FEBRUARY 2018 - Pictures of the day - Feb.17 - Feb.22, 2018

Feb 17 – 22, 2018
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Figure skating
Latvia's Deniss Vasiljevs competes in
the men's single skating short
program on Feb. 16.
— Aris Messinis / AFP - Getty Images
Feb.16, 2018

Hockey
Ryan Donato, right, of the United States
celebrates with his teammates after scoring
during a men's preliminary-round match
against Slovakia in Gangneung on Feb. 16.
— Srdjan Suki / EPA
Feb.16, 2018

Women's skeleton
Janine Flock of Austria finishes her
first run during the women's
competition on Feb. 16.
— Wong Maye-E / AP
Feb.16, 2018

Snowboarding
Michela Moioli of Italy, second left,
leads the pack during the women's
cross big final on Feb. 16. Moiolini
won her first Olympic gold medal.
— Cameron Spencer / Getty Images
Feb.16, 2018

Spectators
The women who hand out the awards
for the winners' ceremony watch the
sliders during the men's skeleton final
on Feb. 16.
— Michael Sohn / AP
Feb.16, 2018

Adam Rippon of the United
States smiles after competing in
the men's single skating short
program on Feb. 16.
— Maddie Meyer / Getty Images
Feb.16, 2018

February 17, 2018

People touch a statue of a lion for
good luck as they leave the Wong
Tai Sin temple during Lunar New
Year celebrations in Hong Kong on
Feb. 17, 2018.
This year marks the year of the
dog, one of the 12 animals in the
Chinese astrological chart. People
celebrated with family feasts and
visits to bustling temple fairs amid
the mid-winter chill.
— Vivek Prakash / AFP - Getty
Images
Feb.17, 2018

A Chinese woman looks at ribbons on
a wishes tree at Badachu Park in
Beijing on Feb. 17.
— Roman Pilipey / EPA
Feb.17, 2018

A child is hoisted up to try and touch
characters to bring luck for the New
Year during a visit to Lingyin Temple in
Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang
Province on Feb. 17.
— Johannes Eisele / AFP - Getty
Images
Feb.17, 2018

A girl touches a lantern attached to a tree
at the Ditan park in Beijing on Feb. 17.
— Nicolas Asfouri / AFP - Getty Images
Feb.17, 2018

People pray during the Lunar New Year
celebrations at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat
in Chinatown, Bangkok, Thailand February
17, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunFeb.17, 2018

A woman holds candles as she prays at a
Buddhist temple in Badachu park during Spring
Festival celebrations marking Chinese New Year
in Beijing, China, February 17, 2018.
REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Feb.17, 2018

A woman reads ribbons at a wishing
tree in Badachu park during Spring
Festival celebrations marking Chinese
New Year in Beijing, China, February
17, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Feb.17, 2018

Mexico helicopter crashes in wake of earthquake
Reuters / Saturday, February 17, 2018
People react as soldiers stand next to a military
helicopter, carrying Mexico's interior minister and the
governor of the southern state of Oaxaca, crashed on
top of two vans in an open field while trying to land in
Santiago Jamiltepec, Mexico. REUTERS/Jorge Luis
Plata
Feb.17, 2018

Reuters / Saturday, February 17,
2018
Soldiers stand guard next to parts
of a military helicopter, carrying
Mexico's interior minister and the
governor of the southern state of
Oaxaca, crashed on top of two
vans in an open field while trying
to land in Santiago Jamiltepec,
Mexico. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata
Feb.17, 2018

People react after a military
helicopter, carrying Mexico's
interior minister and the governor
of the southern state of Oaxaca,
crashed on top of two vans in an
open field while trying to land in
Santiago Jamiltepec, Mexico.
REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata
Feb.17, 2018

Reuters / Saturday, February 17, 2018
A soldier stands guard next to a
military helicopter, carrying Mexico's
interior minister and the governor of
the southern state of Oaxaca, crashed
on top of two vans in an open field
while trying to land in Santiago
Jamiltepec, Mexico. REUTERS/Jorge
Luis Plata
Feb.17, 2018

2018
A relative cries near coffin with the
body of the victim after a military
helicopter, carrying Mexico's
interior minister and the governor
of the southern state of Oaxaca,
crashed on top of two vans in an
open field while trying to land in
Santiago Jamiltepec, Mexico.
REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata
Feb.17, 2018

2018
Soldiers stand guard next to a
military helicopter, carrying
Mexico's interior minister and the
governor of the southern state of
Oaxaca, crashed on top of two
vans in an open field while trying
to land in Santiago Jamiltepec,
Mexico. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata
Feb.17, 2018

Reuters / Saturday, February
17, 2018
Soldiers stand guard next to a
military helicopter, carrying
Mexico's interior minister
and the governor of the
southern state of Oaxaca,
crashed on top of two vans in
an open field while trying to
land in Santiago Jamiltepec,
Mexico. REUTERS/Jorge Luis
Plata
Feb.17, 2018

Pyeongchang Olympics: Day 8
Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan in action during
the Men's Large Hill Individual Ski Jumping
Trial Round. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach- 16
Feb.17, 2018

Olympic Athlete from Russia second
Galina Arsenkina watches the shot
during Women's Curling Round Robin.
REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton
Feb.17, 2018

Lizzy Yarnold of Britain reacts during the
Women's Skeleton Finals. REUTERS/Edgar
Su
Feb.17, 2018

Rene Bourque of Canada scores past goalie
Pavel Francouz of the Czech Republic during
their Preliminary Round game.
REUTERS/Matt Slocum/Pool
Feb.17, 2018

in Boyang of China falls during
the Single free skating
competition final.
REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
Feb.17, 2018

Keiji Tanaka of Japan
competes during the Single
free skating competition
final. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Feb.17, 2018

Lindsay Vonn of the U.S. competes during
the Women�s Super-G.
REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler
Feb.17, 2018

Speed skating
South Korea's Choi Minjeong, right,
competes as Britain's Elise Christie,
left, and China's Li Jinyu fall in the
women's 1,500-meter short track
semifinal on Feb. 17.
— Roberto Schmidt / AFP - Getty
Images
Feb.17, 2018

Speed skating
South Korea's Shim Sukhee falls in the
women's 1,500-meter short track speed
skating heat event on Feb. 17.
— Mladen Antonov / AFP - Getty
Images
Feb.17, 2018

Figure skating
Nathan Chen of the United States competes in
the men's single skating free skating on Feb. 17.
Feb.17, 2018

A coach from the U.S. team sits on a tree as he prepares to film the Women�s
Super-G February 17, 2018. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
Feb.17, 2018

February 18, 2018

Kathmandu
A masked dancer from the Sherpa
community performs during
celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal on
Feb. 18.
— Skanda Gautam via Zuma / Zuma
Press
Feb.18, 2018

London
A woman walks with giant pandas
during festivities in London's
Chinatown on Feb. 18.
— Brais G. Rouco / Sopa Images -
Zuma
Feb.18, 2018

London
Crowds watch a Flying Lion Dance troupe
performance in London's Trafalgar Square
on Feb. 18.
— Justin Tallis / AFP - Getty Images
Feb.18, 2018

Glasgow
A women takes a photo during
Lunar New Year celebrations at
Glasgow City Chambers on Feb.
18.
— Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images
Feb.18, 2018

Beijing
Folk artists perform a fire dragon
dance during a performance to
celebrate Chinese Lunar New
Year in Beijing on Feb. 18, 2018.
This year marks the year of the
dog, one of the 12 animals in the
Chinese astrological chart.
People celebrated with family
feasts and visits to bustling
temple fairs amid the mid-winter
chill.
— Jason Lee / Reuters
Feb.18, 2018

Rodolfo Roberto Dickson Sommers of
Mexico competes during the Men's
Giant Slalom. REUTERS/Leonhard
Foeger
Feb.18, 2018

Martin Fourcade of France and Simon
Schempp of Germany finish the Men's 15 km
Mass Start Biathlon Final . REUTERS/Toby
Melville
Feb.18, 2018

Broc Little of the U.S. in action
with Olympic Athlete from Russia
Andrei Zubarev during the
Preliminary Round game.
REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Feb.18, 2018

