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Previews - Winter Olympics Day -2

2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang

Contributors: Vox Staff

The 2018 Winter Olympics, a.k.a. the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from Friday, February 9 through Sunday, February 25, 2018. (Though the competition actually begins one night earlier, on Thursday, February 8, with the figure skating team competition.)

For those planning to watch the festivities from the US, there’s a 14-hour time difference between South Korea and the East Coast, and an 11-hour difference between South Korea and the West Coast. NBC is the official broadcaster of the Olympics.

42 Total Updates Since
Jan 10, 2018, 10:41am EST
  • February 14, 2018

    Black athletes are challenging what a Winter Olympian looks like

    By P.R. Lockhart

    More than 40 black athletes are competing at the Winter Olympics. That’s a big deal.

  • February 13, 2018

    The dreaded norovirus has hit the Winter Olympics. At least 199 people are sick.

    By Julia Belluz

    The stomach virus is highly contagious and could infect many more.

  • February 13, 2018

    Why the triple axel is such a big deal

    By Phil Edwards

    Triple axels can turn skaters into legends. This is why.

  • February 12, 2018

    North Korea sent more than 200 cheerleaders to the Winter Olympics

    By Kainaz Amaria and Yochi Dreazen

    The "army of beauties" has descended on Pyeongchang.

  • February 12, 2018

    Hackers attacked the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. The question is who they were.

    By Zeeshan Aleem

    The two main suspects are Russia and North Korea.

  • February 12, 2018

    Mirai Nagasu is now the first US woman to land a triple axel at the Olympics

    By Alex Abad-Santos

    Why Nagasu’s triple axel is such a big deal.

  • February 12, 2018

    Olympic figure skaters are super flexible. Here’s why you don’t need to be.

    By Julia Belluz

    More flexibility isn’t necessarily a good thing.

  • February 9, 2018

    North Korea is going to the Olympics. Here’s what to expect.

    By Alex Ward

    Cheerleaders, athletes, politicians, a band — and a historic chance at diplomacy.

  • February 9, 2018

    How to watch the Olympics opening ceremony — and what to expect

    By Alex Abad-Santos

    The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony and parade of nations will be held on Friday, February 9.

  • February 9, 2018

    The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, in 27 photos

    By Kainaz Amaria and Jen Trolio

    From a unified Korea to drones to a Trump impersonator to "Gangnam Style."

  • February 9, 2018

    North and South Korea marched together under one flag at the Olympics

    By Zeeshan Aleem

    The gesture of unity represents a break in huge tensions between the two nations.

  • February 9, 2018

    Why South Koreans now live longer than Americans

    By Julia Belluz and Sarah Frostenson

    And will soon live longer still.

  • February 9, 2018

    Mike Pence sat just feet away from Kim Jong Un’s sister at the Olympics opening ceremony

    By Alex Ward

    Awkward!

  • February 8, 2018

    Dozens of Russian athletes have no idea if they’re competing in the Olympics yet

    By Zeeshan Aleem

    They’re mounting last-second legal challenges to accusations that they violated anti-doping rules.

  • February 7, 2018

    Kim Jong Un is sending his younger sister to South Korea. That’s a big deal. 

    By Zeeshan Aleem

    It’ll be the first time a member of his family sets foot south of the border — and it could make a diplomatic splash.

  • February 6, 2018

    Vice President Mike Pence may meet with North Korean officials at the Olympics

    By Alex Ward

    Either way, he has a strong message for North Korea.

  • January 10, 2018

    North Korea has agreed to send athletes to the Olympics in a rare diplomatic breakthrough

    By Alex Ward

    But they still haven’t figured out the cheerleader situation.