North Korea’s 32-member delegation to the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games entered the athlete’s village in Gangneung on Thursday shortly after arriving in South Korea.

The team, led by North Korean Vice Sports Minister Won Gil-woo, flew in on a South Korean chartered plane from the North's Kalma Airport and landed at Yangyang International Airport in Gangwon Province at around 6:09 p.m. Thursday. 

Accompanied by three coaches and 18 assistants, the ten North Korean athletes will compete in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, pair figure skating and short track speed skating. 

The group will be joined on Sunday by 12 female North Korean ice hockey players after the joint Korean women's ice hockey team competes in a friendly match against Sweden.

The North's three alpine skiers, three cross-country skiers and two short track skaters all skipped their morning practice scheduled for Friday while the figure skating duo Ryom Tae-ok and Kim Ju-sik held their morning practice as scheduled.