Canada, Germany tie for bobsled gold
Canada's Justin Kripps and Germany's Francesco Friedrich won gold medals after a dead-heat in the men's Olympic two-man bobsleigh on Monday. Kripps and four-times world champion Friedrich both finished with identical times of three minutes 16.86 seconds. Latvia's Oskars Melbardis took bronze.It was the first dead-heat in the Olympic two-man bobsleigh competition since Nagano in 1998.
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And not only for her talent, the teen has an endearing personality as well. 1 hour ago. On Monday, Chloe Kim won the halfpipe gold medal at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics . That makes her the third U.S. Olympian to win gold at the 2018 Games.
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BONGPYEONG, South Korea — Let’s all salute the multi-talented Chloe Kim, who just won the halfpipe gold medal and got through all of her runs without stopping to take a selfie. Let’s marvel at her snowboarding skills and applaud her self-discipline. After all, her last run was just for show anyway. She had already won gold. She might have won it when she got off the plane.
Kim is 17 years old, which means if the other snowboarders want to win an Olympic gold medal, they have four years to take up another sport. She is the halfpipe’s Simone Biles. Like Biles, Kim is so much better than her fellow competitors that, even if you think a halfpipe is something you hide when your parents visit you in college, you can see how great she is. After she nailed her first run, scoring a 93.75, it was pretty clear that the only way anybody would beat her was to climb the scoreboard and cover up their own decimal point.
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Including qualifying, Kim had five runs. She scored above 90 on four of them. Nobody else even did it once.
That is athletic greatness, but greatness alone does not captivate us. Kim is the kind of naturally bubbly and witty athlete we cannot resist.
A sampling: “My dad didn’t cry at all, which I don’t get at all. I’m like: What are you doing?”
Talk about what your father means to you …
“I hate talking about my dad when he’s there because he gets really cocky,” she said. “He’s like, ‘You really do care about me!’”
In between runs on her first day of competition, she tweeted about wanting ice cream and America went nuts. Between finals runs, she of course had to follow it up, creating one of those oh-so-very important social-media challenges that cause people all around the world to miss busses and forget to buy milk. She could have gone hot dog. She could have gone chocolate-chip cookie. Instead she tweeted:
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Reuters: “North Korea has emerged as the early favorite to grab one of the Winter Olympics ’ most important CNN: “ Kim Jong Un’s sister is stealing the show at the Winter Olympics !” If a smile is all it takes to “ endear ” you to a regime as brutal as North Korea’s, you are an exceptionally cheap date.
A headline blared: " Kim Jong Un's sister is stealing the show at the Winter Olympics ." One article claimed: "North Korea has emerged as the early favorite to grab one of the Winter Olympics ' most important medals: the diplomatic gold."
I’m sure we can agree: it was a good tweet that became great with hangry and the lack of punctuation at the end.
Kim does not come off as flaky; she just lacks the self-consciousness that most 17-year-olds would feel in a press conference. If she worries about what people think, she hides it well. At one point she rambled so long that she finally just admitted, “I don’t know what I’m saying right now, but I’m just really happy.”
Well, there is a pretty good reason for that. You don’t get to be the best in the world at age 17 by starting late. Kim has been aiming for this since before she really understood she was aiming for this. That she achieved it is a testament to her athleticism, her work ethic, and on some level, the personality that is now endearing her to the American public. The pressure could have broken long ago. She was born to be a star, but she had to work for years to become one.
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North Korea is sending a high-level delegation to South Korea for the Winter Olympics closing ceremony this Sunday, South Korean officials have confirmed. Kim Yong Chol, Vice Chairman of the Party Central Committee, will lead the delegation that's due to arrive by rail hours before the ceremony starts, according to a statement Thursday from the South's Ministry of Unification.Kim, will be joined by Ri Son Gwon, chairman of the "Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the country" and six support staff.
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Opinion . At the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics on Feb. 9, Vice President Pence was seated near Kim Yo Jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's younger sister, and did not applaud when North and South Koreans marched together.
How Chloe got like this is a mystery.
“My mom (Boran) and I are always talking about followers,” Kim said. “She’s like, ‘Post a picture of me so I can get more followers!’”
(Perhaps not that much of a mystery.)
