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Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games
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9 February 2018
Closing ceremony
25 February 2018
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Frank Kugler won four Olympics medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war at St Louis in 1904, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Games. He claimed a silver medal in the heavyweight category in wrestling, bronze in the two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events in weightlifting and another bronze in the tug of war competition as a member of Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 2 team. He is recognised as an American by the International Olympic Committee although he was a German national at the time of the Games.
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Pyeongchang 2018
Marathon race where finishing first is the only thing that matters
By Duncan Mackay at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne
May 18 - The race to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics is a marathon and it does not matter who is leading now but who crosses the finish line first, claimed Thomas Bach after leading Munich's technical presentation to 88 members of the International olympic Committee (IOC) here today.
May 18 - The race to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics is a marathon and it does not matter who is leading now but who crosses the finish line first, claimed Thomas Bach after leading Munich's technical presentation to 88 members of the International olympic Committee (IOC) here today.
Munich Olympic hopes looking brighter after settlement with landowners
By Duncan Mackay in Lausanne
May 17 - Munich's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics received a significant boost ahead of tomorrow's key presentation to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) when officials secured the last piece of property needed for the downhill skiing course.
May 17 - Munich's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics received a significant boost ahead of tomorrow's key presentation to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) when officials secured the last piece of property needed for the downhill skiing course.
Exclusive: Kim admits she may not compete even if Pyeongchang win 2018 Olympics
By Duncan Mackay in Lausanne
May 17 - Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu-Na has vowed do everything she can to help Pyeongchang win its bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics but admitted that if they are successful she does not know whether she will compete there herself.
May 17 - Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu-Na has vowed do everything she can to help Pyeongchang win its bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics but admitted that if they are successful she does not know whether she will compete there herself.
French Ryder Cup triumph good omen for Olympic bid, Annecy 2018 claim
By Tom Degun
May 17 - Annecy's today tried to claim that its bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has received a timely boost as France today won the right to stage golf's prestigious Ryder Cup in 2018, the first time it will have been staged in mainland Europe for 21 years.
May 17 - Annecy's today tried to claim that its bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has received a timely boost as France today won the right to stage golf's prestigious Ryder Cup in 2018, the first time it will have been staged in mainland Europe for 21 years.
Witt signs Golden Book as Olympic 2018 bidders arrive in Lausanne
By Duncan Mackay
May 16 - Katarina Witt today gave Munich's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics a high-profile start to an important week when she signed the historic Golden Book at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne.
May 16 - Katarina Witt today gave Munich's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics a high-profile start to an important week when she signed the historic Golden Book at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne.
Pyeongchang 2018 choir hope their support for Olympic bid will be heard around the world
By Duncan Mackay
May 15 - Thousands of volunteers in South Korea and the United States have joined forces to sing in support of Pyeongchang's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
May 15 - Thousands of volunteers in South Korea and the United States have joined forces to sing in support of Pyeongchang's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
Annecy awarded 2013 Winter World Military Games
By Duncan Mackay
May 12 - Annecy may be outsiders in the race to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics but they hope they have stolen a march over rivals Munich and Pyeongchang by being awarded the Winter Military World Games (WMWG) in 2013.
May 12 - Annecy may be outsiders in the race to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics but they hope they have stolen a march over rivals Munich and Pyeongchang by being awarded the Winter Military World Games (WMWG) in 2013.
Always look on the bright side of life is 2018 candidate city's philosophy
By Tom Degun
May 10 - Annecy, Munich and Pyeongchang, the three candidates bidding for the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, all reacted positively after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today released the vital report from the Evaluation Commission for the Games.
May 10 - Annecy, Munich and Pyeongchang, the three candidates bidding for the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, all reacted positively after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today released the vital report from the Evaluation Commission for the Games.
Pyeongchang out in front after IOC Evaluation Commission report published
By Tom Degun
May 10 - Pyeongchang have enhanced their status as favourites in race to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today released the vital report from the Evaluation Commission for the Games which praised the Korean city across the board in the three-city race.
May 10 - Pyeongchang have enhanced their status as favourites in race to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today released the vital report from the Evaluation Commission for the Games which praised the Korean city across the board in the three-city race.
More stories
- Pyeongchang hoping global choir will be sweet music to IOC ears
- Bach claims delight after Munich 2018 win Garmisch-Partenkirchen referendum
- Kim to lead Pyeongchang 2018 delegation in Lausanne it is confirmed
- Munich 2018 faces moment of truth in Garmisch-Partenkirchen referendum
- Judoka champion Riner puts his weight behind Annecy 2018 bid
- Tennis tournament shows why Munich 2018 should host Olympics claims Witt
- "Pyeongchang are not favourites" claims Korean Minister
- Annecy 2018 would "preserve beautiful mountain environment" promises Beigbeder
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