From 9 to 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Korea will organize the XXIII Olympic Winter Games.
The elected host city was announced on 6 July 2011 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after the 123rd IOC Session in Durban, South Africa. Pyeongchang won its bid on the first round of voting, receiving more votes than both Munich, Germany and Annecy, France combined.
These will be South Korea's second Olympic Games and its first Winter Games; Seoul hosted the Summer Games in 1988.
PyeongChang 2018's vision for the 2018 Games is to offer the Olympic Movement and the world of winter sports New Horizons - a legacy of new growth and new potential never seen before. Its Winter Games plan is one of the most compact in Olympic history, it offers a unique stage on which the world’s best athletes can achieve superior performances. With PyeongChang’s strategic position in Asia, and its access to a young and fast growing youth market, the 2018 Olympic Winter Games will no doubt expose new generations of potential athletes to the power of winter sport.
PyeongChang 2018 Emblem
The emblem symbolises a world open to everyone. It combines the image of ice and snow, winter sports stars (athletes), and people from all over the world, coming together in PyeongChang where heaven meets earth.
PyeongChang 2018 Mascot
Soohorang, the mascot of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, took its motif from the white tiger.
The white tiger has been long considered Korea’s guardian animal.
“Sooho”, meaning protection in Korean, symbolises the protection
offered to the athletes, spectators and other participants of the 2018
Games. “Rang” comes from the middle letter of “Ho-rang-i”, the Korean
word for “tiger,” and is also the last letter of “Jeong-seon
A-ri-rang”, a cherished traditional folk song of Gangwon Province,
where the Games will be held.
Soohorang not only has a challenging spirit and passion, but is also
a trustworthy friend who protects the athletes, spectators and all the
participants of the Olympic Games.
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