| Netherlands at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NED |
| NOC | Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation |
| Website | www |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018 | |
| Competitors | 33 (16 men and 17 women) in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Jan Smeekens (speed skating)[1] |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Ireen Wüst (speed skating) |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Netherlands competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, between 9 and 25 February 2018. Speed skater Jan Smeekens was appointed as flag bearer for the opening ceremony,[2] which was attended by King Willem Alexander, Queen Máxima and Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who also observed the sporting events that featured Dutch competitors.[3]
The goal for the Dutch team was to win fifteen medals, as declared by Chef de mission Jeroen Bijl;[4] they exceeded this goal by five medals, with a total of twenty, which placed the Netherlands fifth in the medal table. Most notably, the Dutch team dominated the individual speed skating events, winning seven of the ten gold medals awarded; they also won four medals in short track speed skating including their first ever gold medal in this discipline, won by Suzanne Schulting.
- ^ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Smeekens wears flag at opening ceremony of winter games". www.nu.nl. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Royal couple and Prime Minister Rutte at opening ceremony Pyeongchang". NOS. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Chef de mission Bijl establishes the Team NL target of fifteen medals". www.nu.nl. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.