In South Korea, cheering crowds welcomed the Olympic flame to a freezing Seoul today, where the torch will be paraded for four days before making its way to Pyeongchang for the start of the Winter Games.<br/><br/>South Korean freestyle figure skater Park Hee-Jin raised the flame high before a crowd hundreds who were gathered in the capital's Sangam district in a ceremony held just weeks before the event from 9th to 25th February.<br/><br/>The torch was relayed by 16 runners to Korean football star Cha Bum-Kun near the Sangam World Cup Stadium. Overall, some 7,500 torchbearers would have taken part in the relay, covering more than 2,000 km. The outlook for next month's sporting extravaganza has brightened since North Korea confirmed its participation, lifting security concerns over the South's nuclear-armed neighbour.