At the moment, North Korea has no athletes qualified for the PyeongChang Olympics. But that could change.
North Korea’s Olympic Committee missed an Oct. 30 deadline to confirm it would send its qualified pairs figure skating team to the Winter Games.
The International Skating Union confirmed Tuesday that it has received no communication from North Korea, which qualified a pairs spot in September.
By ISU rules, the pairs spot will be offered in two weeks to the top nation not already qualified, which is currently Japan. Japan would have until Dec. 21 to tell the ISU that it plans to use the spot.