The Gangneung Olympic Park, in the neighborhood of Gyo-dong in Gangneung city, includes four indoor sports venues, all in close proximity to one another. Gangneung Hockey Centre – ice hockey Gangneung Curling Centre – curling Gangneung Oval – long track speed skating, opening ceremony (co-hosted) Gangneung Ice Arena – short track speed skating, figure skating The Games Sports The Youth Olympic Games will feature 7 sports and 15 disciplines. 81 events, there will be no mixed team events (NOCs) for the first time, 34 men's events, and 34 women's events. A mixed-gender relay event in cross-country skiing that will replace two cross-country cross freestyle events, a mixed-gender team event in Nordic combined and two 1,500m individual events in short track speed skating will also be contested for the first time. Marketing Mascot On January 19, 2023, the organizing committee revealed the mascot, named Moongcho. It was designed by college student Soo-Yeon Park. The mascot is in shape of a snowball that was born from a snow fight between Soohorang and Bandabi, the mascots of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. See also Winter sports: 2018 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, Gangwon, South Korea Summer sports: 1988 Summer Olympics and 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea References External links 2024 in multi-sport events 2024 Olympic Games in South Korea 2024 in South Korean sport Youth sport in South Korea Multi-sport events in South Korea Winter sports competitions in South Korea South Korea at the Youth Olympics 2024 in youth sport January 2024 sports events in Asia February 2024 sports events in Asia Winter Youth Olympics 2024 2024 in winter sports International sports competitions hosted by South Korea