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And on our right was a multi-use blue court that at that moment had six people riding around on their bikes and hitting a small ball with mallets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is bike polo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://player.vimeo.com/video/134147568\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rule book is \u003ca href=\"https://nahbpa.gitbooks.io/nah-ruleset-2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">17 pages long\u003c/a>, but the basics are pretty simple: teams of three play against each other, and the first team to score five goals wins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Matt Upmeyer started playing bike polo five years ago when he was a bike courier in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was going on a bike on my regular route, and I ended up finding bike polo just down in the Mission,” Upmeyer said. “It looked interesting, so I stopped by, and not 30 seconds went by and they were like, ‘Hey, come on try this out.’ I was kind of addicted after that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11652207\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29587_28275718_551906775173402_491768129_o-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11652207\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29587_28275718_551906775173402_491768129_o-qut-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Upmeyer in Folsom at the 2016 North-American Hardcourt Bike Polo championships.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29587_28275718_551906775173402_491768129_o-qut-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29587_28275718_551906775173402_491768129_o-qut-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29587_28275718_551906775173402_491768129_o-qut-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29587_28275718_551906775173402_491768129_o-qut-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29587_28275718_551906775173402_491768129_o-qut-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29587_28275718_551906775173402_491768129_o-qut-240x360.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29587_28275718_551906775173402_491768129_o-qut-375x563.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29587_28275718_551906775173402_491768129_o-qut-520x780.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29587_28275718_551906775173402_491768129_o-qut.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matt Upmeyer in Folsom at the 2016 North American Hardcourt Bike Polo championships. \u003ccite>(Nhia Vang)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He said it was “scary as hell” at first, but he eventually got the hang of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The game looks more like hockey than it does horse polo. For instance, in horse polo, players aren’t allowed to cut someone off who has the ball because it would be dangerous for both the rider and the horse. But that’s fair game in bike polo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The players even wear hockey or lacrosse gloves to protect their hands, in addition to other protective gear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most of us have a real job that would not like us to break our fingers, so protecting your hands is probably the most important aspect of it,” Upmeyer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bike polo has its \u003ca href=\"http://www.cnkbikepolo.com/History-of-Bike-Polo.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">origins\u003c/a> as a grass sport founded in Ireland in the late 19th century. In 1908, it was featured as an exhibition sport in the London Olympics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hardcourt bike polo, like what’s played in Dolores Park, got its start in Seattle in the late 20th century and quickly spread. Today, it’s played competitively all over the world, with the 2017 World Hardcourt Bike Polo Championship being played in Lexington, Kentucky, last October.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Upmeyer’s money, the court in Dolores Park is one of the best in North America. It was \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/07/23/san-franciscos-bike-polo-league-finds-a-home-at-new-dolores-park/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">built in 2015\u003c/a> with sports like hardcourt bike polo in mind, and you can find \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/sanfranciscobikepolo/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pickup games\u003c/a> here several nights a week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of bike polo players are kind of renegade,” he said, “so we’re usually trying to steal a tennis court or a basketball court and it’s hard to find time. 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[I’ve made] friendships with people that I’ll hang out with for a long time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So should we expect to see our question asker, Cliff Bargar, pedaling into a game any time soon?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I find this a lot more interesting than horse polo, to be honest,” he said, “[but] I’m not sure yet if I’ll be back with my own bike … but I’ll definitely consider it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriousquestion]\u003c/p>\n\n",
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For instance, in horse polo, players aren’t allowed to cut someone off who has the ball because it would be dangerous for both the rider and the horse. But that’s fair game in bike polo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The players even wear hockey or lacrosse gloves to protect their hands, in addition to other protective gear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most of us have a real job that would not like us to break our fingers, so protecting your hands is probably the most important aspect of it,” Upmeyer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bike polo has its \u003ca href=\"http://www.cnkbikepolo.com/History-of-Bike-Polo.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">origins\u003c/a> as a grass sport founded in Ireland in the late 19th century. In 1908, it was featured as an exhibition sport in the London Olympics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hardcourt bike polo, like what’s played in Dolores Park, got its start in Seattle in the late 20th century and quickly spread. 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"title": "Highlights of the Pyeongchang Olympics Closing Ceremony, in Photos",
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"content": "\u003cp>The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics concluded Sunday evening in South Korea. The closing ceremony saw fewer athletes than the opening event 17 days ago — some Olympians have already gone home — but didn’t stint on pageantry, K-pop and expressions of hope for peace between the two Koreas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ivanka Trump, daughter of the U.S. president, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in sat near a visiting North Korean general, Kim Yong Chol, believed to be a former spy chief, whose delegation had earlier been met with a sit-in by conservative South Korean lawmakers near the border crossing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11652161\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924018072_custom-04864a8329e8214955f364fafb81b058354879b1-800x572.jpg\" alt=\"South Korea's President Moon Jae-in (left), his wife Kim Jung-sook (second left), Ivanka Trump (second right) and North Korean Gen. Kim Yong Chol (back right) attend the closing ceremony.\" width=\"800\" height=\"572\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11652161\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924018072_custom-04864a8329e8214955f364fafb81b058354879b1-800x572.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924018072_custom-04864a8329e8214955f364fafb81b058354879b1-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924018072_custom-04864a8329e8214955f364fafb81b058354879b1-1020x729.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924018072_custom-04864a8329e8214955f364fafb81b058354879b1-1920x1373.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924018072_custom-04864a8329e8214955f364fafb81b058354879b1-1180x844.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924018072_custom-04864a8329e8214955f364fafb81b058354879b1-960x686.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924018072_custom-04864a8329e8214955f364fafb81b058354879b1-240x172.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924018072_custom-04864a8329e8214955f364fafb81b058354879b1-375x268.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924018072_custom-04864a8329e8214955f364fafb81b058354879b1-520x372.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in (left), his wife Kim Jung-sook (second left), Ivanka Trump (second right) and North Korean Gen. Kim Yong Chol (back right) attend the closing ceremony. \u003ccite>(Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Although parting is sad, we will remember Pyeongchang with beautiful memories. Athletes, you are true champions,” said Lee Hee-beom, the Pyeongchang Olympics organizing committee president. “The seed of peace you have planted here in Pyeongchang will grow as a big tree in the not-distant future. The hope and aspirations of South and North Korean athletes together with cheerleaders will definitely serve as a cornerstone of the unification of the Korean Peninsula.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thomas Bach, the head of the International Olympic Committee, said North and South Korea “have shown how sport brings people together in our very fragile world. You have shown how sport builds bridges.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the Olympic flame extinguished in Pyeongchang, the torch has been passed to Beijing. In 2022, the Chinese capital will host the next Winter Games. In the meantime, we have the Summer Olympics to look forward to in Tokyo in 2020. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11652162\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/dandeliondone-8e3c40e242cd19a166fb4509cb55e0dafc90a0cf-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Dancers perform during the closing ceremony.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11652162\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/dandeliondone-8e3c40e242cd19a166fb4509cb55e0dafc90a0cf-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/dandeliondone-8e3c40e242cd19a166fb4509cb55e0dafc90a0cf-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/dandeliondone-8e3c40e242cd19a166fb4509cb55e0dafc90a0cf-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/dandeliondone-8e3c40e242cd19a166fb4509cb55e0dafc90a0cf-1180x884.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/dandeliondone-8e3c40e242cd19a166fb4509cb55e0dafc90a0cf-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/dandeliondone-8e3c40e242cd19a166fb4509cb55e0dafc90a0cf-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/dandeliondone-8e3c40e242cd19a166fb4509cb55e0dafc90a0cf-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/dandeliondone-8e3c40e242cd19a166fb4509cb55e0dafc90a0cf-520x390.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/dandeliondone-8e3c40e242cd19a166fb4509cb55e0dafc90a0cf.jpg 1745w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dancers perform during the closing ceremony.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11652163\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924030148_custom-56125e4e09f8e438b09520ec632a040a4647fab1-800x536.jpg\" alt=\"Figure skaters Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres of France march in the Parade of Athletes.\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11652163\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924030148_custom-56125e4e09f8e438b09520ec632a040a4647fab1-800x536.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924030148_custom-56125e4e09f8e438b09520ec632a040a4647fab1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924030148_custom-56125e4e09f8e438b09520ec632a040a4647fab1-1020x684.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924030148_custom-56125e4e09f8e438b09520ec632a040a4647fab1-1920x1287.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924030148_custom-56125e4e09f8e438b09520ec632a040a4647fab1-1180x791.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924030148_custom-56125e4e09f8e438b09520ec632a040a4647fab1-960x644.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924030148_custom-56125e4e09f8e438b09520ec632a040a4647fab1-240x161.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924030148_custom-56125e4e09f8e438b09520ec632a040a4647fab1-375x251.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924030148_custom-56125e4e09f8e438b09520ec632a040a4647fab1-520x349.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure skaters Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres of France march in the Parade of Athletes.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11652160\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021048_custom-9587b0d04f0cb21e21f269716947ba2f63cc6bad-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Flags are projected on the stands as athletes enter the stadium.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11652160\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021048_custom-9587b0d04f0cb21e21f269716947ba2f63cc6bad-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021048_custom-9587b0d04f0cb21e21f269716947ba2f63cc6bad-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021048_custom-9587b0d04f0cb21e21f269716947ba2f63cc6bad-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021048_custom-9587b0d04f0cb21e21f269716947ba2f63cc6bad-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021048_custom-9587b0d04f0cb21e21f269716947ba2f63cc6bad-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021048_custom-9587b0d04f0cb21e21f269716947ba2f63cc6bad-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021048_custom-9587b0d04f0cb21e21f269716947ba2f63cc6bad-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021048_custom-9587b0d04f0cb21e21f269716947ba2f63cc6bad-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021048_custom-9587b0d04f0cb21e21f269716947ba2f63cc6bad-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flags are projected on the stands as athletes enter the stadium.