A supporter looks on during the
Women's 500m Speed Skating
competition finals.
Feb.18, 2018

Jing Yu of China and Marsha Hudey of
Canada compete during the Women's
500m Speed Skating competition finals.
REUTERS/Phil Noble
Feb.18, 2018

Jung Dong-hyun of South Korea
crashes during the Men's Giant
Slalom. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
Feb.18, 2018

Daniel Rickardsson of Sweden in
action during the Men's 4x10 km
Cross-Country Relay.
REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Feb.18, 2018

Goalie Sara Grahn of Sweden
watches the puck against Japan.
REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Feb.18, 2018

Athletes compete during the Men's 15
km Mass Start Biathlon Final.
REUTERS/Toby Melville
Feb.18, 2018

Norway fan before the
Women's 4x5km Cross-
Country Skiing Relay race.
REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Feb.18, 2018

Norwegian hockey fan with a South Korean
fan. REUTERS/David W Cerny
Feb.18, 2018

Fans attend the Men's Large Hill Ski
Jumping Individual Trial round.
Feb.18, 2018

A fan looks on during the
Sweden versus Finland
Hockey gam. REUTERS/Kim
Kyung-Hoon
Feb.18, 2018

Fans pose before the Russia and
U.S. hockey game.
REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Feb.18, 2018

A Japanese fan is seen before the
speed skating competition at the
Gangneung Oval February, 13, 2018.
REUTERS/Phil Noble
Feb.18, 2018

Gold medallist Samuel Girard of Canada
celebrates in front of silver medallist John-
Henry Krueger of the U.S..
Feb.18, 2018

Ted-Jan Bloemen of Canada celebrates
after winning gold during the Men's
10000m Speed Skating competition.
REUTERS/Phil Noble
Feb.18, 2018

Biathlon
Athletes compete in the men's
15-kilometer mass start biathlon
on Feb. 18.
— Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP -
Getty Images
Feb.18, 2018

Furry fans
Slovenia fans cheer on their athletes
during the men's 15-kilometer mass
start biathlon on Feb. 18.
— Adam Pretty / Getty Images
Feb.18, 2018

Women's speed skating world
champion
Japan's Nao Kodaira celebrates on the
podium after the women's 500-meter
speed skating race on Feb. 18.
Kodaira, the reigning world champion,
won with a time of 36.94 seconds.
— Vadim Ghirda / AP
Feb.18, 2018

Nao Kodaira of Japan competes in the
women's 500-meter individual speed
skating final on Feb. 18.
Kodaira won her first Olympic gold
medal.
— Harry How / Getty Images
Feb.18, 2018

Gold medalist
Lizzy Yarnold of Britain stands on the
podium during the medal ceremony for
women's skeleton on Feb. 18.
— Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters
Feb.18, 2018

February 19, 2018

Ash from Mount Sinabung volcano rises to
an approximate height of 5,000 meters
during an eruption as seen from Brastagi
town in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia.
Antara Foto/Tibta Peranginangin/ via
REUTERS
Feb.19, 2018

A U.S. Marine drinks the blood of a cobra during a jungle survival exercise as
part of the 'Cobra Gold 2018' (CG18) joint military exercise, at a military base in
Chonburi province, Thailand. REUTERS/Athit PerawongmethaFeb.19, 2018

NASCAR Cup Series driver Austin Dillon celebrates winning the
Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Jasen Vinlove-USA
TODAY SportsFeb.19, 2018

Team LeBron forward LeBron
James of the Cleveland
Cavaliers celebrates with the
trophy for most valuable player
after Team LeBron won the
2018 NBA All Star game against
Team Stephen. Richard
Mackson-USA TODAY Sports
Feb.19, 2018

Devotees sit at the feet of the monolithic statue of Jain
god Gomateshwara as they celebrate the
Mahamastakabhisheka, or head anointing ceremony of
the statue, in Shravanabelagola, India. REUTERS/Abhishek
N. Chinnappa
Feb.19, 2018

Israeli scientists participate in an experiment simulating a mission to
Mars, at the D-MARS Desert Mars Analog Ramon Station project of
Israel's Space Agency, Ministry of Science, near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel.
REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Feb.19, 2018

A performer sprays molten iron against a
wall to create sparks during a traditional
performance to celebrate Chinese Lunar
New Year of the Dog in Zhangjiakou, Hebei
province, China. REUTERS/Stringer
Feb.19, 2018

Artist German Vinogradov acts in the performance of the burning of installation,
devoted to Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, a pagan holiday marking the end of
winter, in the village of Nikola-Lenivets, Kaluga region, Russia. REUTERS/Maxim
Shemetov
Feb.19, 2018

Competitors take part in the
'Riding on Anything'
championships organised in
Bialka Tatrzanska, Poland.
Agencja Gazeta/Marek
Podmokly/via REUTERS
Feb.19, 2018

A man climbs up a wooden pole to get a
prize during celebration of Maslenitsa,
or Pancake Week, in Belarusian state
museum of folk architecture and rural
lifestyle near the village Aziarco,
Belarus. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Feb.19, 2018

People watch a cockfighting match, with
the highest cash reward of cockfighting in
Thai history for more than one million
USD, in a stadium on the outskirts of
Bangkok, Thailand. REUTERS/Athit
Perawongmetha
Feb.19, 2018

A protester holds a defaced placard at a rally calling for more gun control three
days after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
Feb.19, 2018

Community members console one
another at Marjory Stoneman Douglas
High School four days after the
shooting, in Parkland, Florida.
REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
Feb.19, 2018

Models display creations during the
Burberry show at London Fashion
Week. REUTERS/Paul Hackett
Feb.19, 2018

People react after an earthquake shook
buildings in Mexico City. REUTERS/Edgard
Garrido
Feb.19, 2018

Miyabi Onitsuka of Japan competes
during women's snowboarding big air
qualifications, February 19, 2018.
Feb.19, 2018

Harry Laidlaw of Australia
crashes during the Men's
Giant Slalom. REUTERS/Kai
Pfaffenbach
Feb.19, 2018

Snowboarding
Laurie Blouin of Canada jumps
during qualification for the
women's big air snowboard
competition.
— Dmitri Lovetsky / AP
Feb.19, 2018

Curling
A U.S. fan wearing a cheese hat
watches the men's curling round robin
session against Canada.
— Javier Etxezarreta / EPA
Feb.19, 2018

Ice dance
Yura Min and Alexander Gamelin of
South Korea skate during ice dance,
short dance figure skating
competition.
— Phil Noble / Reuters
Feb.19, 2018

Ice dance
Madison Chock and Evan Bates of
the U.S. skate during ice dance, short
dance figure skating competition.
— Phil Noble / Reuters
Feb.19, 2018

Funny fans
A Canadian fan wearing only a pair of
shorts orders a drink from a fast food
counter in the Gangneung Curling Center.
— Carl Court / Getty Images
Feb.19, 2018

Alexander Kopacz and Justin
Kripps of Canada celebrate
during the Bobsleigh Men's 2-
Man Finals. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Feb.19, 2018

Natalie Spooner of Canada
and Yekaterina Smolina, an
Olympic Athlete from
Russia, in action as goalie
Valeria Tarakanova looks on.
REUTERS/Grigory Dukor
Feb.19, 2018

Gold medalists Daniel Andre Tande, Andreas Stjernen,
Johann Andre Forfang and Robert Johansson of Norway
celebrate during the victory ceremony after the Men's
Ski Jumping Team Final. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Feb.19, 2018

Lena Haecki of Switzerland trains for the Biathlon
Mixed Relay. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Feb.19, 2018

Yurie Watabe of Japan competes in
the Women's Ski Halfpipe.
REUTERS/Issei Kato
Feb.19, 2018

Guillaume Cizeron and Gabriella Papadakis of
France perform in the Ice Dance short
competition. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Feb.19, 2018

Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan competes in
the Men's Ski Jumping Team Trial.
Feb.19, 2018

Players of Team USA celebrate their
win over Finland. REUTERS/Grigory
Dukor
Feb.19, 2018

