SportLightning Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 Gangwon 2024 4th Winter Youth Olympic Games It is scheduled to be held between 19 January and 2 February 2024 in Gangwon Province, South Korea. The IOC's Future Host Commission named Gangwom as its preferred candidate for the Games, and entered into targeted dialogue with the region under the new Olympic bid process. Their hosting was ratified at the 135th IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 10 January 2020. The events will be hosted at sites in Gangneung and Pyeongchang County, which previously hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. They will be the first Winter Youth Olympics held outside of Europe and the third overall Youth Olympics to be held in Asia after 2010 in Singapore and 2014 in Nanjing, China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted February 26, 2022 Report Share Posted February 26, 2022 Where are ceremonies planned to be staged? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted February 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2022 4 hours ago, Victorian said: Where are ceremonies planned to be staged? The ceremonies will be staged at the SCJ Olympic Stadium that was used for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted February 26, 2022 Report Share Posted February 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, SportLightning said: The ceremonies will be staged at the SCJ Olympic Stadium that was used for the 2018 Winter Olympics. The temporary stadium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted February 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2022 Just now, Victorian said: The temporary stadium? Yes, once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guilga Posted February 26, 2022 Report Share Posted February 26, 2022 13 hours ago, SportLightning said: Yes, once again. Great! Now we will witness the first ever Stadium Necromancy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted February 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2022 I also await for the Gangwon 2024 official emblem to be unveiled, don't know exact date just yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted February 27, 2022 Report Share Posted February 27, 2022 19 hours ago, SportLightning said: Yes, once again. but the stadium quite literally does not exist anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted February 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2022 14 hours ago, Bear said: but the stadium quite literally does not exist anymore? they may have to rebuild that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted March 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2022 The emblem, mascot and theme song competition is now open. https://www.instagram.com/p/CaymlcvvUrp/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CaymxgHvXS9/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CaymZGTvIA3/ The competition will be held between today and April 10th, 2022. Paticipants between the age of 14 to 24 for theme song, 9 to 24 for them emblem and 14 to 24 for the mascot. The bad news, people over the age of 24 will not participate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1128747/yog Quote Pyeongchang County Council insists it should stage Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony A recommendation urging Gangwon 2024 organisers to stage the Opening and Closing Ceremonies in Pyeongchang has been adopted by Pyeongchang County Council. Doing so would embellish the legacy of Pyeongchang 2018, it is argued. Pyeongchang staged the Winter Olympics in 2018 and many of the same venues are poised to be used for the 2024 Youth Olympics. However, the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium - scene for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies - will not be among them as it was demolished at the conclusion of the Olympics and Paralympics. The Yongpyong Dome, which hosted Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the 1999 Asian Winter Games, is being suggested by Pyeongchang County Council. It wants organisers to avoid "further wasted debate" and commit to Pyeongchang holding the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, and added in the resolution that it was "deeply regrettable" previous calls for the county to hold the rituals had not been answered. The county of Pyeongchang is in the province Gangwon. As was the case in 2018, the coastal city Gangneung and the county Jeongseon are due to hold some events during the Youth Olympics, which has been named after the province. The next edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games is now fewer than 500 days away. "Grow together, shine forever" has been unveiled as the slogan. Seven sports are on the programme, which includes three-on-three ice hockey, men's and women's monobob and men's and women's Nordic combined, but not ski mountaineering. I always assumed that Alpensia's ski jump would serve as the opening ceremony venue, seems like a better option than Yongpyong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted October 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 That's possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted October 6, 2022 Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 They're probably afraid of repeating the controversy of the 2018 opening on which they held it in a roofless stadium during extreme cold weather, which led to some criticism and forced them to make the ceremonies shorter. However, Alpensia seems like a much bigger venue for the ceremonies while the dome capacity is very small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted October 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 I'm not sure about that just yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 16 hours ago, Ikarus360 said: They're probably afraid of repeating the controversy of the 2018 opening on which they held it in a roofless stadium during extreme cold weather, which led to some criticism and forced them to make the ceremonies shorter. However, Alpensia seems like a much bigger venue for the ceremonies while the dome capacity is very small. I don't think it will be much of a factor this time since the last two YOG opening ceremonies were 2 hours and 1.5 hours long, so less time outside than was the case for PyeongChang 2018. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted October 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 I'm not sure, but maybe Gangwon 2024 opening ceremony could be a bit shorter than the previous editions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted December 2, 2022 Report Share Posted December 2, 2022 It's official - the opening ceremony will take place simultaneously at both the Yongpyong Dome AND the Gangneung Oval. Gangneung Oval will host the lighting of the Olympic cauldron and the opening declaration, which I assume means that Yongpyong will host the artistic segments. Personally I don't have high hopes that this will work out well - the winter YOG ceremonies are typically short (around 1h30m), and aren't as elaborate as their adult counterparts. There's no reason for it to be split into two different venues in two different sides of the province... On the flip-side it could give a small insight into what a dual-stadium ceremony can look like when LA hosts in 2028 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 The mascot will be revealed on the 19th at 17:30 local time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted January 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 That will be part of the one year to go celebration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted January 15, 2023 Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 I thought they might bring back Soohorang but seems the mascot is gonna be entirely different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PikyoK Posted January 19, 2023 Report Share Posted January 19, 2023 soohorang's cousin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PikyoK Posted January 19, 2023 Report Share Posted January 19, 2023 the name is Moongcho and its an anthropomorphic snowball built like soohorang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bear Posted February 2, 2023 Report Share Posted February 2, 2023 Loved the GB Forums design comps? Well you might love this! https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-launches-gangwon-2024-medal-design-competition The medal design contest for Gangwon 2024 is now live, and should you win, you get a bunch of rewards including access to the opening ceremony, sport events, and your very own set of medals. As with previous contests, the contest is open to everyone regardless of talent or nationality, so good luck if you enter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted April 4, 2023 Report Share Posted April 4, 2023 The medal competition winner has been revealed! Entitled A Sparkling Future, the medal was designed by 27 year old Dante Akira Uwai from Brazil. Here are runner-ups The Road to Victory and Land of Dreams, designed by Luisa Valencia Gomez of Colombia and Carlos Alejandro Castañeda Arenas of Mexico respectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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