum requirements) and then see here for the official rankings. Hopefully logic and a little common sense should indicate that there is a problem with the reporting, however if there is a specific statement from their NOC or from the IBSF then that would be valuable to the discussion. At this point it appears (to me) that when they achieved one of the minimum requirements there was some kind of a celebration that got badly misinterpreted.18abruce (talk) 18:05, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

And the Guardian got it right, there is hope for the world.18abruce (talk) 16:07, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

It would appear that they are "as good as qualified" according to recent reports, along with Ghana in skeleton. I do believe it is better to leave it until qualifying is done though, and it is then certain.18abruce (talk) 19:30, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

AZE and CAY

Both countries have qualified athletes in alpine skiing. In both cases there are indications that the only athletes eligible from those countries have retired. That being said, athletes don't qualify themselves, they create a quota for their country. I don't actually have a preference, just think it should be discussed with some sort of consensus.18abruce (talk) 20:37, 21 November 2017 (UTC)

Both countries do not have other eligible athletes atp, so imo they have not qualified. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 21:38, 21 November 2017 (UTC)

But the skiers don’t qualify themselves - they qualify a quota for their nation. So any Azerbaijani or Cayman skier can take that quota. Smartyllama (talk) 16:30, 24 November 2017 (UTC)

That is not true. Any skier competing must meet the qualification standard. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 01:59, 25 November 2017 (UTC)

Since neither nation is entering another athlete in any competitions it seems unlikely that the countries in question could replace them. Looking at the FIS country profiles it is not a question of whether others are good enough, there just isn't others at all.18abruce (talk) 21:28, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

Looks like Patrick Brachner has come out of retirement [1]. Even if the article is false (about his retirement) it looks like another skier will compete for Azerbaijan. I have re-added Azerbaijan back to the list of participating nations. Any objections? @18abruce @Smartyllama Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 01:38, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

Add number of athlete

Please add number of athletes by country — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.182.188.121 (talk) 05:20, 22 November 2017 (UTC)

There is no point, it will constantly be changing until mid-January. Or it will constantly be disagreed on until then.18abruce (talk) 16:33, 22 November 2017 (UTC)

qualified number of athletes

this was previously discussed and consensus was to not list them until numbers are more definite (see the archive on this page). I understand that some countries we can be pretty sure, but why do we want to be constantly arguing over this. Hockey, Curling, Short track speed skating, and figure skating have confirmed totals, nothing else belongs here yet. And since it is unlikely (possible i guess) that no country only has qualifiers in those sports, it just serves no purpose to list totals.18abruce (talk) 16:42, 1 January 2018 (UTC)

eating pets

lacking mention of S korea hiding cafes where dogs and cats are served! it should be under section about mascots and under controversy Juror1 (talk) 08:38, 11 January 2018 (UTC)