PyeongChang is looming as the coldest ever Winter Olympics but one of Australia's first athlete arrivals isn't feeling it - yet.
Deanna Lockett and fellow short track speed skater Andy Jung have set up their training base in the South Korea region, which is expected to reach minus 16C in the week before the opening ceremony next Friday.
That temperature would eclipse the Olympic record-low temperature of -11 degrees at the 1994 Games in Lillehammer.
Lockett's first 24 hours in the village have been a whirlwind of training and media commitments and despite being from Queensland, she has no complaints about the weather.
"Today was our first day here and it was quite mild," she told AAP.
"I've been to Russia and some parts of Russia are colder.
"But definitely it's cold. Walking around the village, you have to wear a lot of jackets to get around. On a colder day we'll definitely feel it more."
The 22-year-old, who set to compete at her second Olympics after Sochi 2014, said she was happy with her set-up at the Gangneung Coastal Cluster, which is one of three main competition areas.
"I haven't had a lot of time to look around but there's a gym and recreation centre. I want to get around and see all of it," she said.
"It's part of a big Olympic atmosphere around here so it's really exciting to be a part of it."
Australia's moguls skiers will be next to arrive before the bulk of the 51-strong team next week.
The Coastal Cluster will host most of the skating sports, with snowboarders and freeskiers at Bokwang's Phoenix Snow Park and Alpensia hosting cross-country and ski jumping events.
Lockett, ranked seventh in the world in the 1500m, has set her sights on reaching the final and admits there will be nerves despite her Sochi experience.
"The Olympics is very different to World Cups. It's a completely different atmosphere but I know how it all works," she said.
Meanwhile, Australian snowboard cross star Belle Brockhoff will compete after overcoming a knee injury.
Brockhoff's selection was subject to medical clearance after having surgery on her ACL less than two months out from Games.
