Winter Olympics opening ceremony

Fireworks got the opening ceremony under way in spectacular style

A mythological white tiger was one of the guardians of five children who took part in the theatrical show

South Korea president Moon Jae-in (right) and Olympic president Thomas Bach greeted spectators inside the stadium

Ghana's second-ever Olympian Akwasi Frimpong carried the flag of his country during the athletes' parade

Korean drummers performed in unison during a musical moment

Tonga's flagbearer Pita Taufatofua produced one of the biggest cheers of the night - the oiled-up athlete was also the country's flagbearer at Rio 2016. The taekwondo player will be competing as a cross-country skier at these Games.

North Korea ice hockey player Chung Gum Hwang (left) and South Korean bobsledder Won Yun-jong were the joint flagbearers for Korean teams.

The Russian athletes came out under the Olympic flag under the team name of 'Olympic Athletes from Russia'

South Korea's Vancouver 2010 ice skating gold medallist Yuna Kim was chosen as the final torchbearer to light the Olympic flame