Francesco Friedrich and
Thorsten Margis of Germany
react during the Bobsleigh
Men's 2-Man Finals.
REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Feb.19, 2018

Robert Johansson of
Norway celebrates with
team mates after winning
gold in the Men's Ski
Jumping Team Final.
Feb.19, 2018

Gold medalist Oleksandr Abramenko
of Ukraine on the podium after the
Men's Aerials. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
Feb.19, 2018

Nao Kodaira of Japan celebrates
after winning a gold medal in the
500m Speed Skating.
REUTERS/Phil Noble
Feb.19, 2018

Vice-skip Sehyeon Seong of South
Korea reacts during the Curling Round
Robin. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton
Feb.19, 2018

Reuters / Monday, February 19, 2018
Melirose Martinod joins her mother silver
medallist Marie Martinod of France during the
flower ceremony as and gold medallist Cassie
Sharpe of Canada and bronze medallist Brita
Sigourney of the U.S. look on after the
Freestyle Ski Halfpipe. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Feb.19, 2018

Beijing
Artists in Peking Opera style
costumes wait to perform in Beijing's
Longtan Park on Feb. 19.
— Roman Pilipey / EPA
Feb.19, 2018

Greek carnival celebrations get a little flour power
For a few hours every year,
residents and visitors of this pretty
Greek seaside town have a license
to lose their civility.
They have what’s known as a
“flour war” — participants pelt
each other with bags of dyed flour
along the coastal road lining
Galaxidi’s old harbor.
It’s an explosion of color that takes
place every Clean Monday, an
Orthodox Christian holiday
marking the start of Lent and the
end of the carnival season which
holds onto many of the country’s
pre-Christian traditions.
Feb.19, 2018

Reuters / Monday, February
19, 2018
Two revellers are seen amid
flare smoke as they celebrate
Ash Monday by participating
in a colorful 'flour war', a
traditional festivity marking
the end of the carnival season
and the start of the 40-day
Lent period until the Orthodox
Easter, in the port town of
Galaxidi, Greece.
REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
Feb.19, 2018

In this Monday, Feb. 19, 2018
photo, people gather to
participate in the flour war, a
unique colorful flour fight
marking the end of the
carnival season in the port
town of Galaxidi, some 200
kilometers (120 miles) west of
Athens. (AP Photo/Petros
Giannakouris)
Feb.19, 2018

Revelers throw flour as they
marking the end of the carnival
season, in the port town of
Galaxidi, some 200 kilometers
(120 miles) west of Athens,
Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. (AP
Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Feb.19, 2018

photo, revelers throw flour as
they take part in the flour war, a
season in the port town of
(120 miles) west of Athens. (AP
Feb.19, 2018

In this Monday, Feb. 19, 2018 photo, a man cleans the
front window of a moving vehicle as he takes part with
others in the flour war, a unique colorful flour fight
marking the end of the carnival season in the port town of
Galaxidi, some 200 kilometers (120 miles) west of Athens.
(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Feb.19, 2018

In this Monday, Feb. 19, 2018 photo, revelers
take part in the flour war, a unique colorful
flour fight marking the end of the carnival
season in the port town of Galaxidi, some 200
kilometers (120 miles) west of Athens. (AP
Feb.19, 2018

in this Monday, Feb. 19, 2018 photo, revelers take part in the flour war, a unique colorful
flour fight marking the end of the carnival season in the port town of Galaxidi, some 200
kilometers (120 miles) west of Athens. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Some 200 kilometers (120 miles)
west of Athens, Galaxidi only has
about 1,700 inhabitants but it was
once an important trading port. Its
influence declined with the advent
of steam power in the 19th century.
Some of the town’s former grandeur
remains, including many of its
traditional stone houses.
The town only acquired a proper
road link to the rest of central
Greece in the 1960s, leaving much of
Galaxidi with the appearance of a
Greek island.
Feb.19, 2018

photo, twin sisters sit outside a
house as they watch revelers
taking part in the flour war, a
unique colorful flour fight marking
the end of the carnival season in
the port town of Galaxidi, some
200 kilometers (120 miles) west of
Athens. (AP Photo/Petros
Giannakouris)
Feb.19, 2018

photo, children throw flour as
they take part in the flour war, a
season in the port town of
(120 miles) west of Athens. (AP
Feb.19, 2018

Revelers throw flour as they participate in the flour war, a unique colorful flour fight
marking the end of the carnival season, in the port town of Galaxidi, some 200 kilometers
(120 miles) west of Athens, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Feb.19, 2018

Feb.19, 2018

In this Monday, Feb. 19, 2018 photo, revelers throw flour as they take part in
the flour war, a unique colorful flour fight marking the end of the carnival
season in the port town of Galaxidi, some 200 kilometers (120 miles) west of
Athens. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Feb.19, 2018

In this Monday, Feb. 19, 2018 photo, revelers dance as they take part in the
flour war, a unique colorful flour fight marking the end of the carnival season in
the port town of Galaxidi, some 200 kilometers (120 miles) west of Athens. (AP
Feb.19, 2018

In this Monday, Feb. 19, 2018 photo,
a reveler with a bottle of wine
dances near a fire during the flour
war, a unique colorful flour fight
season in the port town of Galaxidi,
some 200 kilometers (120 miles)
west of Athens. (AP Photo/Petros
Giannakouris)
TEXT FROM THE AP NEWS STORY, GREEK
CARNIVAL CELEBRATIONS GET A LITTLE
FLOUR POWER, BY PETROS GIANNAKOURIS.
Feb.19, 2018

Kim Il Sung's Villa
Only a few miles from the DMZ, this stone villa
near South Korea's scenic Hwajinpo Beach was
once a holiday home for the late North Korea
founder Kim Il Sung, the grandfather of current
ruler Kim Jong Un.
Visitors stand outside the villa known as Hwajinpo Castle, once a
holiday home for late North Korea founder Kim Il Sung, at Hwajinpo
Beach, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Feb.19, 2018

Formerly called "Hwajinpo's Castle," it belonged to North Korean territory
before the 1950-53 War, but it wound up in South Korea after a border was
redrawn slightly after the war's end.
A black-and-white photo displayed in the villa shows a childhood photo of
Kim Jong Il, the late dictator father of Kim Jong Un, sitting on the stone
steps. Then a 6-year-boy, Kim Jong Il was photographed with his younger
sister Kim Kyong Hui, an unidentified Soviet playmate and two other North
Korean friends.

A visitor walks past a poster showing a childhood picture of Kim Jong
Il taken when he was six at the villa known as Hwajinpo Castle, once a
holiday home for late North Korea founder Kim Il Sung, at Hwajinpo
Beach, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
South Korea had first let military
generals use the villa as their
vacation resorts, but turned it into
a tourist site in 1999. Each day, it
now normally draws about 5,000
visitors during a summer season
and 500 during a winter season.
But the Olympics have temporarily
boosted the number of daily
visitors by a couple hundred,
according to villa instructor Yeum
Sang Bae.
"While looking at this villa, I
thought about our wish for South-
North unification and became a bit
emotional," said Keum Hyo-kil, a
77-year-old visiting this week with
his family after watching an
Olympic bobsled competition the
previous day.
Feb.19, 2018

Yeum Sang Bae, an instructor at the villa known as Hwajinpo Castle, once a holiday home for
late North Korea founder Kim Il Sung, stands outside the villa at Hwajinpo Beach, South
Korea, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Feb.19, 2018

Visitors tour the villa known as Hwajinpo Castle, once a holiday home
for late North Korea founder Kim Il Sung, at Hwajinpo Beach, South
Feb.19, 2018

Surrounded by pine trees, visitors tour the villa
known as Hwajinpo Castle, once a holiday home for
late North Korea founder Kim Il Sung, at Hwajinpo
Beach, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. (AP
Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Feb.19, 2018

"I hope North Korea's Kim Jong Un would completely give up his nukes on the occasion of this
Pyeongchang Olympics," he said.
Many visitors say South Korea should preserve this villa as a historical site for younger
generations. But in the past, an anti-Pyongyang activists' group threatened to blow up the villa,
and others scratched out Kim Jong Il's face from the photo fixed on the wall near the steps. The
photo displayed this week showed no scratches.
In 2000, when then South Korean Culture Minister Park Jie-won visited North Korea, he handed
Kim Jong Il an album of photos from the villa. Park, now an opposition politician, said Kim first
pretended not to recognize his time in the villa but later reminisced about playing there as a
child.
Kim Jong Il ruled North Korea for 17 years after Kim Il Sung died in 1994. He died in late 2011,
handing over power to his third and youngest son, Kim Jong Un.

