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PYEONGCHANG MOUNTAIN CLUSTER Serving as the focal point of the Games, the PyeongChang Mountain Cluster contains seven competition venues – as well as the Olympic Stadium – and will stage a total of 10 disciplines, ranging from skeleton to freestyle skiing OLYMPIC SLIDING CENTRE Up to 7,000 people will be able to catch the action at the newly opened Olympic Sliding Centre, which will stage the luge, bobsleigh and skeleton events. The track was built using the latest sustainable technologies, and measures 2,018 metres in length – commemorating this memorable year for PyeongChang. After the Games, the facility will operate as the only year-round, indoor ice training track in Asia, and will be used primarily by elite athletes from the Korea National Sport University. PYEONGCHANG OLYMPIC STADIUM This 35,000-seater arena will host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and is the main attraction of the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza. Its striking pentagonal design makes it a worthy centrepiece of the Games, while the Medal Plaza – also part of the Olympic Plaza – will allow up to 4,000 fans to witness the victorious athletes take to the podium. NEW HORIZONS FROM THE STUNNING MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPE OF PYEONGCHANG – NICKNAMED “THE ALPS OF KOREA” – TO THE COASTAL SPLENDOUR OF GANGNEUNG, THE TWO NORTH-EASTERN CLUSTERS REPRESENT THE MOST COMPACT VENUE LAYOUT IN OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES HISTORY Pictured Mountains form the backdrop at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre 44 OLYMPIC REVIEW