Chloe Kim blew away the competition to win the women's snowboard halfpipe gold at Pyeongchang's Phoenix Snow Park on Tuesday, the American teenager finishing well clear of China's Liu Jiayu and compatriot Arielle Gold.
We bring you a collection of some of the best photographs taken this week by Reuters photographers.
Valieva dominates the ice despite doping scandal
North Korean pair given warm welcome on Pyeongchang debut
About 41,000 rooms are being provided for the Games and any failure to have them ready in time would be a potential blow to President Vladimir Putin's hopes that the Winter Olympics will show how far Russia has come since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
All the top action from Day 6 of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing on Thursday.
Svindal became not just the oldest man to win an Alpine Olympic gold but also one of the most popular
Several events were postponed or rescheduled, including Nordic combined, biathlon and Alpine skiing, and more than 60 tents were damaged by winds with a speed of seven metres per second as organisers warned of flying debris.
Swiss skier, Didier Defago, flew out of the shadows of his more illustrious team-mates to win his country's first men's Olympic downhill title for 22 years on Monday.
Cross-country skier Johaug to call time on Olympic career after Sunday's 30km.
North Korea will not be the only nation leaving the Pyeongchang Olympics without a medal, but they are one of the few minnows of winter sports to have earned rousing cheers wherever they go.
Cristiano Ronaldo tucked away a penalty and slammed home a free kick as he set a new record for the most international caps
Michael Schumacher remains in a "wake-up phase" from the coma he was placed in following a life-threatening skiing accident nearly ten weeks ago, his spokeswoman said on Friday.
As the countdown to 2018 starts, it's time to rewind those moments in sport that stood out this year.
Brutally cold conditions in Pyeongchang are warping skis and forcing some athletes to toss them out after training runs, an Alpine skiing course worker told Reuters on Wednesday.
Big cities are the breeding grounds for romance this year.
Olympic officials have showered praise on South Korea's Winter Games organisers for staging a successful event against the odds, but they have also left it with a warning: don't leave any white elephants behind.
They cheer, dance and sing in perfect unison. But these are not your ordinary cheerleaders.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Sweden's Charlotte Kalla won the first gold medal of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Saturday after powering away from the field to secure victory in the women's 7.5km + 7.5km skiathlon.
