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0:00:12 > 0:00:14Morning everyone, Ayshah here.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17First - here at Newsround we are pretty excited about this one.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21Today is the first official day of the Winter Olympics!
0:00:21 > 0:00:24This year it's being held in PyeongChang in South Korea.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27And it's expected to be one of the coldest games on record -
0:00:27 > 0:00:30with temperatures around -20.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33Athletes from all over the world will be competing in 15
0:00:33 > 0:00:37different winter sports.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39But how much do you know about the host country?
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Here's Ricky, who's been finding out...
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Hello and welcome to South Korea.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48Home of kimchi, K-Pop and now the 2018 Winter Olympics.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52But how much do you know about the country?
0:00:52 > 0:00:54We've got some fun facts to keep you in
0:00:54 > 0:00:57the know.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Did you know kimchi is one of the country's popular dishes but
0:01:03 > 0:01:05what on earth is it?
0:01:05 > 0:01:08It's made from spicy pickled cabbage which has been
0:01:08 > 0:01:10fermented in a jar for a number of months.
0:01:10 > 0:01:15Sounds a bit weird but it's actually super tasty.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Koreans have around 250 different recipes
0:01:17 > 0:01:25for kimchi and they usually eat it with every meal.
0:01:25 > 0:01:30Did you know that in Korea you are actually older?
0:01:30 > 0:01:36That's because they count birthdays a bit differently.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38In Korea you are born aged one instead of zero
0:01:38 > 0:01:40and on the new year you gain an extra year
0:01:40 > 0:01:42so if you were born in
0:01:42 > 0:01:45December by January you'd be two years old in Korea, even though
0:01:45 > 0:01:51you'd only be a few days old in the UK.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Music is a huge part of Korean culture and one
0:01:53 > 0:01:54of the biggest genres
0:01:54 > 0:01:56is K-Pop, short for Korean pop.
0:01:56 > 0:02:03The music often features big dance routines and lots of fashionable
0:02:03 > 0:02:06outfit changes, bands like BTS, Twice, XO and Black Pink are super
0:02:06 > 0:02:09popular in Korea and around the world and get
0:02:09 > 0:02:11millions of views for
0:02:11 > 0:02:15their videos.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Pyeongchang is the chosen location in Korea but this
0:02:17 > 0:02:21year's Olympics but did you know it also has its own slogan which goes
0:02:21 > 0:02:23'Happy 700 Pyeongchang', that's because around 84% of the area is
0:02:23 > 0:02:26made up of mountains.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28It sits an average height of 700 metres above
0:02:28 > 0:02:30sea level.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32This means the country gets lots of snow which is pretty
0:02:32 > 0:02:39great for winter sports!
0:02:42 > 0:02:43The opening ceremony is later this morning.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47We'll keep you up to date with all the best of the action.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50But there's bad news from one of Team GB's gold medal
0:02:50 > 0:02:52hopefuls this morning.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55British snowboarder Katie Ormerod.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58She's been ruled out of the games after fracturing her heel.
0:02:58 > 0:03:04She injured herself yesterday.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Taking to Instagram, Katie shared a picture of her x-ray.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09She's said she is gutted.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Get well soon, Katie.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Better news elsewhere in sport though, as Serena Williams
0:03:13 > 0:03:15is making her return to tennis.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17And she's said she wants to get back on top.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19It's been a year since she's played competitively.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22She took some time out after the birth of her daughter, Alexis.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25The tennis ace will be part of the Fed Cup team for the US,
0:03:25 > 0:03:28playing against the Netherlands.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Your emoji keyboard is about to get a whole lot bigger!
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Loads of new emojis have been confirmed and Hayley's been finding
0:03:34 > 0:03:37out what you can look forward to.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Finally the emoji I have always wanted.
0:03:40 > 0:03:46Not the llama, not the abacus, not the microbe, it's the
0:03:46 > 0:03:48superhero emoji.
0:03:48 > 0:03:56I've always wanted to send my mum that one.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59It's one of more than 150 new emojis
0:03:59 > 0:04:02that will be heading to your phone or tablet this year.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Others include a person with red hair, curly hair,
0:04:04 > 0:04:06bald head, party face, tooth, leg, loo roll,
0:04:06 > 0:04:09teddy bear, soap, lobster, hot face, cold face, Peacock and a
0:04:09 > 0:04:12skateboard.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Now there is no news yet on the frowning poo emoji which was
0:04:15 > 0:04:19rumoured to be on its way but all the others will be here sometime
0:04:19 > 0:04:22this year, we just don't know exactly when yet.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24Finally - it's Friday!
0:04:24 > 0:04:27So perhaps you're planning to do something fun this
0:04:27 > 0:04:29evening after school.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31If you've not made up your mind yet why not take inspriation
0:04:31 > 0:04:34from these guys and catch a movie?
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Yes, these insects are wearing 3D glasses!
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Scientists used beeswax to carefully attach the tiny specs
0:04:39 > 0:04:42to the little critters which are called praying mantis.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45They're doing experiments to find out more about the way the insects
0:04:45 > 0:04:51see, which they hope will help to develop better robots.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54That's all we've time for right now.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55I'll be back in half an hour.