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The initial design for the official emblems of the Summer Olympics and Paralympics were unveiled on 24 July The logo resembled a stylized "T"; a red circle in the top-right corner represented a beating heart, the flag of Japan , and an "inclusive world in which everyone accepts each other", and a dark grey column in the centre represented diversity. Tokyo's organizing committee denied that the emblem design was plagiarized , arguing that the design had gone through "long, extensive and international" intellectual property examinations before it was cleared for use.

The committee met on 2 September to decide how to approach another new logo design.

On 24 November , an Emblems Selection Committee was established to organize an open call for design proposals, open to Japanese residents over the age of 18, with a deadline set for 7 December Sony and Panasonic are partnering with NHK to develop broadcasting standards for 8K resolution television, with a goal to release 8K television sets in time for the Olympics. The rights for the Games cover almost all of Europe, excluding France due to an existing rights deal that will expire following these Games in favour of Eurosport, and Russia due to a pre-existing deal with a marketer through In the United Kingdom, these will be the last Games whose rights are primarily owned by the BBC , although as a condition of a sub-licensing agreement that will carry into the and Games, Eurosport holds exclusive pay television rights.

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For the first time in Olympic history, the two nations will enter a joint women's ice hockey team under the name Korea and represented by the unification flag. They will be accompanied by 24 coaches and 21 media representatives. Russia was banned in December from taking part in the Games after the IOC found the country had engaged in "systemic manipulation" of anti-doping rules, though Russian athletes who can prove they are clean will be "invited" to compete under the name "Olympic Athlete from Russia.

Over 1, security guards were replaced with military personnel after a norovirus outbreak at Olympic facilities in Pyeongchang. Organizers said 41 security guards suffered a sudden onset of vomiting and diarrhea on Sunday and were taken to a hospital. Military deployed as norovirus outbreak hits Winter Olympic security guards. Health officials on the Korean Peninsula are also battling two strains of influenza. North Korea is facing a potentially deadly strain of seasonal flu and South Korea has reported a highly contagious strain of bird flu H5N6 in chicken farms near Seoul.

Health officials have not issued travel restrictions or health warnings. American athletes to watch in the Winter Olympics. Nathan Chen figure skating: Chen is among a group of talented skaters looking to dethrone Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu, the gold medalist. Chen might hold the trump card, however, in that he's the only skater ever to land five quadruple jumps in a routine.

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He did that at the US Championships in January. Mikaela Shiffrin Alpine skiing: Shiffrin comes into the Winter Olympics as the most dominant female skier in the world. The year-old is the defending World Cup champion, and she is already out to a big lead this season. In she became the youngest woman to ever win Olympic gold in the slalom, and she'll be looking to defend that title in PyeongChang -- and also add gold in the giant slalom.

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Kim had the scores to qualify for the Olympic halfpipe team in , but she wasn't old enough to compete. Now, at 17, she is regarded by many to be the gold-medal favorite. She finished first at the Winter X Games last month. White has long been the face of the sport, the "flying tomato" on the halfpipe known for his flowing red hair. The hair is much shorter these days, and White, at 31, is almost something of an elder statesman as he goes into his fourth Olympic Games.

He won Olympic gold in and , but he finished fourth in Can he reclaim his crown? Bowe collided with a teammate while training in , and she was sidelined for months with post-concussion symptoms. It has been a long road to recovery, but Bowe is back and ready to reclaim her spot as one of the best sprinters in the world. They finished without a single medal. Bowe represents a chance for redemption.

Teammate Heather Bergsma is a favorite in the 1, and 1, meters; she won both at the World Championships last year. Maame Biney short track: Biney made history in December when she became the first black woman to qualify for the US short-track team. The year-old is America's best hope for a medal in the meters.

A month after Biney's milestone, speedskater Erin Jackson became the first black woman to qualify for the US Olympic team on the long track. Lindsey Vonn Alpine skiing: She won downhill gold at the Games in Vancouver -- the first American woman ever to do so -- but injury kept her out of the Games in Sochi. She has won more World Cup titles 20 than any skier in history. Adam Rippon figure skating: He's tough as nails: He finished in second place.

Anderson will be defending the slopestyle gold that she won in , when the sport made its Olympic debut at the Sochi Games. She proved last month that she is still the favorite when she won gold at the Winter X Games.