Host city Pyeongchang kicked off the 2018 Winter Olympic Games with a spectacular opening ceremony that included a light show, colorful costumes, and fireworks. The Winter Games runs until February 25.
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Fireworks light up the sky above Pyeongchang Stadium on February 9 during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
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Performers replicate the South Korean flag during the opening ceremony.
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Following a spectacular firework show, more than 2,900 athletes from 92 nations marched into Pyeongchang Stadium.
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Dignitaries watch the opening ceremony. (left-right front) South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jung-sook, the U.S. vice president's wife, Karen Pence, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, (left-right back) Kim Yong Nam, North Korea's 90-year-old ceremonial head of state, Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the German president's wife, Elke Buedenbender, and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.