LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Some might say the seeds of an Olympic-sized surprise in snowboarding were planted a month ago. That’s when Chloe Kim went skittering down a halfpipe in Switzerland, smashing her shoulder and turning her run for a third straight gold medal into a less-than-perfect scramble.

No, North Korea is not at the 2026 Winter Olympics. It's not actually because of a ban, though. The North Koreans simply didn't have anyone qualify for these Games. North Korea last competed in the Winter Olympics in 2018.

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.

South Korea protested the result of their short-circuit 2000m mixed relay semi-final after United States racer Corinne Stoddard forced Kim Gil-li into falling.