PyeongChang 2018

The 2018 Winter Olympics (officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games) and 2018 Winter Paralympics (officially the XII Paralympic Winter Games), commonly known as PyeongChang 2018, were two international multi-sport events that took place respectively from 9 to 25 February 2018 and 9 to 18 March 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
==Bidding & Interim==
===2010===
The logo for PyeongChang's 2018 Olympic application was revealed on 14 January 2010 in Seoul by Yang-ho Cho and Jin-sun Kim, chairmen of the bid committee.
:"The logo shows the spectacular winter scenery of PyeongChang with snowing on the mountains. The dynamics of Olympics and the challenge spirit to victory was represented by the gushing curve. It implies the strong will to win the bid with the curve symbolizing a snowboard and slope of winter sports."
::- PyeongChang 2018 news article
===2010–2011===
In June 2010, the IOC declared that all three applicants had become candidate cities. The logos were updated, and the Olympic rings were added.
===2011–2013===
==Olympics==
===2013–2018===
On 3 May 2013, the official logo of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 was revealed and was created by Ha Jong-Joo.
design look.png|PyeongChang 2018 Visual Identity - The Look of the Games 
The logo is an abstract motif inspired by Hangul, the alphabet of the phonetic Korean language.
It is composed of the first consonants of the name of the host city, PyeongChang.
*The 'ㅍ'(P) is the first consonant of the first syllable, Pyeong. It also symbolises the open square where the celebration of athletes and winter sports will take place.
*The 'ㅊ'(Ch) is the first consonant of the second syllable, Chang. It symbolises the natural environment of snow and ice, and the stellar achievements of the athletes - the stars of the Games.
*The colours reflect the Olympic Flag, and they also represent the five traditional colours of Korea.
Eng PyeongChang 2018 Emblem|Emblem logo presentation2013
PyeongChang 2018 Sustainability logo.svg|Sustainability logo
PyeongChang 2018 Culture logo.svg|Culture logo
PyeongChang 2018 Education logo.svg|Education logo
PyeongChang 2018 Live Site logo.svg|Live Site logo
PyeongChang 2018 Passion Crew logo.svg|Passion Crew logo
==Paralympics==
===2013–2018===
PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games emblem launch-2|Emblem logo presentation2013
==see also==
*PyeongChang 2010
*PyeongChang 2014
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