The delegation representing Pyeongchang included Lee Myung-Bak , president of South Korea , 2010 figure skating gold medalist Kim Yu-Na and the former governor of Gangwon province -- where the city is located -- Kim Jin-Seun . Seoul has been chosen as the host for the 2018 Winter Olympics . The South Korean city was chosen ahead of Munich in Germany and Annecy in France . Pyeongchang narrowly failed in bids to host the Winter Olympics in 2010 and 2014 .
Seoul has been chosen as the host for the 2018 Winter Olympics . The South Korean city was chosen ahead of Munich in Germany and Annecy in France . Pyeongchang narrowly failed in bids to host the Winter Olympics in 2010 and 2014 .