Feb 17, 2018; Pyeongchang, South Korea; South Korea president Moon Jae-in at the short track speed skating men's 1,000m final A during the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games at Gangneung Ice Arena. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kryger-USA TODAY Sports
GANGNEUNG, South Korea/SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's self-styled "Peace Games" have been a sporting success but public reaction suggests it may have failed its bigger test -- to generate the support its president needs to make bold moves to improve ties with old enemy North Korea.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has been using the Games, which end on Sunday, to help galvanise the public behind his risky policy of re-engagement with the North, an approach that in the past has ended ultimately in disappointment.
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