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Hello, We’re Korea National Souvenir Center. 

The 2018 Winter Olympics started today.
People's interest in Pyeongchang's Olympic Games has increased.
Pyeongchang Goods is also becoming more popular on sale here.

We waited 30 years.

Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, the highest gold medal event ever.
You can meet with a total of 15 events and 102 detailed events. There are so many contests!
Let's take a look at it with a Korean tourist attraction store.

https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/ko/

 

In the last post, we looked at the schedule of events and games that are in the snow and ice.
Today, let's talk about sliding sports and its’ event.

Let's start with Sliding.

Sliding include kind of 3 sports.

Luge, Skeleton, bobsled

1.     Luge

Luge is a sport in which you run from 1,000 to 1,500 meters in a small sled with your feet forward and your face toward the sky. One (single) or two (double) athletes will start each. Private events add up the records of four runs in two days. The two (2) seats shall be carried out by adding the times the team has run two (2) times a day and the team relay shall be carried out by one (1) time. It's measured to a thousandth of a second.

2.     Skeleton

Skeleton is a winter sliding sport in which a person rides a small sled, known as a skeleton bobsled (or -sleigh), down a frozen track while lying face down. Unlike other sliding sports of bobsleigh and luge, the race always involves single riders. Like bobsleigh, but unlike luge, the race begins with a running start from the opening gate at the top of the course. The sport (and the sled) were named from the bony appearance of the sled.

3.     Bobsleigh

Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four teammates make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled. The timed runs are combined to calculate the final score.

The various types of sleds came several years before the first tracks were built in St. Moritz, Switzerland, where the original bobsleds were adapted upsized luge/skeleton sleds designed by the adventurously wealthy to carry passengers. All three types were adapted from boys' delivery sleds and toboggans.

Competition naturally followed, and to protect the working class and rich visitors in the streets and byways of St Moritz, bobsledding was eventually banned from the public highway. In the winter of 1903/1904 the Badrutt family, owners of the historic Kulm Hotel and the Palace Hotel, allowed Emil Thoma to organise the construction of the first familiarly configured 'half-pipe' track in the Kulm Hotel Park, ending in the village of Cresta. It has hosted the sport during two Olympics and is still in use today.

I hope the effort of the athletes who have worked hard for 4 years will be good.

Thank you.

Hello. We're Korea National Souvenir Center. 

The 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics will start this Friday.
How nervous are the players to play?

Pyeongchang Winter Olympics that have been waiting for 30 years.

The 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics to open on February 9, 2018 can be met

with a total of 15 events and 102 detailed events. This winter Olympics is the most

gold medal event ever, and many events are 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

In the last post, we looked at the schedule of events and games that are in the snow.
Today, let's talk about ice sports and ice sports events..

Let's start with ice sports.

The events include

curling, speed skating, short track speed skating,

ice hockey and figure skating.

1. curling

Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called rocks, across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a circular target marked on the ice. (wikipedia)

2. speed skating

Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. (wikipedia)

3. short track - speed skating

Short track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of 111.111 metres. (Wikipedia)

4. Ice hockey

Hello. 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.

Hello this is Korean national souvenir center!

Today, let me introduce beautiful tumbler with Illustration.

Tumbler

(Korean King / Queen of the Joseon Dynasty) 

If you want a tumbler with beautiful and unique illustration,

you will be enchanted to see this Tumbler!

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This tumbler has a beautiful illustration of Illustrator Park, Jae Hyun.

The illustrations on the tumbler are Kings and Queens of Korean Joseon Dynasty.

(They are all wearing traditional clothes of Joseon.)

(♡' v '♡)

There's 4 types of illustration with different color.

King - Yellow

King - Red

Queen - Red

Queen - Pink

You can pick what you want!

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The top of tumbler is Open type, so it's easy to use.

The metal part of top side is the point. Very unique!

It will make your drinking very special, even it's just water.

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Why don't you get this wonderful tumbler?