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Francois Xavier-Marit/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11652164\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924046390_custom-b427c37163925c2031201e7355447e7e10bff89a-800x355.jpg\" alt=\"Performers hold LED balls.\" width=\"800\" height=\"355\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11652164\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924046390_custom-b427c37163925c2031201e7355447e7e10bff89a-800x355.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924046390_custom-b427c37163925c2031201e7355447e7e10bff89a-160x71.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924046390_custom-b427c37163925c2031201e7355447e7e10bff89a-1020x453.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924046390_custom-b427c37163925c2031201e7355447e7e10bff89a-1920x853.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924046390_custom-b427c37163925c2031201e7355447e7e10bff89a-1180x524.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924046390_custom-b427c37163925c2031201e7355447e7e10bff89a-960x426.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924046390_custom-b427c37163925c2031201e7355447e7e10bff89a-240x107.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924046390_custom-b427c37163925c2031201e7355447e7e10bff89a-375x167.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924046390_custom-b427c37163925c2031201e7355447e7e10bff89a-520x231.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Performers hold LED balls.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11652167\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044038_custom-d28c00e93e0b33aaa62c3b6291835ccf350f1d96-s1300-c85-800x536.jpg\" alt=\"Tongan cross country skier Pita Taufatofua (left) once again marched bare-chested in frigid temperatures, and met onstage with China's silver medalist snowboarder Liu Jiayu and U.S. gold medalist Lindsey Vonn.\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11652167\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044038_custom-d28c00e93e0b33aaa62c3b6291835ccf350f1d96-s1300-c85-800x536.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044038_custom-d28c00e93e0b33aaa62c3b6291835ccf350f1d96-s1300-c85-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044038_custom-d28c00e93e0b33aaa62c3b6291835ccf350f1d96-s1300-c85-1020x683.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044038_custom-d28c00e93e0b33aaa62c3b6291835ccf350f1d96-s1300-c85-1180x791.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044038_custom-d28c00e93e0b33aaa62c3b6291835ccf350f1d96-s1300-c85-960x643.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044038_custom-d28c00e93e0b33aaa62c3b6291835ccf350f1d96-s1300-c85-240x161.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044038_custom-d28c00e93e0b33aaa62c3b6291835ccf350f1d96-s1300-c85-375x251.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044038_custom-d28c00e93e0b33aaa62c3b6291835ccf350f1d96-s1300-c85-520x348.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044038_custom-d28c00e93e0b33aaa62c3b6291835ccf350f1d96-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tongan cross country skier Pita Taufatofua (left) once again marched bare-chested in frigid temperatures, and met onstage with China’s silver medalist snowboarder Liu Jiayu and U.S. gold medalist Lindsey Vonn.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11652169\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044518_custom-d4b502bdf34a2aeb56ba3fe59aa8dce8ab1b4890-s1300-c85-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Fireworks are set off.\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11652169\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044518_custom-d4b502bdf34a2aeb56ba3fe59aa8dce8ab1b4890-s1300-c85-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044518_custom-d4b502bdf34a2aeb56ba3fe59aa8dce8ab1b4890-s1300-c85-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044518_custom-d4b502bdf34a2aeb56ba3fe59aa8dce8ab1b4890-s1300-c85-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044518_custom-d4b502bdf34a2aeb56ba3fe59aa8dce8ab1b4890-s1300-c85-1180x789.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044518_custom-d4b502bdf34a2aeb56ba3fe59aa8dce8ab1b4890-s1300-c85-960x642.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044518_custom-d4b502bdf34a2aeb56ba3fe59aa8dce8ab1b4890-s1300-c85-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044518_custom-d4b502bdf34a2aeb56ba3fe59aa8dce8ab1b4890-s1300-c85-375x251.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044518_custom-d4b502bdf34a2aeb56ba3fe59aa8dce8ab1b4890-s1300-c85-520x348.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044518_custom-d4b502bdf34a2aeb56ba3fe59aa8dce8ab1b4890-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fireworks are set off.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Francois Xavier-Marit/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11652170\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021304_custom-def647d91141d430211c5118f87ca13fa2efe34a-s1300-c85-800x538.jpg\" alt=\"Four-time Olympian Arianna Fontana of Italy, celebrating in the Parade of Athletes, won gold, silver and bronze in Pyeongchang.\" width=\"800\" height=\"538\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11652170\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021304_custom-def647d91141d430211c5118f87ca13fa2efe34a-s1300-c85-800x538.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021304_custom-def647d91141d430211c5118f87ca13fa2efe34a-s1300-c85-160x108.jpg 160w, 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https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021304_custom-def647d91141d430211c5118f87ca13fa2efe34a-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Four-time Olympian Arianna Fontana of Italy, celebrating in the Parade of Athletes, won gold, silver and bronze in Pyeongchang.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(David Ramos/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11652171\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924051748_custom-09a34b90835cf260edea7b882f2a9eed4ce6dfc9-s1300-c85-800x1080.jpg\" alt=\"The Olympic flame is extinguished amid fireworks.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1080\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11652171\" 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics concluded Sunday evening in South Korea. The closing ceremony saw fewer athletes than the opening event 17 days ago — some Olympians have already gone home — but didn’t stint on pageantry, K-pop and expressions of hope for peace between the two Koreas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ivanka Trump, daughter of the U.S. president, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in sat near a visiting North Korean general, Kim Yong Chol, believed to be a former spy chief, whose delegation had earlier been met with a sit-in by conservative South Korean lawmakers near the border crossing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11652161\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924018072_custom-04864a8329e8214955f364fafb81b058354879b1-800x572.jpg\" alt=\"South Korea's President Moon Jae-in (left), his wife Kim Jung-sook (second left), Ivanka Trump (second right) and North Korean Gen. Kim Yong Chol (back right) attend the closing ceremony.\" width=\"800\" height=\"572\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11652161\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924018072_custom-04864a8329e8214955f364fafb81b058354879b1-800x572.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924018072_custom-04864a8329e8214955f364fafb81b058354879b1-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924018072_custom-04864a8329e8214955f364fafb81b058354879b1-1020x729.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924018072_custom-04864a8329e8214955f364fafb81b058354879b1-1920x1373.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924018072_custom-04864a8329e8214955f364fafb81b058354879b1-1180x844.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924018072_custom-04864a8329e8214955f364fafb81b058354879b1-960x686.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924018072_custom-04864a8329e8214955f364fafb81b058354879b1-240x172.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924018072_custom-04864a8329e8214955f364fafb81b058354879b1-375x268.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924018072_custom-04864a8329e8214955f364fafb81b058354879b1-520x372.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in (left), his wife Kim Jung-sook (second left), Ivanka Trump (second right) and North Korean Gen. Kim Yong Chol (back right) attend the closing ceremony. \u003ccite>(Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Although parting is sad, we will remember Pyeongchang with beautiful memories. Athletes, you are true champions,” said Lee Hee-beom, the Pyeongchang Olympics organizing committee president. “The seed of peace you have planted here in Pyeongchang will grow as a big tree in the not-distant future. The hope and aspirations of South and North Korean athletes together with cheerleaders will definitely serve as a cornerstone of the unification of the Korean Peninsula.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thomas Bach, the head of the International Olympic Committee, said North and South Korea “have shown how sport brings people together in our very fragile world. You have shown how sport builds bridges.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the Olympic flame extinguished in Pyeongchang, the torch has been passed to Beijing. In 2022, the Chinese capital will host the next Winter Games. In the meantime, we have the Summer Olympics to look forward to in Tokyo in 2020. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11652162\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/dandeliondone-8e3c40e242cd19a166fb4509cb55e0dafc90a0cf-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Dancers perform during the closing ceremony.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11652162\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/dandeliondone-8e3c40e242cd19a166fb4509cb55e0dafc90a0cf-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/dandeliondone-8e3c40e242cd19a166fb4509cb55e0dafc90a0cf-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/dandeliondone-8e3c40e242cd19a166fb4509cb55e0dafc90a0cf-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/dandeliondone-8e3c40e242cd19a166fb4509cb55e0dafc90a0cf-1180x884.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/dandeliondone-8e3c40e242cd19a166fb4509cb55e0dafc90a0cf-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/dandeliondone-8e3c40e242cd19a166fb4509cb55e0dafc90a0cf-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/dandeliondone-8e3c40e242cd19a166fb4509cb55e0dafc90a0cf-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/dandeliondone-8e3c40e242cd19a166fb4509cb55e0dafc90a0cf-520x390.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/dandeliondone-8e3c40e242cd19a166fb4509cb55e0dafc90a0cf.jpg 1745w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dancers perform during the closing ceremony.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11652163\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924030148_custom-56125e4e09f8e438b09520ec632a040a4647fab1-800x536.jpg\" alt=\"Figure skaters Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres of France march in the Parade of Athletes.\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11652163\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924030148_custom-56125e4e09f8e438b09520ec632a040a4647fab1-800x536.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924030148_custom-56125e4e09f8e438b09520ec632a040a4647fab1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924030148_custom-56125e4e09f8e438b09520ec632a040a4647fab1-1020x684.jpg 1020w, 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Cipres of France march in the Parade of Athletes.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11652160\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021048_custom-9587b0d04f0cb21e21f269716947ba2f63cc6bad-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Flags are projected on the stands as athletes enter the stadium.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11652160\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021048_custom-9587b0d04f0cb21e21f269716947ba2f63cc6bad-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021048_custom-9587b0d04f0cb21e21f269716947ba2f63cc6bad-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021048_custom-9587b0d04f0cb21e21f269716947ba2f63cc6bad-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021048_custom-9587b0d04f0cb21e21f269716947ba2f63cc6bad-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021048_custom-9587b0d04f0cb21e21f269716947ba2f63cc6bad-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021048_custom-9587b0d04f0cb21e21f269716947ba2f63cc6bad-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021048_custom-9587b0d04f0cb21e21f269716947ba2f63cc6bad-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021048_custom-9587b0d04f0cb21e21f269716947ba2f63cc6bad-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021048_custom-9587b0d04f0cb21e21f269716947ba2f63cc6bad-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flags are projected on the stands as athletes enter the stadium.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Francois Xavier-Marit/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11652164\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924046390_custom-b427c37163925c2031201e7355447e7e10bff89a-800x355.jpg\" alt=\"Performers hold LED balls.\" width=\"800\" height=\"355\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11652164\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924046390_custom-b427c37163925c2031201e7355447e7e10bff89a-800x355.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924046390_custom-b427c37163925c2031201e7355447e7e10bff89a-160x71.