Opening Ceremony and 78 nations participated in the Games. The IOC site for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games does not include United Korean (COR) women's ice hockey team as separate "nation" when counting participating nations. Nevertheless the IOC shows the Korean team in the Pyeongchang 2018 Ice Hockey Women's Tournament Results. Thus, 92 national teams plus 1 team composed of athletes from both South Korea and North Korea participated in the Games. Xi Jinping is the "Chinese President", de jure head of state. Xi is also de facto ruler as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. See also List of multiple Winter Olympic medallists List of participating nations at the Winter Olympic Games Lists of Olympic medallists Olympic Games scandals and controversies Winter Paralympic Games Paralympic Games Summer Olympic Games Notes References Sources Official Report (1924) of both Summer and Winter Games: External links Olympic Games IOC official website Winter Olympic Sports IOC official website Recurring sporting events established in 1924 Winter multi-sport events Quadrennial sporting events February sporting events