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WINTER OLYMPICS : NORTH KOREA AND SOUTH KOREA TO MARCH UNDER ONE FLAG ; IS 'VELVET WEDDING' FINALLY ON THE HORIZON ?

- Thursday, January 18, 2018

WINTER OLYMPICS : NORTH KOREA AND SOUTH KOREA TO MARCH UNDER ONE FLAG ; IS 'VELVET WEDDING' FINALLY ON THE HORIZON ?

North and South Korea agree to carry single flag at Winter Olympics and field joint women's ice hockey team https://t.co/7kKwU8LWPW
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) January 17, 2018

North and South Korean athletes to march together at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony under a unified flag, South Korea says https://t.co/2TyOn6DyU8 pic.twitter.com/k4FyB1maz9
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 17, 2018

North and South Korea will march together under a unified flag at Olympics Opening Ceremony in Pyeongchang next month; agree to field joint women's ice hockey team https://t.co/3PXaOQg4l7
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 17, 2018

North and South Korea are going to be represented under a single "unified Korea" flag at the Winter Olympics. 👇 https://t.co/KHcP80oZly pic.twitter.com/DLPXOblW3o
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) January 17, 2018

South Korea says it will march with North Korea under one flag at the Olympics opening ceremony https://t.co/c8KcYYr8RK pic.twitter.com/e0yt2RTjrT
— Bloomberg (@business) January 17, 2018

South Korea also says the two Koreas will march together in opening ceremony. Background on North Korea's participation in past Olympics: https://t.co/oFNyahleQK
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) January 17, 2018

At next month's Olympics in South Korea, both the North and South plan to march together in opening ceremonies and form a joint women's hockey team as well. As @benstracy reports, there will also be an invasion of cheerleaders. https://t.co/giC4dNKWHp pic.twitter.com/5aS2htV0mr
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 18, 2018

Breaking News: North and South Korean athletes will march under one flag at the Winter Olympics, a move Seoul has said could help thaw years of tension https://t.co/7D0nU1NUOI
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 17, 2018

JUST IN: North and South Korea agree to field joint female ice hockey team and march together under “Korean Peninsula flag" at next month’s Winter Olympics.
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) January 17, 2018

'#NorthKorea, #SouthKorea agree to march together under unified Korea flag at #WinterOlympics' https://t.co/g6J3y2gDXV
— EconomicTimes (@EconomicTimes) January 17, 2018

As North Korea and South Korea host more talks, it seems they have decided to walk in the upcoming Winter Olympics together: https://t.co/g5W96cN4Yn
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 17, 2018

North and South Korea will walk into Olympics opening ceremony together under one flag, form unified women's hockey team https://t.co/5cDMXBz4He
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 17, 2018

#BREAKING: North and South Korea 'agree on united women's hockey team and single flag for Winter Olympics'https://t.co/OoihvfpaVT pic.twitter.com/h5rWYV3P12
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 17, 2018

North Korea and South Korea reportedly agree to march together under a unified flag at the 2018 Olympics. https://t.co/hJ1zBwVBWz pic.twitter.com/as2sruB4Ev
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) January 17, 2018

North and South Korea to form unified ice hockey team, march together in Winter Olympics https://t.co/dTjDhwmNpA pic.twitter.com/H5RtFungAO
— DNA (@dna) January 17, 2018

North and South Korea to march under a unified flag at the Winter Olympics https://t.co/ksUwdSqRVS pic.twitter.com/s4iW32nI1q
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) January 17, 2018

North Korea is sending 230 cheerleaders to the 2018 Winter Olympicshttps://t.co/TruDOaeyJk
— TIME (@TIME) January 17, 2018

North and South Korea to form their first joint Olympic team https://t.co/dYVan5nEIX
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) January 17, 2018

North Korea rejects sanctions talk, ready for "successful" Olympics: Diplomat https://t.co/6LAmvOBn30 pic.twitter.com/RmfPg5iijD
— NDTV (@ndtv) January 18, 2018

