Olympia 2018: First German athletes arrive in Olympic Village

The first German athletes took part one week before the start of the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang (9. till 25. February) moved into their rooms in the Olympic Village.

Claudia Pechstein, the five-time Olympic speed skating champion, was also a member of the delegation and is one of the German flag bearer candidates for the opening ceremony.

The athlete accommodation is located in the mountainous region of Pyeongchang and in the coastal town of Gangneung. A total of around 6800 active participants and supervisors can be accommodated. On Wednesday, IOC President Thomas Bach had already visited the village and checked out his room in the 15th district. The first floor of building 101 in the mountain region was occupied.

The athletes of the German speed skating community took advantage of their early arrival and went straight to the first tests of the Olympic ice on Friday.