MILAN (AP) — Athletes at the Milan Cortina Winter Games elected a South Korean bobsled pilot and an Estonian biathlete on Thursday to represent them at the International Olympic Committee. The eight-year terms for Yunjong Won and Johanna Talihärm will include voting with IOC members to pick a host for the 2036 Summer Games.

Two South Korean skiers were disqualified from the Winter Olympics qualifying round on Tuesday after officials said they were using a banned substance on their equipment.

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.

Kim finished the day with the silver medal.

An NPR reporter covering the Olympics in Milan takes us on cultural side quests, to a hospitality house and a candy store.

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.

Both South Korean teams competing in the two-man bobsleigh at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics finished outside the top 10 on Tuesday. Pilot Kim Jin-su and brakeman Kim Hyeong-geun finished in 13th place with a time of 3:43.

Gold medallist Choi Ga-on, silver medallist Kim Sang-kyum and bronze medallist Yu Seung-eun all benefited from Venerable Hosan’s influence.