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Cho Yang-Ho Against Co-Hosting 2018 Winter Olympic Games

PyeongChang Organizing Committe President Cho Yang-ho expressed Monday that only a natural disaster could "force South Korea's Pyeongchang to consider sharing Winter Olympics events," according to Sohee Kim of REUTERS. Cho stated that the IOC "had no issues with PyeongChang's preparations" and talk of shifting events had "arisen from misunderstandings and the media blowing issues out of proportion." Cho: "It doesn't help our preparations to keep hearing about possibilities of splitting our Olympics." He added that speculation was "creating confusion and damaging Pyeongchang's credibility." Amid concerns PyeongChang was "falling behind schedule," the IOC has "turned over more decision-making powers" to an integrated working group of the IOC, int'l federations, central & regional governments and the PyeongChang Organizing Committee. Int'l Ski Federation President Gian-Franco Kasper stated last month it was "almost impossible" that ski and snowboard test events scheduled for next year "would go ahead." There were reports late last year that the luge and bobsleigh & skeleton events "could be switched away from the South Korean alpine town." The total cost of the Games is estimated at more than 11T won ($10B), with the Alpensia Sliding Centre costing more than 120B won ($107.5M) (REUTERS, 3/9).

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