Wonder what will happen with the Winter Olympics in South Korea in 6 months.

[nolabear]

No one has mentioned the real danger to the world's athletes if things don't turn around and fast.

[Hoyt]

1. That ain't gonna work unless we give some good seats to Little Kim and Rodman.

[underpants]

2. Good point. And in Japan in 2020.

Why the IOC ever awarded the games to Seoul I have no idea.

[regnaD kciN]

3. What Winter Olympics? What South Korea?

[Glamrock]

4. I think you mean

Nuclear winter Olympics....

[nolabear]

8. Yeesh. Horrified thread win.

[Oubaas]

5. In Other News...

Olympic officials announced today that at least seven tickets have been sold so far for the upcoming Winter Olympics. Tickets have been on sale now for fourteen weeks, and Olympic officials say they're excited by the brisk pace of ticket sales...

[Awsi Dooger]

7. Nice whiff

I wouldn't have expected anything else on this site in regard to this topic.

South Koreans have definitive areas of sports interest. In winter sports they love the indoor events so stuff like figure skating and short track speed skating quickly sold out, along with both the opening and closing ceremony. They are less keen and competitive in traditional snow events like biathlon and cross country skiing, so those sales have really lagged compared to where they would be at a European location.

Overall ticket sales have been fine. They sold more than 400,000 of the available 1.2 million available tickets within a month. It's expected to be 70% locals and 30% tourists among the ticket sales. Most of the tickets available for tourists are sold at a later date. That's the way it works at every Olympics.

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Okay, now back to the megadoses of fear and cynicism. I won't interrupt that again.

[nolabear]

9. I'd have betted they were a hot ticket. SK is a wonderful place

or so I've been told. Missionaries had a huge impact there forcwhatever it's worth, as did all the Americans in the last conflict.

And not to go all economic but they have Samsung. There will be global hell to pay if they're attacked.

[Oubaas]

13. That's Not What I'm Talking About...

I have no doubt that they're interested in sports, and I liked the place just fine the last time I was there. But regardless of whether the winter Olympics are held in South Korea or Plattsburgh, not many people are likely to show up if it's being held in the middle of a war zone. Let's hope that's not what the future holds. Nice, peaceful Winter Olympics with massive attendance would be really great.

[Awsi Dooger]

6. Mikaela Shiffrin will win the slalom

Perhaps the giant slalom but she's got less skill and more competition there.

Let's see, I'll predict normalcy. Isn't that going out on a limb? Everything is adjusted to the extreme so I'll win by forecasting nothing out of the ordinary. Just like the Zika idiocy at Rio last summer.

When there is an interruption it's invariably something unforeseen and not the fear-based stuff beforehand. Great example is the current food poisoning and beyond scare at the World Track and Field Championships in London. Many athletes were forbidden from competing in their specialty events today and it could happen again tomorrow. They devoted years yet were turned away from the stadium gate in some cases, like the 400 meter specialist Makwala who was having an awesome year and favored to medal. But anyone with an infectious disease was not allowed to enter the stadium and some of them are quarantined. Lots on debate on the track and field forums.

[nolabear]

10. You don't think they'll become a pawn in all this?

I admit to knowing nothing except how vulnerable they are.

[mcar]

11. Totally forgot about that

[roamer65]

12. In the case of war, they get cancelled.

Like in 1916, 1940 and 1944.