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Matthieu Reeb, CAS Secretary General, speaks during a press conference about Russian athletes who are challenging the decisions taken by the Disciplinary Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC DC) ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

28 Russians have Olympic doping bans lifted

By James Ellingworth - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2018, file photo, South Koreans watch a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's New Year's speech, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. On Jan. 1, 2018, Kim said in his New Year’s address that he is willing to send a delegation to the Pyeongchang Olympics. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

North Korea to go to South Korea’s Olympics after talks

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug 7, 2016, file photo, South Korean gymnast Lee Eun-ju, right, and her North Korean counterpart Hong Un Jong shake hands and smile together for photographers during the artistic gymnastics women's qualification at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The photo captured global headlines, and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach describes it as a &quot;great gesture.&quot; (Kim Do-hoon/Yonhap via AP, File)

A look at North-South Korean sports ties

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Bowe, Davis seek Olympic berths at US speedskating trials

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

In this Dec. 22, 2017, photo, Mike Schultz, owner of BioDapt, works on a performance prosthetic for an athlete in his shop in St. Cloud, Minn. (Jason Wachter/St. Cloud Times via AP)

St. Cloud resident to compete in 2018 Winter Paralympics

By MICK HATTEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2017, file photo, the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium is still under construction in Pyeongchang, South Korea. As officials prepare for the winter games in and around the small mountain town of Pyeongchang, there are lingering worries over the huge financial burden facing one of the nation’s poorest regions. Local officials hope that the Games will provide a badly needed economic boost by marking the area as a world-class tourist destination. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

As Olympics near, South Korea agonizes over post-Games costs

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2014 file photo a man carries the Russian national flag past the burning Olympic cauldron at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Russia could be banned from competing at the Pyeongchang Olympics. The decision will come on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 when the International Olympic Committee executive board meets in Lausanne, less than nine weeks before the games open on Feb. 9 in South Korea. (AP Photo/Peter Delong, file)

The Latest: Pyeongchang organizers respect IOC decision

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South Korea's 2010 Olympic gold medalist figure skater Yuna Kim, right, speaks during a press conference, Monday Nov. 13, 2017 at U.N. headquarters. The U.N. General Assembly adopted a South Korea sponsored resolution that 2018 Pyeong Chang Winter Olympics build a peaceful and better world through sport and Olympic ideal. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

U.N. urges countries to stop conflicts during Winter Olympics

By Edith M. Lederer - Associated Press

Actress Katerina Lehou as high priestess, carries a bowl of fire during the lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame in Ancient Olympia, southwestern Greece, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. The flame will be transported by torch relay to Pyeongchang, South Korea, which will host the Feb. 9-25, 2018 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Pyeongchang 2018 flame lit in birthplace of ancient Olympics

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS - Associated Press

North Korea's International Olympic Committee, IOC, member Chang Ung, middle row left, waves with officials of International Taekwondo Federation for the media upon their arrival at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 23, 2017. The team has arrived in South Korea for its first performances in the rival country in 10 years. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

NKorean taekwondo team in SKorea for 1st time in 10 years

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

Kim Jin-sun, head of the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, right, speaks during a press conference as Gunilla Lindberg, chair of the IOC Evaluation Commission, listens in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Thursday, May 1, 2014. The IOC is convinced that preparations for the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang are on track, in contrast with concerns over the chronic construction delays for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.(AP Photo/Yonhap) KOREA OUT

IOC says Pyeongchang is right on track for 2018

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