Tickets Go on Sale for PyeongChang Test Events

Tickets for the PyeongChang Short Track Test Event and Figure Skating Test Event have gone on sale worldwide today on the PyeongChang Test Event website (www.hellopyeongchang.com) and Interpark website (www.interpark.com).

Prices arrange from KRW 5,000 (USD 4.55/EUR 4.05) to KRW 50,000 (USD 45.48/EUR 40.54) with short track preliminaries being the lowest and figure skating finals being the most expensive. ‘All Event Ticket’ holders for figure skating are able to watch the official training program which takes place for two days prior to the official competition.

The speed skating test event, known officially as the ISU World Cup Short Track 2016, will take place from December 17 to 18 this year in Gangneung, Republic of Korea. The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2017 will also take place in Gangneung from February 14 to 19, 2017.

Individuals of national merit, independence patriots, impaired men and women, senior citizens aged 65 or older, youths aged 18 or younger, or Gangwon Province residents are eligible for a 50% discount on all tickets.

Reservations for groups can be booked through Hanjin Travel at http://www.hanjintravel.com or +82 (0)2 726 5680.

Big air (snowboard), speed skating, Nordic combined, wheelchair curling, and skeleton test event tickets are also available online (PyeongChang Test Event website and Interpark website) for free.

POCOG Secretary General YEO Hyung-koo said, "Organizing the 2016/2017 test events is an opportunity for the entire staff to rehearse while promoting actual the Games. As practice makes perfect, we look forward to hosting the test events as well as the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018."

For more information please contact:

PyeongChang Headquarters

Tel: +82.33.350.2197

Email: pressoffice@pyeongchang2018.com

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