Which country is the 2016 Winter Olympics in?

The 2016 Winter Olympics are in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

The 2016 Winter Olympics kicked off at 19:00 GMT on February 9, 2016 in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The theme of the opening ceremony was "peace", and the joint entry of the South and North Korean delegations triggered cheers from the audience, while in the final lighting session, South Korea's national treasure athlete Kim Yeon-il took the torch from the inter-Korean hockey team and lit the Olympic flame after a solo dance on the ice.

Culture:

The mascots for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are the white tiger "Soohorang" and the Asian black bear "Bandabi". Bandabi" for the Asiatic black bear.

The tiger symbolizes the geographical shape of the Korean Peninsula, and the white tiger in particular is considered a sacred guardian animal. Also, the color of the white tiger symbolizes ice sports. "Soohorang" is a name that combines several meanings in Korean.

"Sooho" is Korean for "guardian," which means protection for athletes, spectators and all Olympic participants. Rang" is the middle word of the Korean word "ho-rang-i" and the last word of the traditional folk song "Jeongseon Arirang" from Gangwon Province, where the host city is located. and the last word of the traditional folk song "Jeongseon Arirang" in Gangwon Province, where the host city is located.