2018 Winter Olympics
 PyeongChang 2018 Olympics official emblem |
|
| Host city | Pyeongchang, South Korea |
|---|---|
| Motto | New Horizons (Korean : 새로운 지평) |
| Events | 98 in 15 sports |
| Opening ceremony | 9 February |
| Closing ceremony | 25 February |
| Stadium | Olympic Park of Hoenggye |
 2018 Winter Olympics |
|---|
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 February 9 and 25, 2018. The elected host city was announced on July 6, 2011 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), after the 123rd IOC Session in Durban. Other candidates that applied to host the games were Annecy, France and Munich, Germany.
Pyeongchang won on its third consecutive bid, having lost previously to Vancouver, Canada and Sochi, Russia. It will be the first Winter Olympic Games and second Olympic Games in South Korea; the 1988 Summer Olympics were held in Seoul.
Contents |
Organization [edit]
Bidding [edit]
Pyeongchang launched bids to host both the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympic Games. However, despite winning in the first rounds of voting in both of their bids, Pyeongchang would ultimately lose in the final rounds by three and four votes respectively. Pyeongchang launched its bid for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, which it finally won in the first round of voting. They received 63 of the 95 votes cast, giving them the required majority to be elected as host city.
Munich also launched a bid to host. Had Munich been chosen, they would have been the first city to stage both the Winter and Summer Games. Munich previously hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics. Annecy launched a bid but failed to gain public support from local citizens. Their bid ultimately just received seven votes.
| 2018 Winter Olympics bidding results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Nation | Round 1 | ||||
| Pyeongchang |  South Korea |
63 | ||||
| Munich |  Germany |
25 | ||||
| Annecy |  France |
7 | ||||
Preparations [edit]
On August 5, 2011, the International Olympic Committee (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 Kim Jin-sun. 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 was to put together a master plan for the games as well as forming a design for the venues.[3] The IOC Coordination Commission for the 2018 Winter Olympics made their first visit to Pyeongchang in March 2012. By March 2012, construction was already underway on the Olympic Village.[4][5] In June 2012, construction began on a high speed rail line that will connect Pyeongchang to Seoul.[6]
The International Paralympic Committee met with the Pyeongchang 2018 organizing committee for an orientation in July 2012.[7] IOC President Jacques Rogge visited Pyeongchang for the first time in February 2013. [8]
The 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games were held in Pyeongchang.
Venues [edit]
Alpensia cluster [edit]
The Alpensia Resort in Daegwallyeong-myeon will be the focus of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.[9][10]
- Olympic Park of Hoenggye – Ceremonies [11]
- Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium – 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 [edit]
The coastal cluster is located in the city of Gangneung
- Gangneung Indoor Ice Rink – Curling
- Union Hockey Centre – Ice Hockey (temporary)
- TBD Gangneung Sports Complex Speed Skating facility[11] - Speed skating
- Gyeongpo Ice Hall – Short track speed skating and Figure skating
- Kwandong University Arena - Ice Hockey
Stand-alone venues [edit]
- Bokwang Phoenix Park – Freestyle skiing and Snowboard
- Jungbong – Alpine skiing (downhill, Super-G, and Combined)
Sports [edit]
Fifteen winter sport disciplines, organized as seven olympic sports, are scheduled in the 2018 Winter Olympics program. The three skating sports disciplines are: figure skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. The six skiing sport disciplines are: alpine, cross-country skiing, freestyle, Nordic combined, ski jumping and snowboarding. The two bobsleigh sports disciplines are: bobsleigh and skeleton. The other four sports are: biathlon, curling, ice hockey, and luge.[10]
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sports discipline.
|
|
|
Calendar [edit]
- Schedule does not yet include:
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | EG | Exhibition gala | CC | Closing ceremony |
| February | 9th Fri |
10th Sat |
11th Sun |
12th Mon |
13th Tue |
14th Wed |
15th Thu |
16th Fri |
17th Sat |
18th Sun |
19th Mon |
20th Tue |
21st Wed |
22nd Thu |
23rd Fri |
24th Sat |
25th Sun |
Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ceremonies |
OC | CC | |||||||||||||||||
 Alpine skiing |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||
 Biathlon |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||
 Bobsleigh |
● | 1 | ● | 1 | ● | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
 Cross country skiing |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
 Curling |
● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
 Figure skating |
● | 1 | ● | 1 | ● | ● | 1 | ● | 1 | EG | 4 | ||||||||
 Freestyle skiing |
1 | 1 | ● | 1 | ● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
 Hockey |
● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | ● | ● | 1 | 2 | ||
 Luge |
● | 1 | ● | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Nordic combined |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 Short track speed skating |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||
 Skeleton |
● | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Ski jumping |
● | 1 | ● | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Snowboarding |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
 Speed skating |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ● | 2 | 12 | ||||||
| February | 9th Fri |
10th Sat |
11th Sun |
12th Mon |
13th Tue |
14th Wed |
15th Thu |
16th Fri |
17th Sat |
18th Sun |
19th Mon |
20th Tue |
21st Wed |
22nd Thu |
23rd Fri |
24th Sat |
25th Sun |
Events | |
Broadcasting rights [edit]
France – France Télévisions[12]
South Korea – SBS[13]
United Kingdom – BBC[14]
United States – NBC[15]
See also [edit]
Notes [edit]
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Coordination Commissions". Olympic.org. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
- ^ "PyeongChang 2018 Organizing Committee Launched". GamesBids.com. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
- ^ "PyeongChang 2018 Praised". Gamesbids.com. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
- ^ "Pyeongchang 2018 have "good grasp of what is expected" says Lindberg after first IOC Coordination Commission visit". Insidethegames.biz. 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
- ^ "Construction Begins on High-Speed Railway, Critical for PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games". Gamesbids.com. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
- ^ "IPC Orientates PyeongChang 2018". Gamesbids.com. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
- ^ Pyeongchang 2018 on "right track" declares Rogge after first visit
- ^ "PyeongChang 2018 Alpensia Resort and water park complete and full for summer season". Sportsfeatures.com. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
- ^ a b "Pyeongchang2018 Volume 2 (Sport and Venues)" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-08.
- ^ a b "Pyeongchang 2018 move venue for Opening and Closing Ceremonies | Winter Olympics 2018". insidethegames.biz. 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
- ^ "IOC awards TV rights in Germany, Korea, France". Forbes.com. 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
- ^ "IOC awards seoul broadcast rights for 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024 Olympic Games". Olympic.org. 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ^ "IOC awards broadcast rights in United Kingdom for 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games to the BBC". Olympic.org. 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
- ^ "IOC awards US broadcast rights for 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games to NBCUniversal". Olympic.org. 2011-06-07. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
External links [edit]
| Preceded by Sochi |
Winter Olympics Pyeongchang XXIII Olympic Winter Games (2018) |
Succeeded by TBA |
|
||||||||||||||||||
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: 2018 Winter Olympics |