Kim would have won gold anywhere on the planet, but winning in Korea was especially cool. Kim’s father, Jong Jin, is from Korea, and she learned after her second run that her grandmother was here. By that point, she had already clinched gold.
“My grandma has never seen me compete before,” Kim said. “I was like, ‘This one’s for Grams.’”
It is common knowledge that grandmothers love when their granddaughters do a method, front 10, back 10, front nine, McTwist and crippler seven on a sunny winter day, so naturally that is what Kim did. She said later she could improve upon the moves she threw down. The judges are not so sure. Two of them scored it as a 99. Four others, including the American judge, gave her a 98. How do you like them apples, Grams?
“I hope she enjoyed watching it,” Chloe said, “and I can’t wait to go shopping with her.”
This would have been a great time for me to go interview Chloe Kim’s grandmother, but I didn’t. Perhaps at the mall. For now, let’s all appreciate America’s delightful, precocious and preposterously talented snowboarding star. Whoever cast Chloe Kim as Chloe Kim nailed it.
Fox News Yanks John Moody’s Incendiary “Darker, Gayer” Olympics Column: “Does Not Reflect Views Or Values” At Company
Fox News yanked an online column about the Winter Olympics, written by longtime Fox News executive John Moody, in which he blasts the U.S. Olympics Committee, saying it would like to change the Olympics motto from ‘Faster, Higher, Stronger’ to ‘Darker, Gayer, Different.'” “If your goal is to win medals, that won’t work,” Moody complained in the column, that was posted Wednesday and pulled Friday around 10:30 AM PT, after getting blasted “If your goal is to win medals, that won’t work,” Moody complained in the column, which was posted Wednesday and pulled Friday around 10:30 AM PT after getting blasted on Twitter and in statements issued by various human rights organizations.
Kim attracted attention wherever she turned up — at the opening ceremony, in the stands at the Olympic debut of the unified Korean women’s ice Her quietly friendly approach while in South Korea — photographers repeatedly captured her smiling — seemed to endear her to some observers.
“North Korea has emerged as the early favorite to grab one of the Winter Olympics ’ most important medals: the diplomatic gold.” So declared Reuters after the Winter Olympics ’ opening ceremony, during which Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un
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Natalie Geisenberger of Germany celebrate after winning gold in the Luge Women’s Singles competition on Feb. 13 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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United States fans cheer during the Luge Women's Singles on Feb. 13 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.
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Arianna Fontana of Italy crosses the finish line ahead of Choi Min-jeong of South Korea during the Short Track Speed Skating Women’s 500m final on Feb. 13 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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Samuel Girard of Canada falls behind Sjinkie Knegt of Netherlands during the Short Track Speed Skating Men’s 5000m relay competition on Feb. 13 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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Takuro Oda of Japan and Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands compete during the Speed Skating Men’s 1500m final on Feb. 13 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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Pavel Sitnikov of Russia, J.R. Celski of the United States and Roberto Pukitis of Latvia fall during the Short Track Speed Skating Men’s 1000m competition on Feb. 13 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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Winner Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway poses for a picture at the end of the race in the Cross-Country Skiing Men's Sprint Classic finals on Feb. 13 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Stina Nilsson of Sweden competes during the Cross-Country Skiing Women's Sprint Classic finals on Feb. 13 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Yekaterina Nikolayeva of Russia fight for the puck against Monique Lamoureux-Morando of the United States during the Women's Ice Hockey preliminary round match on Feb. 13 in Gangneung, South Korea. United States won, 5-0.
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Canada's Kaitlyn Lawes of Canada throws the stone during the Curling Mixed Doubles gold medal game against Switzerland on Feb. 13 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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Gold medallist US Chloe Kim celebrates with an US flag during the victory ceremony after the women's snowboard halfpipe final on Feb. 13 in Pyeongchang.
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Players from Finland gather before the preliminary round of the women's hockey game against Canada on Feb. 13 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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USA's Bryce Bennett competes in the Men's Alpine Combined Downhill on Feb. 13 in Pyeongchang.
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Curler Anastasia Bryzgalova, Olympic Athlete from Russia, delivers a stone in the mixed doubles curling bronze medal match with Alexander Krushelnitsky against Norway's Kristin Skaslien and Magnus Nedregotten on Feb. 13 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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USA's Ted Ligety competes in the Men's Alpine Combined Slalom on Feb. 13 in Pyeongchang.
