2018 Winter Paralympics Parade of Nations

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During the 2018 Winter Paralympics Parade of Nations at the 2018 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony, beginning at 20:00 KST (UTC+9) on 9 March 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.

Background

All teams entered in alphabetical order based on the names of countries in the Korean language, except host nation South Korea, marched last. The collation method used is based on the names as written in Hangul, the Korean alphabet. The names of the nations were announced English and Korean, the official languages of the Paralympic movement and the host nation, in accordance with traditional and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) guidelines.

Whilst most countries entered under their short names, a few entered under more formal or alternative names, sometimes due to political or naming disputes. North Korean and South Korean teams marched on their own, after the leaders of both Koreas failed to arrange for both teams to march together in the opening ceremony.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43327934|title='Flag dispute' halts joint Korean march|date=8 March 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=10 March 2018|language=en-GB}} After a Russian state-sponsored doping program was exposed following the 2014 Winter Paralympics, the Russian Paralympic Committee was suspended, and selected athletes were allowed to compete neutrally under the IOC designation of "Neutral Paralympic Athletes" (패럴림픽 립 선수), under 중. In addition, the United States, Iran, North Korea, China and South Korea all entered under their formal names, respectively the "United States of America", "Islamic Republic of Iran", "Democratic People's Republic of Korea", "People's Republic of China" and "Republic of Korea".

A record of 49 nations entered the stadium with a combined total of 569 athletes. Three nations made their Winter Paralympic debut, namely Georgia, North Korea and Tajikistan.

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 IPC.{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/pyeongchang-2018-flag-bearers-revealed |title=PyeongChang 2018: Flag bearers revealed |date=9 March 2018 |website=paralympic.org |publisher=International Paralympic Committee (IPC) |accessdate=10 March 2018}}

