A new generation of winter sports stars is about to be unearthed as the IV Winter Youth Olympic Games gets underway in the Gangwon province of South Korea, with the opening ceremony on Friday January 19. This is the third consecutive major Olympic event in Asia but the first time it has hosted the Winter Youth Olympic Games. Many of the venues and facilities being used played host to the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018.
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