A window is left open in a room overlooking Hwajinpo Beach at the villa known as Hwajinpo
Castle, once a holiday home for late North Korea founder Kim Il Sung, at Hwajinpo Beach, South
Feb.19, 2018

North Korean Submarine
A North Korean submarine is on display at the seaside "Unification Park" in Gangneung, where
the Olympics' skating, hockey and curling events are held.
This 35-meter submarine ran aground in 1996 during a spying mission in the area. After
determining their submarine's damage was too serious to repair, its 26 crew abandoned the
vessel and went into nearby rugged, heavily wooded mountains to find a land route back north.
But a taxi driver soon detected the stranded submarined and reported it to South Korean
authorities, triggering a 49-day manhunt that included shootouts with fleeing North Korean
soldiers. Eventually, 24 were either shot to death or found dead, one was captured and a 26th
was unaccounted. The manhunt left 17 South Koreans dead.

In this Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018 photo, visitors
board a North Korean submarine on display at
the seaside "Unification Park" in Gangneung,
South Korea, where the Olympics’ skating,
hockey and curling events are held. (AP
Photo/Johnson Lai)
Feb.18, 2018

Visitors are required to wear yellow safety helmets before entering the submarine's cramped,
low-ceilinged inside parts. Those interviewed seemed mixed about the Olympic-inspired
rapprochement mood between the Koreas.
"I hope we would get unified soon and live together with the same mind," said Hong Sun Kee, a
47-year-old office worker who was mobilized in the 1996 manhunt as a reservist. "It's too
cramped inside the submarine. I don't know how they stayed here."
Yu Kyung Hee, a 47-year-old housewife, was a bit skeptical of the North's recent outreach and
said she believed it was aimed at easing international sanctions. "I think North Korea agents
could come here again aboard another submarine."

Also at the park is a wooden motor boat that 11 North Koreans used to defect
to South Korea by sea in 2009. A retired 3,471-ton South Korean warship is also
on display.
The Olympics have brought an increase in the number of foreign visitors to the
park, but there are fewer locals coming this month. That's due mostly to a
driving-restriction measure aimed at reducing traffic congestion during the
games, according to park guide Kim Nam Hee.
Feb.19, 2018

Unification Observatory
Located just south of the DMZ, it's one of northernmost points in South
Korea where civilians can travel to get a glimpse into North Korea.
Along a coastal highway leading up to this observatory, you can often see on
your right side a long-line of barbed wire fences aimed at preventing
infiltrations by North Korean agents.
Parts of the North's Diamond Mountain are seen from here, where the two
Koreas once ran a joint tourism project during a past era of detente. The
project stalled after a North Korean soldier fatally shot a South Korean
tourist visiting the mountain resort in 2008.

Park Range, 45, leans on a rail while viewing North Korea from the Goseong
Unification Observatory in Goseong, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. (AP
Photo/Jae C. Hong)
While this observatory sits near the
eastern portion of the 248-kilometer
(154-mile)-long border, a more famous
DMZ tourist attraction is on the western
section and actually inside the DMZ.
The border village of Panmunjom was a
place where North Korean troops
sprayed fire at a colleague who was
making a daring dash for freedom last
year. The defecting soldier was hit five
times but survived. He is now in South
Korea.
At the eastern coastal observatory on
Monday, many visitors were having their
pictures taken with Diamond Mountain
in the background after they tied onto
guard rails colorful ribbons with
messages calling for inter-Korean peace,
a successful Olympics and their families'
health.
Feb.19, 2018

Artist Doyu, 48, performs at the
Goseong Unification Observatory as
part of an art festival in Goseong,
South Korea, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018.
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Feb.19, 2018

People view North Korea from the
Goseong Unification Observatory in
Goseong, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 19,
2018. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Feb.19, 2018

Visitors use binoculars to view
North Korea from the Goseong
Unification Observatory in
Goseong, South Korea, Monday,
Feb. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Jae C.
Hong)
Feb.19, 2018

"It's sad because we cannot go to North Korea although it's just right there," said Ha Go Eun,
an 18-year-old student who came to Gangwon with her friends to watch the Olympic Games.
"I wish South-North Korean relations would be a little better following these Olympics," she
said. "I really, really want to go and see the Diamond Mountain. It's such a beautiful place."
Nearby, a lone dancer staged a performance that symbolized a bird trapped in colorful
ribbons and camouflage net.
"I'd like to express a bird who wants to fly wherever it wants without having any boundary,"
said performer Doyu, 48. "Why can't we walk to the Diamond Mountain? I feel like it would
take less than five minutes by car to go there. Isn't this situation ironic?"
TEXT FROM THE AP NEWS STORY, IN SOUTH KOREA’S OLYMPIC HILLS,
TRACES OF THE NORTH ABOUND, BY KIM TONG-HYUNG.
HYUNG-JIN KIM, A SEOUL-BASED CORRESPONDENT FOR THE
ASSOCIATED PRESS, IS ON ASSIGNMENT IN PYEONGCHANG FOR THE
2018 WINTER GAMES.

Reuters / Monday, February 19,
2018
Adin Chistian (16), student of the
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
School, embraces his mother
Denyse, next to the crosses and
Stars of David placed in front of
the fence of the school to
commemorate the victims of a
shooting, in Parkland, Florida.
REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Feb.19, 2018

February 20, 2018

Ice dance
Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir
complete their gold medal winning
performance in the ice dance, free dance
figure skating competition on Feb. 20,
2018.
Feb.20, 2018
Pyeong Chang 2018 : DAY 11

Curling
Agnes Knochenhauer and Sofia
Mabergs of Sweden stretch before a
curling practice session.
— Cathal McNaughton / Reuters
Feb.20, 2018

Ice hockey
Garrett Roe of the U.S. celebrates with
teammates after scoring a goal during the
men's ice hockey playoff match against
Slovakia.
— Grigory Dukor / Reuters
Feb.20, 2018

Freestyle
Silver medal winner Marie Martinod of France with
daughter Melirose, gold medal winner Cassie Sharpe
of Canada and bronze medal winner Brita Sigourney
of the U.S. celebrate on the podium after the
women's freestyle skiing halfpipe competition. Marie
Martinod 's partner, Max, salutes her performance.
— Fazry Ismail / EPA
Feb.20, 2018

Guillaume Cizeron and Gabriella
Papadakis of France perform in the
Ice Dance final. REUTERS/John
Sibley
Feb.20, 2018

Keita Watanabe of Japan in action as Jong
Kwang Bom of North Korea falls during the
500m Short Track. REUTERS/John Sibley
Feb.20, 2018

Kim Alang of South Korea reacts
during the 3000m Short Track.
Feb.20, 2018

Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the
U.S. fall on the ice. REUTERS/Lucy
NicholsonFeb.20, 2018

Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of
Canada perform. REUTERS/Lucy
Nicholson
Feb.20, 2018

inyu Li of China and Olympic
Athlete from Russia Sofia
Prosvirnova in action as Yara Van
Kerkhof of the Netherlands and
Anna Seidel of Germany fall during
the 1000m Short Track.
REUTERS/Phil Noble
Feb.20, 2018

North Korean cheerleaders
perform near the Medals Plaza in
Pyeongchang. REUTERS/Kim
Hong-Ji
Feb.20, 2018

Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of
Canada perform. REUTERS/Phil
Noble
Feb.20, 2018

Netherlands team celebrate bronze
in the 3000m Short Track.
Feb.20, 2018

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of
Canada react after their
performance. REUTERS/John
Sibley
Feb.20, 2018

Linesman Miroslav Lhotsky breaks
up a scuffle between Ales Kranjc of
Slovenia and Tommy Kristiansen of
Norway. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Feb.20, 2018

