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Official aerial pics of the Olympic Stadium during today's concert, from the PC2018 Facebook account

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Also, some screenshots I took from the concert video. Considering the outher rink of the floor wasn't even used and it will be for 2018, i think the space is big enough for the ceremonies. Also it seems the ramp leading to the cauldron aren't going to be stairs as I initially thought. I wonder how the final torchbearer will arrive to the cauldron in that case. 

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Another thing. During the concert there was this little segment of a guy using VR Technology to draw a winter athlete on the screen, hinting the use of this technology for 2018. 

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7 hours ago, Ikarus360 said:

Considering the outher rink of the floor wasn't even used and it will be for 2018, i think the space is big enough for the ceremonies. Also it seems the ramp leading to the cauldron aren't going to be stairs as I initially thought. I wonder how the final torchbearer will arrive to the cauldron in that case. 

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Yes, the performance space is about the same width as the field of play in a football stadium, which should be enough to create a sense of scale. As for the cauldron lighting- maybe they plan to try a ski-jump in reverse ...

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Via Instagram with the use of a translator, apparently a couple of people indeed complained about the weather being too cold to the point they couldn't feel their legs :P . 

Also its not even Winter yet and it's been snowing already in Pyeongchang since two days. Guess we shouldn't worry about lack of snow (unlike Beijing)

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5 hours ago, JMarkSnow2012 said:

Yes, the performance space is about the same width as the field of play in a football stadium, which should be enough to create a sense of scale. As for the cauldron lighting- maybe they plan to try a ski-jump in reverse ...

I was kind of thinking maybe the the ramp can turn into steps, on a similar way the steps leading to Rio 2016 Cauldron during the Paralympics became wheelchair ramps allowing the final torchbearer to reach it. 

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Welp....I guess we can't say we were warned. :unsure:

7 spectators get hypothermia at Olympic Stadium in PyeongChang

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20171105000178

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Seven people were stricken with hypothermia at an event for the newly completed PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on Saturday, raising alarm as to the serious lack of protection against cold weather for spectators at the venue. 


According to local news channel YTN, medics treated seven audience members at the scene who became hypothermic after hours of exposure to the cold air at the stadium, which lacks a roof.

The opening event, which included a large K-pop concert, was attended by some 30,000 people who sat in the open air for hours on a windy night in temperatures of around 3 degrees Celsius.

The need for a protective roof on the main stadium had been raised multiple times by lawmakers since its design phase in 2015, but was eventually dismissed due to opposition from the Culture Ministry, which quoted budget issues.

The opening and closing ceremonies of the previous three Winter Games -- held in Sochi, Russia, Vancouver, Canada, and Turin, Italy -- were all held in roofed stadiums.

The weather during the Winter Games in February is expected to be much colder than at Saturday’s opening event. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the average temperature in PyeongChang last February was minus 4.8 degrees.

And this was just at 3 degree celsius. Much lower temperatures are expected on February 9.

They still have time to take measures to avoid an embarassment (ceremonies director mentioned something about handing over blankets and hot packs to people) but i doubt any future host will want to make ceremonies out in the open anymore after this. 

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4 hours ago, Ikarus360 said:

Welp....I guess we can't say we were warned. :unsure:

7 spectators get hypothermia at Olympic Stadium in PyeongChang

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20171105000178

And this was just at 3 degree celsius. Much lower temperatures are expected on February 9.

They still have time to take measures to avoid an embarassment (ceremonies director mentioned something about handing over blankets and hot packs to people) but i doubt any future host will want to make ceremonies out in the open anymore after this. 

Oh boy!  But Beijing's will be at Birds Nest, won't it be?  Of course there's a big enough roof there to feed in hot air to the stands . . .  but the performers on the field won't be protected from such temps.  If that's the case, Beijing may switch to an indoor venue ... or build a roof over the big Birds Nest hole???

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I think the Bird Nest roof is big enough to give everyone protection. Also, Iowest temperature registered in Beijing (at least in February) are of -1°C, while Pyeongchang is going to be -15°C. So they shouldn't worry that much about extreme cold weather.

I wonder how spectators in both Albertville and Lillehammer did since their ceremonies were out in the cold too (specially Lillehammer). Were there any measures taken back then to prevent people from getting Hypotermia? 

