Who is North Korea sending to the Olympics?

The two Koreas announced that they will form their first joint Olympic team and have their athletes march together during the opening ceremony of the upcoming Winter Games.

The plan still requires International Olympic Committee approval, but how much North Korean representation will there be in this "unified" team?

Here's a quick look at who might be coming to the Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea and a note on who conspicuously isn't.

Potentialathletes from the North

Who, how many, and maybe even if there will be any at all those are still open questions at this point.

South Korea's media are reporting maybe 10 or so athletes will come.

North Korean figure skatersRyom Tae-Ok andKim Ju-Sik qualified for the Games with help from Canadian coach Bruno Marcotte, but the North failed to register them in time and they lost their slot in the pairs competition. Whether a special effort is being made to get them back into the Games, or to bring in athletes for any other events, isn't clear, but Ryom and Kim are expected to be allowed to compete.

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The North and South agreed to create a unified women's hockey team, which would mark a first in the Olympics. The plan has gotten some criticism from the South because of concerns that South Korean athletes who made the national team might be bumped off to make room for the North's players.

South Korea's president said fielding a joint ice hockey team would be a historic event that would move the hearts of people around the world. He also expressed support for athletes from the Koreas marching together under a blue-and-white "unification" flag. The plans still must be approved by the IOC.

No medals are involved, but the North will unleash a taekwondo squad on Pyeongchang. They'll demonstrate the North's version of the traditional Korean martial art, which is an official Summer Olympic event.

There has been some speculation about the attendance of high-ranking officials from the North. KimJongUn sent three of his top lieutenants to the South for the 2014 Asian Games inIncheon one of whom hasn't been seen lately, sparking rumours last month of a purge.

If a similarly senior bunch were to go, that would be big news.

Cheering squads expected to attend

The real crowd pleasers at North Korean sporting events are often in the stands.

North Korea is known for the highly trained, ultra-serious and usually all-female cheering groups wearing bright outfits that it sends to motivate its athletes and grab media attention at important competitions abroad. North Korea intends to send 230 of them to Pyeongchang, according to Seoul's Unification Ministry.

It's widely believed that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's wife, Ri Sol Ju, is an "Army of Beauty" alumna, having travelled to Incheon in 2005 as part of a cheering squad at the Asian Athletics Championships.

The women are chosen not only for their cheering skills but also for their youth and good looks.

The mere prospect of seeing the women in action has already touched off quite a stir on South Korean and Japanese television shows.

Orchestra in, pop band out

In talks earlier this week, North Korea sent the leader of its most popular girl band to negotiate, raising hopes the band would be coming to the games.

That had the potential to be huge. Super Bowl halftime huge.

Hand-picked by Kim himself, the Moranbong Band serves as the "soft" public face of the regime. Its members alternate between miniskirts and military uniforms on stage and are often called up to do concerts marking major political events, frequently with missiles or photos of the leader covering the big screens looming behind them.

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The presence of bandleader Hyon Song Wol in itself was sensational. South Korean media reports in 2013 claimed she had been executed by firing squad for her role in a salacious scandal. She put that speculation to rest by appearing on TV about a year later and is now an alternate member of the ruling party's central committee.

In the end, North Korea announced its 140-member Samjiyon band an orchestra with dancers and vocalists will make the trip.

Maybe that's for the best.

The Moranbong Band was supposed to make its international debut in Beijing in 2015, but that fell through mysteriously at the last minute. Considering the more delicate North-South situation, concerns had been raised over what the band would perform in Pyeongchang its repertoire includes such hits as "We Can't Live Without His Care," "The Song of the Hwasong Artillerymen," and "My Country is the Best."