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Spectators watch fireworks go off at the start of the opening ceremony.

Highlights Of The Pyeongchang Olympics Opening Ceremony, In Photos

5:11pm February 09, 2018

by Hannah Bloch

The Winter Games' opening ceremony took place Friday, with 20,000 fireworks, the parade of athletes — and an impromptu handshake between South Korea's president and Kim Jong Un's sister.

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South Korea Celebrates The Official Start Of The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

5:05pm February 09, 2018

by Melissa Block

The Winter Olympics officially began Friday with opening ceremony in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Athletes from 92 countries marched into an open-air stadium to mark the start of the Olympiad.

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How Olympians Cope With The Terror Of Downhill Alpine Skiing

4:26pm February 09, 2018

by Tom Goldman

Winter Olympic sports combine grace, beauty and danger, where athletes defy and even embrace risk. In downhill skiing, a racer has to find confidence amid the terror of a headlong plunge down a mountain.

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence Meets South Korean President Moon Jae-in

Friday News Roundup - International

2:04pm February 09, 2018

Winter sports aren't the only games being played on the world stage.

The United States team walks in the Parade of Athletes during the Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Friday. The team has more athletes than any nation at the Games and it's the most diverse of any U.S. winter squad, in terms of both race and gender. The

Bigger Than Ever, And More Diverse: Team USA At The 2018 Winter Olympics

11:10am February 09, 2018

The U.S. squad, 242 strong, has more women than ever. It also includes 10 African-Americans, 11 Asian-Americans and the first two openly gay athletes to compete for the U.S. at a Winter Olympics.

Fireworks go off at the start of the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games.

Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony: Pyeongchang Welcomes The World

10:36am February 09, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The Winter Olympics opening ceremony took place Friday evening in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Luger Erin Hamlin was Team USA's flag-bearer at the ceremony.

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Olympics Begin With Opening Ceremony

10:13am February 09, 2018

by Russell Lewis

The 2018 Winter Olympics are beginning in Pyeongchang, South Korea with an extravagant opening ceremony, which features the lighting of the Olympic flame and a showcase of South Korean culture.

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Jamaica's First Women's Bobsled Team

8:28am February 09, 2018

Jazmine Fenlator is part of the first women's Jamaican bobsled team at the Winter Olympics. She speaks to Rachel Martin about what this moment means for women and for bringing diversity to the sport.

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The Ski Jumpers Of A Small Illinois Town

8:28am February 09, 2018

by Quinn Myers

At least half of the U.S. men's ski jump team in the 2018 Winter Olympics may come from a flat, unlikely place: suburban Chicago.

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Panel Dismisses 47 Russians' Appeal To Be Allowed Into Winter Olympics

10:38pm February 08, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The Court of Arbitration for Sport affirms that 47 Russian athletes and coaches should not be allowed to participate in Pyeongchang, with hours to go before the opening ceremony.