Thomas Insuk Hong of the U.S in
action as Jong Kwang Bom of North
Korea falls during the 500m Short
Track. REUTERS/John Sibley
Feb.20, 2018

Elise Christie of Britain reacts during the
1000m Short Track. REUTERS/Damir
Sagolj
Feb.20, 2018

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of
Canada perform in the Ice Dance
final. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Feb.20, 2018

Ice dancing
Alex and Maia Shibutani of
the United States compete
in the ice dance free dance
of the figure skating event.
— Mladen Antonov / AFP -
Getty Images-21
Feb.20, 2018

Pyeongchang Olympics Speed Skating
Men
Team Norway with Sindre Henriksen, Simen
Spieler Nilsen and Sverre Lunde Pedersen
trains for the finals of the men's team pursuit
speedskating race at the Gangneung Oval at
the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South
Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Petr
David Josek)
Feb.20, 2018

Cassie Sharpe of Canada celebrates her
victory in the Freestyle Ski Halfpipe.
REUTERS/Mike BlakeFeb.20, 2018

Freestyle
Kevin Rolland of France during
the freestyle skiing men's ski
halfpipe qualifications.
— Issei Kato / Reuters
Feb.20, 2018

Speed skating
North Korean cheerleaders sing
before the start of the short track
speed skating event.
— Damir Sagolj / Reuters
Feb.20, 2018

Nordic combined
Joergen Graabak of Norway jumps
during the Nordic combined
individual gundersen large hill trial
round.
— Quinn Rooney / Getty Images
Feb.20, 2018

Curling
A fan wearing Olympic themed glasses
watches the men's curling round robin
session between South Korea and
Switzerland.
— Wang Zhao / AFP - Getty Images
Feb.20, 2018

A model walks the runway at the
Richard Quinn fashion show on
Tuesday. Yui Mok / Pool via AP-20Feb.20, 2018

Queen Elizabeth sits next to Anna
Wintour. Yui Mok / Pool via AP-20
Feb.20, 2018

Models display Richard Quinn
designs at the show. Paul Hackett /
Reuters-20
Feb.20, 2018

Clouds gather over a soybean
plantation near Tocantinia,
Brazil. REUTERS/Ueslei
Marcelino
Feb.20, 2018

People react after an earthquake shook
buildings of the Tlalpan housing project five
months after the September 19 earthquake,
in the Educacion neighborhood in Mexico
City, Mexico. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
Feb.20, 2018

Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)
General Secretary Marta Rovira leaves
the Supreme Court after appearing
before a judge in Madrid, Spain.
REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Feb.20, 2018

Nikolas Cruz, facing 17 charges of premeditated
murder in the mass shooting at Marjory
Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,
appears in court for a status hearing in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida. REUTERS/Mike Stocker/Pool
Feb.20, 2018

Qian Hao's imported
Pekingese dog, Mixiu, runs in
a park in Beijing.
REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Feb.20, 2018

Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, holds a rhinoceros horn as he visits a
Metropolitan Police wildlife crime unit in London. REUTERS/Simon Dawson
Feb.20, 2018

Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighters
rest near the city of Afrin, Syria.
REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
Feb.20, 2018

Sheep graze on a cliff near the
town of Itea, Greece.
REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
Feb.20, 2018

A protester holds a sign at a Call To
Action Against Gun Violence rally by the
Interfaith Justice League and others in
Delray Beach, Florida. REUTERS/Joe
Skipper
Feb.20, 2018

Andrei Bocharnikov of Khabarovsk
practices parkour in front of
Golden Horn Bay in the city of
Vladivostok, Russia.
REUTERS/Yuri Maltsev
Feb.20, 2018

A model displays a creation during the
Sophia Webster presentation at London
Fashion Week. REUTERS/Paul Hackett
Feb.20, 2018

A Palestinian woman waits for her
relatives to return into Gaza after
the Egyptian Authority opened the
Rafah Border Crossing for one day,
in the southern Gaza Strip.
REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Feb.20, 2018

BOMBS FALL ON SYRIA'S GHOUTA
Reuters / Tuesday, February 20,
2018
(Warning: graphic content) A
person inspects damaged
building in the besieged town of
Douma, Eastern Ghouta,
Damascus, Syria February 20,
2018. Pro-government forces
pounded the rebel-held district
of eastern Ghouta outside the
Syrian capital Damascus on
Tuesday, in a surge of violence
that a war monitor said had
killed at least 250 people since
Sunday night. REUTERS/Bassam
Khabieh
Feb.20, 2018

Reuters / Tuesday, February 20, 2018
An injured man is seen at a medical
point in the besieged town of Douma,
Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria
February 20, 2018. The Britain-based
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
said it was the highest 48-hour death
toll in the Syria conflict since a 2013
chemical attack on eastern Ghouta,
the last major rebel bastion located
near the capital. REUTERS/Bassam
Khabieh
Feb.20, 2018

An injured man is seen at a medical point in the
besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus,
Syria February 20, 2018. The wave of air strikes, rocket
fire and shelling has sparked international
condemnation. France, a permanent member of the
U.N. Security Council, described the bombardment as
a serious violation of international humanitarian law.
There was no immediate comment from the Syrian
military. Damascus says it only targets militants.
REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh
Feb.20, 2018

A helicopter is seen flying over the besieged town of
Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria February 20,
2018. Recent violence in the besieged suburb is part of a
wider surge in fighting on several fronts as President
Bashar al-Assad's military pushes to end the seven-year
rebellion against him. The Observatory said the
bombardment had killed more than 106 adults and
children in eastern Ghouta on Tuesday alone.
Feb.20, 2018

People sit at a medical point in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta,
Damascus, Syria February 20, 2018. Panos Moumtzis, the United Nations'
humanitarian coordinator for Syria, on Tuesday condemned the bombing of five
hospitals in eastern Ghouta and said intentional attacks on medical facilities
"may amount to war crimes". REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh
Feb.20, 2018

An injured man covered with blood is seen at
a medical point in the besieged town of
Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria
February 20, 2018. U.S. State Department
spokeswoman Heather Nauert said
Washington was "deeply concerned" by the
rising violence in Ghouta. "The Assad
regime's siege and starve tactics are ... adding
to the humanitarian disaster there," she said.
Nauert said the United States supported a
U.N. call for a month-long cessation of
hostilities to allow for the delivery of aid and
an emergency medical evacuation of civilians.
She urged Russia to stop supporting the
Assad government. REUTERS/Bassam
Khabieh
Feb.20, 2018

2018
People sit a medical point in the
besieged town of Douma, Eastern
Ghouta, Damascus, Syria February
20, 2018. Those killed since the
escalation began on Sunday
include 58 children. Another 1,200
people have been injured in the
bombardment, the Observatory
said. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh
Feb.20, 2018

An injured man lies at a medical point in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern
Ghouta, Damascus, Syria February 20, 2018. Rescuers said the air raids created
"a state of terror" among residents in eastern Ghouta, where the U.N. says
nearly 400,000 people live. The pocket of satellite towns and farms has been
under government siege since 2013. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh
Feb.20, 2018

2018
A young man rides bicycle near
damaged houses in the besieged
town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta,
Damascus, Syria February 20,
2018. Factions in Ghouta fired
mortars at Damascus on Tuesday,
killing six people and injuring 28,
Syrian state TV said. The army
retaliated and pounded militant
targets, according to the state
news agency SANA.
Feb.20, 2018

Reuters / Tuesday, February
20, 2018
A man reacts as he lies on a
stretcher at a medical point
in the besieged town of
Douma, Eastern Ghouta,
Damascus, Syria February
20, 2018. The Syrian foreign
ministry accused militants
in Ghouta of targeting
Damascus and using people
as "human shields". It said
in a letter of complaint to
the United Nations that
some Western officials
were denying the
government's right to
defend itself.
Feb.20, 2018

