Are North and South Korea competing as one country at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang?
Olympic history made as the two nations enter a joint women's ice hockey team under the name Korea
NORTH KOREA'S unexpected participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics has been confirmed.
The country has sent 22 athletes who will compete in three sports.
Agreement was reached following a meeting between delegations from the two Koreas and Olympic officials in Lausanne, Switzerland.
It was feared the isolationist nation's dictatorship would prevent North Koreans from competing in 'the greatest winter show on earth.'
Happily, this is not the case.
Compromise has won the day and the worldwide Olympic community is all the richer for it.
What is actually happening between North and South Korea then?
Athletes from the North and South marched together under one flag at the opening ceremony in PyeongChang, which began on February 9.
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Will the two nations actually be teaming up in the Games?
For the first time in Olympic history the two nations will enter a joint women's ice hockey team under the name Korea represented by the unification flag.
North Korean figure skaters Kim Ju-Sik and Ryom Tae-Ok
The team will be selected by the head coach from South Korea and must include three North Korean players for each game.
What's happening elsewhere?
North Korea will send 22 athletes to Pyeongchang - 15 women and seven men - accompanied by 24 coaches and 21 media representatives.
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They will compete across five disciplines - ice hockey, figure skating, short track speed skating, cross-country skiing and alpine skiing.
Who is in the North Korean team?
Figure skaters Ryom Tae-Ok and Kim Ju-Sik qualified for the Winter Olympics in September.
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But they were not originally registered by their country's Olympic committee before the deadline.
The situation has now been resolved.
