The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, are already underway, even though we won’t actually see the opening ceremonies here in the U.S. until tonight.

The Olympics always seem to have some sort of political under- and overtones, and that’s certainly the case in this situation, especially because of tension between the U.S. and North Korea.

With us from South Korea, where he’s covering the Winter Olympics for The Arizona Republic, is Jeff Metcalfe. He is joining us via Skype.