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Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
Hangul
평창 동계 패럴림픽 대회
Hanja
平昌 冬季 패럴림픽 大會
Revised RomanizationPyeongchang Donggye Paereollimpik Daehoe
McCune–ReischauerP'yŏngch'ang Tonggye P'aerŏllimik Taehoe
XII Paralympics Winter Games
Hangul
제12회 동계 패럴림픽 대회
Hanja
第十二回 冬季 패럴림픽 大會
Revised RomanizationJesipihoe Donggye Paereollimpik Daehoe
McCune–ReischauerChesipihoe Tonggye P'aerŏllimik Taehoe
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2018 Winter Paralympics

The 2018 Winter Paralympics (Korean: 평창 동계 패럴림픽; Hanja: 平昌 冬季 패럴림픽; RR: Pyeongchang Donggye Paereollimpik), officially known as the XII Paralympic Winter Games, and commonly known as the 2018 PyeongChang Paralympics, is an international winter multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities that is scheduled to be held in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province, South Korea, from 9 to 18 March 2018, as governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). They will be the first Winter Paralympics held in South Korea.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), received three bids on October 15, 2009. The cities of Annecy, France in the French Alps, and Munich, Germany (host of the 1972 Summer Olympics), were also vying for the hosting rights to the 2018 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.[3] All three applicants were selected as Candidate cities on June 22, 2010. The winning bid was announced on July 6, 2011 at the 123rd IOC Session in Durban, South Africa.

Host selection

Main article: Bids for the 2018 Winter Olympics

Pyeongchang launched its third consecutive bid for the Winter Olympic & Paralympic Games, which ultimately won. Munich also launched a bid to host. 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.

Tickets

The ticket prices for the 2018 Winter Paralympics were announced on 8 June 2017 and tickets went on sale on 21 August 2017.[4] Prices for sporting event tickets range from ₩16,000 to 50,000 (approx. $15–45). Opening and closing ceremony tickets range from ₩10,000 to ₩140,000 (approx. $9-125).[5]

As of January 19, tickets to the Paralympic Games were 70% sold. (155,000 tickets out of a total of 223,353 allocated) [6] [7] [8]

Sports

Competitions in the 2018 Winter Paralympics will be held in six Winter Paralympic sports, with 80 medal events in total. Snowboarding will be expanded into a separate discipline for 2018, with 10 medal events (in 2014, two medal events in snowboarding were held within the alpine skiing programme).

Calendar

In the following calendar for the 2018 Winter Paralympics, each blue box represents an event competition. The yellow boxes represent days during which medal-awarding finals for a sport are held. The number in each yellow box represents the number of finals that are contested on that day.[9]

 ●  Opening ceremony      Event competitions      Event finals  ●  Closing ceremony
March 2018  Fri
9th		 Sat
10th		 Sun
11th		 Mon
12th		 Tue
13th		 Wed
14th		 Thu
15th		 Fri
16th		 Sat
17th		 Sun
18th		 Gold
Medals
Ceremony OC CC —
Alpine skiing 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 30
Biathlon 6 6 6 18
Cross-country skiing 2 4 6 6 2 20
Ice sledge hockey ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1
Snowboarding 5 5 10
Wheelchair curling ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1
Total 0 12 8 9 12 9 3 11 10 6 80

Participating National Paralympic Committees

Participating National Paralympic Committees

Venues

Main article: Venues of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics

Mountain Cluster

Alpensia

The Alpensia Resort in Daegwallyeong-myeon will be the focus of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics.[24]

Stand Alone Venue

Coastal Cluster

Marketing

Emblem

The emblem for the 2018 Winter Paralympics was unveiled on 29 October 2013 at the National Museum of Korea. It incorporates stylized renditions of the hangul letter ㅊ ch (as also used in the Olympic emblem), which symbolizes part of the name Pyeongchang and resembles ice crystals. The Paralympic emblem features two of these letters joined together, symbolizing equality and a "grand" festival welcoming international athletes and spectators.[26][27]

Mascot

Main article: Soohorang and Bandabi

Bandabi, an Asiatic black bear, was announced as the official mascot of 2018 Winter Paralympics.

Branding

Actor Lee Dong Wook was chosen as an honorary ambassador for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

Lee Dong Wook attended the honorary ambassador appointment ceremony for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games at the Taepyeongro Press Center in Seoul on January 12. Lee Dong Wook will actively promote the success of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as the tourism boom of the Gangwon province.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "About Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Games". Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. ^ [1], International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  3. ^ Applicant Cities, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  4. ^ "PyeongChang 2018 ticket prices announced". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  5. ^ "PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games Ticket Prices Announced". Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  6. ^ "평창패럴림픽 티켓 판매율 0.2%…관심 절실" [PyeongChang Paralympics Ticket Selling Rate 0.2% ... An urgent concern]. Yonhapnews. October 27, 2017.
  7. ^ "Pyeongchang 2018 unveil ticket design and open offline sales in bid to encourage buyers". 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic ticket sales rise to 61 per cent". Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  9. ^ "CoSport – Paralympic Event Tickets". www.cosport.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Australia's Seven Network to show PyeongChang 2018". Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  11. ^ "PyeongChang 2018". Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  12. ^ Paralympic Games (2018-01-19). "@Paralympic Twitter account". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  13. ^ "PyeongChang 2018: Daniel Wagner's Winter Games dream". Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  14. ^ "Ujuja Kardo Ploomipuu teeb Eesti spordiajalugu ja võistleb PyeongChangi paraolümpial murdmaasuusatamises" [Swimmer Kardo Ploomipuu makes Estonian sportshistory and competes in cross-country skiing at PyeongChang Paralympics]. Estonian Paralympic Committee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  15. ^ "PyeongChang 2018: Bochet to carry French flag". Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  16. ^ "Germany reveal kit for PyeongChang 2018". Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  17. ^ "British alpine skiers and snowboarders named for PyeongChang 2018". Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  18. ^ "North Korea invited to participate in first-ever Winter Paralympic Games at Pyeongchang 2018". 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  19. ^ "PyeongChang 2018: Arly Velasquez ready to surprise". Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  20. ^ "PYEONGCHANG 2018 PARA ATHLETES".
  21. ^ Hjelmberg, Henrik. "Svenska truppen till Paralympics uttagen". Sveriges Paralympiska Kommitté. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  22. ^ "With one year until 2018 Winter Games, Russia's status murky". 2017-02-09.
  23. ^ "IPC allow Russian athletes to compete as neutrals at Pyeongchang 2018 but maintain suspension". Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  24. ^ PyeongChang 2018 Alpensia Resort and water park complete and full for summer season Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
  25. ^ "Jeongseon Alpine Centre to host Para alpine skiing and snowboard in 2018". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  26. ^ "Pyeonchang 2018 unveils official Paralympic emblem". 29 October 2013. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  27. ^ "PyeongChang 2018 Launches Official Emblem". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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