The 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics are scheduled to take place for 17 days from February 9th to the 25th. Snow sports will take place in the Pyeongchang and Jeongsan areas and ice sports will take place in Gangneung. Although it feels like all the venues are quite far away from one another, the locations of this particular Olympics are much closer together than most cities.

The opening and closing ceremonies will take place at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium, which is located in Pyeongchang. The Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium can house up to 35,000 guests and is designed to maximize the view of every single audience member. The details of the ceremonies have yet to be announced.

The Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre, Alpensia Biathlon Centre and Alpensia Cross-Country Centre are all located relatively close to one another. As an early-goer to the facilities, it’s exciting to see some of the competitors who’ve come ahead of time to practice. Of the facilities, the Ski Jumping Centre is definitely the most impressive. The indoor facilities here also include a small museum about Pyeongchang City.

For those looking for Olympics fun closer to Gangneung, they can try out the 2018 Pyeongchang House located in the city’s Green City Convention Center. Here you can learn about the different games taking place at the Olympics, play a mock-up of some Olympics games and enter a 4D movie-theater to experience the games upclose.

-Pyengchang Station-