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{{Infobox Olympic games| 2020 | Winter | Invictus |
| image       = Ulan khol 2020 logo.png
| image_size  = 250px
| alt         = 
| caption     = 
| host_city   = [[Ulan Khol]], [[Soravia]]
| motto       = ''On the ice''<br>({{wp|Rusyn language|Soravian}}: На льоду)
| nations     = 35
| athletes    = 
| events      = 41
| opening     = 7 February
| closing     = 23 February
| opened_by   = [[Samuel Czenko]]
| cauldron    = [[Modya Naumov]]
| stadium     = [[KolonetsArena]]
| summer_prev = Spálgleann 2018
| summer_next = [[2022 Summer Invictus Games|Verlois 2022]]
| winter_prev = Haussimont 2016
| winter_next = [[2024 Winter Invictus Games|Rimso 2024]]
| prev        = 
| next        = 
}}

The '''2020 Winter Invictus Games''', officially called the '''XII Winter Invictus Games''' ({{wp|French language|Gaullican}}: ''Les XIIe Jeux invictus d'hiver''; {{wp|Rusyn language|Soravian}}: ''XII Зимові Ігри Інвіцтус''), but more commonly and colloquially known as '''Ulan Khol 2020''' is the 12th edition of the Winter Invictus Games, an international winter sports competition, held in [[Ulan Khol]], [[Soravia]], between February 7 and February 20, 2020. 

Ulan Khol was chosen as the host city for the games in 2017, fending off competition from [[Nouvelle-Rayenne]] in [[Cassier]] and [[Ostapils-Baihaven]] in [[Swetania]]. The Games were held primarily at the [[KolonetsArena]] within the city, which has a capacity of 65,000, and which was also be the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies. Ulan Khol 2020 was the first Winter Invictus Games and the second Invictus Games to be held in Soravia.

== Bidding ==
Bidding began for the 2020 Winter Invictus Games as early as 2011, with 17 cities across all continents submitting a city to the Invictus Committee to be voted upon. Nine cities were eliminated in Round 1 of voting, three in Round 2 and two in Round 3. Among the eliminated cities were Västdal in [[Ordennya]], Paltamo in [[Velzemia]], [[Rosenborg]] in [[Varienland]] and [[Keisi]] in [[Senria]]. The final vote for the host city was held in 2016 in [[Westbrücken]], [[Werania]], with Ulan Khol's bid emerging as the winner.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!City
!Nation
!Votes
|-
|'''[[Ulan Khol]]'''
|'''{{flagu|Soravia}}'''
|align="center"|'''16'''
|-
|[[Nouvelle-Rayenne]]
|{{flagu|Cassier}}
|align="center"|9
|-
|[[Ostapils-Baihaven]]
|{{flagu|Swetania}}
|align="center"|7
|-
|}

== Venues ==
=== Ulan Khol ===
[[File:Spb_06-2017_img40_Krestovsky_Stadium_(cropped).jpg|250px|right|thumb|KolonetsArena]]
Ulan Khol has four existing stadiums and two new stadiums that featured as venues for the Games. The largest, [[KolonetsArena]], hosted the opening and closing ceremonies, although it did not feature any of the sporting events. New stadiums such as the Chashka Stadium featured ice hockey and figure skating.
[[File:Sochi_adler_aerial_view_2018_24.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Chashka Stadium]]
* [[KolonetsArena]] {{ndash}} {{wp|opening ceremony|opening}} and {{wp|closing ceremony|closing}} ceremonies / ''65,000'' '''existing'''
* Chashka Stadium {{ndash}} {{wp|ice hockey}}, {{wp|figure skating}} and {{wp|speed skating}} / ''18,000'' '''new'''
* Gornoye Stadium {{ndash}} {{wp|curling}} / ''4,300'' '''new'''
* Vitivka Arena {{ndash}} {{wp|ice hockey}} / ''9,000'' '''new'''
* Ulan Khol Invictus Village {{ndash}} Athlete accommodation<br>The village was newly built on land around 0.5 miles south of Ulan Khol


=== Surrounding towns ===
* Catorgaz Arena {{ndash}} {{wp|bobsleigh}}, {{wp|luge}} and {{wp|skeleton}} / ''3,700'' '''existing'''
* Kupin Resort {{ndash}} {{wp|snowboarding}}, {{wp|freestyle skiing}}, {{wp|downhill skiing}}, {{wp|Nordic combined|combined skiing}}
* Gutsiska Ski Resort {{ndash}} {{wp|biathlon}}

== Transport ==
Ulan Khol is well connected within Soravia, and serves as an urban hub in the centre of the country. The city is close to the border with [[Yavorstrana]], and can be easily accessed by air or rail from most of [[Euclea]]. Travelling by road is more difficult due to incidents at [[Crossing 93]] making it impossible to drive between Soravia and Velzemia. Ulan Khol is connected by high-speed rail to Samistopol and Patovatra, the two largest cities in Soravia, and has a three-runway international airport. The city can be accessed by ferry up the [[Dolomit river]] from Yavorstrana and [[Minilov]]. 

