Winter Olympics Will joint ice hockey team warm up frosty Korea relations? North and South Korea will play as a united team for the first time at the Winter Olympics The unified Korea team will make their Olympic debut on Saturday when they face off against Switzerland. During the team’s debut, a friendly against Sweden where they lost 3-1, four North Korean players suited up for the game. ‘’The head coach that [North Korea] brought, he has been amazing and without him we could not be doing what we are doing. “Sport exchanges can only continue to grow when political circumstances improve,” said Chang Ung, the sole North Korean representative to the IOC.

Source: The Guardian February 09, 2018 14:54 UTC