Cold returns for Winter Games in mountainous PyeongChang
By Foster Klug, AP
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — The cold is back for the Winter Games.
After two straight balmy Olympics where some might have wondered if it was even winter, let alone the world’s pre-eminent freeze-dependent sporting event, athletes and visitors alike will finally experience a serious chill in their bones during the games in mountainous PyeongChang.
How cold is it?
So cold that tears spring to the eyes. So cold the ink in a pen grows sluggish and fades as it scribbles over a page. So cold that South Korean men sometimes flash back to being posted for hours on the frozen frontline during mandatory military service. So cold at least six people were treated for hypothermia in November after a pop concert at the open-air Olympic Stadium.