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It's really popular among the foreigner who visits Korea.

Clicking the picture, you can check the news article.

(But it's all written in Korean......)

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If you like this goods,

you can buy it here

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or visit Korea, and come to Korea souvenir center! XD

Have you heard about the Korea Tour Card?

If  foreigners get a Korean tour card, they can get 47 benefits from 25 companies.

The Korea Tour Card was created by the Korea Visit Committee, a foundations company, in partnership with private companies. It is a debit card that offers a wide range of benefits, including sightseeing, shopping,
K-pop and performances, while individual travelers stay in the country. 

It also includes the ' T-money, ' a transportation card used in South Korea, so it is easy to use public transportation when traveling around the country. The balance of use can be refunded at convenience stores before departure.

If you use a Korean Tour Card, the National Museum of Contemporary Art can get in at half price and Petit France discounts you 2,000 won on adults. Lotte World and Everland are also given 30 % discount. 

There are similar cards overseas. It is Hong Kong's Octopus Card and Japan's Swiss Card. 

However, the reason why Korea Tour Card is most popular is that it has specialized services and benefits only for foreign tourists, such as discounts on tourist attractions and shopping. 

Introduced in January 2017, Korea Tour Card sold more than 10,000 tickets in its first two months. And they were very popular with foreign tourists. Meanwhile, the Korea Tour Card can be used for two years from 2016 to 2018, the year of the visit to Korea, and is available only to foreigners.

The cards are sold to convenience stores and airport railway travel centers. 

Recently, they can be purchased from Seoul Metro (Line 1-4) and an airport railway vending machine.

Procedure for purchasing is as follows.

1. Buy it at convenience store. 

2. Buy through a vending machine in the subway.

It is not the end here. 

Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics and the Paralympics are coming up soon. 
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, along with the Korea Tourism Organization, 

Korea Railroad and the Korea Travel Commission, will reportedly present an Olympic limited edition pass 

that combines tourism and transportation benefits.

There are customized train passes and KTX passes for foreigners, and five day passes, seven days and

 two types of passes. The product is available from February 1, 2018 to May 25, 2018.

The types of passes are divided into adult, child, group, and youth, and available until January 31, 2018.

There are a number of benefits to using Pyeongchang Korail Pass. 

1. Incheon Airport is discounted from 8000 won to 6,900 won per train.
2. The convenient transportation card is charged 5000 won.
3. A coupon for a free city tour of Seoul, Daegu, Jeju, Busan, Incheon, and Gyeongju is provided. Etc

 

Various benefits and purchases of PyeongChang's Korail pass can be made at the following site :

http://www.letskorail.com/pyeongchang

Hello this is Korean national souvenir center!

Today, let me introduce beautiful cardbooks with Korean folk painting.

Cardbook printed Korean folk painting

If you have a lot of business card or credit card,

you will be enchanted to see this cardbook!

These are designed with Korean Folk Paintings.

And there's five types of paintings, so you can pick one you like the most.

The back of this card book is designed

with Korean traditional pattern and buttons.

This card book is two-ring-binder,

so it's easy to keep and see the cards.

You can also devide the section.

There are four section deviding pages.

The section pages are also designed with Korean Folk Paintings.

You can enjoy four types of folk painting,

If you like this goods, you can buy it here

or visit Korea, and come to Korea souvenir center! XD

Hope you like this post,

Thank you!

Hello this is Korean national souvenir center!

Today, let me introduce Hand mirror made with mother of pearl.

Hand mirror made with mother of pearl 

If you are looking for a mirror to show your face,

look at this beautiful hand mirror!

You can pick the one among 8 designs.

See the details!

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Which type is yours?

I like the A type, with Apricot flowers : )

The back side is designed with Korean flower pattern.

Because it has two-side mirror,

you can have a wide sight.

It's very useful!

If you like this goods,

you can buy it here

or visit Korea, and come to Korea souvenir center! XD

Hope you like this post,

Thank you!

