Historical Events
- 10k freestyle cross country champion Ragnhild Haga and 30k classical winner Marit Bjørgen win their 2nd Olympic gold medal in Pyeongchang as part of Norway's 4 x 5k relay team
- 3 suicide bombers kill 18 in Konduga, north-east Nigeria
- Britain's Lizzy Yarnold wins her 2nd consecutive Olympic women's skeleton gold medal in Pyeongchang; also wins event in Sochi (2014)
- Czech skier Ester Ledecká wins super-G gold medal at Pyeongchang Winter Olympics; later wins parallel giant slalom snowboarding to be first female to win gold in different sports at a single Games
Olympic Gold
Japanese defending champion Yuzuru Hanyu retains his Olympic men's figure skating title by winning the gold medal at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics; first wins gold at Sochi (2014)
- Polish ski jumper Kamil Stoch retains his Olympic individual large hill title (Sochi 2014) with gold in Pyeongchang; beats normal hill winner Andreas Wellinger of Germany by 3.4m
- Russian biathlete Anastasiya Kuzmina wins her 3rd career Olympic gold medal in women's 12.5k mass start in Pyeongchang; 7.5k sprint champion in Vancouver (2010) and Sochi (2014)
Famous Deaths
- Arno Motulsky, German-born founder of medical genetics, known as the "father of pharmacogenomics," dies at 94
- Beatricce "Beebe" Freitas [nee Botty], American pianist, organist, and voice teacher (Hawaii Opera Theatre), dies at 79
Died in 2018 2018 Highlights
About February 17, 2018
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 6 years, 2 months and 21 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Aquarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: God's Plan - Drake
