During the 2018 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations at the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, beginning at 20:00 KST (UTC+9) on 9 February 2018, athletes bearing the flags of their respective nations led their national delegations as they paraded into the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium in the host city of Pyeongchang, South Korea. 92 teams qualified to compete (91 nations and Olympic Athletes from Russia).
Background Athletes entered the stadium in an order dictated by Olympic tradition. As the originator of the Olympics, the Greek team entered first. Other teams entered in alphabetical order based on the names of countries in the Korean language. Following tradition, the delegation from the host nation, South Korea, was scheduled to enter last. However, following solidarity negotiations with North Korea, the host nation was instead represented by the unified Korean delegation, consisting of the South Korean and North Korean teams, marching under the Korean Unification Flag.
The names of the nations were announced in French, followed by English and Korean, the official languages of the Olympic movement and the host nation, in accordance with traditional and International Olympic Committee (IOC) guidelines. Background music included such Korean songs from throughout the ages from as old as the folk song Arirang, to "Short Hair" by Cho Yong-pil and "The Beauty" by Shin Jung Hyun & Yup Juns of the 1970s, and modern K-pop hits such as "Gangnam Style" by Psy, "Likey" by Twice, "Fantastic Baby" by Big Bang, "DNA" by BTS, and "Red Flavor" by Red Velvet.
List Below is a list of parading countries and their announced flag bearer, in the same order as the parade. This is sortable by country name, flag bearer's name and flag bearer's sport. Names are given in the form officially designated by the IOC.
+ Order Nation Hangul Roman Transliteration (in RR) Flag bearer Sport 1 그리스 Geuriseu Sophia Ralli Alpine skiing 2 가나 Gana Akwasi Frimpong Skeleton 3 나이지리아 Naijiria Ngozi Onwumere Bobsleigh 4 남아프리카 공화국 Nam-Apeurika Gonghwaguk Connor Wilson Alpine skiing 5 네덜란드 Nedeollandeu Jan Smeekens Speed skating 6 노르웨이 Noreuwei Emil Hegle Svendsen Biathlon 7 뉴질랜드 Nyujillaendeu Beau-James Wells Freestyle skiing 8 덴마크 Denmakeu Elena Møller Rigas Speed skating 9 독일 Dogil Eric Frenzel Nordic combined 10 동티모르 Dong-Timoreu Yohan Goutt Gonçalves Alpine skiing 11 라트비아 Rateubia Daumants Dreiškens Bobsleigh 12 레바논 Rebanon Samer Tawk Cross-country skiing 13 루마니아 Rumania Marius Ungureanu Biathlon 14 룩셈부르크 Ruksembureukeu Matthieu Osch Alpine skiing 15 리투아니아 Rituania Tomas Kaukėnas Biathlon 16 리히텐슈타인 Rihitensyutain Marco Pfiffner Alpine skiing 17 마다가스카르 Madagaseukareu Mialitiana ClercAlpine skiing 18 말레이시아 Malleisia Julian Yee Figure skating 19 멕시코 Meksiko Germán Madrazo Cross-country skiing 20 모나코 Monako Rudy Rinaldi Bobsleigh 21 모로코 Moroko Samir Azzimani Cross-country skiing 22 몬테네그로 Montenegeuro Jelena Vujičić Alpine skiing 23 몰도바 Moldoba Nicolae Gaiduc Cross-country skiing 24 몰타 Molta Élise PellegrinAlpine skiing 25 몽골 Monggol Achbadrakh Batmunkh Cross-country skiing 26 미국 Miguk Erin Hamlin Luge 27 버뮤다 Beomyuda Tucker Murphy Cross-country skiing 28 벨기에 Belgie Snowboarding 29 벨라루스 