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Just How Cold Is It At The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics?

"I think you can either laugh about it, or you can cry about it," American cross-country skier Jessie Diggins says.
The Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics reverse a recent trend of relatively warm conditions at the Winter Games. Here, a man prepares to work in front of an ice sculpture ahead of Friday's opening ceremony.

When cold weather becomes a main topic at the Winter Olympics, it's safe to say that frigid temperatures have made an impression. That's the case in Pyeongchang, where brutal cold and high winds have been a common theme for both the media and for athletes.

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