Pyeongchang Olympics Working to Avoid Rio Mishaps

With the Rio Olympics over, the countdown to the Pyeongchang winter games begins. But the organizers of the Olympics to be held in South Korea in 2018, are working to avoid the delays and organizational criticisms that plagued the Rio games, while also trying to avoid the bloated budget of the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG) estimates the games will cost $12 billion, which is more than the $4 billion to...

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