Figure skating, short track speed skating and Nordic skiing could potentially feature North Korean athletes, he said.

Could someone like Chris Hoy, with his bulging thighs, make a fist of short track speed skating?

In the men's and women's curling, in bobsleigh and short track speed skating there are genuine medal hopes.

In the women's short track speed skating, Australia's Deanna Lockett made the semi-final but crashed out on the final bend.

They were therefore handed one quota place while two male North Korean competitors were given places in the short track speed skating.