Gangwon 2024 - 4th Winter Youth Olympic Games

[Bear]

yeah, it's probably going to be a thing now with the Youth Olympics that the branding for each edition will remain uniform. I don't mind it personally tbh. It might be to reduce the load on the organizing committee as they would no longer have to deal with developing a brand, making the organization a bit more easier to manage which is supposed to be the goal of hosting the Youth Olympics, compared to the significantly larger Olympics.

And like, if we look at previous Winter Youth Olympics, Lausanne was the only edition to have the closest thing to a proper Olympic emblem. Both Innsbruck and Lillehammer were pretty much simple wordmarks.

That being said, there was a contest for something related to the emblem, but nothing came out of it. I wonder what happened with that?

[Victorian]

Is anyone else having trouble accessing the Ali Express Gangwon 2024 website?

https://olympics.com/ioc/news/aliexpress-launches-official-olympic-online-store-for-winter-youth-olympic-games-gangwon-2024

[Victorian]

On 1/12/2024 at 8:37 AM, Bear said:

yeah, it's probably going to be a thing now with the Youth Olympics that the branding for each edition will remain uniform. I don't mind it personally tbh. It might be to reduce the load on the organizing committee as they would no longer have to deal with developing a brand, making the organization a bit more easier to manage which is supposed to be the goal of hosting the Youth Olympics, compared to the significantly larger Olympics.

And like, if we look at previous Winter Youth Olympics, Lausanne was the only edition to have the closest thing to a proper Olympic emblem. Both Innsbruck and Lillehammer were pretty much simple wordmarks.

That being said, there was a contest for something related to the emblem, but nothing came out of it. I wonder what happened with that?

That would be a shame. It didn't have to be anything too extreme just something that would be identifiable even if it is just a font! Something like below would have been excellent.

 

[AustralianFan]

 

22 hours ago, AustralianFan said:

So, here we learn today (below) that the Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Winter Games in South Korea will have a digital cauldron which will “symbolically be lit”.

This has got me a little worried that Paris 2024 might also be a digital cauldron, even though an actual flame in an actual torch has already.

When the Cauldron at the Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony was revealed to be the actual tiny torch in that huge Birdsnest Stadium, I’m fearful for a similar cauldron anti-climax at the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony.

Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony cauldron moment:  will it be a stinging, wet blanket to all us flaming cauldron traditionalists?

 

 

[Bear]

3 hours ago, Victorian said:

Is anyone else having trouble accessing the Ali Express Gangwon 2024 website?

https://olympics.com/ioc/news/aliexpress-launches-official-olympic-online-store-for-winter-youth-olympic-games-gangwon-2024

https://gangwon2024.aliexpress.com/store/1103272037

unfortunately they don't ship to every country it seems

[Olympian1010]

On 1/3/2024 at 11:46 PM, Victorian said:

How come they never bothered with a logo?

The media guide does mention some “unique” backdrops that only the IOC/Gangwon 2024 can use, so they’re might still be a “visual identity” of sorts.

[Bear]

8 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

The media guide does mention some “unique” backdrops that only the IOC/Gangwon 2024 can use, so they’re might still be a “visual identity” of sorts.

media guide? where

[AustralianFan]

38 minutes ago, Bear said:

media guide? where

 

Click this link for the Gangwon 2024 Media Kit:   Olympics.com

[Victorian]

Emblem Primary Version

The primary version of the **Gangwon 2024** emblem consists of the Games signature (Gangwon 2024) at the top "in black" and the full-colour Youth Olympic Games signature stamp at the bottom.

The Games signature developed for the Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 is made up of the city name and the year of the Youth Olympic Games (Gangwon 2024) in black.

 

Emblem Secondary Version

The secondary version of the Gangwon 2024 emblem should be used on an exceptional basis; only in cases where the primary version of the emblem cannot be applied, mainly due to proportion reasons.

 

“Spirit of Gangwon 2024" Label*

 

The goal of the Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 is to inspire the young people of the Republic of Korea.

The “Spirit of Gangwon 2024” programme is a means of expressing support for the Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 and the Olympic values. It allows the Youth Olympic Games organisers to award a label to organisations, events and initiatives that seek to involve local young people and mobilise them around three themes:

- Sports development and the promotion of physical activity:

The “Spirit of Gangwon 2024” label is awarded to organisations, events and initiatives that aim to promote sports practice among young people in the Republic of Korea.

- Sport and education:

The “Spirit of Gangwon 2024” label is awarded to organisations, events and initiatives that use sport to develop the physical, emotional and social well-being of young people in the Republic of Korea.

- Sport and culture:

The “Spirit of Gangwon 2024” label is awarded to organisations, events and initiatives that use sport as a tool for expression among young people in the Republic of Korea through performance art (dance, music, theatre, circus performance and street art), the visual arts, reading, cinema, etc.

