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109-638: The Korean Ice Hockey Association was able to compete in the Olympics for the first time during the 2018 Winter Olympics , under host nation rules. This article related to sport in South Korea is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This ice hockey organization article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics ( Korean : 2018년 동계 올림픽 , romanized :  Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik ), officially

218-588: A state-sponsored doping program was exposed following the 2014 Winter Olympics, the Russian Olympic Committee was suspended, but selected athletes were allowed to compete neutrally under the special IOC designation of " Olympic Athletes from Russia " (OAR), provided they could meet certain anti-doping requirements. North Korea agreed to participate in the Games in spite of tense relations with South Korea . The two nations paraded together at

327-526: A collaboration between domestic wireless sponsor KT , and worldwide sponsor Intel . Several venues were outfitted with 5G networks to facilitate features such as live camera feeds from bobsleds, and multi-camera views from cross-country and figure skating events. These were offered as part of public demonstrations coordinated by the two sponsors. On 29 June 2015, the IOC announced that Discovery Communications (now Discovery, Inc. ) had acquired exclusive rights to

436-604: A considerable win. In December 2023, during a speech at the 9th plenum of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea , Kim called for a "fundamental turnabout" in North Korea's stance towards South Korea, calling the South the "enemy". He stated "the party's comprehensive conclusion after reviewing decades-long inter-Korean relations is that reunification can never be achieved with those ROK riffraffs that defined

545-574: A focus on Russian athletes. Russia was not affected by the Eurosport deal, due to a pre-existing contract held by a marketing agency which extends to 2024. In the United States, the Games were once again broadcast by NBCUniversal properties under its long-term contract with the IOC. Its coverage featured several notable changes in format; citing past criticism of its use of broadcast delay during past Olympic Games (especially for viewers in

654-541: A gesture of defiance not only to the West, but also to China. The business magazine Caixin reported that North Korea accounted for 40% of China's foreign aid budget and required 50,000 tonnes of oil per month as a buffer state against Japan, South Korea, and the United States, with whom trade and investment is now worth billions. North Korea is seen in China as expensive and internationally embarrassing to support. However,

763-459: A gold medal in men's skeleton racing, the first Olympic gold ever won by Asia in the sledding event. Norway led the total medal tally with 39, followed by Germany at 31 and Canada at 29. Germany and Norway were tied for the highest number of gold medals, both winning 14. Pyeongchang was elected as the host city at the 123rd IOC Session in Durban , South Africa, on 6 July 2011, earning

872-639: A group of twelve lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties introduced a bill into the South Korean National Assembly to allow for the establishment of a "unification tax". The bill called for businesses to pay 0.05% of corporate tax, individuals to pay 5% of inheritance or gift taxes, and both individuals and companies to pay 2% of their income tax towards the cost of unification. The bill initiated legislative debate on practical measures to prepare for unification, as proposed by President Lee Myung-bak in his Liberation Day speech

981-576: A peaceful reunification of the country: The agreement outlined the steps to be taken towards achieving a peaceful reunification of the country. However, the North-South Coordination Committee was disbanded the following year after no progress had been made towards implementing the agreement. In January 1989, the founder of Hyundai , Jung Ju-young , toured North Korea and promoted tourism in Mount Kumgang . After

1090-535: A peaceful unification was dashed when the Korean War broke out in 1950. On 25 June 1950, troops from North Korea invaded South Korea. Mao Zedong encouraged the confrontation with the United States and Joseph Stalin reluctantly supported the invasion. After three years of fighting, which involved both Koreas, China and United Nations forces led by the US, the war ended with an armistice agreement at approximately

1199-544: A potential threat to China sovereignty and an imposition of a China containment policy . A unified Korea could also more strongly pursue its territorial disputes with China and might inflame nationalism among Koreans in China . Some have claimed the existence of contingency plans for the PRC intervening in situations of great turmoil in North Korea (with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Northeast Project on

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1308-596: A record number of events for the Winter Games. This is the first edition in Winter Olympic Games history to feature more than 100 medal events, four of which made their Olympic debut in 2018: "big air" snowboarding , mass start speed skating , mixed doubles curling , and mixed team alpine skiing . A total of 2,914 athletes from 93 teams competed, with the national debuts of Ecuador , Eritrea , Kosovo , Malaysia , Nigeria and Singapore . After

1417-901: A stop to the American economic embargo against the North. In June 2000, the leaders of North and South Korea met in Pyongyang and shook hands for the first time since the division of Korea. Despite the continuation of the Sunshine Policy under the Roh administration, it was eventually declared a failure by the South Korean Ministry of Unification in November 2010 over issues of North Korea's nuclear weapons program, stymied further negotiations, and again strained relations between

1526-488: A total of 22 North Korean athletes participating in various other competitions including figure skating, short track speed skating, cross-country skiing and alpine skiing. In April 2018, at a summit in Panmunjom , Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in signed a deal committing to finally seal peace between both Koreas by the end of the year. Both leaders also symbolically crossed each other's borders, marking

