DESTINATION PYEONGCHANG


FAST CONDOS


GANGNEUNG PRIMED TO HOST OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATING EVENT


by KAMA KORVELA STIGALL In less than a year, the eyes of the world will be


focused on PyeongChang, South Korea, as the city will play host to the 2018 Olympic Winter Games from Feb. 9 through Feb. 25, 2018. T e city is home to more than 43,000 resi-


dents, and is located in the northeastern corner of the country. It is one of the smaller Olympic host cities in recent years, and it marks the fi rst time a South Ko-


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Gangneung, will host fi gure skating and short-track


The Gangneung Ice Arena, located in the city of


Continents Championships will be held there later this month as a test event.


speedskating at the 2018 Olympics. It seats 12,000 people. The 2017 Four


22 FEBRUARY 2017


A new bullet train will be used to link Seoul with PyeongChang during the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. A one-way trip is expected to take two hours.


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