Gangwon 2024 encompasses two dedicated Youth Olympic Villages, providing accommodation for approximately 2,650 athletes and entourage members throughout the duration of the YOG. The Gangneung Youth Olympic Village, in Gangneung-Wonju National University, houses about 1,600 athletes, competing in the Gangneung, PyeongChang and Hoengseong clusters. The Jeongseon High1 Youth Olympic Village, within the High1 Resort, provides accommodation for about 200 athletes in the Jeongseon region.
“It’s such an experience,” says German curler Joy Sutor. “It was always my dream to compete at the Youth Olympic Games, and now it’s a dream come true. We’re together with athletes from other countries, the food is good, and everybody is so nice; it’s beautiful. It’s also been nice to learn something about [the Republic of] Korea.”
Fin Melville Ives, a freestyle skier from New Zealand, couldn’t agree more. “It’s been really fun exploring, exchanging pins with other countries and doing the activities,” he says.
