Originally published February 12, 2018 covering the Pyeongchang Olympic American travel shortfall. Refreshed June 2026 with the eight-year retrospective on what it actually predicted. Pyeongchang opened in February 2018
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Originally published January 22, 2018 covering Katie Couric's return as NBC's Olympic opening-ceremony host. Refreshed June 2026 with the eight-year read on broadcast casting as narrative-positioning. A week before the
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