Jeongseon, South Korea – Utah’s Steven Nyman landed on the podium in the first of 24 test events for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, taking third at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup downhill in Jeongseon on Saturday. On a beautiful sunny day in South Korea, the men got a chance to race the manicured PyeongChang downhill course. … Continue reading Nyman Podiums in Korea
Jeongseon, South Korea – You never get a second chance to make a first impression, and it looks like PyeongChang 2018 is off to a great start with the men’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup events kicking off at the Jeongseon Alpine Center in South Korea this week with plenty of athlete praise, even though there’s … Continue reading Positive First Impressions for PyeongChang 2018
Mt. Gariwang, South Korea – South Korea’s Olympic organizing committee has drawn the ire of environmental groups for allegedly destroying tens of thousands of trees in a sensitive 500-year-old virgin forest to create ski runs to be used the 2018 Olympic Winter Games at PyeongChang. Games officials indicate that the Jeongseon Alpine Centre on Mt. Gariwang was the … Continue reading South Korea Generates Environmental Flap Over Olympic Ski Run Construction
