- The Winter Olympics kicked off with the opening ceremony in Pyeongchang on Friday.
- Greece once again led the parade of nations, as is tradition, because of their role in the origin of the Olympics.
- The rest of the order is determined alphabetically by the host nation's language.
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Why Greece always leads the parade of athletes at the Olympic opening ceremony and how the rest of the order is determined
Greece always gets to go first at the Olympic opening ceremony, and there's a historical reason why.
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The 2018 Winter Olympics officially kicked off with the opening ceremony in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
As has become tradition, the ceremony starts with a celebration of the host country, followed by the parade of athletes. And once again, Greece was the first country introduced due to their historical importance to the games.
The order of the parade of nations at every Olympics is as follows.
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- — in 2018, this is South Korea, although they added a twist. In a show of unity, South Korea marched with North Korea under a unified flag.
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