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07-06-2011, 08:56 PM
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| Host City of 2018 Winter Olympic PyeongChang, Korea
Pyeongchang, South Korea beats out Munich and Annecy, France in its third bid to host the Games, which will air on NBC. Koreans Ecstatic Pyeongchang Will Host 2018 Winter Olympics | Sports | English Quote:
The South Korean resort of Pyeongchang has been selected to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. It took only one round of voting in Durban, South Africa, for Pyeongchang to defeat Munich, Germany, and France's Annecy. Now many South Koreans hope that by having the games, it will also put them on the map as a winter sports hot spot.
After two consecutive failed bids to host the Winter Olympics, the ski resort area of Pyeongchang, about 180 kilometers east of Seoul, finally will get its chance.
A few hundred Korean fans cheered on the lawn of Seoul Plaza late Wednesday as the result of the International Olympic Committee's vote in Durban, South Africa, was announced.
Ahn Kyoung An, 23, who sounded a little hoarse from cheering, says she is really happy South Korea won this time. "We are also very stunned, because we tried a lot of times," said Ahn.
Pyeongchang is already the center for winter sports in Korea, but many here say the 2018 Olympics could turn the area into an international hub.
That sounds a little overambitious, says Jason Lee, a long time sportscaster with Korea's Arirang TV. But he says the resorts there have already done a good job at luring some foreign skiers.
"They are bringing people from countries that do not have snow, from South East Asia, from Africa," said Lee. "They have got good intentions in trying to make Pyeongchang an area that is just not central to Korea."
But Lee says the hard part is making Pyeongchang's facilities meet international expectations. The area does not have much in the way of an after ski culture, and major transportation projects are planned to make the three-hour trip from Seoul a little less of a trek.
But Lee says he's confident the Koreans will have it all done by 2018. "There are a lot of things that need to be built, but it has been one of those things," Lee added. "We will do it once we are promised these games and I think they definitely do have a long way to go. But the fact that they have the support of the Olympic committee, the nation is fully behind it."
South Korea becomes the second Asian nation, after Japan, to hold the Winter Games.
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07-07-2011, 04:07 PM
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There's snow in Korea?
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07-07-2011, 04:30 PM
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congrats to the koreans ^^
my buddy told me it was going to be in NORTH korea =.=
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07-07-2011, 04:35 PM
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^Maybe because Pyongchang sounds close to Pyongyang  .
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07-07-2011, 04:46 PM
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This will be a good chance for Korea to show off a little, seeing as they seem to get a lot of shit from the rest of the world  | |
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07-07-2011, 05:19 PM
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Whoo, back to motherland to experience this event!
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07-07-2011, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by CorneringArtist ^Maybe because Pyongchang sounds close to Pyongyang . | when they announced it i was like WTF? DPRK?
Munich wants winter olympics eh...any other cities in the history of Olympics ever got to host both Winter and Summer Olympics?
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07-07-2011, 09:26 PM
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Good excuse to visit Korea :P
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07-07-2011, 09:42 PM
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Damn I might have to go...
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07-07-2011, 10:05 PM
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07-08-2011, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by twitchyzero when they announced it i was like WTF? DPRK?
Munich wants winter olympics eh...any other cities in the history of Olympics ever got to host both Winter and Summer Olympics? | No city has hosted both summer and winter. I think one of the reasons Munich lost the bid is because Sochi is hosting the next one . They always try to alternate continents to keep it balanced.
I think Munich could get it after North Korea unless they choose a North American city.
I also think that Vancouver could host the summer Olympics too! Although I am pretty sure that Toronto will get an Olympics before Vancouver ever does again so chances are it wouldn't be for a few decades for Vancouver to try to legitimately make a shot at Summer olympics.
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07-08-2011, 02:20 PM
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^ I really hope so soon, I miss the Winter Olympics here in Van, probz won't be anytme soon when we get to experience it again
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07-08-2011, 06:47 PM
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I would guess it would be at least 30 years.
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07-08-2011, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by CorneringArtist ^Maybe because Pyongchang sounds close to Pyongyang . | Yeah... I clicked this thread cause I thoguht... wtf?? NorthKorea's hosting olympics?!
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07-08-2011, 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by AzNightmare Yeah... I clicked this thread cause I thoguht... wtf?? NorthKorea's hosting olympics?! | Quote:
Originally Posted by CorneringArtist ^Maybe because Pyongchang sounds close to Pyongyang . | ya at first i like "....you sure, cuz that would be scary"
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07-09-2011, 03:02 AM
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gay... i want to see some more european bitches like the last one | |
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07-09-2011, 05:41 AM
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Yay i get to experience 2 olympics that are both in my local area :O
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07-09-2011, 05:45 AM
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An excuse to somehow see SNSD in Korea
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