North Korea won its first berth to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics next February after its figure skaters finished sixth in the pairs contest at the Nebelhorn Trophy on Friday, amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula.The event taking place in southern Germany is designated by the International Skating Union as the qualifier to fill the slots for the 2018 Winter Games' figure skating competition, excluding the berths secured by national teams through last winter's world championships.After Friday's free skating, North Korea's Ryom Tae Ok, 18, and Kim Ju Sik, 25, scored 180.09 points…READ FULL ARTICLE