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PyeongChang 2018: Venue Change "Reconfirms" Previous Plans

(ATR) The organizers of the next Winter Olympics tell ATR the plan for a new ceremony stadium is not news.

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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 23: A Dancer performs during the Pyeongchang 2018 presentation as part of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 23, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 23: A Dancer performs during the Pyeongchang 2018 presentation as part of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 23, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

(ATR) The organizers of the 2018 Olympics tell Around the Rings the plan for a new ceremony stadium is not news.

On Thursday, the South Korean culture ministry met with officials from PyeongChang to discuss possibly moving the ceremony venue to Gangeung. The coastal city is much larger than PyeongChang and the site of ice events for the Olympics. "Economic reasons" was the given explanation for why the move was being considered.

Instead, all groups decided the venue would remain in Hoenggae, some two kilometers from the Alpensia Resort, the main hub of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

"Our Opening and Closing Ceremony venue will be in Hoenggae, as determined in July 2012," a POCOG spokesperson said in an email.

"With the reconfirmation of this venue, we will continue to move forward in order to make preparations on time and assure a wonderful experience to all those that will be a part of the 2018 Games."

The bid book originally proposed the ski jumping stadium for the opening and closing ceremony venue. However, the venue was changed in 2012 to ensure easier access to the venue.

"The adjustments are inevitable in order to deliver the athlete- and Games-oriented concept that we had promised in the bid," said then-POCOG president Jin Sun Kim explaining the move.

Written by Ed Hula III

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