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924046390_custom-b427c37163925c2031201e7355447e7e10bff89a-1020x453.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924046390_custom-b427c37163925c2031201e7355447e7e10bff89a-1920x853.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924046390_custom-b427c37163925c2031201e7355447e7e10bff89a-1180x524.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924046390_custom-b427c37163925c2031201e7355447e7e10bff89a-960x426.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924046390_custom-b427c37163925c2031201e7355447e7e10bff89a-240x107.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924046390_custom-b427c37163925c2031201e7355447e7e10bff89a-375x167.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924046390_custom-b427c37163925c2031201e7355447e7e10bff89a-520x231.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Performers hold LED balls.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11652167\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044038_custom-d28c00e93e0b33aaa62c3b6291835ccf350f1d96-s1300-c85-800x536.jpg\" alt=\"Tongan cross country skier Pita Taufatofua (left) once again marched bare-chested in frigid temperatures, and met onstage with China's silver medalist snowboarder Liu Jiayu and U.S. gold medalist Lindsey Vonn.\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11652167\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044038_custom-d28c00e93e0b33aaa62c3b6291835ccf350f1d96-s1300-c85-800x536.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044038_custom-d28c00e93e0b33aaa62c3b6291835ccf350f1d96-s1300-c85-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044038_custom-d28c00e93e0b33aaa62c3b6291835ccf350f1d96-s1300-c85-1020x683.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044038_custom-d28c00e93e0b33aaa62c3b6291835ccf350f1d96-s1300-c85-1180x791.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044038_custom-d28c00e93e0b33aaa62c3b6291835ccf350f1d96-s1300-c85-960x643.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044038_custom-d28c00e93e0b33aaa62c3b6291835ccf350f1d96-s1300-c85-240x161.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044038_custom-d28c00e93e0b33aaa62c3b6291835ccf350f1d96-s1300-c85-375x251.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044038_custom-d28c00e93e0b33aaa62c3b6291835ccf350f1d96-s1300-c85-520x348.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044038_custom-d28c00e93e0b33aaa62c3b6291835ccf350f1d96-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tongan cross country skier Pita Taufatofua (left) once again marched bare-chested in frigid temperatures, and met onstage with China’s silver medalist snowboarder Liu Jiayu and U.S. gold medalist Lindsey Vonn.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11652169\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044518_custom-d4b502bdf34a2aeb56ba3fe59aa8dce8ab1b4890-s1300-c85-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Fireworks are set off.\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11652169\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044518_custom-d4b502bdf34a2aeb56ba3fe59aa8dce8ab1b4890-s1300-c85-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044518_custom-d4b502bdf34a2aeb56ba3fe59aa8dce8ab1b4890-s1300-c85-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044518_custom-d4b502bdf34a2aeb56ba3fe59aa8dce8ab1b4890-s1300-c85-1020x682.jpg 1020w, 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class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fireworks are set off.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Francois Xavier-Marit/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11652170\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021304_custom-def647d91141d430211c5118f87ca13fa2efe34a-s1300-c85-800x538.jpg\" alt=\"Four-time Olympian Arianna Fontana of Italy, celebrating in the Parade of Athletes, won gold, silver and bronze in Pyeongchang.\" width=\"800\" height=\"538\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11652170\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021304_custom-def647d91141d430211c5118f87ca13fa2efe34a-s1300-c85-800x538.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021304_custom-def647d91141d430211c5118f87ca13fa2efe34a-s1300-c85-160x108.jpg 160w, 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https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924021304_custom-def647d91141d430211c5118f87ca13fa2efe34a-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Four-time Olympian Arianna Fontana of Italy, celebrating in the Parade of Athletes, won gold, silver and bronze in Pyeongchang.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(David Ramos/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11652171\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924051748_custom-09a34b90835cf260edea7b882f2a9eed4ce6dfc9-s1300-c85-800x1080.jpg\" alt=\"The Olympic flame is extinguished amid fireworks.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1080\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11652171\" 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src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924053398_custom-e7b6555b4162dc71836cb8fa4535f164d101b72f-s1300-c85-800x539.jpg\" alt=\"France's biathlon champion Martin Fourcade (center), who won three gold medals in Pyeongchang, poses for a selfie with athletes and volunteers during the closing ceremony.\" width=\"800\" height=\"539\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11652173\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924053398_custom-e7b6555b4162dc71836cb8fa4535f164d101b72f-s1300-c85-800x539.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924053398_custom-e7b6555b4162dc71836cb8fa4535f164d101b72f-s1300-c85-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924053398_custom-e7b6555b4162dc71836cb8fa4535f164d101b72f-s1300-c85-1020x687.jpg 1020w, 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https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044574_custom-6748f71028433b0f6a70b6e4de78ba1ee71ba2de-s1300-c85-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044574_custom-6748f71028433b0f6a70b6e4de78ba1ee71ba2de-s1300-c85-1020x687.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044574_custom-6748f71028433b0f6a70b6e4de78ba1ee71ba2de-s1300-c85-1180x794.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044574_custom-6748f71028433b0f6a70b6e4de78ba1ee71ba2de-s1300-c85-960x646.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044574_custom-6748f71028433b0f6a70b6e4de78ba1ee71ba2de-s1300-c85-240x162.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-924044574_custom-6748f71028433b0f6a70b6e4de78ba1ee71ba2de-s1300-c85-375x252.jpg 375w, 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"content": "\u003cp>Every four years, the world falls in love with figure skating. It doesn’t matter if we know any of the athletes or what a \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salchow_jump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salchow\u003c/a> is. The skaters’ sequins blind us and their spins make us dizzy. We simply cannot get enough of Olympic figure skating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the 2018 Olympic Games come to an end in Pyeongchang, a different group of skaters, across the ocean in Oakland, dreams of taking home their own gold this weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/IceSymmetrics/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IceSymmetrics\u003c/a> are a synchronized ice skating team. They practice at the Oakland Ice Rink before the sun rises, wearing matching black IceSymmetrics hoodies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11651574\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11651574\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29389_IMG_5105-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29389_IMG_5105-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29389_IMG_5105-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29389_IMG_5105-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29389_IMG_5105-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29389_IMG_5105-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29389_IMG_5105-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29389_IMG_5105-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29389_IMG_5105-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29389_IMG_5105-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robyn Fernsworth (second from right) owns a public relations company. She has been skating with the IceSymmetrics for two years. \u003ccite>(Bianca Taylor/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During a break, one skater glides to the side of the rink to grab her water bottle. Her brown hair is pulled into a sleek ponytail, and she’s wearing a black fleece headband. She looks like a pro.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Robyn Fernsworth is not a professional ice skater; she does public relations for technology companies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the team, there’s also a lawyer, a real estate agent, a human resources rep and a teacher. See, most Olympic figure skaters peak in their 20s. But one of the rules of the IceSymmetrics is you can’t be under 25 to join.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may have never heard of synchronized ice skating, but it’s a big deal. The sport draws 5,000 skaters nationwide to compete each year. This year the IceSymmetrics beat their Denver rivals to become the West Coast champs for their age group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlDJbw6oiQk\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now they’re gearing up for nationals. As Elvis Presley music echoes through the empty bleachers, the IceSymmetrics run through their routine again and again, trying to make sure every leg kick and finger point of their 3½-minute performance is completely in sync.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11651576\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11651576\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29330_alt_692.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29330_alt_692.jpg 480w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29330_alt_692-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29330_alt_692-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29330_alt_692-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The IceSymmetrics took home the gold medal at Pacific Coast sectionals in January. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Robyn Fernsworth)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We have to do all of our steps together at the same time on the same beat,” explains Fernsworth. “It’s not easy because sometimes people might count a little faster, so we’re kind of counting and listening to the music at the same time. And breathing!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I can barely stand on ice skates, so the idea of skating in sync with 13 other people sounds impossible. But for Fernsworth, ice skating is like second nature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When she was 9 years old, she started skating at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.snoopyshomeice.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charles Schulz rink\u003c/a> in Santa Rosa, a 10-minute drive from her house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just always loved being on the ice. It’s so smooth, gliding. And it’s thrilling because you’re going fast,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11651622\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11651622\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29520_IMG_3190-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29520_IMG_3190-qut.jpg 480w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29520_IMG_3190-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29520_IMG_3190-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29520_IMG_3190-qut-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robyn Fernsworth, age 9. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Robyn Fernsworth)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11651623\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11651623\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29519_IMG_3191-qut-800x1006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29519_IMG_3191-qut-800x1006.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29519_IMG_3191-qut-160x201.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29519_IMG_3191-qut-1020x1283.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29519_IMG_3191-qut-1180x1484.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29519_IMG_3191-qut-960x1208.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29519_IMG_3191-qut-240x302.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29519_IMG_3191-qut-375x472.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29519_IMG_3191-qut-520x654.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29519_IMG_3191-qut.jpg 1628w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robyn Fernsworth, age 15. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Robyn Fernsworth)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Fernsworth is 46 years old now. She skated competitively until she was 19. And then she made the choice that a lot of young athletes have to make.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I left to go to college and have a career and have a family,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But she always kept her ice skates in her closet, until a few years ago, when a friend encouraged her to try out for a Masters team, for skaters 25 and older.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fernsworth says her muscle memory is strong, but all those loops and Axels have taken a toll on her body.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Spinning is fine, but I get dizzy. So these are things that happen when you’re an older ice skater,” she says. “I was like, ‘OK, I can’t get myself off the ground as easily.’ And when I spin I’m like, ‘Whoa!’