Ulan Khol itself has a small existing metro, but stations are being opened and renovated for the Invictus Games, with the new Invictus Line of the metro system travelling between each of the stadiums. Ulan Khol has inner-city rail that travels between most locations in the city, as well as an expansive network of roads, trams, and taxi services.

== Budget ==
The budget for the Games is estimated to be around 5.5 billion {{wp|Euro|Euclo}}, making it one of the most expensive Winter Invictus Games in history; however, this figure also includes renovations for transport inside Ulan Khol in preparation for the Games, while the budget for the Games itself is likely around 4 billion Euclo.

== Participating National Invictus Committees ==
[[File:Ulan Khol 2020 Map.png|thumb|center|upright=2.75|{{legend|#00ff7f|The participating countries at the 2020 Winter Invictus}}
{{legend|#1e90ff|Debuting countries at the Winter Invictus}}{{legend|#c46221|Countries who participated in 2016 but not in 2020}}{{legend|yellow|Yellow circle is host city ([[Ulan Khol]])}}]]

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" 
|-
!Participating National Invictus Committees
|-
|{{columns-list|colwidth=17em|
*{{flag|Aimilia}}
*{{flag|Ajahadya}} (20)
*{{flag|Amathia}}
*{{flag|Azmara}}
*{{flag|Buckland}}
*{{flag|Caldia}} (118)
*{{flag|Cassier}}
*{{flag|Cavunia}} (21)
*{{flag|Chervolesia}} (75)
*{{flag|Dezevau}}
*{{flag|Eldmark}} (100)
*{{flag|Estmere}} (112)
*{{flag|Etruria}}
*{{flag|Florena}}
*{{flag|Gaullica}} (112)
*{{flag|Gibany}}
*{{flag|Hennehouwe}}
*{{flag|Imagua and the Assimas}} (8)
*{{flag|Jindao}} (97)
*{{flag|Kesselbourg}}
*{{flag|Montecara}} (6)
*{{flag|Piraea}}
*{{flag|Phula}}
*{{flag|Rwizikuru}} (2)
*{{flag|Satucin}}
*{{flag|Senria}}
*{{flag|Soravia}} (112)
*{{flag|Swetania}}
*{{flag|Tinza}} (72)
*{{flag|Valentir}}
*{{flag|Varienland}}
*{{flag|Velzemia}} (83)
*{{flag|Werania}}
*{{flag|Xiaodong}}
*{{flag|Zorasan}}
}}
|-
!Countries that participated in 2016 but not in 2020
|-
|{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
*{{flag|Halland}}
*{{flag|Nuxica}}
*{{flag|Ordennya}}
*{{flagicon image|Sanslumiere_flag.png}} [[Sanslumière]]
*{{flagicon image|Flag_of_Tbilisi.svg}} [[Vedmed]]
*{{flag|Yavorstrana}}}}
|}

== Opening and closing ceremonies ==
The opening and closing ceremonies will include many aspects that allude to Ulan Khol's history of Zalyk inhabitance, with the city itself founded by Zalyk settlers around 900 AD. Along with this, it will feature musical performances by some of the world's biggest stars and will feature traditional instances of Soravian culture as a whole.

