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The Latest: 200 NKorean cheerleaders show up for hockey game

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the Pyeongchang Olympics (all times local):

8:45 p.m.

Two hundred North Korean cheerleaders have arrived to watch South Korea's opening Pyeongchang Olympic men's game against the Czech Republic.

The all-female cheerleaders were dressed identically in red, white and blue tracksuits and white hats. They filed into the Gangneung Hockey Centre with male minders and sat down behind one of the goals.

They are waving flags as the South Korean team warms up while "Power" by Kanye West plays over the arena music system. Dozens of South Koreans around their section are taking photos of the cheerleaders and selfies with them as a backdrop.