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PyeongChang 2018 Legacy

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12. PyeongChang Mountain Cluster

*   **PyeongChang 2018 created a long-term legacy for sport, people and place**, transforming the Republic of Korea into a recognised winter sports destination while expanding access to winter sport for young people domestically and internationally.
*   **A dedicated Legacy Foundation, funded by the Games surplus, underpins continuity**, managing venues, delivering youth and athlete programmes, promoting Olympic values, and extending the impact through initiatives such as Gangwon 2024.
*   **The Games generated lasting social, economic and diplomatic benefits**, including infrastructure upgrades, tourism growth, increased sports participation, progress on gender equality, and a unique contribution to peace on the Korean peninsula.

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The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games provided an opportunity to position the Republic of Korea as a leading winter sports destination and bring winter sport to new generations of potential athletes by tapping into a fast-growing youth market.

01. Overview

PyeongChang 2018: New avenues for winter sports to explore 

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The Olympic Stadium was a temporary non-competition venue used for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and dismantled after the Games. The site has since been turned into a park that is now home to the PyeongChang 2018 Legacy Foundation, the PyeongChang Olympic Museum and the Wall of Champions. 

14. PyeongChang Olympic Stadium

PyeongChang Olympic Stadium

The venues in the Gangneung coastal cluster continue to serve sport, youth and the wider community. Revitalised for the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games, the cluster’s infrastructure now supports a mix of international events and education initiatives and is in year-round public use, extending the venues’ impact well beyond the Games.

13. Gangneung Coastal Cluster

Gangneung coastal cluster 

As well as hosting competitions and training sessions, all four Alpensia venues are used by the public and have played a key role in helping to establish the region as a winter sports hub for locals and visitors. They have also staged events and activities as part of the Dream Programme. 

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Ten of the 12 competition venues from PyeongChang 2018 are currently in use all year round, with eight being used for winter sports and the rest for other sports. Seven of the venues staged events at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games: the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre, Alpensia Biathlon Centre, Alpensia Sliding Centre, Gangneung Curling Centre, Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Oval and Gangneung Ice Arena.

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PyeongChang 2018: Olympic venues overview

A core objective of the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games, held from 19 January to 1 February 2024, was to build on the legacy of PyeongChang 2018, with a particular focus on young people and local communities. 

10. Keeping the legacy alive at Gangwon 2024

Keeping the legacy alive at Gangwon 2024

The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games provided a shining example of how sport and the Olympic ideal can build a “peaceful and better world”, in the words of the Olympic Truce Resolution adopted for this edition. 

09. United support of peace

United in support of peace

The New Horizons Academy fulfils a commitment made during the bid stage to support and develop athletes from Asia and further afield, primarily from countries with no tradition of winter sports. Funded by the PyeongChang 2018 Legacy Foundation, it provides world-class training in snow and ice sports at PyeongChang 2018 venues and offers cultural and educational activities. 

08. Supporting winter sports athletes from across the world

Supporting winter sports athletes from across the world

The annual Soohorang and Bandabi Winter Sports Camps are among the post-Games programmes that continue to take inspiration from PyeongChang 2018 in promoting sports participation. 

07. The next generation of winter sports athletes

The next generation of winter sports athletes

The Dream Programme is an annual sports camp initiative that gives young people from countries with little or no access to winter sports the opportunity to practise them in PyeongChang. 

06. Dreaming big

Dreaming big

PyeongChang 2018 helped the Republic of Korea position itself as a leading winter sports destination. Venues such as the Yongpyong Alpine Centre and Phoenix Snow Park attract visitors from across the country and around the world, helping to make the Republic of Korea the 20th most visited country in the world in 2023, when it welcomed 17.2 million foreign tourists. 

05. Tourism and winter sports participation on the up and up

Tourism and winter sports participation on the up and up

Once part of the only region in the Republic of Korea not connected to the country’s high-speed rail network, the Alpensia mountain region and Gangneung coastal cluster are now linked to Seoul by a 113.7km line served by trains running at 300km/h. The train link – a key part of the PyeongChang 2018 transport infrastructure – has cut journey times between the county and the capital to just one hour. It is also energy efficient, with its trains boasting a carbon footprint one-eighth the size of their diesel-powered counterparts.

04. Developments in urban infrastructure

Developments in urban infrastructure'

Olympic education initiatives such as the Imagine Peace Youth Camp and the PyeongChang Olympic Values School Visit Programme have helped promote the Olympic spirit among young people.

03. Inspiring future generations

Inspiring future generations 

The PyeongChang 2018 Legacy Foundation’s main purpose is to promote and safeguard the legacy of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, ensuring it is passed down to future generations. 

02. Keeping the spirit of PyeongChang 2018 alive

Keeping the spirit of PyeongChang 2018 alive

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PyeongChang 2018: New avenues for winter sports to explore

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