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Marie-Philip Poulin of Canada scores a goal against goalkeeper Noora Raty of Finland during Ice Hockey Women Preliminary Round Match on Feb. 13 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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Austria's Marcel Hirscher celebrates in the finish area after competing in the Men's Alpine Combined Slalom on Feb. 13 in Pyeongchang.
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The presentation party enter the arena for the Men's Alpine Combined Slalom victory ceremony on Feb. 13 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.
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Maddie Mastro, of the United States, reacts after crashing during the women's halfpipe finals on Feb. 13 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Kelly Clark, of the United States, jumps during the women's halfpipe finals on Feb. 13 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Shaun White of the U.S. waves after his final run during Snowboarding Men's Halfpipe Qualification on Feb. 13 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Nika Kriznar of Slovenia soars through the air during the women's normal hill individual ski jumping competition on Feb. 12.
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Opinion . Soyoung Kim . NKorea winning diplomatic gold at Olympics . PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: North Korea has emerged as the early favorite to grab one of the Winter Olympics ’ most important medals: the diplomatic gold.
Ms. Kim attracted attention wherever she turned up — at the opening ceremony, in the stands at the Olympic debut of the unified Korean women’s ice Her quietly friendly approach while in South Korea — photographers repeatedly captured her smiling — seemed to endear her to some observers.
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Anastasia Bryzgalova, below, throws the stone as Russian teammate Aleksandr Krushelnitckii looks on during their mixed doubles semifinal curling match against Switzerland on Feb. 12 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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Sara Takanashi, front, of Japan celebrates with compatriot Yuki Ito during the women's normal hill ski jumping individual final on Feb. 12.
US won't rule out Olympics talks with North Korea
Vice President Mike Pence or other US officials might meet with North Koreans at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang next week, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Monday. Washington has previously said it won't seek to initiate contact with North Koreans attending the South Korean games, but it does want talks with Kim Jong-Un in an effort to get him to abandon his nuclear program.Asked during a visit to Peru whether Pence might accept an invitation to meet the North Korea delegation, Tillerson – who is pushing for a diplomatic solution to the crisis – would not rule it out.
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And when Chloe Kim tweets about cutting the tension by chomping on churros - "they were pretty bomb so if you ever get nervous go eat a churro" - it seems endearing , even cute. Treat the Olympics like a Friday-night drive to the mall, and all will be chill.
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Laurie Blouin of Canada competes in the women's snowboard slopestyle final on Feb. 12.
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Biathlete Laura Dahlmeier of Germany competes to win gold in the women's biathlon 10km pursuit race on Feb. 12.
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Chloe Kim of the U.S. reacts after her run in the women's halfpipe qualification rounds on Feb. 12.
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Erica Uden Johansson (21) of Sweden celebrates scoring a goal against Korea defender Chung Gum Hwang and goaltender So Jung Shin of Korea during a women's ice hockey preliminary round game on Feb. 12 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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Lukas Hofer of Italy shoots in the foreground with the rest of the competitors stacked up next to him during the men's 12.5-kilometer biathlon pursuit on Feb. 12.
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Manuela Malsiner of Italy competes in the women's normal hill ski jumping individual final on Feb. 12.
North Korea's cheer squad, sports officials arrive in South Korea
<p>A group of 280 North Koreans arrived in South Korea on Wednesday, one of the largest peacetime crossing of the inter-Korean border, to spur on athletes from the two Koreas at the Winter Olympics starting Friday.</p>The delegation, made up mostly of a 229-member cheer squad, reached a border checkpoint by bus at around 0030 GMT, Seoul's Unification Ministry said.
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Germany's Katharina Althaus, center, is surrounded by teammates after winning the silver medal in the women's normal hill individual ski jumping event on Feb. 12.
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Martin Fourcade of France celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's biathlon 12.5km pursuit on Feb. 12 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.
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Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada compete during the team figure skating ice dance free skate on Feb. 12 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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Eric Frenzel of Germany tries to keep warm before ski jumping training on Feb. 12.