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Order

! Nation

! Hangul

! Roman Transliteration

! Flag bearer

! Sport

align="center" | 1{{flagIPCteam|GRE|2018 Winter}}그리스geu ri seuKonstantinos PetrakisSnowboarding
align="center" | 2{{flagIPCteam|NED|2018 Winter}}네덜란드ne deol ran deuBibian Mentel-SpeeSnowboarding
align="center" | 3{{flagIPCteam|NOR|2018 Winter}}노르웨이no reu we iBirgit SkarsteinCross-country skiing
align="center" | 4{{flagIPCteam|NZL|2018 Winter}}뉴질랜드nyu jil raen deuCorey PetersAlpine skiing
align="center" | 5{{flagIPCteam|DEN|2018 Winter}}덴마크den ma keuDaniel WagnerSnowboarding
align="center" | 6{{flagIPCteam|GER|2018 Winter}}독일dok ilAndrea EskauBiathlon
Cross-country skiing
align="center" | 7{{flagIPCteam|ROU|2018 Winter}}루마니아ru ma ni aMihaita PaparaSnowboarding
align="center" | 8{{flagIPCteam|MEX|2018 Winter}}멕시코mek si koArly VelásquezAlpine skiing
align="center" | 9{{flagIPCteam|MGL|2018 Winter}}몽골mong golGanbold BatmunkhCross-country skiing
align="center" | 10{{flagIPCteam|USA|name=United States of America|2018 Winter}}미국mi gukMike SchultzSnowboarding
align="center" | 11{{flagIPCteam|BEL|2018 Winter}}벨기에bel gi eEléonor SanaAlpine skiing
align="center" | 12{{flagIPCteam|BLR|2018 Winter}}벨라루스bel ra ru seuLiudmila VauchokCross-country skiing
align="center" | 13{{flagIPCteam|BIH|2018 Winter}}보스니아 헤르체고비나{{Nowrap|bo seu ni a he reu che go bi na}}Ilma KazazićAlpine skiing
align="center" | 14{{flagIPCteam|BUL|2018 Winter}}불가리아bul ga ri aSvetoslav GeorgievCross-country skiing
align="center" | 15{{flagIPCteam|BRA|2018 Winter}}브라질beu ra jilAline Dos Santos RochaCross-country skiing
align="center" | 16{{flagIPCteam|SRB|2018 Winter}}세르비아se reu bi aMiloš ZarićCross-country skiing
align="center" | 17{{flagIPCteam|SWE|2018 Winter}}스웨덴seu we denRonny PerssonWheelchair curling
align="center" | 18{{flagIPCteam|SUI|2018 Winter}}스위스seu wi seuFelix WagnerWheelchair curling
align="center" | 19{{flagIPCteam|ESP|2018 Winter}}스페인seu pe inAstrid FinaSnowboarding
align="center" | 20{{flagIPCteam|SVK|2018 Winter}}슬로바키아seul ro ba ki aHenrieta Farkašová & Natália ŠubrtováAlpine skiing
align="center" | 21{{flagIPCteam|SLO|2018 Winter}}슬로베니아seul ro be ni aJernej SlivnikAlpine skiing
align="center" | 22{{flagIPCteam|ARM|2018 Winter}}아르메니아a reu me ni aStasik NazaryanCross-country skiing
align="center" | 23{{flagIPCteam|ARG|2018 Winter}}아르헨티나a reu hen ti naEnrique PlanteyAlpine skiing
align="center" | 24{{flagIPCteam|ISL|2018 Winter}}아이슬란드a i seul ran deuHilmar Snaer OvarssonAlpine skiing
align="center" | 25{{flagIPCteam|AND|2018 Winter}}안도라an do raRoger Puig DaviAlpine skiing
align="center" | 26{{flagIPCteam|GBR|2018 Winter}}영국yeong gukOwen PickSnowboarding
align="center" | 27{{flagIPCteam|AUS|2018 Winter}}오스트레일리아o seu teu re il ri aJoany BadenhorstSnowboarding
align="center" | 28{{flagIPCteam|AUT|2018 Winter}}오스트리아o seu teu ri aClaudia LoeschAlpine skiing
align="center" | 29{{flagIPCteam|UZB|2018 Winter}}우즈베키스탄u jeu be ki seu tanYokutkhon KholbekovaCross-country skiing
align="center" | 30{{flagIPCteam|UKR|2018 Winter}}우크라이나u keu ra i naVitaliy LukyanenkoBiathlon
Cross-country skiing
align="center" | 31{{flagIPCteam|IRI|name=Islamic Republic of Iran|2018 Winter}}이란i ranElaheh GholifallahCross-country skiing
align="center" | 32{{flagIPCteam|ITA|2018 Winter}}이탈리아i tal ri aFlorian PlankerPara ice hockey
align="center" | 33{{flagIPCteam|JPN|2018 Winter}}일본il bonMomoka MuraokaAlpine skiing
align="center" | 34{{flagIPCteam|PRK|2018 Winter}}조선민주주의인민공화국jo seon min ju ju ui in min gong hwa gukKim Jong-hyonCross-country skiing
align="center" | 35{{flagIPCteam|GEO|2018 Winter}}조지아jo ji aTemuri DadianiCross-country skiing
align="center" | 36{{flagIPCteam|CHN|name=People's Republic of China|2018 Winter}}중국jung gukPeng YuanyuanCross-country skiing
align="center" | 37{{flagIPCteam|NPA|2018 Winter}}패럴림픽 중립 선수pae reol lim pik jung nip seon suPOCOG VolunteerN/A
align="center" | 38{{flagIPCteam|CZE|2018 Winter}}체코che koMiroslav HrbekPara ice hockey
align="center" | 39{{flagIPCteam|CHI|2018 Winter}}칠레chil reDiego SeguelAlpine skiing
align="center" | 40{{flagIPCteam|KAZ|2018 Winter}}카자흐스탄ka ja heu seu tanKairat KanafinCross-country skiing
align="center" | 41{{flagIOCteam|CAN|2018 Winter}}캐나다kae na daBrian McKeeverCross-country skiing
align="center" | 42{{flagIPCteam|CRO|2018 Winter}}크로아티아keu ro a ti aEva GoluzaAlpine skiing
align="center" | 43{{flagIPCteam|TJK|2018 Winter}}타지키스탄ta ji ki seu tanSiyovush IlyasovCross-country skiing
align="center" | 44{{flagIPCteam|TUR|2018 Winter}}터키teo kiMehmet ÇekiçAlpine skiing
align="center" | 45{{flagIPCteam|POL|2018 Winter}}폴란드pol ran deuKamil RosiekBiathlon
Cross-country skiing
align="center" | 46{{flagIPCteam|FRA|2018 Winter}}프랑스peu rang seuMarie BochetAlpine skiing
align="center" | 47{{flagIPCteam|FIN|2018 Winter}}핀란드pin ran deuMatti Suur-HamariSnowboarding
align="center" | 48{{flagIPCteam|HUN|2018 Winter}}헝가리heong ga riZsolt BaloghAlpine skiing
align="center" | 49{{flagIPCteam|KOR|2018 Winter}}대한민국dae han min gukSin Eui-hyunBiathlon
Cross-country skiing

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