Cheerleaders leave after a welcoming ceremony for North Korea’s Olympic team in Gangneung on Thursday. Pic/AFP

North Korea has no intention of meeting US officials during the Winter Olympics, state media said, dampening hopes the Games will help resolve a standoff over the North's nuclear weapons programme. However, the North's high-ranking delegation, including the younger sister of its leader Kim Jong Un, will meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in.