2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic

Before April is coming soon, I have a news want to share with you! Do you know about PyeongChang Winter Olympic before? PyeongChang Winter Olympic will be run around 17 days, from 9-25 February 2018 at PyeongChang, Gangneung and Jeongseon in Gangwon province, Korea. There will have around 50,000 participants from the 95 countries. The slogan of PyeongChang Winter Olympic is Passion. Connected.

In the month of March, PyeongChang Winter Olympic is running the Olympic test event right now! The test event will be unique opportunity for athletes and officials to familiarise themselves with the competition venues and the host region. It will also be an ideal platform for the public to participate and engage with the events and the games. In total, 3,000 athletes are expected to participate in the test events to familiarise themselves about the venues and many of them coming to Korea for the first time. In this test run event, it could have as well as 1,000 volunteers to help this test run event.

For the Olympic test run, there are running BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon 2017 and IBSF 1st International Training Period start from 2 March 2017 at Alpensia Biathlon Centre. There are still have other competition such as Audi FIS Ski World Cup 2017, World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2017, Jeongseon 2017 World Para Snowboard World Cup Finals, PyeongChang 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing World Cup, Jeongseon 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals, and BMW IBSF World Cup Bob & Skeleton PyeongChang presented by JIN AIR 2017.

Para Nordic Skiing

Wheelchair curling

Biathlon

Test run schedule please click LINK

Test run result please click LINK

After we know about the Olympic test run event, we should know how they prepare their PyeongChang Winter Olympic. Let’s we look. For the process of 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic preparation, there held 8th Meeting of the IOC Coordination Commission – Venue Tour in 13 March 2017. In 14 March 2017, IOC President Thomas Bach visits Korea. The next day, 8th Meeting of the IOC Coordination Commission – Press Conference. IOC President Thomas Bach visits Pyeongchang Olympic Village in the same day.

8th Meeting of the IOC Coordination Commission – Venue Tour

IOC President Thomas Bach visits Korea.

8th Meeting of the IOC Coordination Commission – Press Conference

IOC President Thomas Bach visits Pyeongchang Olympic Village

More information about 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic, you may visit their website:

www.pyeongchang2018.com