All organisations, events and existing or planned initiatives that meet the criteria for any of these three themes are eligible for the “Spirit of Gangwon 2024” label.

The use of the label is limited to a specific time period that will be communicated by the IOC, and the label can be used for non-commercial purposes only.

Slogan

Gangwon 2024 slogan is to express the pivotal ideas of the Games vision – growth, harmony and future - through message of hope for the future and spirit of the growing young people.

*The vision of the Games is “Gangwon2024 – youth celebrating peaceful coexistence and unity through sport to create a better future together.”

[Bear]

I have discovered that Mexico is fielding an ice hockey team so I now know what I'll be focusing on during these Games 

[AustralianFan]

6 minutes ago, Bear said:

I have discovered that Mexico is fielding an ice hockey team so I now know what I'll be focusing on during these Games 

Saudi Arabia too last night are at these Games!  Amazing stuff, their first Winter participation.

[Victorian]

Quite boring Ceremony 

[Guilga]

On 1/14/2024 at 12:47 PM, Olympian1010 said:

The media guide does mention some “unique” backdrops that only the IOC/Gangwon 2024 can use, so they’re might still be a “visual identity” of sorts.

Gotta say, seeing them in the stadia at the speed skating livestream, it kinda looks a bit sad? You know, this is the Youth Olympics, shouldnt the look be more fun?

 

[Victorian]

Would this be the first Olympics Closing Ceremony ever to not hand the flag over to the next host city?

[AustralianFan]

4 minutes ago, Victorian said:

Would this be the first Olympics Closing Ceremony ever to not hand the flag over to the next host city?

Actually, you’re on the money, we were just talking about this at:

Live Chat: Opening Ceremony Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games

Its possible a 2028 host can be announced during these Gangwon Games, but not sure they even have a host locked in yet.

[AustralianFan]

So good to see unexpected medals being awarded to athletes from Thailand and Tunisia at these Gangwon 2024 Games:

• Jonathan Lourimi on historic bobsleigh medal run for Tunisia
• Thai teen 'Chomphoo' secures historic silver at Winter Youth Olympics 2024

 

[AustralianFan]

On 1/20/2024 at 7:14 AM, Bear said:

I have discovered that Mexico is fielding an ice hockey team so I now know what I'll be focusing on during these Games 

Another one is an alpine skier from baking hot Kenya, Issa Laborde, who competed in the Super G a week ago at Gangwon 2024. Layer in the week also in the men’s giant slalom and slalom.

“The 17-year-old Laborde became the first male athlete to represent the East African country in the sport at the Winter Youth Olympic Games.”

Credit: Paul Tergat, Kenyan marathon icon, lauds history-making alpine skier Issa Laborde

 

[Australian Kiwi]

On 1/21/2024 at 10:45 AM, Victorian said:

Would this be the first Olympics Closing Ceremony ever to not hand the flag over to the next host city?

The 'Mayor-IOC President-Mayor' flag handover tradition only started at Los Angeles in 1984 (handing over to Seoul). 

Previously the handover actually occurred at the Opening Ceremony. This last happened at Montreal 1976 Opening when the Mayor of Munich provided the Olympic flag to be raised. Due to Canada's boycott of 1980, the IOC president did this on the Mayor of Montreal's behalf.

But to your question itself, before WW2 there was no 'next host' handover as often the lead in time as two to three years preparation -- eg Los Angeles was awarded the 1932 Olympics in 1929, after the closing ceremony of Amsterdam 1928. 

[Sir Rols]

1 hour ago, Australian Kiwi said:

The 'Mayor-IOC President-Mayor' flag handover tradition only started at Los Angeles in 1984 (handing over to Seoul). 

Previously the handover actually occurred at the Opening Ceremony. This last happened at Montreal 1976 Opening when the Mayor of Munich provided the Olympic flag to be raised. Due to Canada's boycott of 1980, the IOC president did this on the Mayor of Montreal's behalf.

But to your question itself, before WW2 there was no 'next host' handover as often the lead in time as two to three years preparation -- eg Los Angeles was awarded the 1932 Olympics in 1929, after the closing ceremony of Amsterdam 1928. 

LA may not have been officially awarded 1932 at he time, but I do believe it was a fait accompli. It had originally wanted 1928, but agreed to make room for Amsterdam on the notion it would get 1932.

….

But wait…Actually I don’t know who to believe. That was how I remember it from one of my IOC history books, Athens to Athens by David Miller (a pretty comprehensive history of the IOC).

But Wikipedia has this:

 In 1921, Paris was selected for the 1924 Summer Olympics on the condition that the 1928 Summer Olympics would be organized in Amsterdam. This decision, supported by the Netherlands Olympic Committee, was announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 2 June 1921.

