The opening ceremony for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games was held Friday, kicking off a sports festival that brings together athletes, delegates, spectators and media outlets from all around the globe.&nbsp;Under the theme of "Peace in Motion," the opening ceremony held at the Olympic Plaza in Daegwallyeong-myeon was a fanfare for the festivities to take place over the next two weeks.

Thousands of fans flocked to the tiny town of Daegwallyeong hours before the ceremony, and then entered the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium around 4 p.m. A total of 3,000 people were part of the six-part performances at the ceremony directed by Song Seung-hwan.

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Unified Korea torchbearers, North Korean Jong Su Hyon and South Korean Park Jong-ah hold the Olympic Flame before the lighting of the cauldron.

Former South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na performs at the opening ceremony.

Kim prepares to light the cauldron.

The opening ceremony for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games was held Friday (Feb 9).

It kicks off a sports festival that brings together athletes, delegates, spectators and media outlets from all around the globe.

Singers (L-R) Ha Hyun-woo, Lee Eun-mi, Jeon In-kwon and An Ji-yeong perform onstage surrounded by people holding candles.

Under the theme of "Peace in Motion," the opening ceremony was held at the Olympic Plaza in Daegwallyeong-myeon.

Thousands of fans flocked to the tiny town of Daegwallyeong hours before the ceremony.

A total of 3,000 people were part of the six-part performances at the ceremony directed by Song Seung-hwan.

"Taegeuk: Harmony of the Cosmos." This depicted the harmony of yin and yang symbolized by the Taegeuk shape on Korea's national flag, the Taegeukgi.

A countdown at 8pm heralded the beginning of the ceremony, followed by a performance titled "The Land of Peace." 

he performance was about five children from Gangwon Province travelling in time in a quest for peace.

The white tiger -- the same species as the mascot of the games Soohorang -- had the role of guiding the children.

South Korea's national flag was then carried into the arena by the country's sports legends such as World Golf Hall of Famer Pak Se-ri, Korean baseball's leading home-run hitter Lee Seung-yup and 1992 gold medalist in marathon Hwang Young-cho.

The choir holding the unified Korean flag.

A man impersonating US President Donald Trump (R) and another impersonating Kim Jong-un attended the opening ceremony.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister Kim Yo Jong (R) shakes hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in (C) during the opening ceremony.

US Vice President Mike Pence, North Korea's nominal head of state Kim Yong Nam, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's younger sister Kim Yo Jong.

Chinese former basketball player Yao Ming watches the opening ceremony.

South and North Korean teams marched in together to the song "Arirang."

South Korean bobsleigh pilot Won Yun-jong, and North Korean women's hockey player Hwang Chung-gum carried the Korean Unification Flag, a symbol of a unified Korea.

President Moon Jae-in, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and members of the North Korean delegation were among those who gave a standing ovation to the Korean team.

Athletes from the United States.

Cheyenne Goh of Singapore carries the national flag during the opening ceremony. 

Julian Zhi Jie Yee of Malaysia carries the national flag during the opening ceremony. 

Noriaki Kasai of Japan carries the national flag during the opening ceremony. 

Athletes from Japan.

Yang Zhou of China carries the national flag during the opening ceremony.

Taiwan‘s flagbearer Lien Te-An leads the delegation parade.

Great Britain's flagbearer Lizzy Yarnold leads the delegation.

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada carry the national flag during the opening 

Janne Ahonen of Finland carries the national flag.

Scotty James of Australia carries the national flag.

Martin Fourcade of France carries the national flag during the opening ceremony. 

Anna Veith of Austria carries the national flag. 

Reuters

The opening ceremony for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games was held Friday, kicking off a sports festival that brings together athletes, delegates, spectators and media outlets from all around the globe. Under the theme of "Peace in Motion," the opening ceremony held at the Olympic Plaza in Daegwallyeong-myeon was a fanfare for the festivities to take place over the next...

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