Why has North Korea just offered to send 230 cheerleaders to the Winter Olympics? More: 📻 https://t.co/dEl28TZOLm pic.twitter.com/dF2hyu4748
— BBC World Service (@bbcworldservice) January 17, 2018

North Korea will send a delegation of 550 people to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, according to South Korea. There are reports that will include 230 members of a cheering squad.
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) January 17, 2018

North Korea is taking its state sponsored 230 person cheering squad known as Kim Jong Un's “Army of Beauties “ to the Olympics in South Korea @benstracy on North Korean #squadgoals https://t.co/dRnK15Ub9o pic.twitter.com/8i9ZKTZLoK
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) January 18, 2018

One reader's reaction to North and South Korea’s agreement to march under a “unified Korea” flag at the Olympics https://t.co/gByG5e4ANY pic.twitter.com/F4rkahcQlK
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 17, 2018

Japan warns about falling for North Korea's "charm offensive" after the regime agreed to send cheerleaders to the Winter Olympics in South Korea https://t.co/bsq2512D5V
— New York Post (@nypost) January 17, 2018

BREAKING: The beauty of the Olympic gameshttps://t.co/RwWEIbLlbJ
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) January 17, 2018

South Korea says it will march with North Korea under one flag at the Olympics opening ceremony https://t.co/fYtQbST4N4 pic.twitter.com/opza2jdlCB
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) January 18, 2018

North and South Korea's Olympic unity may not be a diplomatic breakthrough https://t.co/KEvrzTa72m
— TIME (@TIME) January 17, 2018

North Korea demands the South return defectors who fled the totalitarian regime, pay for the North's Olympic costs and halt joint military drills with the U.S. https://t.co/1eKS2j1F7A
— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) January 17, 2018

UPDATE: North and South Korea to form joint team for 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang https://t.co/Vc70kpDXS6 pic.twitter.com/lYTn5mcPHb
— CP24 (@CP24) January 17, 2018

North and South Korea have agreed to form their first-ever joint Olympics team https://t.co/QSiTiY4eQn pic.twitter.com/mmq0rB7HlE
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) January 17, 2018

Winter Olympics: The North Korea delegation is scheduled to begin arriving in South Korea on Jan. 25 https://t.co/aXcZNYbimQ
— The Hindu (@the_hindu) January 17, 2018

A joint women’s ice hockey team will be the first time North and South Korea have had athletes on the same team at the Olympics. https://t.co/eukqlYgxO4
— Vox (@voxdotcom) January 18, 2018

North Korea offers to send 230-member cheering squad to South Korea for the Winter Olympics pic.twitter.com/tPjNbASP44
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) January 17, 2018

North and South Korea will march together and field a joint team at the Winter Olympics: https://t.co/0BcbWIeKhf pic.twitter.com/JtMtOtRghE
— Slate (@Slate) January 17, 2018

North Korea linked to new cryptocurrency attacks https://t.co/YJ6Xu5AY7p pic.twitter.com/sQCS2RDQmZ
— CNN International (@cnni) January 17, 2018

North Korea and South Korea will march under a unified flag at the Winter Olympics, as well as fielding a joint hockey...
Posted by Channel 4 News on Wednesday, 17 January 2018

BREAKING NEWS: South Korea and North Korea have agreed to form their first joint Olympic team and have their athletes march together during the opening ceremony of next month's Winter Olympics.
Posted by ABC7 News on Wednesday, 17 January 2018

BREAKING: North Korea and South Korea have announced a historic agreement to form their first joint Olympic team and march together in the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics under a unified flag.
Posted by The Hill on Wednesday, 17 January 2018

"I believe that North Korea wants to buy some time to continue their nuclear and missile programs," one Japanese Foreign Minister said.
Posted by CNN International on Tuesday, 16 January 2018

"If North Korea does not chose the pathway of engagement, discussion, negotiation, then they themselves will trigger an option."
Posted by Business Insider on Wednesday, 17 January 2018