Los Angeles bid for the 1928 Summer Olympics was without success in 1922 and again in 1923.^[3] The city was eventually selected as host city for the 1932 Summer Olympics, being the only bidder for that year.

Yet in the Wikipedia LA ‘32 entry it says:

 The selection of the host city for the 1932 Summer Olympics was made at the 23rd IOC Session in Rome, Italy, on 9 April 1923. 

Olympic historians here? @baron-pierreIV? Any clarifications/insights?

Of course, much of the lack of clarity, confusion and contradictions was likely because most of those early hostings were decided informally by IOC aristocrats over port and cigars after a ten course banquet.

 

Edited January 30, 2024 by Sir Rols

[Australian Kiwi]

1 hour ago, Sir Rols said:

 

Of course, much of the lack of clarity, confusion and contradictions was likely because most of those early hostings were decided informally by IOC aristocrats over port and cigars after a ten course banquet.

 

How its come full circle a century later is quite amusing.

[baron-pierreIV]

8 hours ago, Sir Rols said:

LA may not have been officially awarded 1932 at he time, but I do believe it was a fait accompli. It had originally wanted 1928, but agreed to make room for Amsterdam on the notion it would get 1932.

….

But wait…Actually I don’t know who to believe. That was how I remember it from one of my IOC history books, Athens to Athens by David Miller (a pretty comprehensive history of the IOC).

But Wikipedia has this:

 In 1921, Paris was selected for the 1924 Summer Olympics on the condition that the 1928 Summer Olympics would be organized in Amsterdam. This decision, supported by the Netherlands Olympic Committee, was announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 2 June 1921.

Los Angeles bid for the 1928 Summer Olympics was without success in 1922 and again in 1923.^[3] The city was eventually selected as host city for the 1932 Summer Olympics, being the only bidder for that year.

Yet in the Wikipedia LA ‘32 entry it says:

 The selection of the host city for the 1932 Summer Olympics was made at the 23rd IOC Session in Rome, Italy, on 9 April 1923. 

Olympic historians here? @baron-pierreIV? Any clarifications/insights?

Of course, much of the lack of clarity, confusion and contradictions was likely because most of those early hostings were decided informally by IOC aristocrats over port and cigars after a ten course banquet.

 

Interesting, Sir Rols.  Just did a quick precursory check on my sources at hand.  so, w/o checking the Official Records online (which I will have to do later), these are what I can conclude: 

So, in 1921, w/ just 3 short years left, even though Amsterdam was an early favorite, gran-grand-pere PdC I, wanted to celebrate the 20th anny founding of the IOC (1894) for Paris.  So the heavily Euro-dominated IOC locked in Paris for 1924 and Amsterdam for 1928; leaving LA a bridesmaid for the 2nd time.  

Against all these summer city shenanigans, was the emerging presence of the WINTER Olympic Games.  When they played out in February 1924, the Games at Chamonix were not quite recognized as the 1st WOGs yet.  It was only 2 years later.  And then because the IOC had already awarded Summer '28 to Amsterdam, they had to scramble to find the first PLANNED WOG host -- which fell on St. Mortiz.  From 1923 (when LA already was locked in for '32, and like today, thus had a 9-year lead to host; the IOC decided they wanted to have the same country host both Winter & Summer Games--even though it was probably just a few nations that could do it; but they had a handful to choose from.  

So, the USOC cobbled up the Lake Placid 1932 bid belatedly; and on April 10, 1929 (six years after LA was awarded 1932), Lake Placid was named to be LA's co-Olympic year partner--the first time the pairing was set up and planned in advance.  (And of course after that, Germany 1936 and Japan 1940 presented their joint host bids.)  

That's what I can find for now.  If I have more time later, I'll dig into the Official Records (from the LA84 Foundation Digital Library) and see what those say.  Gotta run.  

[Sir Rols]

8 hours ago, Australian Kiwi said:

How its come full circle a century later is quite amusing.

I was going to give a laught emoji, then realised how true that is:

”So, Gentlemen, it’s settled then. Sweden is too beastly cold in winter and Albert can put us up in his palace at Monaco if we choose Nice. And I have a chalet in Gstaad we can use in 2038. Unless you have any other suggestions, John? Could someone pass me the brandy decanter…”

[Bear]

Competition at Gangwon 2024 has come to a close. Here is the final medal table:

[Bear]

Gangwon 2024 has reported a surplus of USD 1.4 million!

As required by the host contract, 20% will go to the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, 60% will go to the Gangwon 2024 Organizing Committee, and 20% will go to the IOC. That being said, both the IOC and Gangwon 2024 will donate their shares to the PyeongChang Legacy Foundation, established after PyeongChang 2018, to support the legacy of both Games and the development of sport in the region.

Total operating costs were around USD 53.9 million while revenue was around USD 55.3 million.

https://www.olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-donates-share-of-gangwon-2024-surplus-to-support-legacy-initiatives