#1 Stadiums/Venues

Without proper stadiums, there will be no competitions to begin with. Thus, the committees are constantly making sure that the competitive venues are all progressing well. In fact, they are ahead of schedule. These are the stadiums/venues that will be used for the upcoming Games:  

PyeongChang Mountain Cluster

• PyeongChang Olympic Stadium
• Alpensia Sports Park – Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre, Alpensia Biathlon Centre, Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Centre
• Alpensia Sliding Centre
• Yongpyong Alpine Centre
• Jeongseon Alpine Centre
• Bokwang/Phoenix Snow Park

Gangneung Coastal Cluster

• Gangneung Olympic Park - Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Oval, Gangneung Ice Arena, Gnagneung Curling Centre
• Kwangdong Hockey Centre

#2 Transportation

Highway/Expressway:

The construction of the 2nd Yeongdong Expressway between Gwangju in Gyeonggi Province and Wonju has been completed, and the new Dongseo Expressway between East Hongcheon and Yangyang is now under construction. When the new highway opens to operation, it will distribute the traffic volume between Seoul area and Gangwon province or Gangneung and improve the travel between these two regions.

Railroad/Train/KTX:

With the existing line between Incheon and West Wonju refurbished for the speed of up to 150km/h and a new line built between West Wonju and Gangneung for the speed of up to 230km/h, the high-speed railroad (KTX) now connects Incheon and Gangneung. When all these sections open to operation, the travel time from Incheon to Gangneung will be less than 2 hours.

#3 Olympic Test Events: Hello PyeongChang

Test events are held from February 2016 to April 2017. They are an opportunity for athletes and officials to familiarize themselves with the venues and the region. It’s also for public to participate and get hyped leading to the Games! There are 29 test events happening which includes 20 Olympic events, 5 Paralympic events, 2 non-competition events, 2 non-sport events. It’s expected to have 3000 athletes to participate in the test events and 1000 volunteers assisting. Some events are free to attend while some do charge. For the test events schedules and ticketing, visit HelloPyeongChang.com for more information. 

These are some of the highlights from a few recent test events: 

FIS Snowboard World Cup 2016/17

Audi FIS Ski World Cup 2017

BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon 2017

ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2017

Viessmann Luge World Cup Presented by BMW

#4 Final Countdown! #1YearToGo

On the 8^th February 2017, OMEGA as the Official Timekeeper starts a countdown clock in Seoul. The countdown party also was also held in Gangneung Ice Hockey Centre. More than 9000 people witness the star-studded affair with PyeongChang 2018 Ambassador Yuna Kim (Olympic Figure Skating gold medalist) and Magnus Kim (Cross-Country skier who won Korea’s first gold medal in the history of cross-country skiing at the 2016 Youth Olympic Games) appearing on stage. The celebration continued across the province for the next 10 days with music, arts, performances, and festivals.

For more information, visit HelloPyeongChang.com or PyeongChang2018.com. 

(Content & Images source: HelloPyeongChange.com, PyeongChange2018.com, Hello PyeongChange FB Page)