In “Russia ban adds to South Korea’s Winter Olympics woes” by James Griffiths explains how Russia not competing has had a major impact on the ticket sale of the already low amount for the upcoming Winter Olympics in South Korea. Russian Athletes like Evgenia Medvedeva and Irina Avvakumova plan to not compete if they cannot compete under the Russian flag. With Russian spectators making up a large number of the visitors to winter games, South Korea struggles to get ticket buyers. The term oil with North Korea, only being fifty miles from the competition center, is another huge factor in the ticket sales this year. Throughout the article “ Russia ban adds to South Korea’s winter Olympics woes”, James Griffiths makes Olympic enthusiast aware