The Olympics could soon be heading to North Korea.
Posted by Bloomberg on Wednesday, 17 January 2018

Just 24 days to #PyeongChang2018 ❄⛷🏂@fisfreestyle @fissnowboard
A post shared by The Olympic Games (@olympics) on Jan 15, 2018 at 8:48am PST

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir will be Canada's flag-bearers for the opening ceremony at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. #olympics #pyeongchang #canada #gocanada #teamcanada
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AUSTRALIAN OPEN : MEET MARTA KOSTYUK - - 15 YRS OLD - - THE YOUNGEST PLAYER TO REACH 3RD ROUND IN ANY GRAND SLAM IN 21 YEARS !

- Wednesday, January 17, 2018

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AUSTRALIAN OPEN : MEET MARTA KOSTYUK, 15 YRS OLD , THE YOUNGEST PLAYER TO REACH 3RD ROUND IN ANY GRAND SLAM IN 21 YEARS !

"A star is born", writes the Australian Open @AustralianOpen.

"Tell me why, you advance to the third round of the Australian Open and you're just 15 years old ?" asks Sports Illustrated @SInow.

Marta Kostyuk @Marta_Kostyuk, only 15 years old, has mesmerized the tennis world today, as she makes her mark on tennis history becoming the youngest player to reach the 3rd Round of any Grand Slam in 21 years.

Marta Kostyuk, ranked a faraway 521st in the World, a virtual unknown - - with barely no information on her WTA professional profile, no profile photo, no birthplace, no height - - until today.

She embarked on an incredible wild run at the 2018 Australian Open, powering her way from qualifying and into the 3rd Round.

Marta Kostyuk is the first player born in 2002 to compete in a Grand Slam, ever.

"Age is nothing to me", aptly she declared, previously.

A star is born ⭐️#AusOpen @marta_kostyuk pic.twitter.com/JTrGsHzwYO
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 17, 2018

A new star is born!

1️⃣5️⃣-year-old qualifier @marta_kostyuk, playing in just her 9th pro tournament, defeats Rogowska 6-3, 7-5 to reach R3 at the AO!https://t.co/xPuzuhzgZE #USOpen pic.twitter.com/3ivcnDULGX
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) January 17, 2018

Teenage dreams

15-year-old Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk became the youngest woman to reach the 3R of a Grand Slam since 1997...but she's not done yet

Report in full: http://bit.ly/2FMfHot

#AusOpen
Posted by Australian Open on Wednesday, 17 January 2018

IN-CRED-I-BLE 🇺🇦🔥

15-year-old @marta_kostyuk becomes the youngest to reach 3R at a Grand Slam since 1997 d #Rogowska 6-3 7-5. #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/orKp97CK4m
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 17, 2018

TMW you advance to the third round of the Australian Open and you're just 15 years old

Congrats, Marta Kostyuk! pic.twitter.com/0Db4imdyuR
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) January 17, 2018

"Happy...just happy."

Take a bow, @marta_kostyuk 👏#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/lnPu391ujc
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 17, 2018

15-year-old Marta Kostyuk becomes the youngest player to reach the third round of the #AusOpen since 1996! 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/9aEKZFZnAr
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) January 17, 2018

Marta Kostyuk is just 15 and she's just made tennis history https://t.co/HaW7oSFRUI #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/DGFrwyaIuw
— telegraph_sport (@telegraph_sport) January 17, 2018

15-year-old @marta_kostyuk becomes the youngest player to reach the third round of the #AusOpen since 1997!

