Venues of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics

The compactness of the venue locations for the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Paralympics, hosted by the county of Pyeongchang, was one of the winning arguments of the bid. The Games were gathered around two main venues: these were the mountain resort of Alpensia 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.

2018 Olympic 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.[1][2]

Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium – Opening and closing ceremonies[3]
Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre – Ski jumping, Nordic combined, snowboarding (big air)
Alpensia Biathlon Centre – Biathlon
Alpensia Cross-Country Centre – Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined
Alpensia Sliding Centre – Luge, bobsleigh, skeleton
Yongpyong Alpine Centre – Alpine skiing (slalom, giant slalom)
Pyeongchang Olympic Village

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[3] – 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

"PyeongChang 2018 Alpensia Resort and water park complete and full for summer season". Sportsfeatures.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
"Pyeongchang2018 Volume 2 (Sport and Venues)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
"Pyeongchang 2018 move venue for Opening and Closing Ceremonies | Winter Olympics 2018". insidethegames.biz. 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-08-08.

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[1] "PyeongChang 2018 Alpensia Resort and water park complete and full for summer season". Sportsfeatures.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-08.

[pyeongchang2018webvolume2-2] "Pyeongchang2018 Volume 2 (Sport and Venues)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2012-08-08.

[autogenerated1-3] "Pyeongchang 2018 move venue for Opening and Closing Ceremonies | Winter Olympics 2018". insidethegames.biz. 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-08-08.