== Medals ==
=== Medal table ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background:#ccccff;"|*
|Host nation (Soravia)
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|-
!Rank
!NIC
!style="background: #FFD700"; align=center|Gold
!style="background: #C0C0C0; align=center|Silver
!style="background: #CC9966; align=center|Bronze
!Points total
|-
|1
|style="background: #CCCCFF";|{{flag|Soravia}} (SOR)*
|10
|2
|4
|38
|-
|2
|{{flag|Caldia}} (CAL)
|8
|5
|3
|37
|-
|3
|{{flag|Gaullica}} (GAL)
|3
|6
|5
|26
|-
|4
|{{flag|Swetania}} (SWE)
|1
|6
|3
|18
|-
|5
|{{flag|Senria}} (SEN)
|4
|1
|2
|16
|-
|6
|{{flag|Cassier}} (CAS)
|1
|4
|4
|15
|-
|7
|{{flag|Valentir}} (VAL)
|3
|2
|1
|14
|-
|8
|{{flag|Azmara}} (AZM)
|1
|2
|3
|10
|-
|9
|{{flag|Satucin}} (SAT)
|2
|1
|1
|9
|-
|10
|{{flag|Estmere}} (EST)
|1
|2
|2
|9
|-
|11
|{{flag|Werania}} (WER)
|0
|1
|5
|7
|-
|12
|{{flag|Chervolesia}} (CHE)
|2
|0
|0
|6
|-
|13
|{{flag|Etruria}} (ETR)
|1
|0
|3
|6
|-
|rowspan=2|14
|{{flag|Hennehouwe}} (HEN)
|1
|1
|0
|5
|-
|{{flag|Zorasan}} (ZOR)
|1
|1
|0
|5
|-
|16
|{{flagicon image|Baean_Flag.png}} [[Baekjeong]] (BAK)
|1
|0
|2
|5
|-
|rowspan=2|17
|{{flag|Tinza}} (TIN)
|0
|2
|0
|4
|-
|{{flag|Velzemia}} (VEL)
|0
|2
|0
|4
|-
|19
|{{flag|Xiaodong}} (XIA)
|0
|1
|2
|4
|-
|20
|{{flag|Amathia}} (AMA)
|1
|0
|0
|3
|-
|21
|{{flag|Aimilia}} (AIM)
|0
|1
|0
|2
|-
|22
|{{flag|Gibany}} (GIB)
|0
|1
|0
|2
|-
|23
|{{flag|Eldmark}} (ELD)
|0
|0
|1
|1
|-
|{{ndash}}
|''[[2020 Winter Invictus Games#NICs without medals|Unranked NICs]]''
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
!colspan=2; align=left|Totals (25 {{Tooltip|NICs|National Invictus Committees}})
!align=left|41
!align=left|41
!align=left|41
!align=left|246
|-
|}

=== NICs without medals ===
* {{flag|Ajahadya}}
* {{flag|Buckland}}
* {{flag|Cavunia}}
* {{flag|Dezevau}}
* {{flag|Imagua and the Assimas}}
* {{flag|Jindao}}
* {{flag|Kesselbourg}}
* {{flagicon|Montecara}} [[Montecara at the 2020 Winter Invictus Games|Montecara]]
* {{flag|Phula}}
* {{flag|Piraea}}
* {{flag|Rwizikuru}}

== Broadcasting ==
* {{flag|Aimilia}} - KazamTV
* {{flag|Ajahadya}} - 8X8 Sports TV
* {{flag|Amathia}} - Amathian Television Company - AMTV
* {{flag|Caldia}} - [[TRN]]
* {{flag|Cassier}} - SRC/Radio-Cassier, Cascom Media, Rogier Media, TLG
* {{flag|Cavunia}} - KavSport
* {{flag|Dezevau}} - Dezevauboga Media
* {{flagicon image|EucleaFlag.png}} [[Euclean Community|EC]] - [[Euclean Broadcasters Group|EBG]]
* {{flag|Eldmark}} - [[Eldmarks Television|ELT]], ASN Sport
* {{flag|Estmere}} - [[Federal Broadcasting Services|FBS]], NTV Sports
* {{flag|Etruria}} - [[Etrurian Radio and Television Administration|ARE Sports]]
* {{flag|Garambura}} – Unposhi TV
* {{flag|Gaullica}} - Gaullican Broadcasting Company, GBC Sport
* {{flag|Gibany}} - Glas Naroda Group, GN Sports
* {{flag|Hennehouwe}} -
* {{flag|Imagua and the Assimas}} - [[Imaguan Television Service]]
* {{flag|Jindao}} – Jindanese Broadcasting Company, [[Honghua Network]]
* {{flag|Kesselbourg}} - 
* {{flag|Montecara}} – [[Teleràdio Montecarà]]
* {{flag|Soravia}} – Narnet Sports
* {{flag|Piraea}} - [[Piraean Broadcasting Corporation|PPT]]
* {{flag|Rwizikuru}} - [[Rwizikuran Information Service|RIS]]
* {{flag|Satucin}} - MHTV, MHTV Sports
* {{flag|Senria}} - Senria Broadcasting Corporation, Senzou TV Sport
* {{flag|Swetania}} – Panswetanian Television, Programm 2
* {{flag|Tinza}} – Tinzan State Broadcasting Corporation
* {{flag|Valentir}} - [[Freemont Broadcasting Corporation|FBC]], [[Valentirian Television Network|VTN]], [[Valentirian National News|VNN Sports]]
* {{flag|Varienland}} - Rigsradiofonien 1
* {{flag|Velzemia}} - Channel 1, C6 Velzemia
* {{flag|Zorasan}} - [[Union Central Television|UCTV Sport]]

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