1635-717: A twelve-year hiatus, the prime ministers of the two Koreas met in Seoul in September 1990 to engage in the Inter-Korean summits or High-Level Talks. In December, the two countries reached an agreement on issues of reconciliation, nonaggression , cooperation, and exchange between North and South in "The Agreement on Reconciliation, Nonaggression, Cooperation, and Exchange Between North and South", but these talks collapsed over inspection of nuclear facilities . In 1994, after former U.S. President Jimmy Carter 's visit to Pyongyang ,

1744-404: Is an unsuitable partner for reunification. He said the relations between the two Koreas currently were "states hostile to each other and the relations between two belligerent states" and no longer ones that are "consanguineous or homogeneous", continuing by saying it is "unsuitable" to discuss the issue of reunification "with this strange clan [South Korea], who is no more than a colonial stooge of

1853-464: Is described by North Korea as a "...peaceful reunification proposal to found a federal state on the condition that the north and the south recognize and tolerate each other's existing ideologies." It was stated that the DFRK should be a neutral country which does not participate in any political, military alliance or bloc, embracing the whole of the territory and people of the country. On January 1, 2011,

1962-696: Is laid out as follows: In accordance with the three principles and the ten point programme, Kim Il Sung elaborated on the proposed state , called Democratic Confederal Republic of Koryo (DFRK), on October 10, 1980, in the Report to the Sixth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea on the Work of the Central Committee . Kim proposed a confederation between North and South Korea, in which their respective political systems would initially remain. It

2071-778: Is the hypothetical unification of North Korea and South Korea into a singular Korean sovereign state . The process towards reunification of the peninsula while still maintaining two opposing regimes was started by the June 15th North–South Joint Declaration in June 2000, was reaffirmed by the October 4th Declaration in October 2007 and the Panmunjom Declaration in April 2018, and the joint statement of United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at

2180-462: Is the surest way to reduce tension on the peninsula." China's current relationship with North Korea and position on a unified Korea is seen as dependent on a number of issues. A unified Korea could prevent North Korea's nuclear weapons program from destabilizing East Asia as well as the Chinese government. The 2010 United States diplomatic cables leak mentioned two unnamed PRC officials telling

2289-587: The Beijing Review provided China's view on Korean unification: "With regard to the situation on the Korean peninsula, China's position is clear: it is squarely behind the proposal of North Korea for tripartite (between the two Koreas and the United States) talks to seek a peaceful and independent reunification of Korea in the form of a confederation, free from outside interference. China believes this

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2398-414: The 2018 Winter Olympics ; in all other sports, there were a separate North Korea team and a separate South Korea team . The nature of unification, i.e. through North Korean collapse, South Korean collapse, or the formation of two systems under a united federation, is still a topic of intense political debate and even conflict among interested parties, which include both Koreas, China, Japan, Russia, and

2507-488: The 38th parallel as a dividing line. Japanese troops north of the line were to surrender to the Soviet Union, and the troops south of the line would surrender to the United States. The partition was not originally intended to last long, but Cold War politics resulted in the establishment of two separate governments in the two zones in 1948, and rising tensions prevented co-operation. The desire of many Koreans for

2616-887: The Arch of Reunification in Pyongyang . The current division of the Korean Peninsula is the result of decisions taken at the end of World War II . In 1910, the Empire of Japan annexed Korea and ruled over it until its defeat in World War II. The Korean independence agreement officially occurred on 1 December 1943, when the United States, China, and the United Kingdom signed the Cairo Declaration , which stated: "The aforesaid three powers, mindful of

2725-702: The Chinese identity of the Goguryeo kingdom potentially used to justify intervention or even annexation ). Similarly to China , reunification of Korea poses complications for future Korea-Japan relations, especially with regards to the disputed territorial status of the Liancourt Rocks and historical issues such as the Comfort women . A reunified Korea will likely positioned itself as an economic competitor to Japan. As relations between North Korea and

2834-478: The Korean Unification Flag during the opening ceremony. A unified Korean team , consisting of 12 players from North Korea and 23 from South Korea, competed in the women's ice hockey tournament under a special IOC country code designation (COR) following talks in Panmunjom on 17 January 2018. The two nations also participated separately: the South Korea team competed in every sport, while

2943-669: The Korean War that a member of the ruling Kim dynasty had visited South Korea. In contrast, U.S. vice president Mike Pence met with Fred Warmbier (father of Otto Warmbier , who had died after being released from captivity in North Korea) and a group of North Korean defectors in Pyeongchang. American officials said that North Korea cancelled a meeting with Pence at the last minute. Unified Korea Inactive or defunct Inactive or defunct [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Korean reunification

3052-568: The North Korea team competed in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, figure skating, and short track speed skating. On 5 December 2017, the IOC announced that the Russian Olympic Committee had been suspended due to the Russian doping scandal and the investigation into the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Individual Russian athletes, who qualified and could demonstrate they had complied with

