14th Winter Olympics
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| Participating NOCs | 31 | ||||||||
| Opening ceremony | October 17, 2019 (dates OOC) | ||||||||
| Closing ceremony | November 3, 2019 | ||||||||
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The XIV Olympic Winter Games was a multi-sport event celebrated in Neverend, Liventia, and Yeaddin, Vilita. This was the second time that Neverend hosted the Winter Olympics and the first Olympic Games hosted in Vilita.
Host selection
| Cities | NOCs | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Yeaddin and Neverend | 12 | |
| Re-open bids | 2 | |
The Games
Competition summary
Day 1
- The opening ceremonies held at Lirai Asku Castle in Yeaddin, a historic fortified colonial structure, featured sand, palm trees, and a puzzled Cocoabo with a scarf.
- Olympic records were broken five times in one day in short track speed skating. Emnbagi Trivaka (Vilita) emerged as the men's 1500m short track record holder, set in the B final, the Mattijana women's relay team set a new record in the preliminaries, and so did Lisa Ebkalvero (Vekaiyu) in the women's 500m.
Day 3
- Kelssek's Lios Mac an Duibh added to his biathlon men's 10km sprint gold medal by winning the men's 12.5km pursuit.
Day 6
- Two skiers from Mattijana, Mattias Burges and Dominik Hirser, tied for the gold medal in the men's super-G.
Day 10
- Brento Bodynii and Gireffi Bodynii won gold in bobsleigh for the Vilitan Union, surprising their teammmates Quakii Estat and Exidii Motoqivic who had been tipped to win.
Day 14
- Evan Mackay overtook Jean-Luc Lacroix for most gold medals by a Kelssek alpine skier after Kelssek beat Mattijana in the final of the mixed team event.
Day 15
- Reçueçn won the women's hockey gold medal, beating Amuaplye 4-1.
Day 16
- Home team Vilitan Union won the men's hockey gold with a 1-0 win over Kriegiersien.
Participants
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Medal tally
* Host nations (Liventia, Vilitan Union)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 29 | |
| 2 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 40 | |
| 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 18 | |
| 4 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 19 | |
| 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 | |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 | |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 17 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | |
| 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 19 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 22 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 25 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Venues
- Neverend
- Stade Grande Olympique (ceremonies, snow volleyball)
- Neverend Ferrandieu Ski Resort (alpine skiing, snowboarding)
- National Biathlon Centre (biathlon, cross-country skiing)
- Ferrandieu Ski Sports Centre (Nordic combined, ski jumping, freestyle skiing)
- Neverend Curling Club (curling)
- Yeaddin
- Lirai Asku Castle (ice hockey)
- Parra Kala Sliding Complex (bobsleigh, luge, skeleton)
- Yeaddin Ice Centre (ice hockey, figure skating, short track)
- Kolósaio Vóreios (speed skating, demonstration events)