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30 minutes ago, Ikarus360 said:

I wonder how spectators in both Albertville and Lillehammer did since their ceremonies were out in the cold too (specially Lillehammer). Were there any measures taken back then to prevent people from getting Hypotermia? 

From the pics, it didn't seem to be freezing in Albertville -- (seemed balmy like Nagano)  but in Lillehammer, they were prepared, and I think all the locals knew how to dress for it.  But I would be interested to see the post-performance statistics on who got sick of what by attending the OCs in full??

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1 hour ago, PikyoK said:

If they install heaters around the stadium, that would help with the hypothermia problem and the weather issues.

Yeah, but to have the heat going for about 2 hours in an open space?  I doubt that will heat too many people in the stands -- not to mention the performers who might be in skimpy outfits??

The other alternative is to do a daytime ceremony.  That will cause the least havoc.  And they would have to do this for CLosing and the Paralympics as well.  

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2 hours ago, baron-pierreIV said:

Yeah, but to have the heat going for about 2 hours in an open space?  I doubt that will heat too many people in the stands -- not to mention the performers who might be in skimpy outfits??

The other alternative is to do a daytime ceremony.  That will cause the least havoc.  And they would have to do this for CLosing and the Paralympics as well.  

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2 hours ago, baron-pierreIV said:

Yeah, but to have the heat going for about 2 hours in an open space?  I doubt that will heat too many people in the stands -- not to mention the performers who might be in skimpy outfits??

The other alternative is to do a daytime ceremony.  That will cause the least havoc.  And they would have to do this for CLosing and the Paralympics as well.  

That's possible but they are not going to move the ceremony in the daytime so it's very likely that they ask the spectators to bring blanklets and put on enough warm clothing to make sure they don't get hypothermia

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5 hours ago, Chrishigh765 said:

That's possible but they are not going to move the ceremony in the daytime so it's very likely that they ask the spectators to bring blanklets and put on enough warm clothing to make sure they don't get hypothermia

They'll probably know by the first dress rehearsal what to do.  They certainly wouldn't want any deaths from pneumonia due to the OC, let alone have scores of workers and volunteers get sick even before things open.  

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4 hours ago, baron-pierreIV said:

They'll probably know by the first dress rehearsal what to do.  They certainly wouldn't want any deaths from pneumonia due to the OC, let alone have scores of workers and volunteers get sick even before things open.  

Yeah. That would be scary. I hope that doesn't happen

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2 hours ago, Ikarus360 said:

There is a thread for these topics already. And tbh I'm tired of the same old circus. Nothing is going to happen. I doubt Kim even takes Trump seriously at this point anymore. 

Me too. It's just a 'war of words'

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Good news. I assume the Pyeongchang organising committee has found a solution to the wind. A spokesperson from the Organizing Committee has stated that they will be adding windshields to the stadium. Hopefully, this could sort out the weather problem. 

Full Article Here: https://koreaexpose.com/2018-pyeongchang-winter-olympics-cold/

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They already said items like skin warmers and blankets would be available during the games. In an article I posted a couple of pages ago the Producer of the ceremonies mentioned something about segments where the spectators would be involved, for example, during the Parade of Nations (something about drums), as a measure to keep them heated. 

To be honest the K-Pop concert doesn't really seemed like something organized by the main PC2018 comittee, and the whole concert thing felt very rushed tbh (with parts of the stadium still left to be finished just like the Jumbotron screens and the so called windshields). Problem is it unexpectedly snowed in Pyeongchang the day before (and the day after), which brought temperatures lower than usual, and it's very likely the organizers weren't prepared for that fact.

On the other hand, I think people who assist to the games should just be prepared and take measures (and the organizers must take said measures too and warn people about the facts). As if Lillehammer wasn't very cold back in 1994, and we never heard too much people whining about it. 

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I wonder what Song Seung-hwan meant when he said that he 's planning to "unfold'' the Opening ceremony "like a single performance rather than a mega event."

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People! I just created a list to vote what is the best Opening Ceremony for the Winter Games

The descriptions are in Spanish (the site is Spanish)

 

Please, vote and choose your favorite one!!!

https://listas.20minutos.es/deportes/ceremonias-inaugurales-de-juegos-olimpicos-de-invierno-425707/

 

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