2024 Winter Youth Olympics
winter youth olympics korean 년 동계 청소년 올림픽 romanized nyeon donggye cheongsonyeon ollimpik officially known iv winter youth olympic game commonly known gangwon korean 강원 winter multisport event cultural festival fourth edition winter youth olympics held january february gangwon province south korea third time south korea hosted olympic game summer olympics seoul winter olympics pyeongchang second time country hosted winter game olympics also first winter youth olympics held asia well third overall youth olympic game continent olympics singapore olympics nanjing china summer game iocs future host commission named gangwon preferred candidate game entered targeted dialogue region new olympic bid process brașov romania granada spain sofia bulgaria interested party took part continuous dialogue ioc future host commission gangwon officially awarded game th ioc session lausanne switzerland january requirement fulfilled satisfaction commission executive board event shared gangneung city pyeongchang county previously hosted winter olympics first winter youth olympics held outside europe much venue winter olympics used snow event held county pyeongchang ice event held gangneung circumstance allowed werent city wonsan north korea would involved could host alpine event pyeongchang mountain cluster alpensia sport park daegwallyeongmyeon pyeongchang main focus game like yongpyong dome – opening ceremony alpensia ski jumping centre – ski jumping nordic combined alpensia biathlon centre – biathlon crosscountry skiing nordic combined alpensia sliding centre – luge bobsleigh skeleton additionally standalone venue located hoengseong welli hilli park – freestyle skiing slopestyle halfpipe big air skicross snowboarding another standalone outdoor sport venue located neighboring jeongseon county high resort – alpine skiing freestyle skiing mogul youth olympic village gangneung coastal cluster gangneung olympic park neighborhood gyodong gangneung hosted four indoor sport venue closing ceremony complex host indoor venue build winter olympics used gangneung hockey centre – ice hockey closing ceremony gangneung curling centre – curling gangneung oval – speed skating opening ceremony gangneung ice arena – short track speed skating figure skating gangneung–wonju national university – olympic village first time history type olympic game event gender parity rule used mean number event olympic program men woman program edition featured sport discipline total event international olympic committee decided first time would mixed noc event sporting program also received change mixedgender relay added crosscountry skiing nordic combined two individual event shorttrack speed skating held first time however number event crosscountry skiing dropped total athlete total noc expected compete five nation made winter youth olympics debut algeria nigeria puerto rico tunisia united arab emirate latter two making first ever winter olympic appearance albania scheduled th noc compete athlete withdrew competition date kst utc opening ceremony winter youth olympic game took place january gangneung oval gangneung yongpyong dome pyeongchang first time since winter youth olympics allow worldwide spectator following end covid pandemic kpop group horion lun triple performed ceremony along rapper ash island hwasa changmo cauldron lit freestyle skier lee jeongmin secondary digital flame lit gangneung olympic park volunteer closing ceremony winter youth olympic game took place evening february outside gangneung hockey centre gangneung rapper lee youngji performed ceremony ceremony ended digital flame extinguished host nation south korea organizing committee announced many ambassador promote game including olympian eileen gu choi minjeong yuna kim addition singer choi minho korean boy band shinee official song game titled go high january organizing committee revealed mascot named moongcho 뭉초 designed college student sooyeon park mascot shape snowball born snow fight soohorang bandabi mascot winter olympics paralympics organizing committee announced event apart opening ceremony would free watch torch relay started october greece panathenaic stadium flame lit flame reached seoul south korea october korean leg relay beginning day relay ended january opening ceremony cauldron lit freestyle skier lee jeongmin winter sport winter olympics winter paralympics pyeongchang gangwon south korea summer sport summer olympics summer paralympics seoul south korea official website olympic game olympicscom international olympic committee