{"id":5794,"date":"2017-02-09T07:34:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T07:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/?p=5794"},"modified":"2023-02-22T07:40:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T07:40:42","slug":"countdown-to-pyeongchang-winter-games-hits-one-year-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/?p=5794","title":{"rendered":"Countdown to Pyeongchang Winter Games hits one year mark"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/newsmag\/assets\/images\/picture_placeholder_list.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd4157a2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"blazy wp-image-5795\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd4157a2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd4157a2.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd4157a2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd4157a2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd4157a2-174x116.jpeg 174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Women wearing Korean traditional costume Hanbok perform during an unveiling ceremony of the Olympic countdown clock to mark a year to the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, Feb 8, 2017.\u00a0The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics will begin on Feb 9, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/newsmag\/assets\/images\/picture_placeholder_list.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd4157a0.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"blazy wp-image-5798\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd4157a0.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd4157a0.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd4157a0-300x203.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd4157a0-768x520.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd4157a0-171x116.jpeg 171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Olympic rings are lit up on Feb 8, 2017, in Pyeongchang, one year before the start of the Winter Olympics in the South Korean city on Feb 9, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/newsmag\/assets\/images\/picture_placeholder_list.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd4157a4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"blazy wp-image-5799\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd4157a4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd4157a4.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd4157a4-300x211.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd4157a4-768x540.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd4157a4-165x116.jpeg 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Children pose for a photo in front of Olympic rings in Pyeongchang, South Korea on Feb 8, 2017. The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics will begin on Feb 9, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/newsmag\/assets\/images\/picture_placeholder_list.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd41579a.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"blazy wp-image-5800\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd41579a.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd41579a.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd41579a-300x240.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd41579a-768x615.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd41579a-145x116.jpeg 145w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A countdown clock for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics is revealed in Seoul on Feb 8, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/newsmag\/assets\/images\/picture_placeholder_list.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd41579e.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"blazy wp-image-5801\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd41579e.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd41579e.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd41579e-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd41579e-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.sealnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5a2a5253a3101a51fd41579e-174x116.jpeg 174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Team USA hopefulls watch a snowboarding demo during NBC&#8217;s TODAY Show on Feb 8, 2017 in New York City. 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