3161-784: The Singapore Summit in June 2018. In the Panmunjom Declaration, the two countries agreed to work to officially end the Korean conflict in the future. Prior to the First World War and Korea under Japanese rule (1910–1945), all of Korea had been unified as a single state for centuries, notably under the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties (the latter of which was declared the Korean Empire in 1897). After

3270-734: The United States Ambassador to the United Nations , Nikki Haley , told Fox News that it was an "open question" whether the United States was going to participate in the Games, citing security concerns in the region. However, days later the White House Press Secretary , Sarah Huckabee Sanders , stated that the United States would participate. In his New Year's address on 1 January 2018, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un proposed talks in Seoul over

3379-539: The Western United States ; Pyeongchang has a 14-hour difference with U.S. Eastern Time , and 17-hour difference with U.S. Pacific Time ), the prime time block was revamped with a focus on live coverage, and made available live nationwide and on streaming for the first time. in February 2017, long-time studio host Bob Costas also stepped down as host, being replaced by Mike Tirico . The winners of

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3488-550: The XXIII Olympic Winter Games ( French : Les XXIII Jeux olympiques d'hiver ; Korean : 제23회 동계 올림픽 , romanized :  Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpik ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 ( Korean : 평창2018 , romanized :  Pyeongchang Icheon sip-pal ), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang , South Korea, with

3597-675: The figure skating events were scheduled with morning start times to accommodate primetime broadcasts in the Americas . This scheduling practice affected the events themselves, including skaters having to adjust to the modified schedule, as well as attendance levels at the sessions. Conversely, and somewhat controversially, eight of the eleven biathlon events were scheduled at night, making it necessary for competitors to ski and shoot under floodlights, with colder temperatures and blustery winds.   *    Host nation ( South Korea ) Three podium sweeps were recorded during

3706-630: The nonproliferation treaty , kicked out UN inspectors , and restarted its nuclear program. In early 2005, the North Korean government confirmed that the country had successfully become a nuclear armed state . In North Korea, the Three Charters for National Reunification have served as the sole guidelines for reunification. They contain the Three Principles for National Reunification , Ten Point Programme for Reunification of

3815-413: The 'unification by absorption' and 'unification under liberal democracy ' as their state policy", which he said is in "sharp contradiction with what our line of national reunification was: one nation, one state with two systems". Kim cited South Korean constitution 's claims over the entire Korean Peninsula and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol 's policy towards the north as evidence that South Korea

3924-524: The 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games created Pyeongchang WINNERS in 2014 by recruiting university students living in South Korea to spread awareness of the Olympic Games through social networking services and news articles. The design for the Games' medals was unveiled on 21 September 2017. Created by Lee Suk-woo, the design features a pattern of diagonal ridges on both sides, with

4033-542: The 2018 Winter Olympics would be headed by Kim Jin-sun . The Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG) was launched at its inaugural assembly on 19 October 2011. The first tasks of the organizing committee were putting together a master plan for the Games as well as forming a design for the venues. The IOC Coordination Commission for the 2018 Winter Olympics made their first visit to Pyeongchang in March 2012. By then, construction

4142-496: The 750,000 seats allocated to South Koreans, only 20.7% had been sold. International sales were more favorable, with 59.7% of the 320,000 allocated tickets sold. However, as of 31 January 2018, 77% of all tickets had been sold. The opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium on 9 February 2018. The US$ 100 million facility was only intended to be used for

4251-679: The Best Olympic Digital Service category. The BBC and NHK took the other two main awards: Most Sustainable Operation and Best Athlete Profile respectively. The title of Best Feature at the Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018 was also awarded to the BBC. The official emblem, reflecting ice crystals and derived from the hangul letters ㅍ and ㅊ —the initial sounds of "Pyeong" and "Chang"—was unveiled on 3 May 2013. In all official materials,

4360-633: The Cayman Islands, Dominica, and Peru – qualified to compete, but all three National Olympic Committees returned the quota spots back to the International Ski Federation (FIS). Under a historic agreement facilitated by the IOC, qualified athletes from North Korea were allowed to cross the Korean Demilitarized Zone into South Korea to compete in the Games. The two nations marched together under

4469-613: The Country and the plan of founding the Democratic Confederal Republic of Koryo . They were formulated by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il into the Three Charters for National Reunification in his public work " Let Us Carry Out the Great Comrade's Instructions for National Reunification ", in 1997. North Korean President Kim Il Sung proposed the Three Principles of National Reunification in 1972 as

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4578-518: The Deputy Foreign Minister of South Korea that the younger generation of Chinese leaders increasingly believed that Korea should be reunified under South Korean rule, provided it were not hostile to China. The report also claimed that senior officials and the general public in the PRC were becoming increasingly frustrated with the North acting like a "spoiled child," following its repeated missile and nuclear tests, which were seen as

