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North Korean supporters cheer during the preliminary round of the women's hockey game between Switzerland and the combined Koreas at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

WATCH: North Korean cheerleaders stealing show at Winter Olympics

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

South Koran President Moon Jae-in talks with Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister, during a performance of North Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra at National Theater in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. At left is North Korea's nominal head of state Kim Yong-nam. (Bee Jae-man/Yonhap via AP)

Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jong Un’s sister, heads home after South Korea visit

Associated Press

Kim Yo Jong, left, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, shakes hands with South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon as Kim Yong Nam, center, North Korea's nominal head of state, watches during a luncheon in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. A rare invitation to Pyongyang for South Korea's president marked Day Two of the North Korean Kim dynasty's southern road tour, part of an accelerating diplomatic thaw that included some Korean liquor over lunch and the shared joy of watching a &quot;unified&quot; Korea team play hockey at the Olympics. (Kim Sung-doo/Yonhap via AP)

Kim’s sister ends Olympic visit, leaving South to mull offer

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

North Korean supporters cheer during the preliminary round of the women's hockey game between Switzerland and the combined Koreas at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

As Olympics shift to sports, what on Earth just happened?

By TED ANTHONY - Associated Press

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, sits to meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the presidential house in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. President Moon on Saturday met with the senior North Korean officials over lunch at Seoul's presidential palace in the most significant diplomatic encounter between the rivals in years.(Kim Ju-sung/Yonhap via AP)

Come visit: South Korea’s leader invited to North Korea

By FOSTER KLUG and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

A spectator takes a picture of the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

American fans calm in Korea with worried relatives back home

By CLAIRE GALOFARO - Associated Press

A man sanitizes his hands at the entrance to the media cafeteria in Gangneung, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. South Korean authorities deployed 900 military personnel at the Pyeongchang Olympics on Tuesday after the security force was depleted by an outbreak of norovirus. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)

The Latest: Wellinger withstands cold to win Olympic gold

Associated Press

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 in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

The Latest: UN chief urges denuclearization to North Korea

Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence, right, walks to his seat alongside second lady Karen Pence at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

Mike Pence: U.S. prepared to take ‘what action is necessary’ to defend against North Korea

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, arrives at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. The sister of the North Korean leader on Friday became the first member of her family to visit South Korea since the 1950-53 Korean War as part of a high-level delegation attending the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

At Olympic Games, Kim Jong Un’s sister takes VIP seat

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence, second from bottom right, sits between second lady Karen Pence, third from from bottom left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. Seated behind Pence are Kim Yong Nam, third from top right, president of the Presidium of North Korean Parliament, and Kim Yo Jong, second from top right, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

With extraordinary political theater, Winter Olympics begin

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

Illustration on the dangers of U.S. ground engagement in North Korea by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

A military challenge, and it’s not a slam dunk

By Daniel L. Davis

France's Chafik Besseghier performs in the men's single short program team event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

The Latest: Spotlight on united Koreas in ceremony, on ice

Associated Press

North Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra performs in Gangneung, South Korea, Thursday Feb. 8, 2018. The Winter Olympics open in Pyeongchang in South Korea on Friday. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool via AP)

South Korea gets flexible with North Korea sanctions for Olympics

By Kim Tong-Hyung and Youkyung-lee - Associated Press

People watch a TV showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over an extravagant military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square on Thursday, grabbing the spotlight on the eve of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea to thumb his nose at Washington while making a point of showing off his new-found restraint toward Seoul.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Analysis: As Olympics begin, 2 Koreas navigate an odd moment

By FOSTER KLUG and ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence arrive at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon. Pool)

Pence out to counter NKorean ‘propaganda’ at Olympic games

By ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

FILE - This 2015, file photo provided by the North Korean government shows Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. South Korea’s Unification Ministry said North Korea informed Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, that Kim Yo Jong would be part of the high-level delegation coming to the South for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

South Korean president to meet North Korean leader’s sister

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

This February 2018 selfie provided by South Korean figure skater Alex Kam and posted on Instagram, shows him, left, posing with North Korean skater Kim Ju Sik in Gangneung, South Korea, ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics. (Alex Kam via AP)

In small interactions before Olympics, Korean unity emerges

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence addresses members of U.S. military services and Japan Self-Defense Force before he departs for South Korea, at U.S. Air Force Yokota base in Fussa, on the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. (Toru Hanai/Pool Photo via AP)

North Korea says it’s not interested in meeting US VP Pence

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with law enforcement officials on the MS-13 street gang and border security, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump flirts with flashy military parade long eschewed by US

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press