North Korean hockey players cap Pyeongchang Olympics tilt with McFlurries for breakfast
Athletes spotted by their teammates from the South in the line at McDonald’s after their final match at the Winter Games
North Korea’s women hockey players are not averse to enjoying a McDonald’s fast-food breakfast, according to their South Korean teammates.
The North Koreans are part of a unified Korean team that competed in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and are staying in the athletes village.
“Two days ago, I saw the North Koreans in line at McDonald’s [in the Athletes Village dining hall] and I was also in line at McDonald’s,” said Randi Griffin, one of the unified Korean team players.
“They were getting Oreo McFlurries for breakfast and so we all laughed about that and had McFlurries together,” chuckled Griffin, an American of Korean heritage drafted in to bolster the Korean side.
The team was hastily assembled after a landmark deal between the two Koreas, forcing the South’s team to add a dozen North Koreans only two weeks ahead of the Olympics.
It was a surprise for the South Korean players, but one that was quickly accepted after they met their new teammates.