4687-492: The Games' local rightsholder SBS , which in July 2011 had extended its rights to the Olympics through 2024. SBS sub-licensed its rights to MBC and KBS . NHK and Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) once again filmed portions of the Games in high-dynamic-range 8K resolution video, including 90 hours of footage of selected events and the opening ceremonies. ATSC 3.0 digital terrestrial television , using 4K resolution ,

4796-512: The Games. The closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium on 25 February 2018. IOC president Thomas Bach declared the Games closed, and the cauldron was extinguished. The Olympic flag was handed to Beijing , the next host city of the Winter Olympics . Broadcast rights to the 2018 Winter Olympics were already sold in some countries as part of long-term broadcast rights deals, including

4905-496: The IOC's doping regulations, were given the option to compete at the 2018 Games as " Olympic Athletes from Russia " (OAR) under the Olympic flag and with the Olympic anthem played at any ceremony. Apart from the respective delegations, North Korea and South Korea formed a unified Korean women's ice hockey team . Russian athletes were entitled to participate as Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) if individually cleared by

5014-420: The IOC. The IOC has allowed NBC to influence the Olympic event scheduling to maximize U.S. television ratings when possible, due to the substantial fees paid by NBC for rights to the Olympics (which have been extended through 2032 with a nearly $ 8 billion agreement), the company being one of IOC's major sources of revenue. As figure skating is one of the most popular Winter Olympic sports among U.S. viewers,

5123-449: The Korean Peninsula. Reunification has remained a long-term goal for the governments of both North and South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made calls in his 2012 New Year's Day speech to "remove confrontation" between the two countries and implement previous joint agreements for increased economic and political cooperation. The South Korean Ministry of Unification redoubled their efforts in 2011 and 2012 to raise awareness of

5232-403: The Korean War with a peace treaty . Introduced by the Millennium Democratic Party of South Korea under President Kim Dae-jung , as part of a campaign pledge to "actively pursue reconciliation and cooperation" with North Korea, the Sunshine Policy was intended to create conditions of economic assistance and cooperation for reunification, rather than sanctions and military threats . The plan

5341-428: The Korean peninsula. They declared as follows reflecting the firm will to put an end to division and confrontation, to open up a new era of national reconciliation, peace and prosperity and more actively improve and develop the north-south ties. A brief outline of the three main points of the agreement are as follows: A unified Korean team marched in the opening ceremonies of the 2000 , 2004 , and 2006 Olympics, but

5450-431: The North and South Korean national teams competed separately. There were plans for a truly unified team at the 2008 Summer Olympics , but the two countries were unable to agree on the details of its implementation. In the 1991 World Table Tennis Championships in Chiba , Japan , the two countries formed a unified team. A Unified Korea women's ice hockey team competed under a separate IOC country code designation (COR) in

5559-429: The October 4th Declaration, improving on inter-Korean relations on the basis of the June 15 Joint Declaration. The eight points of the declaration signed on the 4th of October 2007 are as follows: In April 2018, at the north-south summit talks at the "House of Peace" in Panmunjom, Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in signed the Panmunjom Declaration , declaring that there would be no longer war and a new era of peace has opened on

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5668-644: The Olympic Golden Rings Awards were announced in June 2019. There were 75 pieces of broadcast content from the 2018 Olympics submitted over ten categories (plus one category for the 2018 Youth Olympics). NBC won a total of eight awards, winning four of the main categories: Best Olympic Feature, Best Olympic Digital Service, Best Olympic program and Best Documentary Film; they came second in the Best On-Air Promotion and Best Social Media Content/Production categories. Discovery/Eurosport won four categories: Best On-Air Promotion, Best Production Design, Best Innovation and Best Social Media Content/Production; they also came second in

5777-422: The Olympic rings on the front, and the obverse showing the 2018 Olympics' emblem, the event name and the discipline. The edge of each medal is marked with extrusions of hangul alphabets, while the ribbons are made from a traditional South Korean textile. Gold medals contained 99 percent of silver and 1 percent of gold, which is a traditional composition for Olympic gold medals. At 586 grams (20.7 oz) they were

5886-615: The Olympics across all of Europe (excluding Russia) from 2018 through 2024. Discovery's pan-European Eurosport channels were promoted as the main broadcaster of the Games, but Discovery's free-to-air channels such as DMAX in Spain, Kanal 5 in Sweden, and TVNorge in Norway, were also involved in the overall broadcasting arrangements. Discovery was required to sub-license at least 100 hours of coverage to free-to-air broadcasters in each market; some of these agreements required certain sports to be exclusive to Eurosport and its affiliated networks. The deal did not initially cover France due to

5995-421: The Pyeongchang bid. Alibaba Group and Intel also debuted as e-commerce/cloud services and technology sponsors respectively. Due to the state of relations between North and South Korea, concerns were raised over the security of the 2018 Winter Olympics, especially in the wake of tensions over North Korean missile and nuclear tests . On 20 September 2017, South Korean president Moon Jae-in stated that