A child walks near damaged buildings in
the besieged town of Douma, Eastern
Ghouta, Damascus, Syria February 20,
2018. The Civil Defence in eastern
Ghouta, a rescue service that operates in
rebel territory, said jets battered Kafr
Batna, Saqba, Hammouriyeh and several
other towns on Tuesday. "The warplanes
are not leaving the sky at all," said Siraj
Mahmoud, a civil defense spokesman in
Ghouta, as the sound of explosions rang
out in the background. Mahmoud said
that government forces bombed houses,
schools and medical facilities, and that
rescuers had found more than 100
people dead "in one day alone" on
Monday. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh
Feb.20, 2018

Mount Sinabung erupts
Ash from Mount
Sinabung volcano rises
during an eruption in
Karo, North Sumatra,
Indonesia February 19,
2018. Antara Foto/Maz
Yons/ via REUTERS
Feb.19, 2018

Ash from Mount Sinabung volcano covers a car and street following
an eruption in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia February 19, 2018.
Antara Foto/ Surianto Sembiring / via REUTERS
Feb.19, 2018

Students clean their school
yard from ash after Mount
Sinabung volcano erupted on
Monday at Payung village in
Karo, North Sumatra,
Indonesia February 20, 2018.
Antara Foto/Ahmad Putra/ via
REUTERS
Feb.20, 2018

Ash from Mount Sinabung volcano covers vegetable plants as villagers
carry their belongings at Payung Village in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia
February 20, 2018. Antara Foto/Ahmad Putra/ via REUTERS
Feb.20, 2018

Russia Church Shooting
Family and friends of victims of the
deadly attack on churchgoers in Russia's
predominantly Muslim Dagestan region,
attend a funeral service in Kizlyar,
Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018. At least
five people were killed and four
wounded when a gunman opened fire
with a hunting rifles on people leaving a
Sunday service at a Russian Orthodox
church in the Dagestan city of Kizlyar.
(AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)
Feb.20, 2018

Spain Daily Life
A worker takes a break outside a
store under construction in Madrid,
Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018. (AP
Photo/Paul White)
Feb.20, 2018

Iran Fatima Death Anniversary
Iranian Shiite Muslims attend a mourning ceremony commemorating the death
anniversary of Fatima, Prophet Muhammad's daughter, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday,
Feb. 20, 2018. Fatima, who died around 630 AD, is the most sacred woman in
the Shiite faith and was a wife of Imam Ali, the first Shiite Imam. The
circumstances of her death are a matter of dispute between Shiite and Sunni
historians. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Feb.20, 2018

A member of the White House
staff vacuums the stage ahead of
a Public Safety Medal of Valor
awards ceremony held by
President Trump at the White
House. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Feb.20, 2018

President Trump struggles for a
moment while putting the medal of
valor on Avery County (NC) Sheriff's
Office Lieutenant William Buchanan
during a Public Safety Medal of Valor
Awards Ceremony at the White House.
REUTERS/Leah Millis
Feb.20, 2018

Trump
President Donald Trump awards public safety Medal of Valor to
Firefighter/Harbor Patrol Officer David Poirier, Jr., of Redondo Beach (Calif.) Fire
Department during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday,
Feb. 20, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Feb.20, 2018

Brazil Rio Intervention
A young student looks at a Brazilian
marine as she and her classmates
have their bags inspected during a
surprise operation in Kelson's slum
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday,
Feb. 20, 2018. Members of the
armed forces and the police spread
out in the slum in northern Rio in
the first major operation since the
military took control of security
forces in the state. (AP Photo/Leo
Correa)
Feb.20, 2018

Trump Russia Probe
Alex van der Zwaan leaves Federal
District Court in Washington, Tuesday,
Feb. 20, 2018. Alex van der Zwaan,
who worked at the law firm Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom until he
was fired last year formally pleaded
guilty to a single charge of making
false statements. He admitted Tuesday
he lied to federal investigators
working for special counsel Robert
Mueller. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Feb.20, 2018

Italy Fashion Moncler
A model wears a creation
for Moncler women
fall/winter 2018/19
collection, part of the Milan
Fashion Week, unveiled in
Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb.
20, 2018. (AP
Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Feb.20, 2018

Nightclub Fire
A flower rests near a memorial to
a victim of the Station nightclub
fire following a ceremony
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, held to
mark the 15th anniversary of the
fire, in West Warwick, R.I. The
Feb. 20, 2003, fire at the
nightclub in West Warwick, that
killed 100 and injured more than
200 others, started when
pyrotechnics for the rock band
Great White set fire to
flammable foam installed as
soundproofing. The site of the
fire is now a memorial park. (AP
Photo/Steven Senne)
Feb.20, 2018

Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
and those supporting them react as they watch the
Florida House of Representatives vote down a
procedural move to take a bill banning assault weapons
out of committee and bring it to the floor for a vote in
Tallahassee, Florida, following last week's mass shooting
on their campus. REUTERS/Colin Hackley
Feb.20, 2018

February 21, 2018

Cross country
Jessica Diggins of the U.S. crosses the finish
line ahead of Stina Nilsson of Sweden and
Maiken Caspersen Falla of Norway during
the women's cross country team sprint free
final race.
— Diego Azubel / EPA-21
Feb.21, 2018
Pyeong Chang 2018 : DAY 12

Downhill skiing
Third placed Lindsey Vonn of the U.S.
follows hostesses to the medal ceremony
for the women's downhill competition.
— Fabrice Coffrini / AFP - Getty Images-21
Feb.21, 2018

Cross country
Norway's Marit Bjorgen is framed by the
Olympic rings during the women's cross
country team sprint free final.
— Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP - Getty Images-
21
Feb.21, 2018

Downhill skiing
Vonn stands on the podium during
the medal ceremony.
— Andreas Rentz / Getty Images-21
Feb.21, 2018

Figure skating
Evgenia Medvedeva of the Olympic
Athletes from Russia competes in the
women's figure skating single skating
short program.
— Roberto Schmidt / AFP - Getty Images-
21
Feb.21, 2018

Freestyle
Christopher Delbosco of Canada,
right, crashes in the men's freestyle
skiing ski cross 1/8 finals.
— David Ramos / Getty Images-21
Feb.21, 2018

Ice hockey
The puck hits the glass in the first
period of the men's ice hockey
playoff quarterfinals between
the Czech Republic and the U.S.
— Ronald Martinez / Getty
Images-21
Feb.21, 2018

Ski injury
Delbosco is taken away on a stretcher after
being injured during the men's freestyle
skiing ski cross 1/8 finals.
— Loic Venance / AFP - Getty Images-21
Feb.21, 2018

Freestyle skiing
Brady Leman of Canada, Sergey
Ridzik, an Olympic athlete from
Russia, Marc Bischofberger of
Switzerland and Kevin Drury of
Canada race during the men's
freestyle ski cross finals.
— Mike Blake / Reuters
Feb.21, 2018

Figure skating
Maria Sotskova, an Olympic
athlete from Russia, falls
during the women's figure
skating single skating short
program.
— Damir Sagolj / Reuters
Feb.21, 2018

Curling
Canada's skip Rachel Homan,
center, leaves the ice as Britain's
Lauren Gray, right, and Vicki
Adams hug after winning the
women's curling match.
Photos: Shib Sibs claim ice
dancing bronze medal
— Natacha Pisarenko / AP
Feb.21, 2018

Emmi Peltonen of Finland
performs in the ladies singles
short program. REUTERS/Lucy
Nicholson
Feb.21, 2018

Mariama Jamanka and Lisa
Buckwitz of Germany react during
the bobsleigh finals. REUTERS/Arnd
Wiegmann
Feb.21, 2018

Kyle Mack of the U.S. competes in the
snowboarding big air qualifications.
REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Feb.21, 2018

Jessica Diggins of the U.S reacts as she
crosses the finish line to win ahead of
Stina Nilsson of Sweden in the cross-
country team sprint. REUTERS/Kai
Pfaffenbach
Feb.21, 2018

Jessica Diggins of the U.S reacts
after winning gold in the cross-
country skiing team sprint.
Feb.21, 2018

Nicola Tumolero and Riccardo
Bugari of Italy fall after the
speed skating team pursuit.
Feb.21, 2018

Miho Takagi, Ayano Sato and Nana
Takagi celebrate winning gold in
the speed skating team pursuit.
REUTERS/Phil NobleFeb.21, 2018

