Russia beat Japan to win the bronze medal at the Olympic women's team pursuit speed skating on Saturday.
Russia claimed the gold in the men's biathlon 4x7.5km relay at the Sochi Olympics on Saturday.
Kim Jin-Sun, president and chief executive of the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games 2018 (POCOG), said on Saturday that Pyeongchang Games will essentially begin when they receive the Olympic flag on Sunday.
Victor An of Russia won two gold medals from the men's 500m and 5,000m relay short track speed skating events, taking his tally to a record six golds on Friday when two doping cases shocked the Winter Olympic Games.
The "girl power" of Marielle Thompson and Kelsey Serwa gave Canada the freestyle skiing bragging rights at the Sochi Olympic Games on Friday when the duo locked down the gold and silver medals in the women's ski cross final.
An unnamed German biathlete has tested positive for a stimulant and Italian bobsleigh athlete William Frullani has also tested positive for a banned substance at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games, according to respective officials on Friday.
Julie Chu has been selected to carry the US flag in Sunday's closing ceremony at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games.
The Chinese men's national curling team failed to deliver a bronze medal on Friday after suffering a 6-4 defeat to Sweden in the men's third place playoff at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games.
They're the 30-somethings and even 40-somethings who refuse to bow out gracefully - the grizzled veterans of the Sochi Olympic Games who won't give in to gilded youth.
Down on Copacabana Beach, there's plenty of talk about June's World Cup and political protest as Rio residents relax on the sand.