6104-401: The ROK as the most hostile country. He also rejected the maritime Northern Limit Line , saying that "If the Republic of Korea invades our ground territory, territorial air space, or territorial waters by even 0.001 mm, it will be considered a provocation of war". He called for the removal of physical symbols such as the Arch of Reunification , which he called an "eyesore". The SPA also voted on

6213-453: The Soviet Union warmed, the latter returned to warm public support for Kim Il Sung's peaceful reunification proposals. Soviet attention in Northeast Asia gradually began to focus on a new plan for " collective security in Asia" first proposed in an Izvestia editorial in May 1969 and mentioned specifically by Soviet general secretary Leonid Brezhnev in his address to the International Conference of Communist and Workers' Parties in Moscow

6322-516: The U.S. despite the rhetorical word [we used to use] — 'the fellow countrymen." Kim also instructed the WPK on reforming organizations related to inter-Korean relations, including the WPK's United Front Department . Kim further confirmed a shift in policy in January 2024, when he gave a speech to the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) calling for the constitution to be amended to remove references to cooperation and reunification, as well as specify DPRK's territorial borders and add an article specifying

6431-447: The United States as the original aggressor in the Korean War. There were attempts to normalize relations with Japan as well as the United States with South Korean President Kim Dae-jung in open support. North Korea actually favored the United States military's position on the front lines because it helped prevent an outbreak of war. Eventually, aid and oil were supplied, and even cooperation with South Korean business firms. However, one of

6540-661: The United States. Relations between the two Koreas have been strained, with conflict between the two coming to a head such as in the enforcement of the colonial era National Security Law in South Korea which led to the arrest of South Korean pro-reunification activist Roh Su-hui , suspected torpedoing of the ROKS Cheonan and the bombardment of Yeonpyeong Island , both in 2010, the rocket launches in April and December of 2012 and North Korea's third nuclear test in 2013. Kim Jong Un's sudden accession and limited experience governing have also stoked fears about power struggles among different factions leading to future instability on

6649-462: The Winter Olympics. The 2018 Games marked the third time that an Asian country had hosted the Winter Olympics, after Sapporo 1972 and Nagano 1998 , both in Japan. It was also the first Winter Olympics held in mainland Asia , and the first of three consecutive Olympic Games held in East Asia , preceding the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in China. The 2018 Games featured 102 events over 15 disciplines,

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6758-407: The Workers' Party of Korea under Kim Il Sung . South Korea was occupied by the United States, later becoming independent under Syngman Rhee . Both governments of the two new Korean states claimed to be the sole legitimate government of all of Korea. The Korean War , which began in June 1950, ended in a stalemate in July 1953. Even after the end of the Korean War, reunification proved a challenge as

6867-465: The abolition of three inter-Korean cooperation organizations; the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland , the Korean People's Cooperation Administration, and the Kumgangsan International Tourism Administration. On March 1, 2024, the government of President Yoon Suk Yeol plans to develop a new vision of unification with North Korea to include the principle of liberal democracy. South Korea plans to update its vision of unification for

6976-400: The broadcast rights of France Télévisions , which run through to the 2020 Games. In the United Kingdom, Discovery held exclusive pay television rights under licence from the BBC , in return for the BBC sub-licensing the free-to-air rights to the 2022 and 2024 Olympics from Discovery. Russian state broadcaster Channel One , and sports channel Match TV , committed to covering the Games with

7085-400: The central force that should drive reunification. They are as follows: The Ten Point Programme for Reunification of the Country was written by Kim Il Sung in 1993 and contains the idea of reunification with South Korea under a pan-national unified state. It emphasises once again the need for an independent reunification, and more specifically, the removal of US forces from the peninsula. It

7194-467: The collapse of the North Korean regime and unification by Seoul would also present a number of problems for China. A sudden and violent collapse might cause a mass exodus of North Koreans fleeing or fighting poverty into China, causing a humanitarian crisis that could destabilize northeast China . The movement of South Korean and American soldiers into the North could result in their being temporarily or even permanently stationed on China's border, seen as

7303-414: The continued and maximized isolation of the North will lead to the country's collapse after which the territory could be absorbed by force into South Korea. In November 2000, outgoing US President Bill Clinton wanted to visit Pyongyang. However, the intended visit never happened because of the controversy surrounding the results of the 2000 US presidential election . Around April or May 2001, Kim Dae-jung

7412-414: The country would ensure the security of the Games. The next day, Laura Flessel-Colovic , the French Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports , stated that France would pull out of the Games if the safety of its delegation could not be guaranteed. The next day, Austria and Germany raised similar concerns and also threatened to skip the Games. France later reaffirmed its participation. In early December 2017,

7521-432: The country's participation in the Games, which would be the first high-level talks between the North and South in over two years. Because of the talks, held on 9 January, North Korea agreed to field athletes in Pyeongchang. On 17 January 2018, it was announced that North and South Korea had agreed to field a unified Korean women's ice hockey team at the Games, and to enter together under a Korean Unification Flag during