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This weekend, when the IceSymmetrics travel to \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/IceSymmetrics/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portland, Oregon,\u003c/a> for the national championships, they’ll be facing some tough competition from Midwest and East Coast teams. But medal or no medal, Fernsworth has already reaped the rewards of getting back into skating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As an adult and as a parent, and [with] your job, you know you’re so stressed working,” she says. “So it’s great to have an outlet where you can work out your mind, work out your body, and just do something for yourself.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11651578\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11651578\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/IceSymmtrics-800x802.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"802\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/IceSymmtrics-800x802.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/IceSymmtrics-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/IceSymmtrics-240x241.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/IceSymmtrics-375x376.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/IceSymmtrics-520x521.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/IceSymmtrics-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/IceSymmtrics-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/IceSymmtrics-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/IceSymmtrics-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/IceSymmtrics-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/IceSymmtrics-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/IceSymmtrics.jpg 958w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The IceSymmetrics celebrate after winning Pacific Coast sectionals. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Robyn Fernsworth)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Toward the end of practice, a pair of skaters works on a tricky move for the finale. One woman squats, spinning and holding onto the forearms of another woman who is spinning on her back, just inches above the ice. I looked this move up. It’s actually called a \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_spiral_(figure_skating)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">death spiral\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And these skaters — these lawyers, teachers, parents — they nail it. They wake up before dawn to do something that is so hard, that so many of us watch on TV but never dream of trying in real life. No one’s paying them to do it. Their knees hurt and they’re tired, and they love it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that’s pretty Olympic.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Every four years, the world falls in love with figure skating. It doesn’t matter if we know any of the athletes or what a \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salchow_jump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salchow\u003c/a> is. The skaters’ sequins blind us and their spins make us dizzy. We simply cannot get enough of Olympic figure skating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the 2018 Olympic Games come to an end in Pyeongchang, a different group of skaters, across the ocean in Oakland, dreams of taking home their own gold this weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/IceSymmetrics/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IceSymmetrics\u003c/a> are a synchronized ice skating team. They practice at the Oakland Ice Rink before the sun rises, wearing matching black IceSymmetrics hoodies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11651574\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11651574\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29389_IMG_5105-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29389_IMG_5105-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29389_IMG_5105-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29389_IMG_5105-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29389_IMG_5105-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29389_IMG_5105-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29389_IMG_5105-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29389_IMG_5105-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29389_IMG_5105-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29389_IMG_5105-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robyn Fernsworth (second from right) owns a public relations company. She has been skating with the IceSymmetrics for two years. \u003ccite>(Bianca Taylor/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During a break, one skater glides to the side of the rink to grab her water bottle. Her brown hair is pulled into a sleek ponytail, and she’s wearing a black fleece headband. She looks like a pro.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Robyn Fernsworth is not a professional ice skater; she does public relations for technology companies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the team, there’s also a lawyer, a real estate agent, a human resources rep and a teacher. See, most Olympic figure skaters peak in their 20s. But one of the rules of the IceSymmetrics is you can’t be under 25 to join.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may have never heard of synchronized ice skating, but it’s a big deal. The sport draws 5,000 skaters nationwide to compete each year. This year the IceSymmetrics beat their Denver rivals to become the West Coast champs for their age group.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/AlDJbw6oiQk'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/AlDJbw6oiQk'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Now they’re gearing up for nationals. As Elvis Presley music echoes through the empty bleachers, the IceSymmetrics run through their routine again and again, trying to make sure every leg kick and finger point of their 3½-minute performance is completely in sync.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11651576\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11651576\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29330_alt_692.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29330_alt_692.jpg 480w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29330_alt_692-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29330_alt_692-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29330_alt_692-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The IceSymmetrics took home the gold medal at Pacific Coast sectionals in January. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Robyn Fernsworth)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We have to do all of our steps together at the same time on the same beat,” explains Fernsworth. “It’s not easy because sometimes people might count a little faster, so we’re kind of counting and listening to the music at the same time. And breathing!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I can barely stand on ice skates, so the idea of skating in sync with 13 other people sounds impossible. But for Fernsworth, ice skating is like second nature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When she was 9 years old, she started skating at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.snoopyshomeice.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charles Schulz rink\u003c/a> in Santa Rosa, a 10-minute drive from her house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just always loved being on the ice. It’s so smooth, gliding. And it’s thrilling because you’re going fast,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11651622\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11651622\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29520_IMG_3190-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29520_IMG_3190-qut.jpg 480w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29520_IMG_3190-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29520_IMG_3190-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29520_IMG_3190-qut-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robyn Fernsworth, age 9. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Robyn Fernsworth)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11651623\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11651623\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29519_IMG_3191-qut-800x1006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29519_IMG_3191-qut-800x1006.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29519_IMG_3191-qut-160x201.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29519_IMG_3191-qut-1020x1283.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29519_IMG_3191-qut-1180x1484.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29519_IMG_3191-qut-960x1208.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29519_IMG_3191-qut-240x302.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29519_IMG_3191-qut-375x472.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29519_IMG_3191-qut-520x654.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29519_IMG_3191-qut.jpg 1628w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robyn Fernsworth, age 15. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Robyn Fernsworth)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Fernsworth is 46 years old now. She skated competitively until she was 19. And then she made the choice that a lot of young athletes have to make.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I left to go to college and have a career and have a family,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But she always kept her ice skates in her closet, until a few years ago, when a friend encouraged her to try out for a Masters team, for skaters 25 and older.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fernsworth says her muscle memory is strong, but all those loops and Axels have taken a toll on her body.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Spinning is fine, but I get dizzy. So these are things that happen when you’re an older ice skater,” she says. “I was like, ‘OK, I can’t get myself off the ground as easily.’ And when I spin I’m like, ‘Whoa!’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This weekend, when the IceSymmetrics travel to \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/IceSymmetrics/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portland, Oregon,\u003c/a> for the national championships, they’ll be facing some tough competition from Midwest and East Coast teams. 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Beyond that, the two have no relation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/Karebearsk8/status/961473036539998209\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chen, a Fremont native who trains in Riverside, has earned the nickname the “Quiet Assassin.” In her personal life, she’s soft-spoken and shy but on the ice she transforms into a powerhouse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chen won gold at the U.S. National Championship in San Jose in 2017, but it didn’t come easy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She was battling a virus the day before the competition, and skating was “pretty brutal,” she told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11651006\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11651006\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/chen2.jpg\" alt=\"Karen Chen competes in the Ladies Short Program during the 2018 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the SAP Center on January 3, 2018 in San Jose, California.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/chen2.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/chen2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/chen2-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/chen2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/chen2-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/chen2-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/chen2-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/chen2-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karen Chen competes in the Ladies Short Program during the 2018 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the SAP Center on January 3, 2018 in San Jose, California. \u003ccite>(Matthew Stockman/GETTY IMAGES)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I just stayed really focused,” Chen said. “I just thought that this is the moment that means the most to me. I’m not gonna let this little virus win. I have to fight. I have to win. I’m going to do this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”hJW8XIMoAvXnNvwXpHWDVU4SNRGWknAE”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In these Winter Games, some of Chen’s stiffest competition will likely come from her teammate Mirai Nagasu, who last week became the \u003ca href=\"https://www.scpr.org/news/2018/02/12/80714/with-nagasu-and-rippon-wowing-crowd-us-figure-skat/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first American woman to land a triple axel\u003c/a> in Olympic competition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I truly look up to Mirai Nagasu,” Chen told KQED. “I remember when she made the team in 2010. And I was watching TV, and I was her biggest fan. I cheered her on, and I told all my friends that she was gonna get a medal at the Olympics. I believed in her so much. 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"content": "\u003cp>By the time the first week wrapped up at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the powerful, icy winds that earlier disrupted or delayed competition had largely calmed. Norway’s team led in medals, with 19, and Germany won more gold — nine medals — in the first week than any other country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The U.S., meanwhile, earned eight medals by Friday, including five gold. Snowboarder Redmond “Red” Gerard, a 17-year-old who overslept on the day of his event and had to borrow a too-big jacket after he couldn’t find his own, clinched Team USA’s first gold medal last Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>North Korean figure skaters made their Olympic debut; a Tongan cross-country skier crossed the finish line after only three months of experience on snow. U.S. and Canadian women’s hockey teams scuffled. Every day, there was curling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here is a look at some of the athletes, competition and other highlights of the past week in Pyeongchang. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11650810\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917171378_custom-3c5eafc2dcaeadf97bd3051f265d64e57b1735f5-s1300-c85-800x511.jpg\" alt=\"Mirai Nagasu of the United States exults after landing a triple axel during the team figure skating event. Nagasu is the first American woman to successfully complete the jump at the Olympics.\" width=\"800\" height=\"511\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11650810\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917171378_custom-3c5eafc2dcaeadf97bd3051f265d64e57b1735f5-s1300-c85-800x511.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917171378_custom-3c5eafc2dcaeadf97bd3051f265d64e57b1735f5-s1300-c85-160x102.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917171378_custom-3c5eafc2dcaeadf97bd3051f265d64e57b1735f5-s1300-c85-1020x651.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917171378_custom-3c5eafc2dcaeadf97bd3051f265d64e57b1735f5-s1300-c85-1180x753.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917171378_custom-3c5eafc2dcaeadf97bd3051f265d64e57b1735f5-s1300-c85-960x613.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917171378_custom-3c5eafc2dcaeadf97bd3051f265d64e57b1735f5-s1300-c85-240x153.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917171378_custom-3c5eafc2dcaeadf97bd3051f265d64e57b1735f5-s1300-c85-375x239.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917171378_custom-3c5eafc2dcaeadf97bd3051f265d64e57b1735f5-s1300-c85-520x332.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917171378_custom-3c5eafc2dcaeadf97bd3051f265d64e57b1735f5-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mirai Nagasu of the United States exults after landing a triple axel during the team figure skating event. Nagasu is the first American woman to successfully complete the jump at the Olympics.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Xin Li/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11650786\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918510296_custom-a6c7edc9fe333d39dc8f8ec65658767c10d394bb-800x541.jpg\" alt=\"Team USA's Mikaela Shiffrin kisses her gold medal on the podium during the medal ceremony for the women's alpine skiing giant slalom.\" width=\"800\" height=\"541\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11650786\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918510296_custom-a6c7edc9fe333d39dc8f8ec65658767c10d394bb-800x541.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918510296_custom-a6c7edc9fe333d39dc8f8ec65658767c10d394bb-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918510296_custom-a6c7edc9fe333d39dc8f8ec65658767c10d394bb-1020x689.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918510296_custom-a6c7edc9fe333d39dc8f8ec65658767c10d394bb-1920x1297.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918510296_custom-a6c7edc9fe333d39dc8f8ec65658767c10d394bb-1180x797.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918510296_custom-a6c7edc9fe333d39dc8f8ec65658767c10d394bb-960x649.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918510296_custom-a6c7edc9fe333d39dc8f8ec65658767c10d394bb-240x162.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918510296_custom-a6c7edc9fe333d39dc8f8ec65658767c10d394bb-375x253.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918510296_custom-a6c7edc9fe333d39dc8f8ec65658767c10d394bb-520x351.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Team USA’s Mikaela Shiffrin kisses her gold medal on the podium during the medal ceremony for the women’s alpine skiing giant slalom.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11650811\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917693978-edit_custom-9dd0bfd2500e24d85c6af0ab1cd91ccda04109d3-s1300-c85-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. speedskater Maame Biney, 18, competes in the 500-meter quarterfinal on Tuesday.\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11650811\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917693978-edit_custom-9dd0bfd2500e24d85c6af0ab1cd91ccda04109d3-s1300-c85-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917693978-edit_custom-9dd0bfd2500e24d85c6af0ab1cd91ccda04109d3-s1300-c85-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917693978-edit_custom-9dd0bfd2500e24d85c6af0ab1cd91ccda04109d3-s1300-c85-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917693978-edit_custom-9dd0bfd2500e24d85c6af0ab1cd91ccda04109d3-s1300-c85-1180x785.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917693978-edit_custom-9dd0bfd2500e24d85c6af0ab1cd91ccda04109d3-s1300-c85-960x639.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917693978-edit_custom-9dd0bfd2500e24d85c6af0ab1cd91ccda04109d3-s1300-c85-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917693978-edit_custom-9dd0bfd2500e24d85c6af0ab1cd91ccda04109d3-s1300-c85-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917693978-edit_custom-9dd0bfd2500e24d85c6af0ab1cd91ccda04109d3-s1300-c85-520x346.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917693978-edit_custom-9dd0bfd2500e24d85c6af0ab1cd91ccda04109d3-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. speedskater Maame Biney, 18, competes in the 500-meter quarterfinal on Tuesday.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Harry How/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11650812\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918819628_custom-f3f6316905784003b4d5b87ad830c8c577d42e96-s1300-c85-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"Team USA's Adam Rippon competes in the men's short program on Friday.\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11650812\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918819628_custom-f3f6316905784003b4d5b87ad830c8c577d42e96-s1300-c85-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918819628_custom-f3f6316905784003b4d5b87ad830c8c577d42e96-s1300-c85-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918819628_custom-f3f6316905784003b4d5b87ad830c8c577d42e96-s1300-c85-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918819628_custom-f3f6316905784003b4d5b87ad830c8c577d42e96-s1300-c85-1180x785.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918819628_custom-f3f6316905784003b4d5b87ad830c8c577d42e96-s1300-c85-960x639.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918819628_custom-f3f6316905784003b4d5b87ad830c8c577d42e96-s1300-c85-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918819628_custom-f3f6316905784003b4d5b87ad830c8c577d42e96-s1300-c85-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918819628_custom-f3f6316905784003b4d5b87ad830c8c577d42e96-s1300-c85-520x346.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918819628_custom-f3f6316905784003b4d5b87ad830c8c577d42e96-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Team USA’s Adam Rippon competes in the men’s short program on Friday.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11650788\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916472766_custom-ac5747633b8bfff669e747b8ccfdc19406eed01b-800x537.jpg\" alt=\"A child watches the men's luge singles Run 1.\" width=\"800\" height=\"537\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11650788\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916472766_custom-ac5747633b8bfff669e747b8ccfdc19406eed01b-800x537.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916472766_custom-ac5747633b8bfff669e747b8ccfdc19406eed01b-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916472766_custom-ac5747633b8bfff669e747b8ccfdc19406eed01b-1020x684.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916472766_custom-ac5747633b8bfff669e747b8ccfdc19406eed01b-1920x1288.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916472766_custom-ac5747633b8bfff669e747b8ccfdc19406eed01b-1180x792.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916472766_custom-ac5747633b8bfff669e747b8ccfdc19406eed01b-960x644.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916472766_custom-ac5747633b8bfff669e747b8ccfdc19406eed01b-240x161.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916472766_custom-ac5747633b8bfff669e747b8ccfdc19406eed01b-375x252.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916472766_custom-ac5747633b8bfff669e747b8ccfdc19406eed01b-520x349.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A child watches the men’s luge singles Run 1.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11650813\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916765790_custom-170f50774b4b521dc6b77ba7082b19f0e8a949b1-s1300-c85-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"Seventeen-year-old Red Gerard (right), the first Team USA gold medalist of the Pyeongchang Games, gives Canadian silver medalist Max Parrot a high-five during the victory ceremony for men's snowboard slopestyle.\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11650813\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916765790_custom-170f50774b4b521dc6b77ba7082b19f0e8a949b1-s1300-c85-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916765790_custom-170f50774b4b521dc6b77ba7082b19f0e8a949b1-s1300-c85-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916765790_custom-170f50774b4b521dc6b77ba7082b19f0e8a949b1-s1300-c85-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916765790_custom-170f50774b4b521dc6b77ba7082b19f0e8a949b1-s1300-c85-1180x785.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916765790_custom-170f50774b4b521dc6b77ba7082b19f0e8a949b1-s1300-c85-960x639.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916765790_custom-170f50774b4b521dc6b77ba7082b19f0e8a949b1-s1300-c85-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916765790_custom-170f50774b4b521dc6b77ba7082b19f0e8a949b1-s1300-c85-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916765790_custom-170f50774b4b521dc6b77ba7082b19f0e8a949b1-s1300-c85-520x346.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916765790_custom-170f50774b4b521dc6b77ba7082b19f0e8a949b1-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seventeen-year-old Red Gerard (right), the first Team USA gold medalist of the Pyeongchang Games, gives Canadian silver medalist Max Parrot a high-five during the victory ceremony for men’s snowboard slopestyle.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11650814\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918067536_custom-b06673b57d5070e0768477652875510afb057b33-s1300-c85-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. snowboarder Shaun White wraps himself in the U.S. flag after winning gold in the men's halfpipe. He was later criticized for dragging a flag on the ground.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11650814\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918067536_custom-b06673b57d5070e0768477652875510afb057b33-s1300-c85-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918067536_custom-b06673b57d5070e0768477652875510afb057b33-s1300-c85-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918067536_custom-b06673b57d5070e0768477652875510afb057b33-s1300-c85-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918067536_custom-b06673b57d5070e0768477652875510afb057b33-s1300-c85-1180x788.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918067536_custom-b06673b57d5070e0768477652875510afb057b33-s1300-c85-960x641.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918067536_custom-b06673b57d5070e0768477652875510afb057b33-s1300-c85-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918067536_custom-b06673b57d5070e0768477652875510afb057b33-s1300-c85-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918067536_custom-b06673b57d5070e0768477652875510afb057b33-s1300-c85-520x347.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918067536_custom-b06673b57d5070e0768477652875510afb057b33-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. snowboarder Shaun White wraps himself in the U.S. flag after winning gold in the men’s halfpipe. He was later criticized for dragging a flag on the ground.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(David Ramos/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11650815\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918900418_custom-9e82a8acd05f4c57f035296798125e1d9796172a-s1300-c85-800x537.jpg\" alt=\"Pita Taufatofua of Tonga — who grabbed attention by marching shirtless as his country's flag-bearer in the Olympics opening ceremony — comes in 114th on Friday in the men's cross-country skiing 15-kilometer race. Taufatofua, who had been skiing on snow for only three months, finished ahead of two other skiers.\" width=\"800\" height=\"537\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11650815\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918900418_custom-9e82a8acd05f4c57f035296798125e1d9796172a-s1300-c85-800x537.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918900418_custom-9e82a8acd05f4c57f035296798125e1d9796172a-s1300-c85-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918900418_custom-9e82a8acd05f4c57f035296798125e1d9796172a-s1300-c85-1020x684.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918900418_custom-9e82a8acd05f4c57f035296798125e1d9796172a-s1300-c85-1180x792.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918900418_custom-9e82a8acd05f4c57f035296798125e1d9796172a-s1300-c85-960x644.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918900418_custom-9e82a8acd05f4c57f035296798125e1d9796172a-s1300-c85-240x161.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918900418_custom-9e82a8acd05f4c57f035296798125e1d9796172a-s1300-c85-375x252.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918900418_custom-9e82a8acd05f4c57f035296798125e1d9796172a-s1300-c85-520x349.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918900418_custom-9e82a8acd05f4c57f035296798125e1d9796172a-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pita Taufatofua of Tonga — who grabbed attention by marching shirtless as his country’s flag-bearer in the Olympics opening ceremony — comes in 114th on Friday in the men’s cross-country skiing 15-kilometer race. Taufatofua, who had been skiing on snow for only three months, finished ahead of two other skiers.