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Tajikistan's Barakatullo Zokirov competes in the alpine skiing men's giant slalom at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, northern Japan, Wednesady, Feb. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

South Korea dominates short track speedskating in Sapporo

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Lee Hee-beom, president and CEO of the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG), adjusts his name plate prior to a media conference in Sapporo, northern Japan, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. Lee expects the 2018 Olympics to usher in a new era for winter sports in Asia. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Olympic organizers say winter sports set for boom in Asia

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

Japan wins 4 gold in speed skating at Asian Winter Games

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South Korea wins 2 golds in short track speed skating

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Lee Hee-beom, president and CEO of the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG), adjusts his name plate prior to a media conference in Sapporo, northern Japan, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. Lee expects the 2018 Olympics to usher in a new era for winter sports in Asia. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Olympic organizers say winter sports set for boom is Asia

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

People watch a TV screen in Tokyo showing a live broadcast from Florida of a news conference by U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on a missile launch by North Korea, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017. North Korea reportedly fired a ballistic missile early Sunday in what would be its first such test of the year and an implicit challenge to Trump, who stood with the Japanese leader as Abe called the move &quot;absolutely intolerable.&quot; Details of the launch, including the type of missile, were scant. (Yoshitaka Sugawara/Kyodo News via AP)

The Latest: Chinese newspaper says address NKorea’s concerns

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A man watches a TV news program showing photos published in North Korea's Rodong Sinmun newspaper of North Korea's &quot;Pukguksong-2&quot; missile launch and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. In an implicit challenge to President Donald Trump, North Korea fired a ballistic missile early Sunday in its first such test of the year. The letters read &quot;Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles developed for ground use.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea missile test: U.N. Security Council meeting sought

By Eric Talmadge - Associated Press

The North Korean military successfully test-fired a land-based version of the submarine-based Pukguksong-2 intermediate ballistic missile this weekend. (Associated Press)

Antonio Guterres, U.N. chief, condemns North Korea missile test ahead of Security Council meeting

By Eric Talmadge - Associated Press

A man watches a TV news program showing a photo published in North Korea's Rodong Sinmun newspaper of North Korea's &quot;Pukguksong-2&quot; missile launch, at Seoul Railway station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. In an implicit challenge to President Donald Trump, North Korea fired a ballistic missile early Sunday in its first such test of the year. The sign read &quot; Pukguksong-2.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korean missile test may have been big step forward

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

Netherlands, South Korea win short-track relay titles

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A man watches a TV news program showing a file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with letters reading: &quot;The North fired a missile&quot; at the Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017. North Korea reportedly fired a ballistic missile early Sunday in what would be its first such test of the year and an implicit challenge to President Donald Trump's new administration. Details of the launch, including the type of missile, were scant. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

UN Security Council meeting sought over NKorea missile test

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

An image of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears in a TV news report about the country's missile launch Sunday, an early test of the Trump administration. (Associated Press)

North Korea missile launch leaves Donald Trump cautious in response

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

People watch a TV screen in Tokyo showing a live broadcast from Florida of a news conference by U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on a missile launch by North Korea, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017. North Korea reportedly fired a ballistic missile early Sunday in what would be its first such test of the year and an implicit challenge to Trump, who stood with the Japanese leader as Abe called the move &quot;absolutely intolerable.&quot; Details of the launch, including the type of missile, were scant. (Yoshitaka Sugawara/Kyodo News via AP)

The Latest: UN Security Council to meet on North Korea

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Computer: Norway to win most medals at 2018 Winter Olympics

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

In this Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, photo, a man walks by the Olympic rings with a sign of 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. One year before the Olympics, the country is in political disarray, and winter sports are the last thing on many people’s minds. To say that South Koreans are distracted from what had been billed as a crowning sports achievement is an understatement. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Political scandal overshadows South Korea 2018 Olympic prep

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

Canadian skaters train in Gangneung, South Korea, on Wednesday in a test event for the 2018 Olympics, which has been marred by political scandal. (Associated Press)

Pyeongchang Olympic prep overshadowed by political scandal

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

In this Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, photo, a man walks by the Olympic rings with a sign of 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. One year before the Olympics, the country is in political disarray, and winter sports are the last thing on many people’s minds. To say that South Koreans are distracted from what had been billed as a crowning sports achievement is an understatement. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Political scandal overshadows South Korea 2018 Olympic prep

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

In this Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017 photo, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, right, is escorted to inspect an honor guard at Defense Ministry in Tokyo. Mattis on Friday reassured two key U.S. treaty allies, South Korea and Japan, that President Donald Trump, who has raised doubts about the value of such partnerships, is fully committed to defending them. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

New Pentagon chief Mattis a hit in Japan, South Korea

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, right, is escorted to inspect an honor guard at Defense Ministry in Tokyo, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. Mattis on Friday reassured two key U.S. treaty allies, South Korea and Japan, that President Donald Trump, who has raised doubts about the value of such partnerships, is fully committed to defending them. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

New Pentagon chief an instant hit in Japan, South Korea

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Brittany Bowe out of world single distance speedskating

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