7630-400: The country. Japan's foreign affairs minister Tarō Kōno warned South Korea to be wary of North Korea's " charm offensive ", and not to ease its pressure on the country. The South Korean President, Moon Jae-in , at the start of the Olympics shook hands with Kim Yo-jong , the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and a prominent figure of the regime. This marked the first time since

7739-416: The election, Pyeongchang became the third Asian city to host the Winter Olympics. Also, South Korea became the second country in Asia to host both the Summer ( 1988 Summer Olympics ) and Winter Olympics. On 5 August 2011, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the formation of the Pyeongchang 2018 Coordination Commission. On 4 October 2011, it was announced that the Organizing Committee for

7848-578: The end of World War II in 1945 and during the beginning of the Cold War , Korea had a unified government, the People's Republic of Korea . However, this would be brief and serve as the last government, as Korea was divided into two countries along the 38th parallel (now the Korean Demilitarized Zone ) in 1948. After World War II, North Korea was occupied by the Soviet Union , and later administered by

7957-761: The enslavement of the people of Korea, are determined that in due course Korea shall become free and independent". In 1945, the United Nations developed plans for trusteeship administration of Korea. The division of the peninsula into two military occupation zones was agreed: the Soviet Civil Administration in the North and the United States Army Military Government in Korea in the South. At midnight on 10 August 1945, two army lieutenant colonels selected

8066-437: The families of those elite officials who wield power in Pyongyang , while he noted that the top ten families would receive $ 30 million each, and the top thousand families would get $ 5 million. Another sum of $ 121.8 billion would go to the country's general population to start their life again post-reunification, and it's envisioned that the proceeds for the fund is to be raised from private groups and business moguls. In 1984,

8175-404: The final rounds of voting for the 2010 and 2014 Games. Earlier, PyeongChang lost to Vancouver with a difference of 3 votes in bidding the 2010 Olympics, and lost to Sochi with a difference of 4 votes in bidding the 2014 Olympics. Since then, South Korea made great progress in preparing to host the Winter Olympics and succeeded in hosting the 2018 Olympics after three challenges. After winning

8284-442: The first time a South Korean president crossed the North border and vice versa. Kim stated that the North will start a process of denuclearization , which was supported by then U.S. President Donald Trump . In 2019, Moon Jae-in proposed reunification of the Korean peninsula by 2045. The peace talks led to nothing, as North Korea continued forward with their nuclear program, despite former U.S. President Donald Trump showcasing it as

8393-550: The first time in 30 years. This is the first revision of the Unification Formula of the national community , South Korea's unification policy unveiled in August 1994 under the administration of late President Kim Young-sam . Support for reunification in South Korea has been falling, especially among the younger generations. In the 1990s, the percent of people in government polls who regarded reunification as essential

8502-401: The following month: For us, the burning problems of the present international situation do not push into the background more long-range tasks, especially the creation of a system of collective security in those parts of the world where the threat of the unleashing of a new World War and the unleashing of armed conflicts is centered... We think that the course of events also places on the agenda

8611-471: The formation of a Korean Economic Community could be a way to ease in unification of the peninsula. Lee Myung-bak, departing from the Saenuri Party's traditional hardline stance, outlined a comprehensive diplomatic package on North Korea that includes setting up a consultative body to discuss economic projects between the two Koreas. He proposed seeking a Korean economic community agreement to provide

8720-551: The great power guarantors of the North and South. In the 1990s, despite issues surrounding the controversial US-South Korean joint Team Spirit military exercises, the Clinton administration still managed to help turn around the situation regarding peace with North Korea through Jimmy Carter 's support. It promised light water reactors in exchange for the availability of North Korea for inspection of its facilities and other concessions. North Korea reacted positively, despite blaming

8829-527: The heaviest medals in the Olympic history. The torch relay started on 24 October 2017 in Greece and lasted for 101 days, ending at the start of the Olympics on 9 February 2018. The Olympic torch entered South Korea on 1 November 2017. There were 7,500 torch bearers to represent the combined Korean population of approximately 75 million people. There were also 2,018 support runners to guard

8938-418: The issue, launching a variety show ( Miracle Audition ) and an Internet sitcom with pro-unification themes. The Ministry already promotes curriculum in elementary schooling, such as a government-issued textbook about North Korea titled "We Are One" and reunification-themed arts and crafts projects. In Kim's 2018 New Year's address, a Korean-led reunification was repeatedly mentioned and an unexpected proposal

9047-460: The leaders of the two Koreas agreed to meet with each other, but the meeting was prevented by the death of Kim Il Sung that July. In June 2000, North and South Korea signed the June 15th North–South Joint Declaration , in which both sides made promises to seek out a peaceful reunification with the co-existence of two systems: During the 2007 high-level inter-Korean talks held in Pyongyang between Kim Jong Il and Roh Moo Hyun, both sides agreed to