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Clive Mason/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11650816\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918466754_custom-5b78dbe65ce323778a53e08052274cce6eb54802-s1200-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Akwasi Frimpong, Ghana's first skeleton athlete, prepares for the start of his run in the men's event.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11650816\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918466754_custom-5b78dbe65ce323778a53e08052274cce6eb54802-s1200-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918466754_custom-5b78dbe65ce323778a53e08052274cce6eb54802-s1200-160x107.jpg 160w, 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>By the time the first week wrapped up at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the powerful, icy winds that earlier disrupted or delayed competition had largely calmed. Norway’s team led in medals, with 19, and Germany won more gold — nine medals — in the first week than any other country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The U.S., meanwhile, earned eight medals by Friday, including five gold. Snowboarder Redmond “Red” Gerard, a 17-year-old who overslept on the day of his event and had to borrow a too-big jacket after he couldn’t find his own, clinched Team USA’s first gold medal last Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>North Korean figure skaters made their Olympic debut; a Tongan cross-country skier crossed the finish line after only three months of experience on snow. U.S. and Canadian women’s hockey teams scuffled. Every day, there was curling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here is a look at some of the athletes, competition and other highlights of the past week in Pyeongchang. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11650810\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917171378_custom-3c5eafc2dcaeadf97bd3051f265d64e57b1735f5-s1300-c85-800x511.jpg\" alt=\"Mirai Nagasu of the United States exults after landing a triple axel during the team figure skating event. Nagasu is the first American woman to successfully complete the jump at the Olympics.\" width=\"800\" height=\"511\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11650810\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917171378_custom-3c5eafc2dcaeadf97bd3051f265d64e57b1735f5-s1300-c85-800x511.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917171378_custom-3c5eafc2dcaeadf97bd3051f265d64e57b1735f5-s1300-c85-160x102.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917171378_custom-3c5eafc2dcaeadf97bd3051f265d64e57b1735f5-s1300-c85-1020x651.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917171378_custom-3c5eafc2dcaeadf97bd3051f265d64e57b1735f5-s1300-c85-1180x753.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917171378_custom-3c5eafc2dcaeadf97bd3051f265d64e57b1735f5-s1300-c85-960x613.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917171378_custom-3c5eafc2dcaeadf97bd3051f265d64e57b1735f5-s1300-c85-240x153.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917171378_custom-3c5eafc2dcaeadf97bd3051f265d64e57b1735f5-s1300-c85-375x239.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917171378_custom-3c5eafc2dcaeadf97bd3051f265d64e57b1735f5-s1300-c85-520x332.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917171378_custom-3c5eafc2dcaeadf97bd3051f265d64e57b1735f5-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mirai Nagasu of the United States exults after landing a triple axel during the team figure skating event. Nagasu is the first American woman to successfully complete the jump at the Olympics.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Xin Li/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11650786\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918510296_custom-a6c7edc9fe333d39dc8f8ec65658767c10d394bb-800x541.jpg\" alt=\"Team USA's Mikaela Shiffrin kisses her gold medal on the podium during the medal ceremony for the women's alpine skiing giant slalom.\" width=\"800\" height=\"541\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11650786\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918510296_custom-a6c7edc9fe333d39dc8f8ec65658767c10d394bb-800x541.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918510296_custom-a6c7edc9fe333d39dc8f8ec65658767c10d394bb-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918510296_custom-a6c7edc9fe333d39dc8f8ec65658767c10d394bb-1020x689.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918510296_custom-a6c7edc9fe333d39dc8f8ec65658767c10d394bb-1920x1297.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918510296_custom-a6c7edc9fe333d39dc8f8ec65658767c10d394bb-1180x797.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918510296_custom-a6c7edc9fe333d39dc8f8ec65658767c10d394bb-960x649.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918510296_custom-a6c7edc9fe333d39dc8f8ec65658767c10d394bb-240x162.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918510296_custom-a6c7edc9fe333d39dc8f8ec65658767c10d394bb-375x253.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918510296_custom-a6c7edc9fe333d39dc8f8ec65658767c10d394bb-520x351.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Team USA’s Mikaela Shiffrin kisses her gold medal on the podium during the medal ceremony for the women’s alpine skiing giant slalom.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11650811\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917693978-edit_custom-9dd0bfd2500e24d85c6af0ab1cd91ccda04109d3-s1300-c85-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. speedskater Maame Biney, 18, competes in the 500-meter quarterfinal on Tuesday.\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11650811\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917693978-edit_custom-9dd0bfd2500e24d85c6af0ab1cd91ccda04109d3-s1300-c85-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917693978-edit_custom-9dd0bfd2500e24d85c6af0ab1cd91ccda04109d3-s1300-c85-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917693978-edit_custom-9dd0bfd2500e24d85c6af0ab1cd91ccda04109d3-s1300-c85-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917693978-edit_custom-9dd0bfd2500e24d85c6af0ab1cd91ccda04109d3-s1300-c85-1180x785.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917693978-edit_custom-9dd0bfd2500e24d85c6af0ab1cd91ccda04109d3-s1300-c85-960x639.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917693978-edit_custom-9dd0bfd2500e24d85c6af0ab1cd91ccda04109d3-s1300-c85-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917693978-edit_custom-9dd0bfd2500e24d85c6af0ab1cd91ccda04109d3-s1300-c85-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917693978-edit_custom-9dd0bfd2500e24d85c6af0ab1cd91ccda04109d3-s1300-c85-520x346.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-917693978-edit_custom-9dd0bfd2500e24d85c6af0ab1cd91ccda04109d3-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. speedskater Maame Biney, 18, competes in the 500-meter quarterfinal on Tuesday.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Harry How/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11650812\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918819628_custom-f3f6316905784003b4d5b87ad830c8c577d42e96-s1300-c85-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"Team USA's Adam Rippon competes in the men's short program on Friday.\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11650812\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918819628_custom-f3f6316905784003b4d5b87ad830c8c577d42e96-s1300-c85-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918819628_custom-f3f6316905784003b4d5b87ad830c8c577d42e96-s1300-c85-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918819628_custom-f3f6316905784003b4d5b87ad830c8c577d42e96-s1300-c85-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918819628_custom-f3f6316905784003b4d5b87ad830c8c577d42e96-s1300-c85-1180x785.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918819628_custom-f3f6316905784003b4d5b87ad830c8c577d42e96-s1300-c85-960x639.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918819628_custom-f3f6316905784003b4d5b87ad830c8c577d42e96-s1300-c85-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918819628_custom-f3f6316905784003b4d5b87ad830c8c577d42e96-s1300-c85-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918819628_custom-f3f6316905784003b4d5b87ad830c8c577d42e96-s1300-c85-520x346.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918819628_custom-f3f6316905784003b4d5b87ad830c8c577d42e96-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Team USA’s Adam Rippon competes in the men’s short program on Friday.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11650788\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916472766_custom-ac5747633b8bfff669e747b8ccfdc19406eed01b-800x537.jpg\" alt=\"A child watches the men's luge singles Run 1.\" width=\"800\" height=\"537\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11650788\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916472766_custom-ac5747633b8bfff669e747b8ccfdc19406eed01b-800x537.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916472766_custom-ac5747633b8bfff669e747b8ccfdc19406eed01b-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916472766_custom-ac5747633b8bfff669e747b8ccfdc19406eed01b-1020x684.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916472766_custom-ac5747633b8bfff669e747b8ccfdc19406eed01b-1920x1288.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916472766_custom-ac5747633b8bfff669e747b8ccfdc19406eed01b-1180x792.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916472766_custom-ac5747633b8bfff669e747b8ccfdc19406eed01b-960x644.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916472766_custom-ac5747633b8bfff669e747b8ccfdc19406eed01b-240x161.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916472766_custom-ac5747633b8bfff669e747b8ccfdc19406eed01b-375x252.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916472766_custom-ac5747633b8bfff669e747b8ccfdc19406eed01b-520x349.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A child watches the men’s luge singles Run 1.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11650813\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916765790_custom-170f50774b4b521dc6b77ba7082b19f0e8a949b1-s1300-c85-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"Seventeen-year-old Red Gerard (right), the first Team USA gold medalist of the Pyeongchang Games, gives Canadian silver medalist Max Parrot a high-five during the victory ceremony for men's snowboard slopestyle.\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11650813\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916765790_custom-170f50774b4b521dc6b77ba7082b19f0e8a949b1-s1300-c85-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916765790_custom-170f50774b4b521dc6b77ba7082b19f0e8a949b1-s1300-c85-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916765790_custom-170f50774b4b521dc6b77ba7082b19f0e8a949b1-s1300-c85-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916765790_custom-170f50774b4b521dc6b77ba7082b19f0e8a949b1-s1300-c85-1180x785.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916765790_custom-170f50774b4b521dc6b77ba7082b19f0e8a949b1-s1300-c85-960x639.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916765790_custom-170f50774b4b521dc6b77ba7082b19f0e8a949b1-s1300-c85-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916765790_custom-170f50774b4b521dc6b77ba7082b19f0e8a949b1-s1300-c85-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916765790_custom-170f50774b4b521dc6b77ba7082b19f0e8a949b1-s1300-c85-520x346.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916765790_custom-170f50774b4b521dc6b77ba7082b19f0e8a949b1-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seventeen-year-old Red Gerard (right), the first Team USA gold medalist of the Pyeongchang Games, gives Canadian silver medalist Max Parrot a high-five during the victory ceremony for men’s snowboard slopestyle.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11650814\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918067536_custom-b06673b57d5070e0768477652875510afb057b33-s1300-c85-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. snowboarder Shaun White wraps himself in the U.S. flag after winning gold in the men's halfpipe. He was later criticized for dragging a flag on the ground.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11650814\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918067536_custom-b06673b57d5070e0768477652875510afb057b33-s1300-c85-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918067536_custom-b06673b57d5070e0768477652875510afb057b33-s1300-c85-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918067536_custom-b06673b57d5070e0768477652875510afb057b33-s1300-c85-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918067536_custom-b06673b57d5070e0768477652875510afb057b33-s1300-c85-1180x788.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918067536_custom-b06673b57d5070e0768477652875510afb057b33-s1300-c85-960x641.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918067536_custom-b06673b57d5070e0768477652875510afb057b33-s1300-c85-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918067536_custom-b06673b57d5070e0768477652875510afb057b33-s1300-c85-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918067536_custom-b06673b57d5070e0768477652875510afb057b33-s1300-c85-520x347.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918067536_custom-b06673b57d5070e0768477652875510afb057b33-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. snowboarder Shaun White wraps himself in the U.S. flag after winning gold in the men’s halfpipe. He was later criticized for dragging a flag on the ground.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(David Ramos/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11650815\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918900418_custom-9e82a8acd05f4c57f035296798125e1d9796172a-s1300-c85-800x537.jpg\" alt=\"Pita Taufatofua of Tonga — who grabbed attention by marching shirtless as his country's flag-bearer in the Olympics opening ceremony — comes in 114th on Friday in the men's cross-country skiing 15-kilometer race. Taufatofua, who had been skiing on snow for only three months, finished ahead of two other skiers.