Bellaruseu Alla Tsuper Freestyle skiing 30 보스니아 헤르체고비나 Elvedina Muzaferija Alpine skiing 31 볼리비아 Bollibia Alpine skiing 32 불가리아 Bulgaria Radoslav Yankov Snowboarding 33 브라질 Beurajil Edson Bindilatti Bobsleigh 34 산마리노 Sanmarino Alessandro Mariotti Alpine skiing 35 세르비아 Sereubia Nevena Ignjatović Alpine skiing 36 스웨덴 Seuweden Niklas Edin Curling 37 스위스 Seuwiseu Dario Cologna Cross-country skiing 38 스페인 Seupein Lucas Eguibar Snowboarding 39 슬로바키아 Seullobakia Veronika Velez-Zuzulová Alpine skiing 40 슬로베니아 Seullobenia Vesna Fabjan Cross-country skiing 41 싱가포르 Singgaporeu Cheyenne Goh Short track speed skating 42 아르메니아 Areumenia Mikayel Mikayelyan Cross-country skiing 43 아르헨티나 Areuhentina Sebastiano GastaldiAlpine skiing 44 아이슬란드 Aiseullandeu Freydis-Halla Einarsdóttir Alpine skiing 45 아일랜드 Aillaendeu Seamus O'Connor Snowboarding 46 아제르바이잔 Ajereubaijan Patrick Brachner Alpine skiing 47 안도라 Andora Irineu Esteve Altimiras Cross-country skiing 48 알바니아 Albania Suela Mehilli Alpine skiing 49 에리트레아 Eriteurea Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda Alpine skiing 50 에스토니아 Eseutonia Saskia Alusalu Speed skating 51 에콰도르 Ekwadoreu Klaus Jungbluth Cross-country skiing 52 영국 Yeongguk Lizzy Yarnold Skeleton 53 오스트레일리아 Oseuteureillia Scott James Snowboarding 54 오스트리아 Oseuteuria Anna Veith Alpine skiing 55 러시아 출신 올림픽 선수 Reosia Chulsin Ollimpik Seonsu POCOG Volunteer N/A 56 우즈베키스탄 Ujeubekiseutan Komiljon Tukhtaev Alpine skiing 57 우크라이나 Ukeuraina Olena Pidhrushna Biathlon 58 이란 Iran Samaneh Beyrami Baher Cross-country skiing 59 이탈리아 Itallia Arianna Fontana Short track speed skating 60 이스라엘 Iseura'el Alexei Bychenko Figure skating 61 인도 Indo Shiva Keshavan Luge 62 일본 Ilbon Noriaki Kasai Ski jumping 63 자메이카 Jameika Audra Segree Bobsleigh 64 조지아 Jojia Moris Kvitelashvili Figure skating 65 중국 Jungguk Zhou Yang Short track speed skating 66 체코 Cheko Eva Samková Snowboarding 67 칠레 Chille Henrik von Appen Alpine skiing 68 카자흐스탄 Kajaheuseutan Abzal Azhgaliyev 69 캐나다 Kaenada Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir Figure skating 70 케냐 Kenya Sabrina Simader Alpine skiing 71 코소보 Kosobo Albin Tahiri Alpine skiing 72 콜롬비아 Kollombia Pedro Causil Speed skating 73 크로아티아 Keuroatia Natko Zrnčić-Dim Alpine skiing 74 키르기스스탄 Kireugiseuseutan Tariel Zharkymbaev Cross-country skiing 75 키프로스 Kipeuroseu Dinos Lefkaritis Alpine skiing 76 차이니스 타이베이 Chainiseu Taibei Lien Te-an Luge 77 태국 Taeguk Mark Chanloung Cross-country skiing 78 터키 Teoki Fatih Arda İpcioğlu Ski jumping 79 토고 Togo Mathilde-Amivi Petitjean Cross-country skiing 80 통가 Tongga Pita TaufatofuaCross-country skiing 81 파키스탄 Pakiseutan Muhammad Karim Alpine skiing 82 포르투갈 Poreutugal Kequyen Lam Cross-country skiing 83 폴란드 Pollandeu Zbigniew BródkaSpeed skating 84 푸에르토리코 Puereutoriko Charles FlahertyAlpine skiing 85 프랑스 Peurangseu Martin Fourcade Biathlon 86 Stavre Jada Cross-country skiing 87 핀란드 Pillandeu Janne Ahonen Ski jumping 88 필리핀 Pillipin Asa Miller Alpine skiing 89 헝가리 Heonggari Konrád Nagy Speed skating 90 홍콩차이나 Hongkong Chaina Arabella Ng Alpine skiing 91 코리아 Koria Won Yun-jong BobsleighHwang Chung-gum Ice hockey
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See also 2018 Winter Paralympics Parade of Nations
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