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Secretary General of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS, Matthieu Reeb talks to media, during the CAS hearing in the matter of 39 Russian athletes against the IOC, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

CAS opens week of cases for 39 Russians banned from Olympics

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

In this photo taken Dec. 12, 2017, server Young Kim talks about the South Korean dish called budae jjigae, or &quot;army stew,&quot; he is serving simmering atop a heating plate at a Korean restaurant in Shoreline, Wash. SPAM, trout, fried chicken, moon pies and anything slathered in mayonnaise, those are some of the flavors of South Korea's home cooking that might seem just a bit familiar to the U.S. athletes and hordes of westerners preparing to descend upon the small Asian country for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Some Korean foods may taste familiar during the Olympics

By SALLY HO - Associated Press

South Korean protesters burn a North Korean and Unification flag during a rally against a visit of North Korean Hyon Song Wol, head of a North Korean art troupe, in front of Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. The head of a hugely popular North Korean girl band crossed the heavily fortified border into South Korea on Sunday as part of an official delegation, triggering a media frenzy as she checked potential venues for performances during next month's Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Koreans burn Kim’s photo as North Korean band leader passes

By Hyung-jin Kim and Ahn Young-Joon - Associated Press

In this Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, photo, South Korean Oh Ju-yeon, 46, speaks during an interview in Seoul, South Korea. South Koreans seem generally happy they’ll see the North Koreans at their Olympics, but aren’t as pleased about sharing a team with them. “I think it will be emotionally moving to watch the athletes of both Koreans march under the same flag during the opening ceremony as we come from the same nation,” she said. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Not all South Koreans are happy about unified hockey team

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2018, file photo, in this photo provided by South Korea Unification Ministry, the head of North Korean delegation Kwon Hyok Bong, center, and Hyon Song Wol, the head of the Moranbong Band, left, sit during the meeting with South Korea at the North side of Panmunjom in North Korea. The head of North Korea's most popular girl band is visiting South Korea this weekend to check preparations for a trip by another Northern art troupe led by her as part of Pyongyang's Olympic delegation, officials said Friday.(South Korea Unification Ministry via AP, File)

N.Korea cancels S.Korea visit by advance team for art troupe

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2017, file photo, South Korea's Shim Suk-hee, left, competes with Canadas' Kim Boutin during the women's 1,500 meter final race at the ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating competition in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea's skating authorities said on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, they've suspended a national team coach for allegedly beating Olympic short track speed staking champion Shim. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

South Korea coach banned for allegedly beating Olympic champ

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FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2006, file photo, Korea's flag-bearers Bora Lee and Jong-In Lee, carrying a unification flag lead their teams into the stadium during the 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Turin, Italy. When athletes of the rival Koreas walked together behind a single flag for the first time since their 1945 division at the start of the 2000 Sydney Olympics, it was a highly emotional event that came on the wave of reconciliation mood following their leaders’ first-ever summit talks. Eighteen years later, now, the Koreas are pushing to produce a similar drama during the upcoming Pyeongchang Olympics. But they haven’t generated as much enthusiastic supports as they had both at home and abroad. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)

Olympic win in view from Korean unity at Pyeongchang Games

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

The official emblem of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games is seen in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. When athletes of the rival Koreas walked together behind a single flag for the first time since their 1945 division at the start of the 2000 Sydney Olympics, it was a highly emotional event that came on the wave of reconciliation mood following their leaders’ first-ever summit talks. Eighteen years later, now, the Koreas are pushing to produce a similar drama during the upcoming Pyeongchang Olympics. But they haven’t generated as much enthusiastic supports as they had both at home and abroad. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North and South Korea to march together into Olympics under ‘unified’ flag

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 25, 2017, file photo, Dale Earnhardt Jr., right, talks with a fan after a news conference at Hendrick Motorsports in Concord, N.C. Earnhardt Jr. barely had time to ease into retirement before NBC Sports gave him a full workload. Earnhardt will be part of the network's pregame show before the Super Bowl, then head to South Korea for NBC Sports' coverage of next month's Olympics. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

Earnhardt Jr. to help NBC Sports at Super Bowl and Olympics

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press

South Korean police officers stand as vehicles carrying the South Korean delegation pass at the check point at Unification Bridge, which leads to the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. South Korean delegation departed for Panmunjom on Wednesday morning for talks with North Korea to further discuss the North's paricipation in the upcoming Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korea to send 230-member cheering squad to Olympics

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

In this Dec. 20, 2017, photo, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington. Tillerson huddles Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, with nations that fought on America's side in the Korean War, looking to tighten the economic noose around North Korea over its nuclear weapons even as hopes rise for diplomacy. The 20-nation gathering in Vancouver, Canada, hosted by Tillerson and his Canadian counterpart Chrystia Freeland, was called before the recent start of talks between North and South Korea, the first in two years. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: SK says talks with NK a ‘significant first step’

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A South Korean soldier, left, and a police officer stand as vehicles carrying the South Korean delegation pass near Unification Bridge, which leads to the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. South Korean delegation departed for Panmunjom on Wednesday morning for talks with North Korea to further discuss the North's paricipation in the upcoming Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

The Latest: Tillerson says NK responsible for suffering

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In this photo provided by South Korea Unification Ministry, South Korean delegation, right, shakes hands with North Korean delegation, left, for their meeting at the North side of Panmunjom in North Korea, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. Officials from the Koreas met Monday to work out details about North Korea's plan to send an art troupe to the South during next month's Winter Olympics, as the rivals tried to follow up on the North's recent agreement to cooperate in the Games in a conciliatory gesture following months of nuclear tensions. (South Korea Unification Ministry via AP)

North Korean orchestra, maybe joint hockey team at Olympics

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 6, 2017, file photo, women's ice hockey players of South Korea, in white, and North Korea, in red, pose for a photo with International Ice Hockey Federation officials after their Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division II Group A game in Gangneung, South Korea. North and South Korea agreed on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in principle to field a joint women's ice hockey team during next month's Olympics in South Korea, and relayed their position to the International Olympic Committee. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Koreas may field a joint women’s hockey team at Olympics

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

A bus carrying the South Korean delegations passes as South Korean soldier salutes at Unification Bridge, which leads to the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. The rival Koreas agreed to discuss a North Korean art troupe's visit to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in the South. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korean orchestra, maybe joint hockey team at Olympics

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

A bus carrying the South Korean delegations passes as South Korean soldier salutes at Unification Bridge, which leads to the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. The rival Koreas agreed to discuss a North Korean art troupe's visit to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in the South. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

The Latest: North Korea to send orchestra to South Korea

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Fort Stewart tank brigade to serve rotation in South Korea

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FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2017, file photo, Maame Biney (1) celebrates after winning the women's 500-meter final A during the U.S. Olympic short track speedskating trials in Kearns, Utah. Biney is the first black female skater to make a U.S. short track Olympic team. The 17-year-old was born in Ghana and moved to Virginia with her father as a 6-year-old. She started skating soon after. Her explosive speed off the starting line and giggly personality could make her a star at the games even if she doesn’t medal. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Ready to rock: Short track venue will be jumpin’ at Olympics

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, file photo, halfpipe skier Torin Yater-Wallace poses for a portrait at the U.S. team media summit in Park City, Utah. In spite of many obstacles in his life, Yater-Wallace is on the precipice of making another U.S. Olympic team. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

A freestyle skier’s wrenching journey toward Olympics

By PAT GRAHAM - Associated Press

Illustration on the effects of Korean economic policy on international relations by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

U.S. needs strong South Korean economy

By Roger A. Brady