\" width=\"800\" height=\"537\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11650815\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918900418_custom-9e82a8acd05f4c57f035296798125e1d9796172a-s1300-c85-800x537.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918900418_custom-9e82a8acd05f4c57f035296798125e1d9796172a-s1300-c85-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918900418_custom-9e82a8acd05f4c57f035296798125e1d9796172a-s1300-c85-1020x684.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918900418_custom-9e82a8acd05f4c57f035296798125e1d9796172a-s1300-c85-1180x792.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918900418_custom-9e82a8acd05f4c57f035296798125e1d9796172a-s1300-c85-960x644.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918900418_custom-9e82a8acd05f4c57f035296798125e1d9796172a-s1300-c85-240x161.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918900418_custom-9e82a8acd05f4c57f035296798125e1d9796172a-s1300-c85-375x252.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918900418_custom-9e82a8acd05f4c57f035296798125e1d9796172a-s1300-c85-520x349.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918900418_custom-9e82a8acd05f4c57f035296798125e1d9796172a-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pita Taufatofua of Tonga — who grabbed attention by marching shirtless as his country’s flag-bearer in the Olympics opening ceremony — comes in 114th on Friday in the men’s cross-country skiing 15-kilometer race. Taufatofua, who had been skiing on snow for only three months, finished ahead of two other skiers.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Clive Mason/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11650816\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918466754_custom-5b78dbe65ce323778a53e08052274cce6eb54802-s1200-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Akwasi Frimpong, Ghana's first skeleton athlete, prepares for the start of his run in the men's event.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11650816\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918466754_custom-5b78dbe65ce323778a53e08052274cce6eb54802-s1200-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918466754_custom-5b78dbe65ce323778a53e08052274cce6eb54802-s1200-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918466754_custom-5b78dbe65ce323778a53e08052274cce6eb54802-s1200-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918466754_custom-5b78dbe65ce323778a53e08052274cce6eb54802-s1200-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918466754_custom-5b78dbe65ce323778a53e08052274cce6eb54802-s1200-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918466754_custom-5b78dbe65ce323778a53e08052274cce6eb54802-s1200-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918466754_custom-5b78dbe65ce323778a53e08052274cce6eb54802-s1200-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918466754_custom-5b78dbe65ce323778a53e08052274cce6eb54802-s1200-520x347.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918466754_custom-5b78dbe65ce323778a53e08052274cce6eb54802-s1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Akwasi Frimpong, Ghana’s first skeleton athlete, prepares for the start of his run in the men’s event. \u003ccite>(Roland Harrison/Action Plus via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11650817\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918409374_custom-788a100c49c066c567451cd5855a8c5252e35a6b-s1300-c85-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"Men compete during the snowboard cross quarterfinals on Thursday.\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11650817\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918409374_custom-788a100c49c066c567451cd5855a8c5252e35a6b-s1300-c85-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918409374_custom-788a100c49c066c567451cd5855a8c5252e35a6b-s1300-c85-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918409374_custom-788a100c49c066c567451cd5855a8c5252e35a6b-s1300-c85-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918409374_custom-788a100c49c066c567451cd5855a8c5252e35a6b-s1300-c85-1180x785.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918409374_custom-788a100c49c066c567451cd5855a8c5252e35a6b-s1300-c85-960x639.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918409374_custom-788a100c49c066c567451cd5855a8c5252e35a6b-s1300-c85-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918409374_custom-788a100c49c066c567451cd5855a8c5252e35a6b-s1300-c85-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918409374_custom-788a100c49c066c567451cd5855a8c5252e35a6b-s1300-c85-520x346.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-918409374_custom-788a100c49c066c567451cd5855a8c5252e35a6b-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Men compete during the snowboard cross quarterfinals on Thursday.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11650818\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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That third run was for me — to put down the best run I could do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After scoring just below the 100 mark, Kim said the run wasn’t quite perfect — but we’ll note that it was closer to perfection than anything the thousands of spectators and media had ever seen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/962907996023029760\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kim also tallied the music she listened to. On the first run: “Paparazzi” by Lady Gaga; for her third, she said, it was “MotorSport,” by Migos, Cardi B and Nicki Minaj.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Afterward, Kim was asked about the practice in Pyeongchang of handing winning athletes a stuffed mascot toy rather than a medal after they’ve won. 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She has won big on the World Cup circuit, and at the X Games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now she has an Olympic gold medal, in the halfpipe event that was run Tuesday morning in Pyeongchang — that’s Monday night in the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her strong qualifying runs meant that Kim had the luxury of going last in the field of 12 snowboarders at Phoenix Snow Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Three other Americans joined Kim in the final: Gold, Clark and Maddie Mastro. For Clark, 34, this was a chance to add to her medal collection. She already has a gold from Salt Lake City in 2002 and bronzes from Vancouver and Sochi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kim was not quite 2 years old when Clark won her first Olympic gold medal — a testament both to Kim’s precociousness and Clark’s talent and resolve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gold said it was “bittersweet” to knock Clark out of third place, saying that in addition to admiring Clark as a teammate and athlete, “she’s someone I’ve looked up to ever since I started snowboarding.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The only thing that could possibly stop Kim’s drive to the podium, it seemed as Tuesday’s event loomed, was the wind. Bad conditions had shortened the women’s snowboard slopestyle event one day earlier, and athletes said their performances were affected by the strong gusts. But the weather cooperated, with a clear and sunny sky, moderately cold temperature, and light winds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics/status/963264861466750976\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Monday’s two qualifying runs, Kim dominated. She was the only athlete to post scores above 90 points, and one run in particular was a string of perfectly executed tricks. But she still found time to tweet about wanting ice cream.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Could be down for some ice cream rn,” \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/chloekimsnow/status/962918340481056770\">Kim said on Twitter\u003c/a> in the midst of the action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Later, she told reporters simply, “I want my ice cream.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Regular mortals are often fascinated by what elite athletes eat to fuel their bodies as they try to do what no one else can. 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"content": "\u003cp>The Golden State Warriors have been Oakland’s team for decades. In everything but name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriouspodcastinfo]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even though the team has played almost all of its games in the East Bay since the 1970s, they’re known as the Golden State Warriors. This doesn’t sit right with Oakland resident and lifelong Warriors fan Alan Chazaro.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I’ve always kind of taken it as an insult that they were never known as the Oakland Warriors,\" Alan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The name is unique. The Warriors are the only team in the NBA — and one of the few in all of U.S. professional sports — not to be named after a city or state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11648041\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29244_AlanProfile-qut-e1518378872523.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11648041 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/RS29244_AlanProfile-qut-e1518378872523.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Chazaro has been a Golden State Warriors fan his entire life, and it bugs him that the team isn't more connected to Oakland in its name.\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alan Chazaro has been a Golden State Warriors fan his entire life, and it bugs him that the team isn't more connected to Oakland in its name. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alan Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"That would be like if there was the Sunshine State Marlins,\" Alan said, referring to one of Florida's professional baseball teams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alan said he's done some of his own research but could never find a satisfying answer as to why the Warriors have such a different moniker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Originally the Philadelphia Warriors, the team moved to the Bay Area in 1962 and played as the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/oursf/article/Our-SF-Photos-from-the-first-San-Francisco-12563539.php#photo-15011607\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Warriors\u003c/a> for almost a decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During this period, the team played home games all over the region: San Francisco's Civic Auditorium, the University of San Francisco's War Memorial Gym, Daly City's Cow Palace, the Oakland Coliseum and San Jose Civic Auditorium (now City National Civic).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The Warriors in those days did not draw real well,\" said Art Spander, who has covered sports in California for more than 50 years for the San Francisco Chronicle and San Francisco Examiner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Spander said that before the 1971 season, Warriors owner Franklin Mieuli decided he was going to split the team's home games between the Bay Area and San Diego, which had just lost its own NBA franchise. 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"title": "Highlights of The Pyeongchang Olympics Opening Ceremony, in Photos",
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"headTitle": "Highlights of The Pyeongchang Olympics Opening Ceremony, in Photos | KQED",
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"content": "\u003cp>Beginning with fireworks and ending with the lighting of the Olympic cauldron, Pyeongchang’s Winter Olympics opening ceremony, called “Peace in Motion,” took place Friday evening amid gusts of wind and frigid temperatures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Watching inside the Olympic stadium was a crowd of more than 30,000 — including South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who shook hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Vice President Pence sat nearby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the parade of nations — 92 are taking part in these Olympics — American luger Erin Hamlin, a four-time Olympian, served as Team USA’s flag-bearer. A unified Korean team marched together under a unification flag. But many thought Pita Taufatofua — who competed in taekwondo in Rio’s Summer Games and is in Pyeongchang to compete in cross-country skiing — stole the show by reprising his bare-chested appearance as flag-bearer for Tonga.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11649252\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 700px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11649252 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916098256_custom-26e745095e38839c5c5c635e051b7a3bd06558ff-s700-c85.jpg\" alt=\"Spectators watch fireworks go off at the start of the opening ceremony.\" width=\"700\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916098256_custom-26e745095e38839c5c5c635e051b7a3bd06558ff-s700-c85.jpg 700w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916098256_custom-26e745095e38839c5c5c635e051b7a3bd06558ff-s700-c85-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916098256_custom-26e745095e38839c5c5c635e051b7a3bd06558ff-s700-c85-240x159.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916098256_custom-26e745095e38839c5c5c635e051b7a3bd06558ff-s700-c85-375x248.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916098256_custom-26e745095e38839c5c5c635e051b7a3bd06558ff-s700-c85-520x344.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectators watch fireworks go off at the start of the opening ceremony. \u003ccite>(Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11649253\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-1_custom-deaa07f534ebb3201be5805d7dbb70cff2d26476-s1300-c85-800x796.jpg\" alt=\"Top: Performers with candles; a makeup artist applies glitter to a performer backstage. Bottom: Dancers perform inside a tiger.