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Mikael Kingsbury of Canada competes during the Freestyle Skiing Men’s Moguls final on Feb. 12 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Philippe Marquis of Canada crashes in the Freestyle Skiing Men's Moguls final on Feb. 12 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.
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Maren Lundby of Norway competes during the Ski Jumping Women's Normal Hill Individual final on Feb. 12 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Mia Manganello of the U.S. and Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy compete during the Speed Skating Women’s 1500m competition finals on Feb. 12 in Gangneung, South Korea
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Dutch King Willem-Alexander cheers athletes during the Speed Skating Women’s 1500m competition finals on Feb. 12 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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Summer Britcher of the United States celebrate after competing the Women's Luge Singles Run 2 on Feb. 12 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Birgit Platzer of Austria slides in the Women's Singles Luge Run 1 on Feb. 12 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.
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Bronze medalist Anais Bescond of France, left gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier of Germany, centre, and silver medalist Anastasiya Kuzmina of Slovakia celebrate during the victory ceremony after the Women's Biathlon 10km Pursuit on Feb. 12 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.
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Sina Candrian of Switzerland crashes during the Snowboarding Women's Slopestyle Finals on Feb. 12 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Mirai Nagasu of the United States, second from left, reacts after competing in the women's free skate during the team figure skating competition on Feb. 12 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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Chloe Kim of the U.S. competes during qualification of the women's snowboard halfpipe on Feb. 12 in Pyeongchang.
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Canada's John Morris competes in the curling mixed doubles semifinal on Feb. 12 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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From left, bronze medallists Nathan Chen, Adam Rippon, Mirai Nagasu, Bradie Tennell, Alexa Scimeca Knierim, Chris Knierim, Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani of the United States wave during the award ceremony at the team figure skating event Feb. 12 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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Kelly Clark, of the United States, jumps during the women's halfpipe qualifying on Feb. 12 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Mirai Nagasu of the United States competes in the women's free skate during the team figure skating event Feb. 12 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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Japan's Hikaru Oe reacts after her run during qualifying for the women's snowboarding halfpipe competition Feb. 12 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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From left, Canada's Laurie Blouin, Jamie Anderson of the United States and Finland's Enni Rukajarvi wave their national flags at the award ceremony for the women's snowboarding slopestyle event on Feb. 11 in PyeongChang, South Korea. Anderson won, with Blouin second and Rukajarvi third.
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Olympic Athletes of Russia celebrate after their second-place finish in the figure skating team event on Feb. 12 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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Australia's Emily Arthur competes in qualifying for the women's halfpipe snowboarding event Feb. 12 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Belgium's Michael Roesch shoots during the men's 10-kilometer sprint biathlon on Feb. 11 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Chris Mazdzer of the U.S. celebrates after winning a silver medal in the men's luge singles on Feb. 11 in Pyeongchang.
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Perrine Laffont of France in action during the Freestyle Skiing Ladies' Moguls Final on Feb. 11. Laffont won gold medal.
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Semyon Yelistratov, Olympic Athlete from Russia, poses with his bronze medal at the victory ceremony for the for men's 1500m short track speed skating event on Feb. 11.
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Arnd Peiffer of Germany competes during the Men's 10km Sprint Biathlon on Feb. 11.
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Felix Loch of Germany in action during Men’s Singles Luge on Feb. 11.
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Redmond Gerard of the U.S. competes in the Men's Slopestyle Finals on Feb. 11.
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Redmond Gerard of United States celebrates after winning Gold during the Snowboard Men's Slopestyle Final on Feb. 11.
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Saila Saari (27) of Finland shoves Monique Lamoureux-Morando (7) of the United States during the Women's Ice Hockey Preliminary Round - Group A game on Feb. 11.
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Redmond Gerard of the United States competes during the Snowboard Men's Slopestyle Final on Feb. 11.
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Gold medalist Sven Kramer of the Netherlands celebrates during the victory ceremony after the Men's 5000m Speed Skating event on Feb. 11.
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Ted-Jan Bloemen of Canada, right, crosses the finish line a fraction of a second before Norway's Sverre Lunde Pedersen during the men's 5,000 meters race on, Feb. 11.
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Canada's Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford compete in the team event pair skating on Feb. 11.
