Pyeongchang narrowly failed in its bids for the 2010 and 2014 Winter Games , losing by three votes to Vancouver , Canada , for last year 's event and by four votes to Sochi , Russia , for the 2014 games . NEW : Pyeongchang , South Korea is chosen for the the Summer Winter Olympics . France has hosted four editions of Winter Olympics . France has never hosted the Winter Games . Munich was trying to become the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics .
NEW : Pyeongchang , South Korea is chosen for the the Summer Winter Olympics . France has hosted four editions of Winter Olympics . France has never hosted the Winter Games . Munich was trying to become the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics .