2018 Winter Olympics

2018 Winter Olympics
XXIII Olympic Winter Games
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Bid logo.svg
PyeongChang 2018 Olympics Bid logo
Host city Pyeongchang, South Korea
Motto New Horizons
Events 98 in 15 sports
Opening ceremony 9 February
Closing ceremony 25 February
Stadium Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium

The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, is a winter multi-sport event scheduled to take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea, between 9 and 25 February 2018. The elected host city was announced on 6 July 2011 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), after the 123rd IOC Session in Durban. The two other candidates which applied to host the game were Annecy, France, and Munich, Germany.

Pyeongchang won on its third consecutive bid, having lost to Vancouver, Canada, and Sochi, Russia. It will be the first Winter Olympic Games in South Korea and second Olympic Games after the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. After a series of large cities (Nagano to Sochi), it is also the return, for the first time since the Games of Lillehammer in 1994, of the Winter Olympics to a host city which is a small mountain resort.

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Organization

Bidding

Pyeongchang launched its third consecutive bid for the Winter Olympic Games, which ultimately won. Pyeongchang won on the first round of voting. They received 63 of the 95 votes which were cast, giving them the required majority to be elected as host city.

Munich also launched a bid to host. Should Munich have been chosen, they would have been the first city to stage both the Winter and Summer Games. Munich hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics. Annecy launched a bid but failed to gain public support from locals. Their bid ultimately just received seven votes. Only these three cities made bids for these games and all three became candidates.

2018 Winter Olympics bidding results
City Nation Round 1
Pyeongchang  South Korea 63
Munich  Germany 25
Annecy  France 7

Preparations

On August 5, 2011, the IOC announced the formation of the Pyeongchang 2018 Coordination Commission. [1] [2] On October 4, 2011 it was announced that the Organizing Committee for the 2018 Winter Olympics will be headed by Jin-Sun Kim. The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG) was launched at its inaugural assembly on October 19, 2011. The first tasks of the organizing committee will be to put together a master plan for the games as well as forming a design for the venues.[3]

Venues

Skiing in Pyeongchang
Dragon Valley Ski Resort

Alpensia Cluster

The Alpensia Resort in Daegwallyeong-myeon will be the focus of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.[4][5]

  • Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium – Ceremonies, Ski jumping, Nordic combined
  • Alpensia Biathlon Centre – Biathlon
  • Alpensia Nordic Centre – Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined
  • Alpensia Sliding Centre – Luge, Bobsleigh and Skeleton
  • Olympic Village
  • Yongpyong Resort – Alpine Skiing (Slalom, Giant Slalom)

Coastal Cluster

The coastal cluster is located in the city of Gangneung

  • Gangneung Indoor Ice Rink – Curling
  • Gangneung Youngdong College Gymnasium – Ice Hockey
  • Gangneung Science Oval – Speed Skating
  • Gyeongpo Ice Hall – Short track speed skating and Figure skating
  • Union Hockey Centre – Ice Hockey (temporary)

Stand-Alone Venues

  • Bokwang Phoenix Park – Freestyle skiing and Snowboard
  • Jungbong – Alpine skiing (downhill, Super-G and Combined)

Broadcasting rights

See Also

Notes

External links

Preceded by
Sochi
Winter Olympics
Pyeongchang

XXIII Olympic Winter Games (2018)
Succeeded by
TBD 2022

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