To the Winter Olympics now, and positive news regarding the DPRK, who are "likely" to join next month's winter games in South Korea. Japan's Kyodo news agency quoting, the DPRK's IOC official Chang Ung, who made the statement during a stopover at the Beijing International airport. The DPRK and South Korea are at odds, but DPRK leader Kim Jong-Un recently said he would be open to the idea of sending a delegation to next month's games in Pyeongchang.

And the torch relay for that Olympiad is now approaching the final stretch, with its latest stop a former Korean royal fortress in Suwon.

The flame being lit at Samsung Digital City, then carried through the streets of Suwon before ending the day at the historic Hwaseong Haenggung Palace. A Haenggung, or detached palace, was a temporary fortress where Korean royals once resided during times of war or periods of travel. (You learn things here on Sports Scene.) Completed in the late 18th century, Hwaseong Haenggung Palace is the largest remaining of these fortresses in the country. At least 75-hundred torchbearers will help transport the Olympic symbol across the country, as it makes its way to the final destination -- Pyeongchang for the Opening Ceremony February ninth.