It was cold when the Summer Olympics were held in Korea. Runners were wearing tights in competition. Why should anyone be surprised that its cold in Korea in the Winter!
The coldest Pyeongchang is supposed to get in the next week is a low of 10 F on Sunday night. Otherwise, the lowest it's supposed to be for the next 7 days is in the teens or 20s.
It's the winter olympics. It's winter. This is how it's supposed to be.
Let me add that such temperatures are not that cold. Talk to any New Englander or Canadian or Scandanavian. They'll laugh if you talk about 20 degrees being cold.
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North Korean spies and Russian cheats - all in the name of the Olympic spirit.
I get surprised looks on people's faces whenever I tell them that Korea can get very cold and they are hosting the winter Olympics this year. They often say, "But isn't the country covered in jungles?" to which I reply, "No you're thinking of Vietnam..."
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It must be global warming or climate change?
reminder of what our Korean vets faced 60 years ago. brutal cold. forgotten war. thank you.
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It was dumb planning on the part of all involved to have the Opening Ceremony take place at night. It should have been scheduled for Saturday morning local time, with the added bonus that it could have then been televised live in the U.S. on Friday night instead of on a 13-16 hour tape delay depending on time zone.
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Olympic is not a party just for American viewers.
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Considering how much US TV and cable networks pay to broadcast the Olympics, a little consideration would be nice (and polite).
I suppose we should enjoy this while we can. Who knows how many more true Winter Olympics we will be able to enjoy before even the coldest international venues warm to the point where snow turns to slush and frosty becomes balmy.
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I'm glad it's cold somewhere. At Mammoth the highs have been in the 40s and 50s. What's going to happen to winter sports with climate change?
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I leave tomorrow for the Olympics.
I had been monitoring weather and this indeed is cold. I lived in Siberia so I am not worried since I know what not to do.
But now approaching 70, one thing I am afraid of is slipping on ice, I will have to guard myself.
This Olympics is testing fans. And this is my 6th Olympics.
Hotels at these clusters are non existent - many are "pensions", the web sites still get confused with one page suddenly appearing in Korean, some instructions remind you of yesteryear "self help" guides that used to come with Made in China stuff.
I am living in a Seoul Marriott and will be commuting ever day - a 2 hour train journey on the new bullet train. But even here, they are testing us. KORAIL website is not user friendly. The worst part - not many trains.
When you make an attempt to reserve a seat - which they strongly recommend - your desired train is often not available.
My luck is to leave Seoul every morning at 10:00 am and be back in Seoul an hour past midnight.
Is there a gold for a resolute fan??
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I recommend you to take buses, from Gangbyeon stn(Dong-Seoul express bus terminal). it'll take a bit longer, a bit less than 3 hours to the nearest bus stops of the venues. they're not english friendly but when you get there, there'll be so many more time options.