Why Pyeongchang winners are receiving plush toys on platters
(The Guardian South Korea)

Athletes are being gifted white tigers - a guardian animal in Korean mythologyWith the first medals awarded at the Winter Olympics, the internet exploded with a question: why were athletes given teddy bears, with no sign of their hard-won gold, silver or bronze medallions?If I were an Olympic athlete that just medaled, I would be lowkey mad that my podium picture was with a cheap teddy bear and not my medal