North Korea holds national winter games as it sits out Winter Olympics

North Korea has opened its national winter games, state media reported, as athletes from the reclusive state sit out the Milan Cortina Winter Olympicsafter failing to secure qualification spots.

Olympians march in Milan and the mountains at a multi-site opening ceremony for the Winter Games

The unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron Milan Cortina Winter Games opening ceremony replete with references to Italian icons and culture has started

The Milan Cortina Olympics Will Start With a Four-Site and Two-Cauldron Opening Ceremony

An unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron Winter Olympics opening ceremony replete with references to Italian icons and culture is scheduled to officially start the Milan Cortina Games