Brady Leman of Canada competes with Marc Bischofberger of
Switzerland, Armin Niederer of Switzerland and Filip Flisar of Slovenia
in the freestyle skiing cross finals. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Feb.21, 2018

Gold medalists Shim Sukhee, Minjeong
Choi, Kim Alang and Kim Yejin of
South Korea on the podium after the
3000m short track speed skating.
REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Feb.21, 2018

Kaori Sakamoto of Japan reacts
during the ladies single short
program. REUTERS/John Sibley
Feb.21, 2018

Kim Bo-Reum, Ji Woo Park and Seon-Yeong Noh of South Korea compete in the
speed skating team pursuit. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Feb.21, 2018

Athletes compete in the bobsleigh finals. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Feb.21, 2018

Evgenia Medvedeva, an Olympic Athlete
from Russia, performs in the ladies single
short prorgam. REUTERS/Lucy NicholsonFeb.21, 2018

Sofia Goggia of Italy and
Lindsey Vonn of the U.S.
hold up their national flags
during the victory ceremony
after the alpine downhill.
REUTERS/Mike Segar
Feb.21, 2018

Pyeongchang Olympics Ice
Hockey Men
Patrick Kearney wears an American
flag as a cape during the
quarterfinal round of the men's
hockey game between the United
States and the Czech Republic at
the 2018 Winter Olympics in
Gangneung, South Korea,
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. (AP
Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Feb.21, 2018

Reuters / Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Sand blows across a normally submerged area at
Theewaterskloof dam near Cape Town, South
Africa. The dam, which supplies most of Cape
Town's potable water, is currently dangerously
low as the city faces 'Day Zero', the point at
which taps will be shut down across the city.
REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
Feb.21, 2018

Donald Trump Jr. gestures as Basant Bansal,
Chairman and Managing Director of M3M
India and Kalpesh Mehta, founder of Tribeca
Developers, look on during a photo
opportunity before start of a meeting in New
Delhi, India. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Feb.21, 2018

Detained Reuters journalist Kyaw
Soe Oo hugs his daughter as he is
escorted by police, arrives for a
court hearing in Yangon, Myanmar.
REUTERS/Stringer
Feb.21, 2018

Italy Fashion Gucci
A model wears a creation as
part of the Gucci women's
Fall/Winter 2018-2019
collection, presented during the
Milan Fashion Week, in Milan,
Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018.
(AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Feb.21, 2018

Models present creations from the Moncler
Autumn/Winter 2018 collection during
Milan Fashion Week. REUTERS/Tony Gentile
Feb.21, 2018

An artist perform before the
medal ceremony after the
biathlon mixed relay.
REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
Feb.21, 2018

Reuters / Wednesday,
February 21, 2018
Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg
Artemyev, who is a crew
member of the International
Space Station (ISS) expedition
55-56 together with NASA
astronauts Richard Arnold and
Andrew Feustel, attends the
final qualification training for
the upcoming space mission
in Star City near Moscow.
REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
Feb.21, 2018

Kailani Craine of Australia
performs in the ladies single
short program. REUTERS/John
Sibley
Feb.21, 2018

Palestinians wait for travel
permits to cross into Egypt
through the Rafah border crossing
after it was opened by Egyptian
authorities for humanitarian
cases, in the southern Gaza Strip.
REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Feb.21, 2018

Trump Guns
President Donald Trump holds
notes during a listening session
with high school students and
teachers in the State Dining Room
of the White House in
Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 21,
2018. Trump heard the stories of
students and parents affected by
school shootings, following last
week's deadly shooting in Florida.
(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Feb.21, 2018

School Shooting Florida
Protesters rally against gun violence on the steps of the
old Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., Wednesday, Feb
21, 2018. Students at schools across Broward and Miami-
Dade counties in South Florida planned short walkouts
Wednesday, the one week anniversary of the deadly
shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. (AP
Photo/Mark Wallheiser)
Feb.21, 2018

School Shooting Student Activists
Gwendolyn Frantz, 17, of Kensington, Md.,
stands in front of the White House during a
student protest for gun control, Wednesday,
Feb. 21, 2018, in Washington. (AP
Photo/Evan Vucci)
Feb.21, 2018

School Shooting Florida
Seventeen student survivors
from Marjory Stoneman
Douglas High School lie down on
the floor in silence and pray at
the approximate time of the
attack one week ago, inside the
state capitol, in Tallahassee, Fla.,
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. The
students, members of the
Congregation Kol Tikvah Temple,
lost three students, and were at
the capitol to pressure
lawmakers on gun control
reform. (AP Photo/Gerald
Herbert)
Feb.21, 2018

Greece Bailout
A policeman stands outside the shuttered entrance of the
Finance Ministry, following a demonstration against
government plans to expand the number of auctions of
foreclosed properties, in central Athens on Wednesday,
Feb. 21, 2018. The sign above the door reads "Ministry of
Auctions, Taxes, and Revenue Robbery." The rally was
organized by a Communist labor union which promised
to step up a campaign of disruption against property
auctions. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Feb.21, 2018

Britain Brit Awards 2018 Show
Stormzy performs at the Brit Awards
2018 in London, Wednesday, Feb. 21,
2018. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)
Feb.21, 2018

Obit Billy Graham
Jo Dockins, of Charlotte, N.C.,
carries flowers as she visits the
Billy Graham Library in Charlotte,
N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018.
Spokesman Mark DeMoss says
Billy Graham, who long suffered
from cancer, pneumonia and
other ailments, died at his home
in North Carolina on Wednesday,
He was 99. (AP Photo/Chuck
Burton)
Feb.21, 2018

Spain Daily Life
An elderly man sits on a bench as he
takes some rest in Pamplona, northern
Spain, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. (AP
Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Feb.21, 2018

February 22, 2018

Marcel Hirscher of Austria
crashes in the men's slalom.
Feb.22, 2018

Anna Gasser of Austria competes in
women's big air snowboarding
finals. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Feb.22, 2018

Marcel Hirscher of Austria crashes in
the men's slalom. REUTERS/Kai
Pfaffenbach
Feb.22, 2018

Thomas Muirhead of Britain
indicates a play as Benoit
Schwarz, Claudio Patz and
Peter de Cruz of Switzerland
watch during the men's curling
tie-breaker. REUTERS/Cathal
McNaughton
Feb.22, 2018

Miyabi Onitsuka of Japan during a
warm-up in women's big air
snowboarding. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Feb.22, 2018

Jessika Jenson of the U.S. competes in
women's big air snowboarding finals.
REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Feb.22, 2018

Sebastian Foss-Solevaag of Norway reacts in
the men's slalom. REUTERS/Leonhard
Foeger
Feb.22, 2018

Alex Ferreira of the U.S. trains men's
freestyle ski halfpipe. REUTERS/Dylan
Martinez
Feb.22, 2018

Pyeongchang Olympics Alpine Skiing
Silver medalist Ramon Zenhaeusern, of Switzerland, left, gold medalist Andre Myhrer, of
Sweden, and bronze medalist Michael Matt, of Austria, walk to the podium during the venue
ceremony after the men's slalom at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea,
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Feb.22, 2018

Pyeongchang Olympics Ice Hockey Women
Canadian fans watch during the first period of the
women's gold medal hockey game the United States
and Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics in
Gangneung, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018.
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Feb.22, 2018

Pyeongchang Olympics
Freestyle Skiing Men
Alex Ferreira, of the United
States, jumps during the men's
halfpipe finals at Phoenix Snow
Park at the 2018 Winter
Olympics in Pyeongchang,
South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 22,
2018. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Feb.22, 2018

Team USA players celebrate
their win in the women's gold
medal hockey match.
REUTERS/David W Cerny
Feb.22, 2018

Ice hockey
Team USA celebrates with their
medals after defeating Team
Canada 3-2 in a shootout to win
the women's ice hockey gold
medal game on day 13 of the
PyeongChang 2018 Winter
Olympic Games on Feb. 22, 2018.
— Harry How / Getty Images
Feb.22, 2018

