North Korean Olympic advance team, hockey players cross into South Korea

A North Korean advance team tasked with inspecting facilities for its athletes, cheerleaders and reporters at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics crossed into South Korea via a western land route on Thursday, according to Seoul's Unification Ministry.Together with the advance team, a 15-member delegation of athletes and officials crossed the border. Included in the group is the 12-woman ice hockey team who will meet and train with their new South Korean teammates. The two Koreas recently agreed to field a joint women's hockey team at next month's Olympics.During its three-day visit, the eight-m…READ FULL ARTICLE