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Lim Hyojun, of South Korea, celebrates after winning the men's 1500 meters short-track speedskating final in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

South Korea wins 1st gold of home Olympics in short track

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, from left, IOC president Thomas Bach, North Korea's nominal head of state Kim Yong Nam and Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, interact with the combined Koreas team after the team's preliminary round of the women's hockey game against Switzerland at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Combined Korean hockey team loses to Swiss in Olympic debut

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and TERESA M. WALKER - Associated Press

More than just a game, Koreans win in lopsided Olympic loss

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

United States' Vice President Mike Pence and South Korean President Moon Jae-in laugh during the ladies' 500 meters short-track speedskating in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Pence, returning from Olympics, says U.S. and South Korea firmly allied against North Korea

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

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

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

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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

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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

In this undated photo provided by Free Korean Dogs, Canadian figure skater Meagan Duhamel poses with her dog Moo-tae, right, in South Korea. Duhamel already has one life-changing souvenir from South Korea, and it's not a medal. The Olympic pairs skater rescued a puppy from the Korean dog meat trade while competing in Pyeongchang last year, and she's helping organize more adoptions while skating there at this year's games. (EK Park/Free Korean Dogs via AP)

Figure skater saving pups from SKorean dog meat trade

By JAKE SEINER - 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

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, right, salutes each other U.S. Gen. Vincent Brooks, commander of the United Nations Command, U.S. Forces Korea and Combined Forces Command, upon his arrival at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon. Pool)

The Latest: Pence meets S. Korean leader, vows US support

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In this image made from video by North Korea's KRT, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. North Korea held a massive military parade highlighted by intercontinental ballistic missiles in its capital on Thursday, just one day before South Korea hosts the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. (KRT via AP Video)

With military parade, Kim Jong-un thumbs nose at U.S.

By Eric Talmadge - 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

Garrett Roe gets chance to represent hockey Team USA at Pyeongchang Olympics

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

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

This 2015 file photo provided by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his sister Kim Yo-jong, left, during their visit to a military unit in North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader, to come to South for Olympics

By Kim Tong-hyung - 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

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)

Norovirus at Olympics has officials scrambling, worried

By Foster Klug - Associated Press