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Simen Hegstad Krueger of Norway celebrates winning the gold medal during the Men's 15km and 15km Skiathlon Cross-Country Skiing on Feb. 11.
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A supporter is seen during the Men's 15km and 15km Skiathlon Cross-Country Skiing on Feb. 11.
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A general view during the Men's 15km and 15km Skiathlon Cross-Country Skiing on, Feb. 11.
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Jang Hye-ji and Lee Ki-jeong of South Korea compete during the Curling Mixed Doubles on Feb. 11.
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Lim Hyo-jun of South Korea celebrates after winning the men's 1500-meter short-track speedskating final on Feb. 10.
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Germany's Andreas Wellinger celebrates after winning the men's normal hill individual ski jumping event on Feb 10.
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Casey Larson of the United States makes a jump during the Ski Jumping - Men's Normal Hill Individual Final on Feb. 10.
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Netherlands' Carlijn Achtereekte, centre, teammates Ireen Wust, left and Antoinette De Jong,right, celebrate winning gold, silver and bronze in the women's 3,000m speed skating event on Feb. 10.
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Germany's Laura Dahlmeier celebrates after wining gold in the women's 7,5 km sprint biathlon event on Feb. 10.
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Jenny Perret of Switzerland, Hyeji Jang and Kijeong Lee of South Korea line up a shot during the Curling Mixed Doubles Round Robin match on Feb. 10.
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(L-R) Silver medalist Marit Bjoergen of Norway, gold medalist Charlotte Kalla of Sweden and bronze medalist Krista Parmakoski of Finland pose during the Medal Ceremony for the Cross-Country Skiing Ladies' 7.5km + 7.5km Skiathlon on Feb. 10.
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Samuel Girard of Canada falls during the Men's 1500m Short Track Speed Skating semifinals on Feb. 10.
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Sara Hjalmarsson, left, of Sweden scores a goal in the third period against Japan during the Women's Ice Hockey Preliminary Round - Group B game on Feb. 10. Sweden won 2-1.
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Shiva Keshavan of India slides during the Men's Singles Luge on Feb. 10
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Nicole Gontier of Italy competes during the Women's Biathlon 7.5km Sprint on Feb. 10.
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Netherlands' Carlijn Achtereekte, right, leads Poland's Karolina Bosiek in the women's 3,000m speed skating event on Feb. 10.
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Sweden's Charlotte Kalla celebrates after winning the women's 7.5km + 7.5km cross-country skiathlon on Feb. 10.
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Athletes compete in the Women’s 7.5km + 7.5km Skiathlon Cross-Country Skiing on Feb. 10.
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Russia's Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov compete in the figure skating team event on Feb. 9.
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Nathan Chen of the U.S. falls in the men's singles short program team event on Feb. 9.
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Russia's Anastasia Bryzgalova competes against Finland during the mixed doubles round robin curling competition on Feb. 9. Russia won 7-5.
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Fireworks go off during the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
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Fireworks erupt as the Olympic Cauldron is lit.
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South Korean Olympic figure skating champion Yuna Kim lights the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony.
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Torchbearers carry the Olympic flame to its cauldron.
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Flag bearer Erin Hamlin of the United States and teammates at the ceremony.
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Dancers perform during the ceremony.
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Flag bearers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada lead the team.
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The Olympic flag is raised during the opening ceremony.
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Flag bearer Pita Taufatofua of Tonga leads his team.
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A view of the performance.
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North Korea's Hwang Chung Gum and South Korea's Won Yun-jong arrive during the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 9, 2018.
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The British team at the ceremony.
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Dancers wave during the ceremony.
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Athletes from Russia take part in the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony.
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German athletes at the event.
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Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the North's Parliament, second from left in the back, and Kim Jong Un's sister Kim Yo Jong, center, observe with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, front left, first lady Kim Jung-sook, second lady Karen Pence, and United States Vice President Mike Pence during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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The South Korean flag is carried into the stadium.
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A performance at the ceremony.
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The South Korean flag "Taegeukgi" is seen during the Opening Ceremony.
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The Bell of Peace (C) is seen as the opening ceremony.
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Fireworks are seen during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
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Korean martial artists perform during the Opening Ceremony.