9156-430: The legal and systemic basis for any projects agreed to in the body. In 2017, former Inha University professor Shepherd Iverson proposed creating a $ 175 billion reunification investment fund aiming to bribe the elite officials on top of DPRK's hierarchy to ensure a diplomatic way to resolve the Korean conflict by conducting an internal regime change . In the proposal a sum of up to $ 23.3 billion would be paid in total to

9265-577: The name of the host city was stylised in CamelCase as "PyeongChang", in order to alleviate potential confusion with Pyongyang , the similarly named capital of neighboring North Korea . New international sponsorship deals also debuted in Pyeongchang: Toyota was introduced as the new "Mobility" sponsor of the Olympics, although the company waived its domestic sponsorship to the local competitors Hyundai and Kia due to their support of

9374-557: The necessary majority of at least 48 votes in just one round of voting. Winning 63 of the 95 votes cast in the first secret ballot, Pyeongchang received more votes than its competitors combined, overwhelmingly beating Munich in Germany, which received 25 votes, and Annecy in France, which received seven. This was South Korea's third consecutive bid for the Winter Olympics, having been defeated by Vancouver and Sochi respectively in

9483-420: The number of medal events contested in each separate discipline. A record total of 93 teams qualified at least one athlete to compete in the Games. The number of athletes who qualified per country is listed in the table below (number of athletes shown in parentheses). Six nations made their Winter Olympics debuts: Ecuador, Eritrea, Kosovo, Malaysia, Nigeria and Singapore. Athletes from three further countries –

9592-687: The opening and closing ceremonies of these Olympics and the subsequent Paralympics ; it was demolished following their conclusion. The 2018 Winter Olympics featured 102 events over 15 disciplines in 7 sports, making it the first Winter Olympics to surpass 100 medal events. Six new events in existing sports were introduced to the Winter Olympic program in Pyeongchang: men's and ladies' big air snowboarding, mixed doubles curling , men's and ladies' mass start speed skating, and mixed team alpine skiing. Numbers in parentheses indicate

9701-435: The opening ceremony as a unified Korea , and fielded a unified team (COR) in the women's ice hockey . South Korea ranked seventh overall at the 2018 Winter Games, with five gold medals and 17 overall medals. South Korea has traditionally been a country that won many medals in short track speed skating , but in this competition, it also won medals in skeleton racing , curling and skiing . South Korea's Yun Sung-Bin won

9810-430: The opening ceremony. These moves were met with opposition in South Korea, including protests and online petitions; critics argued that the government was attempting to use the Olympics to spread pro-North Korean sentiment, and that the unified ice hockey team would fail. A rap video entitled "The Regret for Pyeongchang" (평창유감), which echoed this criticism and called the event the " Pyongyang Olympics", went viral in

9919-529: The opening rounds for certain events held on 8 February, a day before the opening ceremony . Pyeongchang was elected as the host city for the 2018 Winter Games at the 123rd IOC Session in Durban , South Africa in July 2011. This marked the second time that South Korea had hosted the Olympic Games (having previously hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul), as well as the first time it hosted

10028-608: The outdoor snow events were held in the county of Pyeongchang , while some of the alpine skiing events took place in the neighboring county of Jeongseon . The indoor ice events were held in the nearby city of Gangneung . The Alpensia Sports Park in Daegwallyeong-myeon , Pyeongchang, was the focus of the 2018 Winter Olympics. It was home to the Olympic Stadium , the Olympic Village and most of

10137-545: The outdoor sports venues. Additionally, a stand-alone outdoor sports venue was located in Bongpyeong-myeon , Pyeongchang: Another stand-alone outdoor sports venue was located in neighboring Jeongseon county: The Gangneung Olympic Park , in the neighborhood of Gyo-dong in Gangneung city, includes four indoor sports venues, all in close proximity to one another. In addition, a stand-alone indoor sports venue

10246-463: The peninsula, are not willing to see their living conditions decline in order to accommodate a reunification with the North. Moreover, about 50% of men in their 20s see North Korea as an outright enemy that they want nothing to do with. Some scholars, like Paul Roderick Gregory , have suggested that a complete abandonment of Korean reunification may be necessary, in exchange for the North to dismantle its nuclear weapons program and permanently ending

10355-464: The previous year. The proposal for a unification tax was not warmly welcomed at the time. Lee has since reiterated concerns regarding the imminence of unification, which, combined with North Korean behavior, led to the tax proposal gaining wider acceptance. Practical measures to prepare for unification are becoming an increasingly frequent aspect of political debate, as concern regarding imminent and abrupt unification increases. It has been suggested that

10464-443: The remaining fears was North Korea, with their necessary uranium deposits, having the potential to achieve a high level of nuclear technology. Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger , another supporter of Korean unification, proposed a six-party conference to find a way out of the Korean dilemma , composed of the two Koreas and four connected powers (the United States, the Soviet Union, China, and Japan). North Korea denounced

