It follows discussions with the International Olympic Committee and the seven International Federations whose sports are part of Pyeongchang 2018. 

The venues located in the Alpensia Resort, the main centre of the Mountain Cluster, will be called be the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre, Alpensia Biathlon Centre and Alpensia Cross-Country Centre respectively.

The controversial venue for the sliding sports of bobsleigh, luge and skeleton will also be held in the Alpensia after South Korean organisers ruled out moving them to Nagano in Japan, site of the 1998 Winter Olympics. 

That will be called the Alpensia Sliding Centre.

The two skiing venues have been named Yongpyong Alpine Centre and Jeongseon Alpine Centre as they are located in Yongpyong Resort in Pyeongchang and in the county of Jeongseon, south of the host city.

Snowboard and freestyle skiing will take place in a venue named Bokwang Snow Park. 

Venues for Pyeongchang 2018 will be held in two clusters, Mountain and Costal ©Pyeongchang 2018

Gangneung, a city located on the East Sea, will host the ice sports in the Coastal Cluster.

Yulgok Hockey Centre will host men's ice hockey and then ice sledge hockey during the Paralympics.

Kwandong Hockey Centre, due to be built on the campus of Catholic Kwandong University, will stage women's hockey.

Gangneung Curling Centre will be the venue for curling during both the Olympics and Paralympics.

Gyeongpo Oval will be the speed skating venue, while short track and figure skating will take place at Gangneung Ice Arena. 

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