the countdown to the 2018 pyeongchang winterolympics begins. to celebrate, there's been a flurry of eventsand ceremonies around the country throughout the week, including the official g-1 yearfestival in the eastern city of gangneung. lee ji-won takes us to the scenes. passion to connect the world.
Seoul Plaza, the official ceremony marking the one-yearcountdown to the 2018 pyeongchang winter olympics - was held in gangneung - one of the threesites to host the games, along with pyeongchang and jeongseon. "pyeongchang is ready to welcome the world'sathletes.
korea is ready to welcome the world. now it's your time to make history." the ceremony featured several performancesof k-pop and traditional music as well as video clips promoting not only the 2018 pyeongchangwinter olympics,... but also the host county of pyeongchang and the northeastern provinceof gangwon-do. but one of the most exciting and anticipatedmoments was the unveiling of the olympic torch. the white base of the torch represents snow,while the five wings along the sides represent the five continents, symbolizing unity asthey become one at the top. and thanks to some advanced technology,...the torch will have an eternal flame,…meaning
that it will burn continuously and indefinitelyeven in the strong winds that can sometimes hit pyeongchang. next year, over 65-hundred athletes and delegations- in addition to 15-thousand journalists from all over the world, will fill pyeongchangfor the biggest winter olympic games ever. those vying to get the first tickets to theevent, can apply to the online ticket lottery which opened on thursday at the official website,pyeongchang 2018.com. "in the course of the next few months,...pyeongchangand gangneung will be holding various test events and a variety of cultural festivalsincluding the gyeongpo world fireworks festival. lee ji-won, arirang news.
gangneung."
the countdown to the 2018 pyeongchang winterolympics begins. to celebrate, there's been a flurry of eventsand ceremonies around the country throughout the week, including the official g-1 yearfestival in the eastern city of gangneung. lee ji-won takes us to the scenes. passion to connect the world.
Seoul Plaza, the official ceremony marking the one-yearcountdown to the 2018 pyeongchang winter olympics - was held in gangneung - one of the threesites to host the games, along with pyeongchang and jeongseon. "pyeongchang is ready to welcome the world'sathletes.
korea is ready to welcome the world. now it's your time to make history." the ceremony featured several performancesof k-pop and traditional music as well as video clips promoting not only the 2018 pyeongchangwinter olympics,... but also the host county of pyeongchang and the northeastern provinceof gangwon-do. but one of the most exciting and anticipatedmoments was the unveiling of the olympic torch. the white base of the torch represents snow,while the five wings along the sides represent the five continents, symbolizing unity asthey become one at the top. and thanks to some advanced technology,...the torch will have an eternal flame,…meaning
that it will burn continuously and indefinitelyeven in the strong winds that can sometimes hit pyeongchang. next year, over 65-hundred athletes and delegations- in addition to 15-thousand journalists from all over the world, will fill pyeongchangfor the biggest winter olympic games ever. those vying to get the first tickets to theevent, can apply to the online ticket lottery which opened on thursday at the official website,pyeongchang 2018.com. "in the course of the next few months,...pyeongchangand gangneung will be holding various test events and a variety of cultural festivalsincluding the gyeongpo world fireworks festival. lee ji-won, arirang news.
gangneung."