10573-545: The same boundary. After the détente between the United States and China , the North and South Korean governments made in 1972 the July 4 South–North Joint Statement to improve the relations between the two countries on July 4, 1972. It had a representative of each government secretly visit the other's capital city, and both sides agreed to a North-South Joint Communiqué, outlining the steps to be taken towards achieving

10682-489: The task of creating a system of collective security in Asia. The United States officially supports Korean reunification under a democratic government, but questions still remain as to the continued relevance of US military presence on the peninsula. Mike Mansfield proposed that Korea be neutralized under a great-power agreement, accompanied by the withdrawal of all foreign troops and the discontinuation of security treaties with

10791-418: The tickets were expected to cost about ₩80,000 (~US$ 70) or less, and tickets in sports that are relatively unknown in the region, such as biathlon and luge, were made cheaper in order to encourage attendance. By contrast, figure skating and the men's ice hockey gold-medal game carried the most expensive tickets of the Games. As of 11 October 2017, domestic ticket sales for the Games were reported to be slow. Of

10900-977: The torch and act as messengers. The torch and its bearers traveled by a diverse means of transportation, including by turtle ship in Hansando Island, sailboat on the Baengmagang River in Buyeo , marine cable car in Yeosu , zip-wire over Bamseom Island, steam train in the Gokseong Train Village, marine rail bike along the east coast in Samcheok , and by yacht in Busan Metropolitan City. There were also robot torch relays in Jeju and Daejeon . Most of

11009-445: The two Koreas. Opponents of the Sunshine Policy argue that dialogue and trade with North Korea did nothing to improve prospects for peaceful reunification, despite the transfer of large funds to the North Korean government by President Kim Dae-jung , but allowed the North Korean government to retain its hold on power. Others believe that South Korea should remain prepared for the event of a North Korean attack. Hardliners also argue that

11118-511: The two countries increasingly diverged at a steady pace. The relations between North and South Korea warmed somewhat in early 2000s and again in late 2010s when South Korea pursued the Sunshine Policy of greater engagement with the North, though relations have subsequently deteriorated. Further deterioration has also been seen in 2024, with Kim Jong Un officially "ruling out unification" with South Korea, and subsequently demolishing

11227-478: Was already underway on the Olympic Village. In June 2012, construction began on a high-speed rail line that would connect Pyeongchang to Seoul . The International Paralympic Committee met for an orientation with the Pyeongchang 2018 organizing committee in July 2012. Then-IOC President Jacques Rogge visited Pyeongchang for the first time in February 2013. The Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for

11336-448: Was divided into three parts: increased cooperation through inter-Korean organizations (while maintaining separate systems in the North and South), national unification with two autonomous regional governments, and finally the creation of a central national government. In 1998, Kim approved large shipments of food aid to the North Korean government, lifted limits on business deals between North Korean and South Korean firms, and even called for

11445-533: Was expecting to welcome Kim Jong Il to Seoul. Returning from his meeting in Washington D.C., with newly elected President Bush, Kim Dae-jung described his meeting as embarrassing while privately cursing President Bush and his hardliner approach. This meeting negated any chance of a North Korean visit to South Korea. After the Bush administration labeled North Korea as part of the " axis of evil ", North Korea renounced

11554-457: Was introduced in South Korea in 2017 in time for the Olympics. This footage was delivered in 4K in the U.S. by NBCUniversal parent Comcast to participating television providers, including its own Xfinity , as well as DirecTV and Dish Network . NBC's Raleigh -based affiliate WRAL-TV also held demonstration viewings as part of its ATSC 3.0 test broadcasts. The 2018 Winter Olympics were used to showcase 5G wireless technologies, as part of

11663-468: Was located in the grounds of Catholic Kwandong University . Ticket prices for the 2018 Winter Olympics were announced in April 2016 and tickets went on sale in October 2016. Event tickets ranged in price from ₩ 20,000 South Korean won (approx. US$ 17) to ₩900,000 (~US$ 787) while tickets for the opening and closing ceremonies ranged from ₩220,000 (~US$ 192) to ₩1.5 million (~US$ 1311). The exact prices were determined through market research; around 50% of

11772-498: Was made for the North's participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics that were held in Pyeongchang County of South Korea, a significant shift after several years of increasing hostilities, the 2018–19 Korean peace process . Subsequent meetings between North and South led to the announcement that the two Koreas would march together with a unified flag in the Olympics' Opening Ceremony and form a unified ice hockey team, with

11881-539: Was over 80%. By 2011 that number had dropped to 56%. According to a December 2017 survey released by the Korea Institute for National Unification , 72.1% of South Koreans in their 20s believe reunification is unnecessary, with younger South Koreans saying they are more worried about issues related to their economy , employment, and living costs . Polls show a majority of South Koreans, even those in age groups traditionally seen as being more eager to reunify

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