The compactness of the venue locations for the

2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpi ...

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 Olymp ...

, hosted by the county of Pyeongchang,

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

was one of the winning arguments of the bid. The Games were gathered around two main venues: these were the

mountain resort A mountain resort is a place to holiday or vacation located in an elevated and typically at least relatively isolated area. The term resort implies integral hotel or inn accommodations, restaurants, and either or both sports facilities or scen ...

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 fro ...

in Pyeongchang for the outdoor (snow) sports (Nordic and alpine skiing, bobsleigh, etc.) and the coastal city of

Gangneung Gangneung () is a municipal city in the province of Gangwon-do, on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 213,658 (as of 2017).Gangneung City (2003)Population & Households. Retrieved January 14, 2006. Gangneung is the economic ...

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 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 ...

Daegwallyeong-myeon Daegwallyeong-myeon () is a myeon (township) in the county of Pyeongchang in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea. It is located in the northeastern part of the county. The total area of Daegwallyeong-myeon is , and, as of 2008, the populatio ...

, Pyeongchang, was the main focus of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. *

Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium The Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium () was a temporary venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province, South Korea. The stadium was demolished after the Games. Backgrou ...

– Opening and closing ceremonies *

Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre (알펜시아 스키점프 경기장) is a ski jumping hills located at Alpensia Resort in Pyeongchang, South Korea. They hosted the ski jumping and the nordic combined events during the 2018 Winter Olympics. They als ...

– Ski jumping, Nordic combined, snowboarding (big air) * Alpensia Biathlon Centre – 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 fro ...

– Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined *

Alpensia Sliding Centre The Olympic Sliding Centre (올림픽 슬라이딩 센터) is a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track that is located in Daegwallyeong, Pyeongchang, South Korea. The centre is located between the Alpensia and Yongpyong Resort. The venue is one ...

– Luge, bobsleigh, skeleton * Yongpyong Alpine Centre – Alpine skiing (slalom, giant slalom) * Pyeongchang Olympic Village

Stand-alone venues

* Phoenix Snow Park in

Bongpyeong-myeon Bongpyeong-myeon () is a myeon (township) in the county of Pyeongchang in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea. The myeon is located in northwestern part of the county. The total area of Bongpyeong-myeon is 217.41 square kilometers, and, as o ...

, Pyeongchang – Freestyle skiing, snowboarding *

Jeongseon Alpine Centre Jeongseon Alpine Centre (정선 알파인 경기장) was an alpine skiing area in South Korea. It was located on the slopes of the mountain of Gariwangsan, in Bukpyeong-myeon, Jeongseon County, Bukpyeong-myeon in the county of Jeongseon County, Jeo ...

in Pyeongchang's neighboring county of

Jeongseon Jeongseon (''Jeongseon-gun'') is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea. It is famous as the hometown of "Jeongseon Arirang," a traditional Korean folksong. It is also the hometown of actor Won Bin and footballer Seol Ki-hyeon. H ...

– Alpine skiing (downhill, super-G, combined)

Gangneung Coastal Cluster

The coastal cluster is located in Pyeongchang's neighboring city of

. The

Gangneung Olympic Park The Gangneung Olympic Park is a sports complex area in Gyo-dong, Gangneung, South Korea, which contains four of the 2018 Olympic Games venues and served as the Olympic Park. It includes the following venues: * Gangneung Hockey Centre – Ice H ...

included the following four venues: *

Gangneung Hockey Centre Gangneung Hockey Centre ( ko, 강릉 아이스하키 경기장) is an indoor arena located in the coastal city of Gangneung, South Korea. The arena was one of the two venues for the ice hockey events at the 2018 Winter Olympics, serving as the mai ...

– Ice hockey (men´s tournament) * Gangneung Curling Centre – Curling * Gangneung Oval – Long track speed skating *

Gangneung Ice Arena Gangneung Ice Arena ( ko, 강릉 아이스 아레나) is an indoor Ice rink, ice arena, built for the 2018 Winter Olympics. It is located in the coastal city of Gangneung. It was the venue for two sports: Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics ...

– Short track speed skating, figure skating Additionally, a stand-alone venue was located in the grounds of

Catholic Kwandong University Catholic Kwandong University (가톨릭관동대학교) is a South Korean university located in Gangneung, Gangwon-do. The university was established in 1954. The Kwandong Hockey Centre is on its grounds. Notable people *Xiumin ( Exo) *Park G ...

: *

Kwandong Hockey Centre Catholic Kwandong University Gymnasium is located on the grounds of Catholic Kwandong University in Gangneung, Gangwon-do, South Korea. During the 2018 Winter Olympics, it is one of the two venues for Ice Hockey. The official name as the Winter O ...

- Ice hockey (women´s tournament)

References

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