Jungbong
Jungbong (중봉 알파인 경기장) is an alpine skiing area in South Korea. It is located in the township of Bukpyeong-myeon in the county of Jeongseon.
The Jungbong Alpine Skiing Area will be the venue for the downhill, Super G and combined skiing of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. It will accommodate 18,000 spectators.
The men's downhill would start at an altitude of 1,433 m and have a length of about 3.5 km. The women's downhill would use another track starting at 1,380 m with a length of 2,5 km. The finish area is at an altitude of about 540 m, so that the vertical drop will be higher than the 800 m required by the FIS rules.
Some environmental groups are opposed to using Jungbong as an alpine skiing venue, as the vast forested area is currently protected as a nature reserve[1] .
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1936: Gudiberg, Kreuzjoch, Kreuzeck • 1948: Piz Nair • 1952: Norefjell, Rødkleiva • 1956: Mount Faloria, Mount Tofana • 1960: Squaw Valley Ski Resort • 1964: Axamer Lizum, Patscherkofel • 1968: Chamrousse, Recoin de Chamrousse • 1972: Mount Eniwa Downhill Course, Mt. Teine Alpine Skiing courses • 1976: Axamer Lizum, Patscherkofel • 1980: Whiteface Mountain • 1984: Bjelašnica, Jahorina • 1988: Nakiska • 1992: Les Ménuires, Méribel, Val-d'Isère • 1994: Lillehammer Olympic Alpine Centre Hafjell, Lillehammer Olympic Alpine Centre Kvitfjell • 1998: Hakuba Happoone Winter Resort, Mount Higashidate, Mount Yakebitai • 2002: Deer Valley, Park City Mountain Resort, Snowbasin • 2006: San Sicario Fraiteve, Sestiere Borgata, Sestiere Colle • 2010: Whistler Creekside • 2014: Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort • 2018: Jungbong, Yongpyong Ski Resort
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