2024 Winter Youth Olympics facts for kids
| Host city | Gangwon, South Korea | ||
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| Motto | Let's Make It Together (Korean: 같이합시다) | ||
| Opening | 19 January | ||
| Closing | 2 February | ||
| Stadium | SCJ Olympic Stadium | ||
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The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics is a big international sports event for young people. It's also known as the IV Winter Youth Olympic Games. Many people call it Gangwon 2024. It is the fourth time these games have been held.
The Winter Youth Olympics is a festival that combines sports, learning, and culture for teenagers. This exciting event will happen from January 19 to February 2, 2024. It will take place in Gangwon, South Korea.
Gangwon was chosen to host the games on January 10, 2020. This decision was made at a meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. This is the first time the Winter Youth Olympics will be held outside of Europe. It also uses a new way for cities to bid to host the games.
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Choosing the Host City for the Games
Gangwon was the only city that was strongly considered to host the games. Other cities like Brașov, Granada, and Sofia were also interested. However, Gangwon was officially chosen during a big meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. This happened on January 10, 2020.
How Gangwon Was Selected
The city of Pyeongchang, which is in Gangwon, was picked to host the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. This was announced at the 135th IOC Session. Pyeongchang met all the rules set by the Olympic committee. Most of the members voted for Gangwon.
Getting Ready for the Games
Many of the places used for the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics will be used again. This helps save money and resources. Most of the outdoor snow events will be in Pyeongchang. Indoor ice events will be in the nearby city of Gangneung. There were also talks about Wonsan city in North Korea possibly hosting some alpine events.
Mountain Venues in Pyeongchang
The Alpensia Sports Park in Pyeongchang will be a main spot for the games. This area will host many exciting snow sports.
- Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre – For ski jumping, Nordic combined, and snowboarding (big air).
- SCJ Olympic Stadium – This is where the opening and closing ceremonies will happen.
- Alpensia Biathlon Centre – For biathlon races.
- Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Centre – For cross-country skiing and Nordic combined.
- Alpensia Sliding Centre – For fast-paced sports like luge and bobsleigh.
- Yongpyong Alpine Centre – For alpine skiing (slalom, giant slalom).
Another outdoor venue in Pyeongchang is:
- Phoenix Snow Park – For freestyle skiing and snowboarding.
One more outdoor venue will be in Jeongseon county:
- High1 Resort – For other alpine skiing events (downhill, super-G, combined).
Coastal Venues in Gangneung
The Gangneung Olympic Park is in Gangneung city. This park has four indoor sports venues close to each other.
- Gangneung Hockey Centre – For exciting ice hockey games.
- Gangneung Curling Centre – For the sport of curling.
- Gangneung Oval – For long track speed skating.
- Gangneung Ice Arena – For short track speed skating and beautiful figure skating.
Related Events and Games
- 2024 Summer Olympics
- 2026 Winter Olympics
- 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
- 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Gangwon
| Preceded by Lausanne |
Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 |
Succeeded by TBA |
 Youth Olympic Games |
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| Summer Games: Singapore 2010, Nanjing 2014, Buenos Aires 2018, 2022 | ||
| Winter Games: Innsbruck 2012, Lillehammer 2016, Lausanne 2020, 2024 |
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| Buenos Aires 2018 — Lausanne 2020 — 2022 |
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See also
In Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud de Gangwon 2024 para niños
