Lee Hee-beon, president of the PyeongChang Games organizing committee, assured the South Korean press agency Yonhap: the 2018 Winter Games will be completed without a deficit. It will be necessary to wait several months before being able to draw up a definitive assessment, but the manager believes that the current indicators are all green. Merchandising, in particular, has been very successful since the opening of the Games. Lee Hee-beom recalled that the sum of 13 billion dollars had been devoted to the Games, the majority of which was dedicated to the construction of infrastructure. An investment which should not, according to him, be attributed to the Games, because it will remain a legacy for South Korea and its population. Top of the list is the KTX high-speed train, between Seoul and the Olympic stations.
— Published February 25, 2018
