September 2009. South Korea has only 3 professional ice hockey clubs, including High1. The Daeyung Killer Whales was established in 2016, originally based in the region. Basketball Wonju DB Promy is a professional basketball team, based in Wonju, Gangwon Province. It was established is 1996. It donated coal in collaboration with a local government-owned company, Korea Coal Corporation. List of Gangwon Province sport clubs Sport Events The 1999 Asian Winter Games were held in Gangwon Province between January 30 and February 6, 1999. South Korea, the host nation ranked 2nd in these games. The 2018 Winter Olympics was held from February 9–25, 2018, and the 2018 Winter Paralympics was held from March 9–18, 2018. Almost all of the events were held in Pyeongchang County. Alpine skiing events were held in Jeongseon County, while some indoor events were held in Gangneung. The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics is scheduled to be held in Gangwon Province. Municipalities The main cities of the province are Chuncheon (the provincial capital), Gangneung, Sokcho, Wonju, and Donghae. Currently Gangwon Province, has 7 cities, and 11 counties Claimed Gimhwa County, Icheon County, Tongcheon County, Pyeonggang County and Hoeyang County Friendship partners Alberta, Canada Colorado, United States Jilin, China Tottori Prefecture, Japan Primorsky Krai, Russia Cebu, Philippines Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia See also Gangwon Province (historical) References External links 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Official Homepage Provinces of South Korea Biosphere reserves of South Korea