<P> The 2018 Winter Olympics , officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games ( Korean : 제 23 회 동계 올림픽 , translit . Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpik ) and commonly known as PyeongChang 2018 , is an ongoing international multi-sport event hosted by the county of Pyeongchang , South Korea . The county was selected as the host city in July 2011 , during the 123rd IOC Session in Durban , South Africa . It marks the first time that South Korea has hosted the Winter Olympics , and the second Olympics held in the country , the first being the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul . It is the first time since the 1998 Winter Olympics that the Winter Olympics have been held in East Asia . </P>
<P> The 2018 Winter Olympics , officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games ( Korean : 제 23 회 동계 올림픽 , translit . Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpik ) and commonly known as PyeongChang 2018 , is an ongoing international multi-sport event hosted by the county of Pyeongchang , South Korea . The county was selected as the host city in July 2011 , during the 123rd IOC Session in Durban , South Africa . It marks the first time that South Korea has hosted the Winter Olympics , and the second Olympics held in the country , the first being the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul . It is the first time since the 1998 Winter Olympics that the Winter Olympics have been held in East Asia . </P>
where are the 2018 winter olympics being held at
where are the 2018 winter olympics being held at
Pyeongchang , South Korea
Pyeongchang , South Korea