earlier we talked with reporter jackie ishikawa who's at the slated olympic venue. >> jackie, how arengs shaping up? >> reporter: it's full speed ahead at south korea's venues. unlike other years, construction is almost finished. the olympic park is in the country's east coast. it's about 200 kilometers east of seoul. the olympic cities are split into two areas. one is the gangneung area where i'm standing. then less than 30 meters away is pyeongchang area where sledding events will be held. here we have some newly built buildings. behind me is the hockey stadium. this is for speed skating events. it's one of the powerhouses of the sport in the country. this one for figure skating. as part of a test to ensure the venues are ready, you can see athletes flying in for international events. in order dick combine. the sport that puts ski jumping and cross-country together held a competition last weekend. the sports world cup was the first international competition in the country and in this test to see how it's going. so far so good. the cross-country course was made from reshaping the gol