Hello, we are Korea Souvenir Center. 

Did you watch the tennis game? 

Our company was excited about the tennis game yesterday.
Chung Hyeon  (22. Korea National University of Sports) is the first Korean to reach the semifinals 

in the first major event of the season.

Public enthusiasm for him is growing.
He is also known to have expanded the base of tennis, which was actually an unpopular sport in Korea.

Various communities are paying keen attention to Jung-jun, who defeated the world's best players one after another
with his amazing skills on the world's best stage. On portal sites, Chung Hyeon reached the top of the real-time search term and hundreds of thousands of people watched the game on portal sites simultaneously.

Especially with fluent English and confident attitudes,
the younger generation in the 20s and 30s is becoming more enthusiastic. 
Even when he decided to advance to the quarterfinals, he looked so confident and proud of himself when he reached the semifinals. I fell in love with him. ^ o ^ / ♥

(from. 연합뉴스)

The same was true of the foreign media.  Chung Hyeon ‘s star quality is more praised in foreign, 

because tennis is more popular abroad.

Chung Hyeon rewrites Korea's tennis history by crushing Novak Djokovic 3:0

The New York Times praised Chung Hyeon as the next player to replace Roger Peatlar, 

Nobak Djokovic and others after they leave.
With a hot love affair toward Chung Hyeon, the nation's tennis institutes and shopping malls are rushing to them. 
Even people who have never caught a racket are showing great interest in tennis.

A tennis academy in Yeoksam-dong, Seoul, has been receiving a series of questions on lessons for several days. 

“We are experiencing the actual effect of Chung Hyeon, said an official at the institute. 

I should check to see if there is no tennis institute around.

According to news, sales of tennis shoes and other sports items jumped 85 percent on the 11th shopping mall. 

Tennis bag sales also increased by 36 percent year-on-year.

Thanks to Chung Hyeon despite the cold weather, interest in outdoor sports, tennis, is greatly increasing.
" I thought winning a championship like this would be possible only in the United States or Europe, 

but I really didn't know that this would happen in Korea, " said the head of the Korea Tennis Association. 
We will make all-out efforts to cultivate the ` Chung Hyeon Kids ` to follow up on Chung Hyeon, he added.

Meanwhile Chung Hyeon will face world No. 2 Roger Federer of Switzerland for the final round.

Let's all cheer up.

We also cheer Jung-jun. lol

Hello, we are Korea Souvenir Center. 

The Seoul city operates free shuttle buses along with the company Wisdom
to and from Seoul Plaza to Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium during the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
(2.10. - 2.25) and Paralympics (3.9. - 3.18.).

The free shuttle bus service was proposed to the Seoul city by Wisdom Corp., operator of official
on-demand transportation services at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. It was carried out as the Seoul city pledged administrative support, including a departure point, parking and boarding wait areas.
The entire shuttle bus service, including the vehicles, is controlled by Wisdom Ltd., Inc.

Seoul to run free shuttle buses

to host cities during Olympics 

Anyone with an Olympic ticket or a cultural Olympic ticket to Pyeongchang or Gangneung can get on board on a first-come-first-served reservation using an Internet or smart phone. Advance reservations will begin on the 26th at 11:00 a.m. You can search the portal site for Pyeongchang e-bus or go directly to the reservation site at http://www.ebusnvan.com and make a reservation.

There are four free shuttle buses. Leaving Seoul for Gangneung (departing Seoul Plaza at 9:30 a.m.) From Pyeongchang to Seoul (departing Seoul Plaza at 9:30 a.m.) To Seoul (departing Seoul Plaza at 20:30 a.m.) From Pyeongchang to Seoul (departing Seoul Cafe Street) The service runs from a minimum of 10 to a maximum of 30 units per day, considering the reservation status.

All passengers using the free shuttle bus are provided with a welcome kit, consisting of a guide to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and a tour guide to Seoul and Gangwon-do. For more information, call (www.ebusnvan.com) or call (☎166-9964).

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