PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA—Unprepared and outclassed, North Korea’s 22 athletes wrapped up their competition at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Thursday without a finish higher than 13th. Although it was ranked below the Olympic qualifying level, South Korea won an ice hockey berth in the games because it is the host nation. South Korean President Moon Jae-in championed the effort to allow 12 North Korean players to join the team. Here’s how the remaining North Koreans fared: Short track skater Jong Kwang Bom, who is just 16, stumbled and fell at the start and was last in his 500-metre heat. North Korea has participated in nine Winter Olympics, starting at Innsbruck in 1964.

Source: thestar February 22, 2018 15:45 UTC