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Fans enjoy the atmosphere during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
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A fan outside the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium ahead of the opening ceremony for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang on Feb. 9, South Korea.
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Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise of Italy figure skate during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 9.
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Goaltender Juha Metsola of Finland trains during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 9.
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Skaters practice at the Gangneung Oval during a speed skating training session prior to the Winter Olympics in South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 8.
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Marcel Hirscher of Austria in action during Men’s Downhill Training ahead of the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 8 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Adam Rippon of the U.S. trains during Figure Skating Training ahead of the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 8 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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Tucker West of The United States during Luge training ahead of the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 8 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Team Canada during Women's Ice Hockey Training ahead of the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 8 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Singer Ai performs at the send-off ceremony for the Japanese national team for The Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games on Jan. 24 in Tokyo, Japan.
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South Korean police motorcycle riders take part in an introduction ceremony for the 'New Police Force in Charge of the 2018 Winter Games on Jan. 24 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Kim Ji-Yong (R), head of the South Korean Olympic squad, waves the national flag during a ceremony to launch the South Korean delegation to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games on Jan. 24 in Seoul, South Korea.
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South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-Yon (C) poses with athletes during a ceremony to launch the South Korean delegation to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games on Jan. 24 in Seoul, South Korea.
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Children cheer up Japan's national team members (upper seats) at a ceremony to send off Japan's national teams for the upcoming 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games on Jan. 24 in Tokyo, Japan.
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A general view shows the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Pyeongchang winter Olympics, in Pyeongchang on Jan. 23.
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The Olympic Cauldron for the upcoming 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games is seen at the Alpensia resort in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Jan. 23.
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A vacuum cleaning robot operates at the main press centre in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Jan. 23.
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Hyon Song-wol, head of the North Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra, leaves after her inspection of the Korea National Theater for art performances at Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics on Jan. 22 in Seoul, South Korea.
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In this handout image provided by the South Korean Unification Ministry, Hyon Song-wol (2nd R) head of the North Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra, talks with South Korean officials during a visit the venues for its proposed art performances at Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics at the Gangneung Art Center on Jan. 21 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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Preparations continue ahead of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics on Jan. 21 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.
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A torchbearer, left, on a bicycle carrying the Olympic torch during the Olympic Torch Relay on Jan. 19 in Paju, South Korea.
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Torchbearers 'kiss' with their torches to pass the Olympic flame during the PyeongChang 2018 Torch Relay in Paju on Jan. 19. North and South Korea have agreed to march together under a single flag at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, in the latest sign that the crisis on the peninsula may be easing.
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The commemoration Ice hockey game for Canadian troops deployed in Korean War is held at the final point of Paju bicycle torch relay for PyeongChang 2018 Olympics on Jan. 19 in Paju, South Korea.
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A man views the wire fence decorated with the national flags, unification flags and ribbons carrying messages wishing for the reunification of the two Koreas at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea on Jan. 19.
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A couple passes posters showing the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic mascot at the Unification Observation post in Goseong, South Korea on Jan. 19.
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The mascots of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics are set at the arrival gate of Terminal 2 of Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Jan. 18.
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In this handout image provided by the South Korean Unification Ministry, South Korean Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-Sung, right, shakes hands with the head of North Korean delegation Jon Jong-Su after their meeting on Jan. 17 in Panmunjom, South Korea.
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Event mascot Soohorang at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games torch relay on Jan. 16 in Seoul, South Korea.
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South Korean artists perform on stage during the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games torch relay on Jan. 16 in Seoul.
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Torch bearers pose with the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics torch during the torch relay on Jan. 16 in Seoul, South Korea.
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A crowd watches a fireworks display during the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games torch relay on Jan. 16 in Seoul, South Korea.
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Winter Olympics
Maria Marinela Mazilu of Romania in action during Skeleton
North Korea's cheer squad, sports officials arrive in South Korea .
<p>A group of 280 North Koreans arrived in South Korea on Wednesday, one of the largest peacetime crossing of the inter-Korean border, to spur on athletes from the two Koreas at the Winter Olympics starting Friday.</p>The delegation, made up mostly of a 229-member cheer squad, reached a border checkpoint by bus at around 0030 GMT, Seoul's Unification Ministry said.