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2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games

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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'esyŏl Ollimp'ik Segye 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

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The three venues and events are:[2]

Opening ceremony

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The Games

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Participating Special Olympic National Programs

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Participating Special Olympic Committees[3]
Notes

Sports

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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

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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

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The mascots are Ra, In and Bow, a bear, sheep and dog respectively, whose names form the world "rainbow".[5]

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References

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  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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