Promotional package for Pyeongchang, South Korea's 2014 Olympic bid

Description (Brief):

Promotional package for Pyeongchang, South Korea's 2014 Olympic bid includes one pen, two pins, one map, one postcard and one program. Pyeongchang, South Korea was on the short list to become the host city for the 2014 Winter Olympics but lost to Sochi, Russia. The dry climate, heavy use of snow machines, short runs and the non tourist destination were cited as some of the reasons why Pyeongchang didn't get the bid in 2014. The addition of seven winter Olympic sports venues and more tourist attractions helped Pyeongchang win to host the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Description (Brief)

The 2014 Winter Olympics, also known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad were held in Sochi, Russia with 88 countries and 2,873 athletes participating. These Games were the first Winter Olympics to be hosted by Russia with twelve new competitions added including mixed team luge, halfpipe skiing and ski and snowboard slopestyle. The Americans swept the podium in the debut of men’s slopestyle freestyle skiing. At 18, American Mikaela Shiffrin became the youngest winner in Olympic slalom, while Bode Miller became the oldest Alpine medalist winning the bronze in the supergiant slalom. Russia won the medal count at 30 with the United States running a close second with 28.

Description (Brief)

The 2018 Winter Olympics, also known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad were held in PyeongChang, South Korea with 92 countries, 1,680 men and 1,242 women athletes participating. These Games saw the debut of four new events including big air snowboarding and mixed doubles curling and was the first Winter Games that awarded more than 100 medals. The “Olympic Athletes of Russia” (OAR) team was assembled by those Russian athletes not affected by the 2014 Russian doping scandal at the 2014 Games. US figure skater Nathan Chen was the first competitor to land five quadruple jumps in one program helping the men’s team win the bronze. Teammate Adam Rippon became the first openly gay American to win a medal in the Winter Olympics. Norway won the medal count with 39.

Date Made: 2014

Location: Currently not on view

Name Of Sport: OlympicsLevel Of Sport: Amateur

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2017.3042.01Nonaccession Number: 2017.3042Catalog Number: 2017.3042.01

Object Name: olympics promotional packagepromotional package, winter olympics

Physical Description: cardboard (overall material)paper (overall material)plastic (overall material)metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 12 in x 9 in x 1 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm x 2.54 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-446a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1845769

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