The compactness of the venue locations for the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

and

2018 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 49 , athletes = 569 , events = 80 in 6 sports , opening = 9 March , closing = 18 March , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Eun-jung Seo Soon-seok , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic ...

, hosted by the county of

Pyeongchang Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seou ...

, South Korea was one of the winning arguments of the bid. The Games were gathered around two main venues: these were the mountain resort of

Alpensia The Alpensia Resort ( ko, 알펜시아 리조트) is a ski resort and a tourist attraction. It is located on the territory of the township of Daegwallyeong-myeon, in the county of Pyeongchang. Overview The ski resort is approximately 2.5 hours f ...

in Pyeongchang for the outdoor (snow) sports (Nordic and alpine skiing, bobsleigh, etc.) and the coastal city of Gangneung for the indoor (ice) sports (figure skating, ice hockey, etc.) There were also two stand-alone mountain venues. The Games had a total of 13 competition venues, six of which were constructed especially for the Games. The last venue to start being constructed was the long track speed skating oval in Gangneung; work began on this in October 2014.

Pyeongchang Mountain Cluster

Alpensia Sports Park

The Alpensia Resort in Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang, was the main focus of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. * Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium – Opening and closing ceremonies * Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre – Ski jumping, Nordic combined, snowboarding (big air) *

Alpensia Biathlon Centre Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Centre (알펜시아 크로스컨트리 경기장) and Alpensia Biathlon Centre (알펜시아 바이애슬론 경기장) are sport venues in the Alpensia resort, located in Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangw ...

– Biathlon *

Alpensia Cross-Country Centre The Alpensia Resort ( ko, 알펜시아 리조트) is a ski resort and a tourist attraction. It is located on the territory of the township of Daegwallyeong-myeon, in the county of Pyeongchang. Overview The ski resort is approximately 2.5 hours f ...

– Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined * Alpensia Sliding Centre – Luge, bobsleigh, skeleton * Yongpyong Alpine Centre – Alpine skiing (slalom, giant slalom) *

Pyeongchang Olympic Village The Pyeongchang Olympic Village is a complex of high-rise apartments in Pyeongchang County, South Korea. As an Olympic Village, it hosted the attendees (which included competitors and their coaches) during the 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Wi ...

Stand-alone venues

* Phoenix Snow Park in Bongpyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang – Freestyle skiing, snowboarding * Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Pyeongchang's neighboring county of Jeongseon – Alpine skiing (downhill, super-G, combined)

Gangneung Coastal Cluster

The coastal cluster is located in Pyeongchang's neighboring city of Gangneung. The Gangneung Olympic Park included the following four venues: * Gangneung Hockey Centre – Ice hockey (men´s tournament) * Gangneung Curling Centre – Curling *

Gangneung Oval The Gangneung Oval (Korean: 강릉 스피드 스케이팅 경기장) is a speed skating oval in South Korea, which was used for the speed skating competitions at the 2018 Winter Olympics. The building of the oval was started in September 2013. Th ...

– Long track speed skating * Gangneung Ice Arena – Short track speed skating, figure skating Additionally, a stand-alone venue was located in the grounds of Catholic Kwandong University: * Kwandong Hockey Centre - Ice hockey (women´s tournament)

References

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