The IOC's Future Host Commission named Gangwon as its preferred candidate for the Games and entered into targeted dialogue with the region under the new Olympic bid process.

[2] Gangwon was officially awarded the Games at the 135th IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 10 January 2020;[3] all of the requirements were fulfilled to the satisfaction of the commission and the executive board.

If the circumstances were allowed (but they weren't), the city of Wonsan, North Korea would have been involved, and could have been the host of some alpine events.

The sporting program also received changes as mixed-gender relays were added in cross-country skiing and Nordic combined.

K-pop groups Hori7on, Lun8, and TripleS performed at the ceremony, along with rappers Ash Island, Hwasa, and Changmo.

[16] *   Host nation (South Korea)The organizing committee has announced many "ambassadors" to promote the games, including Olympians Eileen Gu, Choi Min-jeong, and Yuna Kim, in addition to singers such as Choi Min-ho from the Korean boy band Shinee.

The flame reached Seoul, South Korea, on 8 October, with the Korean leg of the relay beginning that day.

[24][25] The relay ended on 19 January 2024 at the opening ceremony, as the cauldron was lit by freestyle skier Lee Jeong-min.