Figure Skating - ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2018 - Pairs Free Skating - Taipei, Taiwan - January 26, 2018 - Ryom Tae Ok and Kim Ju Sik of North Korea compete. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
TAIPEI (Reuters) - North Korea's figure skating team took bronze in a competition in Taipei on Friday and opened a window on what life is like for sports people in the world's most isolated country as they head for next month's Winter Olympics in the rich, democratic South.
Fans cheered as Kim Ju Sik, 25, and Ryom Tae Ok, 18, performed at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taiwan's capital, dressed in black outfits with flashes of silver. The crowds clapped whenever the skating pair jumped gracefully to a French song playing in the background.
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