The Republic of Korea’s elite archers fired a warning shot to the rest of the world with a remarkable display of dominance as the latest Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 test event came to a close on Thursday. 

IOC ACTIVITIES

Today, IOC President Thomas Bach met Korean athletes and their families who came to PyeongChang to support them at the P&G Family Home. P&G was hosting a special event at its Family Home to celebrate a mother’s role in an athlete’s journey and discuss the many challenges they face on and off the field of competition.

Figure skating gets top billing today, as ice dance pairs Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada and Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France face off in what is sure to be a riveting free programme. This evening will also see titles awarded in the men’s individual large hill Nordic combined competition and the biathlon mixed relay on the trails of Alpensia. Elsewhere, medals are on offer in the women’s ski halfpipe and women’s short track 3,000m relay, while the women’s bobsleigh gets underway and the men’s ice hockey moves to the qualification playoffs.

The XXIII Olympic Winter Games were officially opened on 9 February with a dazzling Opening Ceremony that celebrated culture, history, unity, youth and peace.

The mural was inaugurated on 5 February by the IOC Executive Board, the IOC Athletes’ Commission, the PyeongChang 2018 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of South Korea.

Shim Suk-hee and Choi Min-jeong are the young superstars of Korean short track speed skating. Shim won three Olympic medals at Sochi 2014, while teenager Choi has amassed seven world championship medals, including two overall golds. Both skaters will be looking for more glory on home ice at PyeongChang 2018.

Worldwide TOP Partner Visa unveiled three new wearable payment devices. As excitement builds for the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, Visa has created NFC-enabled payment gloves, commemorative stickers and Olympic pins that allow fans and athletes to complete seamless and secure payments with a simple tap at any contactless-enabled terminal.

Hard work, dedication and a brand new, world-class training centre have helped former junior world number one Jung Seunggi recover from the disappointment of missing out on a medal in the skeleton at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games. With world championship silver medallist Yun Sung-Bin his inspiration, the teenager from the Republic of Korea still hopes to make it to his home Olympic Games.