Pyeongchang Olympics Ice Hockey Women
Untied States hockey team celebrate with their gold
medals after beating Canada in the women's gold
medal hockey game at the 2018 Winter Olympics in
Gangneung, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018.
(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Feb.22, 2018

Freestyle
David Wise of the U.S. is joined on the
podium by his son Malachi after winning
gold in the men's freestyle skiing, ski
halfpipe.
— Cameron Spencer / Getty Images
Feb.22, 2018

Figure skating
Mirai Nagasu of the U.S. competes
in the women's figure skating
single short program event.
— Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Getty
Images
Feb.22, 2018

Speed skating
Han Tianyu of China and Seo Yira of
South Korea crash during the men's
short track speed skating 500m race.
— Tatyana Zenkovich / EPA
Feb.22, 2018

Bobsled
Pilot Francesco Friedrich of Germany
leads his team as they start the 4-man
bobsled training session.
— Mohd Rasfan / AFP - Getty Images
Feb.22, 2018

Cross country
Gold medalists Kikkan
Randall and Jessica
Diggins of the U.S
celebrate on the podium
after the women's cross
country team sprint
event.
— Eric Gaillard / Reuters
Feb.22, 2018

Freestyle
Byron Wells of New Zealand is carried
away after crashing in the men's ski
halfpipe training session.
— Issei Kato / Reuters
Feb.22, 2018

Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson of the U.S.
celebrates after scoring in the shootout.
REUTERS/David W Cerny
Feb.22, 2018

Lucas Mata, David Mari, Lachlan Reidy
and Hayden Smith of Australia crash in
the 4-man bobsleigh. REUTERS/Arnd
Wiegmann
Feb.22, 2018

Spectators wear Kim Jong-un masks as they impersonate
the North Korean cheerleaders at the Winter Olympic
Games at the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena in London.
REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Feb.22, 2018

Pyeongchang Olympics: Day 13Feb.22, 2018

Gold medalist Anna Gasser of
Austria on the podium after the
snowboarding big air.
REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Feb.22, 2018

Gold medalists Vinzenz Geiger, Fabian
Riessle, Eric Frenzel and Johannes Rydzek of
Germany celebrate during the victory
ceremony after the nordic combined men's
team 4x5 final. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Feb.22, 2018

Shaolin Sandor Liu of Hungary celebrates
with Elise Christie of Britain after the
men's 5000m speed skating relay.
REUTERS/John Sibley
Feb.22, 2018

Suzanne Schulting of
Netherlands reacts during the
1000m short track speed skating
final. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
Feb.22, 2018

Brazil Argentina Soccer Recopa
Sudamericana
Players of Brazil's Gremio hold up their
team's trophy as they celebrate winning
Recopa Sudamericana title after defeating
Argentina's Independiente in Porto Alegre,
Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. (AP
Photo/Wesley Santos)
Feb.22, 2018

Georgia Daily Life
A tree blooms pink flower petals in Piedmont
Park in Atlanta, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. The
metro area continues to experience warm
weather with temperatures expected to reach
the high 70's Thursday. (AP Photo/David
Goldman)
Feb.22, 2018

Alpine
Slovenian fans cheer during the
slalom portion of the women's
alpine combined race.
— Jeon Heon-Kyun / EPA
Feb.22, 2018

A model presents a
creation from the Gucci
Autumn/Winter 2018
women collection during
Milan Fashion Week.
REUTERS/Tony Gentile
Feb.22, 2018

Tyra Hemans, a senior from Marjory
Stoneman Douglas High School,
speaks with Florida Rep. Wengay 'Newt'
Newton, (D-St. Petersburg), during a
meeting at Leon High School after the
students arrived in Tallahassee, Florida.
REUTERS/Colin Hackley
Feb.22, 2018

School Shooting Funeral
Members of the Marjory Stoneman
Douglas High School football team
depart the service at the Church by
the Glades for Aaron Feis, the football
coach who was killed at the school
shooting last week, Thursday, Feb. 22,
2018, in Coral Springs, Fla. Hundreds
gathered to remember the 37-year-old
assistant football coach and security
guard gunned down while helping
students to safety during a mass
shooting at the high school on
Valentine's Day. (AP Photo/Joel
Auerbach)
Feb.22, 2018

Minnesota Legislature Guns
Hundreds gather in the State Capitol rotunda
during a rally Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 in St.
Paul, Minn., where concerned citizens are
calling for the passage of four bills they
believe would substantively reduce gun
violence in the state. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Feb.22, 2018

Trump Guns
President Donald Trump listens during a
meeting with state and local officials to
discuss school safety, in the Roosevelt Room
of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018,
in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Feb.22, 2018

Pakistan India
Villagers gather to mourn the death of a Pakistani laborer Inzamam Hussain in Tetrinote Hajeera, situated at the Line of
Control between Pakistan and Indian Kashmirs, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. Pakistan's foreign ministry says Indian troops
opened fire in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing Hussain on the Pakistani side of the boundary. (AP Photo/M.D.
Mughal)
Feb.22, 2018

Turkey Syria
Syrians chant anti-Russia slogans outside the Russian Consulate in Istanbul, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, during a protest
against the airstrikes and shelling by the Syrian government forces in Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, Syria. New
airstrikes and shelling on the besieged, rebel-held suburbs of the Syrian capital Damascus killed at least 10 people on
Wednesday, a rescue organization and a monitoring group said. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Feb.22, 2018

Brazil Temer Military
Honor guards stand guard before the
arrival of Brazil's President Michel Temer
for a meeting with the Defense Military
Council in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Feb.
22, 2018. Brazil's congress approved a
decree to put the military in charge of Rio
de Janeiro's security forces as soldiers and
police spread out throughout in the city to
combat rising crime. (AP Photo/Eraldo
Peres)
Feb.22, 2018

Britain Picasso Auction
Sotheby's employees hold up one of
Pablo Picasso's portraits of his muse
Marie-Theres Walter, a 1937 'Femme
au beret et a la robe quadrillee',
which is scheduled to be auctioned
for the very first time on Feb. 28,
2018, during the Impressionist and
Modern Art Evening Sale, at
Sotheby's auction house in London,
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. Picasso
painted the portrait the same year
as his masterpiece on the Spanish
civil war 'Guernica'. (AP Photo/Frank
Augstein)
Feb.22, 2018

Indonesia Daily Life
Women dancers wait to perform during
beach festival in Bali, Indonesia, Thursday,
Feb. 22, 2018. The three-day beach festival
is organized to promote tourism on the
resort island. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Feb.22, 2018

Italy Fashion Pucci
A model is made up prior to the Emilio Pucci
women's Fall/Winter 2018-2019 collection,
presented during the Milan Fashion Week, in
Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. (AP
Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Feb.22, 2018

A contractor walks in a tunnel at
the construction site at Karuma
600 megawatts hydroelectric
power project under construction
on River Nile, Uganda.
REUTERS/James Akena
Feb.22, 2018

A man carries an injured boy as he walks
on rubble of damaged buildings in the
rebel held besieged town of Hamouriyeh,
eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, Syria.
Feb.22, 2018

Students who walked out of their
Montgomery County, Maryland,
schools protest against gun
violence in front of the White
House in Washington.
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Feb.22, 2018

Iraqi forces deploy during a campaign
searching for weapons and wanted
people, to impose order in Basra, Iraq.
REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani
Feb.22, 2018

A model presents a creation from the
Moschino Autumn/Winter 2018 women
collection during Milan Fashion Week.
REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
Feb.22, 2018

People light candles in front of
mementoes placed in front of the
fence of the Marjory Stoneman
Douglas High School to commemorate
the victims of the mass shooting, in
Parkland, Florida. REUTERS/Carlos
Garcia Rawlins
Feb.22, 2018

Kendrick Lamar performs at the Brit Awards
at the O2 Arena in London.
REUTERS/Hannah McKayFeb.22, 2018

Canadian Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau, his wife Sophie
Gregoire, daughter Ella Grace and
son Xavier pose for
photographers during their visit
to the holy Sikh shrine of Golden
temple in Amritsar, India.
REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Feb.22, 2018

Sunset is seen near the Grand Palace in
Bangkok, Thailand. REUTERS/Athit
Perawongmetha
Feb.22, 2018
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