Farewell, Korea: First of three straight Asian Olympics ends
(WorldNews Japan)

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) - It began with politics. It ends with politics. In between, humanity’s most extraordinary feats of winter athletic prowess unfolded, revealing the expected triumphs but also stars most unlikely - from favorites like Mikaela Shiffrin, Shaun White and Lindsey Vonn to sudden surprise legends like Czech skier-snowboarder Ester Ledecka and the medal-grabbing “Garlic Girls,” South Korea’s hometown curling favorites. Pyeongchang closes its chapter of the 122-year-old modern Olympic storybook on Sunday night with countless tales to tell - tales of North Korea and Russia, of detente and competitive grit and volunteerism and verve, of everything...