She beats Olivia Rogowska 6-3, 7-5. https://t.co/A3ZArStex3 pic.twitter.com/rHA1sqlTwi
— FirstpostSports (@FirstpostSports) January 17, 2018

First player born in 2002 to qualify for a Grand Slam ✅ Youngest player to win a main draw match at the #ausopen since Martina Hingis 22 years ago ✅ Into the third round ✅ It’s been an incredible AO2018 for @kostyukmarta, who defeated local hope Olivia Rogowska 6-3 7-5 at MCA.
A post shared by Australian Open (@australianopen) on Jan 16, 2018 at 5:57pm PST

Remember this name because it won’t be the last time you hear it! 15-year-old qualifier @kostyukmarta defeats Rogowska 6-3, 7-5 to reach R3 at the AO in just her 9th pro tournament. Give her a 👋 to welcome her to the big time! #usopen #martakostyuk #wta #tennis #protennis #instatennis #instasports #instawow #hugs
A post shared by US Open (@usopen) on Jan 16, 2018 at 5:52pm PST

“I thought I was going to melt!” 😅

[4] @ElinaSvitolina overcame being a set down and the heat to roll onto 3R, where she’ll take on Marta #Kostyuk. #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/XCzd3PXmwa
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 17, 2018

Eleven straight wins for 15-year-old @marta_kostyuk!

Defeats Rogowska 6-3, 7-5----> https://t.co/eMpEbE32GV #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/EFqeNE8GYa
— WTA (@WTA) January 17, 2018

Australian Open: 15-year-old Marta Kostyuk's run continues https://t.co/T4PmsXRwuF pic.twitter.com/4YTCbJO5q5
— CBC Sports (@cbcsports) January 17, 2018

Marta Kostyuk @Marta_Kostyuk, 15 years old, ranked #521 but junior world number two, beats Olivia Rogowska 6-3, 7-5 to reach the 3rd round of the #AusOpen. Incredible story. pic.twitter.com/9DyCoPIby1
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) January 17, 2018

Passed through my first GS qualifications with the best team. Main draw here I come!!❤️ @theljubicic @AustralianOpen pic.twitter.com/04eHbgDBWA
— Marta Kostyuk (@marta_kostyuk) January 14, 2018

What an upset!

15-year-old @marta_kostyuk downs #AusOpen 25th seed Peng 6-2, 6-2! pic.twitter.com/3bxarl1RqP
— WTA (@WTA) January 15, 2018

Winning 10 matches in a row in Melbourne can work up a sweat!@marta_kostyuk going for 11 today...#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/bWqZF6aROB
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 17, 2018

Get to know the players making their Grand Slam Main Draw debuts at the Australian Open - including last year's junior champion @marta_kostyuk --> https://t.co/pJGbuhUI2t pic.twitter.com/QqucqAuoIu
— WTA (@WTA) January 14, 2018

When you qualify for your first Grand Slam and then knock out the No. 25 seed in the opening round, all while still just 15 years old. 👏👏👏 @marta_kostyuk pic.twitter.com/WmK0lI6rVT
— ITF (@ITF_Tennis) January 15, 2018

"I was always good at it, but the thing is that I never liked it.”

How 15yo @marta_kostyuk’s complicated relationship with tennis has evolved @AustralianOpen.

She’s a hoot.

Read: https://t.co/hkND0FXK84 pic.twitter.com/76QsBYaLHw
— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) January 16, 2018

À 15 ans, Marta Kostyuk (521e) s'est qualifiée pour le second tour de l'Open d'Australie en battant la tête de série n°25, Shuai Peng https://t.co/quc7xZH0rV pic.twitter.com/pBLGlZD4Kt
— L'ÉQUIPE (@lequipe) January 15, 2018

No. 4-seed Elina Svitolina beats Katerina Siniakova in three sets—46, 62, 61—and will square off with 15-year-old Marta Kostyuk in Round 3 of the #AusOpen
— SI Tennis (@SI_Tennis) January 17, 2018

15 year old Marta Kostyuk gets cover treatment in the AO Daily today... and she's a couple games away from 3R. Youngest player to win a match at #AusOpen since Hingis in 1996 pic.twitter.com/LFGztAxaBJ
— Nick McCarvel (@NickMcCarvel) January 17, 2018

15 Year Old Marta Kostyuk ( @kostyukmarta ) is the youngest player in the @australianopen main draw. One year ago she was the AO Junior Champion #OneToWatch 🎾🇺🇦
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