Olympic heat builds up in Pyeongchang and Gangneung with flurry of cultural events
- 6 years ago
Let's connect live to the host city of Pyeongchang--
There are plenty more exciting events lined up on the ice and snow on Monday -- day three of the Games.
The weather has been freezing cold and it's showing no signs of letting up,... leaving spectators shivering as they watch the outdoor events.
For more on the weather and the rest of the action,... we cross to our Lee Ji-won, who is standing by in Pyeongchang.
Ji-won, we hear this is now the coldest Winter Games since the 1994 Olympics,... give us an update on the weather there...
Well,... it's still extremely cold and was the same throughout the weekend. The temperature here stands at minus low teens now,... with the wind chill, the real feel temperature is around minus 13 degrees Celsius.
And the forecast tells us that even today's high will remain below freezing.
So yes, another cold and frigid day for us here.
And due to an even stronger gusty winds over the weekend, some snow events had to be postponed or even canceled.
Men's downhill alpine skiing was postponed,... and women's snowboard slopestyle qualification got canceled,... meaning they put all 27 snowboarders straight into Monday's final,... meaning they have just two runs.
But despite the weather,... the Olympic heat is still hot in the town and it's safe to say the fans are having a great time.
"And the atmosphere, you can't feel the atmosphere at home. The cheering, the music, the commentary, the enthusiasm you can't feel that at home."
"We came because we wanted to be at this historic site and moment and to cheer for Team Korea. The Olympic heat sure is great here "
Well, Jiwon, it's good to see so many people enjoying it despite the cold. Outside of the sports though... there are a ton of cultural events and performances taking place,... we also hear that you've been to a couple yourself...
Yeah, that's right. Organizers hope to make the PyeongChang Olympics' a "culture Olympics", and there are various events happening around the venues,... many of which are free.
Near the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza is "PyeongChang Festival Park" which hosts different cultural performances every hour,... including a Chinese circus and a jazz band.
Another corner has booths filled with Korean and international food for visitors to try.
Let's hear from some people that indulged in those...
"Yeah it's great. I'm glad that they are doing that because it gives us opportunity to see more than just sports but to actually understand the culture a little more. Now we want to see more."
"We came over here and saw the food and wanted to try the different dishes. We never had Korean food before and now we've came back today to try some other things."
And it's not just the eyes and the taste buds that are entertained.
Visitors can also get active by enjoying winter activities like sledding at the Daegwallyeong Snow Festival.
"We saw that this place has a snow festival being held and so we dropped by to ride som
There are plenty more exciting events lined up on the ice and snow on Monday -- day three of the Games.
The weather has been freezing cold and it's showing no signs of letting up,... leaving spectators shivering as they watch the outdoor events.
For more on the weather and the rest of the action,... we cross to our Lee Ji-won, who is standing by in Pyeongchang.
Ji-won, we hear this is now the coldest Winter Games since the 1994 Olympics,... give us an update on the weather there...
Well,... it's still extremely cold and was the same throughout the weekend. The temperature here stands at minus low teens now,... with the wind chill, the real feel temperature is around minus 13 degrees Celsius.
And the forecast tells us that even today's high will remain below freezing.
So yes, another cold and frigid day for us here.
And due to an even stronger gusty winds over the weekend, some snow events had to be postponed or even canceled.
Men's downhill alpine skiing was postponed,... and women's snowboard slopestyle qualification got canceled,... meaning they put all 27 snowboarders straight into Monday's final,... meaning they have just two runs.
But despite the weather,... the Olympic heat is still hot in the town and it's safe to say the fans are having a great time.
"And the atmosphere, you can't feel the atmosphere at home. The cheering, the music, the commentary, the enthusiasm you can't feel that at home."
"We came because we wanted to be at this historic site and moment and to cheer for Team Korea. The Olympic heat sure is great here "
Well, Jiwon, it's good to see so many people enjoying it despite the cold. Outside of the sports though... there are a ton of cultural events and performances taking place,... we also hear that you've been to a couple yourself...
Yeah, that's right. Organizers hope to make the PyeongChang Olympics' a "culture Olympics", and there are various events happening around the venues,... many of which are free.
Near the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza is "PyeongChang Festival Park" which hosts different cultural performances every hour,... including a Chinese circus and a jazz band.
Another corner has booths filled with Korean and international food for visitors to try.
Let's hear from some people that indulged in those...
"Yeah it's great. I'm glad that they are doing that because it gives us opportunity to see more than just sports but to actually understand the culture a little more. Now we want to see more."
"We came over here and saw the food and wanted to try the different dishes. We never had Korean food before and now we've came back today to try some other things."
And it's not just the eyes and the taste buds that are entertained.
Visitors can also get active by enjoying winter activities like sledding at the Daegwallyeong Snow Festival.
"We saw that this place has a snow festival being held and so we dropped by to ride som