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Running head: ATTRACTION AND EVENT MANAGEMENTAttraction and Event ManagementName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor note

1ATTRACTION AND EVENT MANAGEMENTThe analysis of Event Life Cycle Stages1.The formation stage of Pyeongchang’s Winter OlympicsThe winter Olympic 2018 was held in Pyeongchang Country, South Korea. The Olympicstarted in 9th February and the final ceremony was held on 25th February (Essex and de Groot2016). The vision of the event was to offer a new horizon and a new growth of the Olympicmovement. The mission of the event managers of the mentioned event was to provide a uniquestage to the athletes so that they are able to achieve superior performances. The formation stageof the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic 2018 includes the preparation and planning of the event. OnOctober 2011, the Pyeongchang Coordination Commission was formed in order to coordinate aswell as plan the event. The chief stakeholders of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic 2018 includeThe National Olympic Committees, the International federations as well as the commercialpartners who had sponsored a major part of the event (Kim, Choi and Kaplanidou 2015).Figure 1: The opening ceremony of Pyeongchang Winter Olympics 2018Source (The Japan Times 2018)

2ATTRACTION AND EVENT MANAGEMENT The aim of the Pyeongchang Coordination Commission was to put together an effective plan ofdesigning the Olympic venue. The Pyeongchang Winter Olympic venue was comprised of threeclusters, namely, the coastal cluster, Alpensia Cluster and the Jungbong and Bokwang PhoenixPark. While the coastal cluster is located in Gangneung, the Alpensia Cluster is located inDaegwallyeongmyeon. The Bokwang and Jungbong Phoneix Park were both stand-alone venues.The coastal cluster was comprised of the following buildings where events of the Olympic gamewere held.1.The Gyeongpo Ice Hall: Where figure skating, as well as the Short track speed skating,was held2.The Union Hockey Center: where the Ice hockey games were held3.The Gangneung Indoor Ice Ring : the venue for the Curling competition (Preuss 2013)4.The Gangneung Sports Complex Speed Skating Facility –The venue for speed skating The Alpensia cluster was consists of the following buildings1.Olympic Park of Hoenggye: The venue for both the opening as well as the ClosingCeremonies2.Alpensia Biathlon Centre: The venue where all the Biathlon competition had taken place.3.Alpensia Sliding Center: The venue where bobsled, luge, and skeleton portions of theGames took place4.Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium: The venue designed for Ski-Jumping and Nordicjumping 5.Alpensia Nordic Center: The venue for Nordic combined as well as cross-country skiing

3ATTRACTION AND EVENT MANAGEMENTYongpyong Resort: The venue where giant slalom and slalom alpine skiing competitionsoccurred6.The Olympic Village: This area was designed to provide temporary residence to theathletes. Figure 1: Plan of the Olympic VillageSource (International Olympic Committee. 2018)2.The growth stage of the Pyeongchang’s Winter OlympicsThe growth stage of the mentioned event includes an arrangement of the event with the helpof active participation of the above-mentioned stakeholders. At this stage of the mentioned event,the experts of the International Federations helped the event coordinators to a great extent byproviding necessary assistance to prepare a fantastic venue as well as to organize an outstandingtest event and sporting competition. Moreover, in order to provide a smooth and hustle freetravelling experience for the spectators as well as the participants, a high-speed rail line wasconstructed that connects Seoul with Pyeongchang (Brittain and Beacom 2018).

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