Going for the Gold: Winter Olympic Highlights from PyeongChang

The team of athletes from Russia won 17 medals: two golds, six silver and nine bronze medals

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Olympic Athletes of Russia at the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea

Pita Taufatofua carries the flag of Tonga during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics

Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot of Germany compete in the Pair Free Skating in the Figure Skating competition

Chloe Kim, of the United States, jumps during the women's halfpipe finals at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018.

Gold medal winner Olexandr Abramenko of the Ukraine and bronze medal winner Ilja Burow from the Olympic Athletes of Russia celebrate on the podium for the venue ceremony of Men's Freestyle Skiing Aerials final competition

North Korean supporters hold up Korean unification flags during the ladies' 500 meters short-track speedskating in the Gangneung Ice Arena

Anastasia Bryzgalova from Russia delivers a stone during the Mixed Doubles Round Robin semi final match at the Gangneung Curling Centre

Shannon Szabados of Canada looks up during the Women's Ice Hockey Semifinal match between Canada and Russia

Evgenia Medvedeva and Alina Zagitova pose at a flower ceremony for the ladies' figure skating event at the Gangneung Ice Arena

Ice hockey team from Russia celebrate after winning the men's gold medal hockey game against Germany, 4-3, in overtime at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Fireworks illuminate the Olympic Stadium during the Closing Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games

Artists perform during the Closing Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games

The Olympic Flag Handover Ceremony during the Closing Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games

On February 25, the Olympic flame was put out at the PyeongChang Stadium closing the 23rd Winter Olympic Games in South Korea. In all, 2,925 athletes attended the Winter Games from 92 countries. For the first time ever, athletes from Malaysia, Singapore, Ecuador, Eritrea, Nigeria and Kosovo competed at the Olympic Games in PyeongChang. A special quota was granted to North Korea, which was represented by 22 athletes, including 12 participants in the united inter-Korean women’s ice hockey team.

Russian athletes competed at the PyeongChang Games under the status of Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) and under the Olympic flag. The team of athletes from Russia won 17 medals: two golds, six silver and nine bronze medals. The gold medals were grabbed by the men’s ice hockey players from Russia who edged past Germany 4-3 in overtime and figure skater Alina Zagitova in women’s figure skating. See the highlights from the PyeongChang Games.