PyeongChang 2018 Overview January 2017
Vision & Slogan NEW HORIZONS : To open up a new horizon in Korea and Asia by connecting the great passion of athletes and spectators To provide a new stage for winter sports in Asia To see the possibility of new growth To host the Games that engage young generations
Olympic Winter Games Games Period : 9 ~ 25 February, 2018 (17 days) Venue Location : 12 competition venues in PyeongChang, Gangneung, Jeongseon Participants : Approximately 6,500 athletes and officials from 95+ National Olympic Committees Games Program : 7 sports, 15 disciplines, 102 events First Olympic Winter Games to feature >100 events Record number of female events and female athletes Record number of mixed events
Olympic Winter Games Sports Programme Snowboard Parallel Slalom(M/W) 98 2 6 102 Sochi 2014 Alpine Skiing Nation Team Event Snowboard Big Air(M/W) Speed Skating Mass Start(M/W) Mixed Doubles Curling
Paralympic Winter Games Games Period : 9 ~ 18 March, 2018 (10 days) Venue Location : 5 competition venues in PyeongChang, Gangneung, Jeongseon Participants : Approximately 1,500 athletes and officials from 45+ National Olympic Committees Games Program : 6 sports, 6 disciplines, 80 events
Paralympic Winter Games Sports Programme 72 8 80 Sochi 2014 Snowboard Cross(M/W) - Men s : 2 classes - Women s : 1 class Snowboard Banked Slalom(M/W) - Men s : 3 classes - Women s : 2 classes
Venue Plan
Compact Venue Plan
PyeongChang Mountain Cluster * Seven Competition Venues * PyeongChang Olympic Village * PyeongChang Olympic Plaza & Stadium * IBC/MPC Existing Yongpyong Alpine Centre Slalom, Giant Slalom Bokwang Snow Park Freestyle Skiing, Snowboard Alpensia Sports Park (3) Biathlon, Para Biathlon, Para Cross-Country Skiing Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined Cross-Country Skiing, Nordic Combined Snowboard Big Air Main Press Centre New Jeongseon Alpine Centre Downhill, Super-G, Para Alpine Skiing, Para Snowboard Alpensia Sliding Centre Bobsleigh, Skeleton, Luge PyeongChang Olympic Stadium PyeongChang Olympic Village International Broadcast Centre
PyeongChang Mountain Cluster
Gangnueng Coastal Cluster * Five Competition Venues * Gangneung Olympic Village * Gangneung Media Village Existing Gangneung Curling Centre Curling, Wheelchair Curling New Gangneung Ice Arena Figure Skating, Short Track Gangneung Oval Speed Skating Gangneung Hockey Centre Ice Hockey I, Para Ice Hockey Kwandong Hockey Centre Ice Hockey II Gangnueng Olympic/Media Village
Gangnueng Coastal Cluster
Transportation Infrastructure From To Time Incheon Airport Jinbu station Gangneung station 98 mins 113 mins Seoul Jinbu station 69 mins Gangneung station 84 mins
Engagement
Mascots Announcement Soohorang Trustworthy mascot for the Olympic Games Mythical White Tiger to protect athletes, spectators and all who participate in the Olympic Games Bandabi Friendly mascot for the Paralympic Winter Games Asiatic Black Bear with shape of a half moon on the chest to give resolution and strong will to all participants
Volunteer Recruitment 22,400 Olympic Winter Games Paralympic Winter Games 16,000 Volunteers 6,400 Received 91,656 applications from 145 countries (July September) including 12,547 from other countries
Volunteer Recruitment
Ticket Sales (in Korea) Official Website : http://tickets.pyeongchang2018.com Online Lottery Sales Application : Feb 9 ~ Apr 23 2017 Lottery : Apr 27 Result Announcement : May 8 2017 Online General Sales Sep 5 2017 ~ End of the Games First-Come-First-Served basis Mobile Ticketing available Offline Sales Fan to Fan Oct 1 2017 ~ End of the Games
Ticket Sales (Overseas) Overseas residents purchase tickets through NOCs/ ATRs in their respective territories NOCs/ATRs list will be available on ticketing website : (http://tickets.pyeongchang2018.com)
Ticket Sales (Offline)
Olympic Sports Pictograms
Major Milestone for Olympic Torch Relay [ Year 2017 ] Unveiling event (Feb 9) in celebration of One-year-to-go First half of the year 3 rd Torch Route Survey (Feb to Mar) Community agreement signed (during Feb) Torchbearer selection (from Mar) Second half of the year Torch Route announced (Aug) OTR test event (Oct)
Test Events
2016 February Early Test Events 2016 Audi FIS Ski World Cup (Jeongseon) 192 Participants (58 Athletes, 134 Officials) from 16 Countries 2,500 Spectators 83 Media Outlets (46 Domestic, 37 International) Visits from IOC/FIS, Tokyo2020, Beijing 2022 2016 FIS Freestyle Ski/Snowboard World Cup (Bokwang) 559 Participants (295 Athletes, 264 Officials) from 34 Countries 9,000 Spectators 70 Media Outlets (46 Domestic, 24 International) FIS, French Ministry of Sports
2016/17 Season Test Events FIS Snowboard World Cup 2016/17 (Alpensia) 151 Participants (91 Athletes, 60 Officials) from 23 Countries 4,146 Spectators Visits from FIS, Beijing 2022 KB ISU World Cup Short Track 2016 (Gangneung) 302 Participants (180 Athletes, 122 Officials) from 34 Countries 21,490 Spectators
2016/17 Test Event Calendar Overview N O V Big-Air 25-26 D E C Short Track 16-18 2016 ( 2) Olympic (17) Paralympic (5) J A N Far-East 16-17 2017 (24) Non-Comp. (2) Non-Sports (2) F E B NOC CDM 1-3 Cross Country 3-5 Nordic Ski 4-5 Speed Skating 9-12 Freestyle Skiing 10-18 Snowboard 12-19 Ski-Jump 15-16 Figure Skating 16-19 Luge ITW1 8-14 Luge 17-19 Junior Curling 16-26 M A R NPC CDM 1-3 Biathlon 2-5 Alpine Ski(W) 4-5 Wheelchair Curling 4-11 IPC Snowboard 10-13 Biathlon/ Cross Country 10-15 IPC Alpine SKi 11-18 Bob&Skeleton ITP1 1~12 Bobsleigh/ Skeleton 17-19 A P R Ice Hockey(W) U18 Ice Hockey 2-8 Sledge Hockey 16-23TBC
Paralympic Games
Paralympic Games Preparations Preparation based on the Same Worker, Two Games principle (Venue) Use same venues as Olympics(accessible seats, ramps, and E/Vs) (Transport) Prepare accessible buses and vehicles with special equipment (Accommodation) Total 3,690 guestrooms including 72 accessible rooms(ipc recommendation) (Village) Village in PyeongChang(transport between the Village and the Coastal venues), All spaces abide by IPC standards and relevant laws (Accessibility) Improvements at restaurants and hotels in joint efforts of POCOG, Gov, venue cities (Ceremonies) Production plan considering Para qualities and clients with impairments (Torch Relay) A separate event from Olympics (Test Events) Test events for all Para sports(6 sports, 5 events) (Mar. Apr. 17) Communications and education for better awareness (Communications) Paralympic communications delivered in parallel with Olympics (Education) Awareness programs by different groups(workforce, residents, students, etc.)
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