Two South Korean cross-country skiers, Han Dasom and Lee Eui-jin, have been disqualified from the Winter Olympics after reportedly using a banned item.

Canada’s team, which also includes Sarah Wilkes, Emma Miskew and Tracy Fleury, beat Eunji Gim’s South Korea rink 10-7 on the final day of round-robin play to book a spot in Friday’s semi-finals.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO — Canada's Rachel Homan is playoff-bound at the Winter Olympics.

SEOUL, Feb 6 (Reuters) - North Korea has opened its national winter games, state media reported, as athletes from the reclusive state sit out the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics after failing to secure qualification spots.

Unpredictable conditions are limiting where it’s physically and financially possible to host the Winter Olympics.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The world of curling has spent decades trying to figure out a way to raise its profile beyond the “once-every-four-years” curiosity it becomes during the Winter Olympics.

On a quiet Sunday in the medal race for South Korea at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, one noteworthy performance came from the oval, where speed skater Lee Na-hyun posted her second top-10 finish.

The biggest women's hockey game of the year lived up to its billing. Down one goal with less than two minutes left, the U.S. came back with a goal to send the game into overtime and another in the extra period to win gold.