Introduction and Scheduling of Snow Sports at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics
K-tour 2018. 2. 6. 21:29Hello. We're Korea National Souvenir Center.
It looks like the Olympic torch relay for Pyeongchang began not long ago,
the opening ceremony is already close at hand.
Thinking about the Pyeongchang Olympics is exciting,
but thinking about the athletes makes me feel overwhelmed. How nervous they must be.
Would you like to feel the athletes ' passionate enthusiasm?
Then, do you have to remember the game schedule.
The 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics to open on February 9,
2018 can be met with a total of 15 events and 102 detailed events.
The Winter Olympics is the largest ever gold medal event ever, with many events going on.
Let's take a look.
https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/ko/
2018 PYEONGCHANG
Snow sports
Alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing, Nordic Combined, ski jumping, snowboard.
Ice sports
Curling, speed skating. Short track speed skating, ice hockey, figure skating.
Sliding
Luge, Bobsleigh, Skeleton
Before explaining the schedule of the 2018 Winter Olympics, one should know the types of events.
There are 15 total sports
and they are divided into snow, ice, and sliding events.
Korea will participate in all
of the above 15 events with 121 athletes participating.
Let's start with the snow
sports.
In the snow events, Alpine
skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing,
Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping,
and Snowboarding.
1. Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is a sport
in which the skis with fixed heels slide down the snowy slope.
The competition consists of
two main categories ; speed and technical.
2. biathlon
Biathlon is a combination
of cross-country skiing and shooting.
Players ski with guns on their
backs for a certain distance and shoot at a set range.
3. cross-country skiing’
Cross-Country skiing is the race of running through a snowy
field.
The course is divided by
one-third, with the percentage of hill ups, flat down and downhill and the
competitors must use both classical and free techniques.
4. freestyle skiing
Freestyle skiing is a competition in which athletes compete for artistry through aerial acrobatics while freely sliding down the slopes, also called a snow circus. Unlike alpine ski that compete for speed, the most important characteristic is to see the splendid air skills of competitors such as backplip and twist.
5. Nordic Combined
Nordic Combined is a race for cross-country skiing and
jumping.
It is said that the events
began with the combined cross-country skiing and jumping by the athletes at the
ski festival in Norway in the 19th century and were adopted as official events
from the first Winter Olympics.
6. ski jumping
Ski jumping is a competition in which a ski slope (35 - 37 °) is downhill from a steep slope (90 km/h or more) and then lands the furthest and reliably from the takeoff to landing. The DH and flight are so beautiful that it is also called the flower of the ski race.
7. Snowboarding.
Snowboarding is an event that uses the board to run down
the slope.
In the 1960s, it developed
into a sports that can be enjoyed by men, women
and children in all countries
around the world
It was selected as an official
event at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics in Japan.
We looked at seven events in the snow.
Let's take a look at the
schedule of events in the snow.
In the case of snow sports, the games will be held in
Pyeongchang and Jeongseon Olympic Stadium.
There are many stadiums in Pyeongchang
and Jeongseon.
In addition, Pyeongchang and Jeongseon where the snow games are held, a total of 70 gold medals will be fought.
Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in 2018 is coming up.
A world wide harmony festival
opens.
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