\" width=\"800\" height=\"796\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11649253\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-1_custom-deaa07f534ebb3201be5805d7dbb70cff2d26476-s1300-c85-800x796.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-1_custom-deaa07f534ebb3201be5805d7dbb70cff2d26476-s1300-c85-160x159.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-1_custom-deaa07f534ebb3201be5805d7dbb70cff2d26476-s1300-c85-1020x1015.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-1_custom-deaa07f534ebb3201be5805d7dbb70cff2d26476-s1300-c85-1180x1174.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-1_custom-deaa07f534ebb3201be5805d7dbb70cff2d26476-s1300-c85-960x955.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-1_custom-deaa07f534ebb3201be5805d7dbb70cff2d26476-s1300-c85-240x239.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-1_custom-deaa07f534ebb3201be5805d7dbb70cff2d26476-s1300-c85-375x373.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-1_custom-deaa07f534ebb3201be5805d7dbb70cff2d26476-s1300-c85-520x517.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-1_custom-deaa07f534ebb3201be5805d7dbb70cff2d26476-s1300-c85-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-1_custom-deaa07f534ebb3201be5805d7dbb70cff2d26476-s1300-c85-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-1_custom-deaa07f534ebb3201be5805d7dbb70cff2d26476-s1300-c85-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-1_custom-deaa07f534ebb3201be5805d7dbb70cff2d26476-s1300-c85-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-1_custom-deaa07f534ebb3201be5805d7dbb70cff2d26476-s1300-c85-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-1_custom-deaa07f534ebb3201be5805d7dbb70cff2d26476-s1300-c85-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-1_custom-deaa07f534ebb3201be5805d7dbb70cff2d26476-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top: Performers with candles; a makeup artist applies glitter to a performer backstage. Bottom: Dancers perform inside a tiger. \u003ccite>(Matthias Hangst; Gregory Bull; Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11649254\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 700px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916159200_custom-f681c134307d91e9bcff64c8a0d65575c9908a60-s700-c85.jpg\" alt=\"South Korean figure skater Yuna Kim performs before lighting the Olympic cauldron.\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11649254\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916159200_custom-f681c134307d91e9bcff64c8a0d65575c9908a60-s700-c85.jpg 700w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916159200_custom-f681c134307d91e9bcff64c8a0d65575c9908a60-s700-c85-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916159200_custom-f681c134307d91e9bcff64c8a0d65575c9908a60-s700-c85-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916159200_custom-f681c134307d91e9bcff64c8a0d65575c9908a60-s700-c85-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916159200_custom-f681c134307d91e9bcff64c8a0d65575c9908a60-s700-c85-520x346.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">South Korean figure skater Yuna Kim performs before lighting the Olympic cauldron.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11649243\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11649243\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916162518_custom-4c9b0edb2560315c3a97c6b49080e07ec6e48b46-800x540.jpg\" alt=\"North and South Korean athletes enter together under the Korean unification flag during the parade of athletes.\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916162518_custom-4c9b0edb2560315c3a97c6b49080e07ec6e48b46-800x540.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916162518_custom-4c9b0edb2560315c3a97c6b49080e07ec6e48b46-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916162518_custom-4c9b0edb2560315c3a97c6b49080e07ec6e48b46-1020x688.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916162518_custom-4c9b0edb2560315c3a97c6b49080e07ec6e48b46-1920x1295.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916162518_custom-4c9b0edb2560315c3a97c6b49080e07ec6e48b46-1180x796.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916162518_custom-4c9b0edb2560315c3a97c6b49080e07ec6e48b46-960x648.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916162518_custom-4c9b0edb2560315c3a97c6b49080e07ec6e48b46-240x162.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916162518_custom-4c9b0edb2560315c3a97c6b49080e07ec6e48b46-375x253.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916162518_custom-4c9b0edb2560315c3a97c6b49080e07ec6e48b46-520x351.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">North and South Korean athletes enter together under the Korean unification flag during the parade of athletes. \u003ccite>(Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11649255\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916130686_custom-ef3007ee2acd2da48ab79ae9e065ec136919f146-s1300-c85-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"The crowd stands amid lights.\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11649255\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916130686_custom-ef3007ee2acd2da48ab79ae9e065ec136919f146-s1300-c85-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916130686_custom-ef3007ee2acd2da48ab79ae9e065ec136919f146-s1300-c85-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916130686_custom-ef3007ee2acd2da48ab79ae9e065ec136919f146-s1300-c85-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916130686_custom-ef3007ee2acd2da48ab79ae9e065ec136919f146-s1300-c85-1180x785.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916130686_custom-ef3007ee2acd2da48ab79ae9e065ec136919f146-s1300-c85-960x639.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916130686_custom-ef3007ee2acd2da48ab79ae9e065ec136919f146-s1300-c85-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916130686_custom-ef3007ee2acd2da48ab79ae9e065ec136919f146-s1300-c85-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916130686_custom-ef3007ee2acd2da48ab79ae9e065ec136919f146-s1300-c85-520x346.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916130686_custom-ef3007ee2acd2da48ab79ae9e065ec136919f146-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crowd stands amid lights.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11649256\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916190016_custom-0126ff9182096a0e8958394b4b62ccf1d17a674f-s1300-c85-800x490.jpg\" alt=\"A firework display during the opening ceremony.\" width=\"800\" height=\"490\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11649256\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916190016_custom-0126ff9182096a0e8958394b4b62ccf1d17a674f-s1300-c85-800x490.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916190016_custom-0126ff9182096a0e8958394b4b62ccf1d17a674f-s1300-c85-160x98.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916190016_custom-0126ff9182096a0e8958394b4b62ccf1d17a674f-s1300-c85-1020x625.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916190016_custom-0126ff9182096a0e8958394b4b62ccf1d17a674f-s1300-c85-1180x723.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916190016_custom-0126ff9182096a0e8958394b4b62ccf1d17a674f-s1300-c85-960x589.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916190016_custom-0126ff9182096a0e8958394b4b62ccf1d17a674f-s1300-c85-240x147.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916190016_custom-0126ff9182096a0e8958394b4b62ccf1d17a674f-s1300-c85-375x230.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916190016_custom-0126ff9182096a0e8958394b4b62ccf1d17a674f-s1300-c85-520x319.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916190016_custom-0126ff9182096a0e8958394b4b62ccf1d17a674f-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A firework display during the opening ceremony.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11649257\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-3_custom-cb1c02c6f674c4bca523f67797007b8f6656316d-s1300-c85-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"Fire displays light up the opening ceremony before the Olympic cauldron (bottom left) is kindled.\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11649257\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-3_custom-cb1c02c6f674c4bca523f67797007b8f6656316d-s1300-c85-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-3_custom-cb1c02c6f674c4bca523f67797007b8f6656316d-s1300-c85-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-3_custom-cb1c02c6f674c4bca523f67797007b8f6656316d-s1300-c85-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-3_custom-cb1c02c6f674c4bca523f67797007b8f6656316d-s1300-c85-1180x785.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-3_custom-cb1c02c6f674c4bca523f67797007b8f6656316d-s1300-c85-960x639.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-3_custom-cb1c02c6f674c4bca523f67797007b8f6656316d-s1300-c85-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-3_custom-cb1c02c6f674c4bca523f67797007b8f6656316d-s1300-c85-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-3_custom-cb1c02c6f674c4bca523f67797007b8f6656316d-s1300-c85-520x346.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-3_custom-cb1c02c6f674c4bca523f67797007b8f6656316d-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fire displays light up the opening ceremony before the Olympic cauldron (bottom left) is kindled.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Lars Baron; Jonathan Nackstrand; Frank Fife;Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11649258\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-2_custom-059ca5759c68d2905ff246d3eba75fe6a3225353-s1300-c85-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Performers entertain the crowd during the opening ceremony.\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11649258\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-2_custom-059ca5759c68d2905ff246d3eba75fe6a3225353-s1300-c85-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-2_custom-059ca5759c68d2905ff246d3eba75fe6a3225353-s1300-c85-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-2_custom-059ca5759c68d2905ff246d3eba75fe6a3225353-s1300-c85-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-2_custom-059ca5759c68d2905ff246d3eba75fe6a3225353-s1300-c85-1180x1180.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-2_custom-059ca5759c68d2905ff246d3eba75fe6a3225353-s1300-c85-960x960.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-2_custom-059ca5759c68d2905ff246d3eba75fe6a3225353-s1300-c85-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-2_custom-059ca5759c68d2905ff246d3eba75fe6a3225353-s1300-c85-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-2_custom-059ca5759c68d2905ff246d3eba75fe6a3225353-s1300-c85-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-2_custom-059ca5759c68d2905ff246d3eba75fe6a3225353-s1300-c85-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-2_custom-059ca5759c68d2905ff246d3eba75fe6a3225353-s1300-c85-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-2_custom-059ca5759c68d2905ff246d3eba75fe6a3225353-s1300-c85-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-2_custom-059ca5759c68d2905ff246d3eba75fe6a3225353-s1300-c85-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-2_custom-059ca5759c68d2905ff246d3eba75fe6a3225353-s1300-c85-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-2_custom-059ca5759c68d2905ff246d3eba75fe6a3225353-s1300-c85-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-2_custom-059ca5759c68d2905ff246d3eba75fe6a3225353-s1300-c85.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Performers entertain the crowd during the opening ceremony.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Martin Bureau/AFP; 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Beginning with fireworks and ending with the lighting of the Olympic cauldron, Pyeongchang’s Winter Olympics opening ceremony, called “Peace in Motion,” took place Friday evening amid gusts of wind and frigid temperatures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Watching inside the Olympic stadium was a crowd of more than 30,000 — including South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who shook hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Vice President Pence sat nearby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the parade of nations — 92 are taking part in these Olympics — American luger Erin Hamlin, a four-time Olympian, served as Team USA’s flag-bearer. A unified Korean team marched together under a unification flag. But many thought Pita Taufatofua — who competed in taekwondo in Rio’s Summer Games and is in Pyeongchang to compete in cross-country skiing — stole the show by reprising his bare-chested appearance as flag-bearer for Tonga.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11649252\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 700px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11649252 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916098256_custom-26e745095e38839c5c5c635e051b7a3bd06558ff-s700-c85.jpg\" alt=\"Spectators watch fireworks go off at the start of the opening ceremony.\" width=\"700\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916098256_custom-26e745095e38839c5c5c635e051b7a3bd06558ff-s700-c85.jpg 700w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916098256_custom-26e745095e38839c5c5c635e051b7a3bd06558ff-s700-c85-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916098256_custom-26e745095e38839c5c5c635e051b7a3bd06558ff-s700-c85-240x159.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916098256_custom-26e745095e38839c5c5c635e051b7a3bd06558ff-s700-c85-375x248.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/gettyimages-916098256_custom-26e745095e38839c5c5c635e051b7a3bd06558ff-s700-c85-520x344.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectators watch fireworks go off at the start of the opening ceremony. \u003ccite>(Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11649253\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/composite-1_custom-deaa07f534ebb3201be5805d7dbb70cff2d26476-s1300-c85-800x796.jpg\" alt=\"Top: Performers with candles; a makeup artist applies glitter to a performer backstage. 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