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CONTENTS OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT OCTOBER-NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2017 EXECUTIVE BOARD President Thomas Bach Vice-Presidents Zaiqing Yu, Juan Antonio Samaranch, Uğur Erdener, Anita L. DeFrantz Members Gunilla Lindberg, Gian-Franco Kasper, Angela Ruggiero, Sergey Bubka, Ser Miang Ng, Willi Kaltschmitt Luján, Robin E. Mitchell, Nicole Hoevertsz, Denis Oswald OLYMPIC REVIEW Strategic Communications Director Rebecca Lowell Edwards Editor-in-Chief Katharine Mann French Edition Blandine Potemsky Spanish Edition Dolores Blázquez Korean Edition Rebecca Cho Production Agency Touchline Production Michael Stoneman, Glyn Wilmshurst, John Murray, Sam Price, Gruffudd Owen Design John Paul Yetton, Vanesha Ramdoyal, Liz Rankin, Celina Lucey, Ana Burmester Image retouching Jason Dutch Translation Denis Echard, Héctor López Conceiro, Libero Language Lab Proofreading Libero Language Lab ISSN: 0377-192X Printed in the UK IMAGES Cover image: PyeongChang 2018 Inside: IOC; IOC/ Alexander Hassenstein; IOC/ Greg Martin; IOC/ Christophe Moratal; IOC/ Sung-Jun Chung; IOC/ Mine Kasapoglu; IOC/ Matthew Roberts; IOC/ Ubald Rutar; Getty Images; PyeongChang 2018; Tokyo 2020; Sarah Bastin/ C40 Cities; ISU; SPORTEL; Skateistan; NOC*NSF CONTACTS Please send your letters to: Olympic Review, IOC Strategic Communications Department, Château de Vidy, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland website: www.olympic.org email: olympicreview@olympic.org tel +41 (0)21 621 6111 fax +41 (0)21 621 6356 Olympic Review uses PEFC- certified paper stock sourced from sustainably managed forests. Olympic Review is published by the International Olympic Committee. The articles published in Olympic Review do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the International Olympic Committee. No articles may be reproduced without the permission of the IOC Strategic Communications Department. 7 FOREWORD By IOC President Thomas Bach. 8 SNAPSHOT Eye-catching sporting images from the past quarter. 12 NEWS The latest news and events from around the Olympic Movement. 26 BEYOND THE RINGS At last, sportswomen are beginning to be treated equally, writes Nancy Lee. 28 ATHLETE365 The new IOC initiative that is supporting athletes throughout their journey. 30 COVER STORY: PASSION. CONNECTED. Olympic Review looks at how PyeongChang is balancing traditional Korean hospitality with innovation to deliver a cutting-edge Olympic Winter Games. 50 DESTINATION PYEONGCHANG We meet three more winter sports stars on the quest for Olympic glory. 56 OLYMPIC CHANNEL The Olympic Channel follows athletes on the “Road to PyeongChang”. 58 OLYMPIC SOLIDARITY PyeongChang 2018 hopefuls reveal how they have benefited from IOC support. 62 ACTIVE CITIES The Canadian city of Richmond shows how it is making a difference as part of the Global Active City programme. 66 IOC WOMEN AND SPORT AWARDS Olympic Review profiles the 2017 winners of the prestigious awards. 68 OLYMPIC FLASHBACK We turn back the clock to the Olympic Games Mexico City 1968. 72 MY GAMES Australian sprinter Cathy Freeman explains how she used her Olympic experiences to set up her own foundation. 76 OLYMPIC STUDIES The latest news and book reviews from the IOC Olympic Studies Centre. 81 OBITUARIES Olympians and figures from the Olympic Movement who have passed away. 82 FAST FACTS Key facts and figures about the journey of the Olympic torch relay. All information correct at the time of going to press 4 OLYMPIC REVIEW OLYMPIC REVIEW