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Torchbearers from the unified Korean women’s hockey team, one from the North and one from the South, escort the Olympic flame to the cauldron.

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Rio gold medalist in golf, Inbee Park, was one of the final torchbearers.

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IOC President Thomas Bach with Lee Hee-beom, President and CEO of PyeongChang Organizing Committee.

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Karen Pence (left); Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (center); and Vice President of the U.S. Mike Pence watch the Opening Ceremony.

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North Korean cheerleaders.

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Flag bearers Chung Guam Hwang and Yunjong Won of the Republic of Korea lead the team together.

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Spectators hold signs reading "Go Russia."

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An Olympic volunteer carries the flag for the Olympic Athletes from Russia team.

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Team Jamaica dances out.

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Team Nigeria makes its Winter Olympics debut.

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Flag bearer Pita Taufatofua of Tonga leads the team out in below freezing temperatures.

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Skeleton racer Lizzy Yarnold carries the flag for Great Britain.

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Impersonators of Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump are ushered out of the ceremony.

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Performers prepare for the Opening Ceremony backstage.

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Luger Erin Hamlin carries the flag for Team USA.

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Team USA!

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Team USA!

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Protestors burn a photo of the North Korean flag to protest the country’s participation in the Games.

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Protestors gather outside Opening Ceremony.

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Protesters line up outside the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium.

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South Korean flag is presented.

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