After a superb Winter Olympics last month, the Winter Paralympics were officially opened today with a glittering opening ceremony.
A record 567 athletes will compete across nine days of competition including a Paralympics GB team of 17 who had snowboarder Owen Pick as flagbearer during the ceremony which featured Korean dance,music and light displays.
Unlike the Olympic ceremony, Korea walked in to the parade as separate entities but were unified during the procession of the Paralympic flame with North and South Korean athletes held the flame aloft ahead of the final relay.
After the athletes parade, the ceremony sprung into life with flashes of colour focusing around illuminated fish, children on sleds and boats and a clever skateboarding routine from games mascot Bandabi. One of the highlights of the event saw a 'Para Boat' raised into the air to the backdrop of K-Pop. Following the lighting of the flame, there was further renditions of K-pop and the ceremony was complete.
Day one of competition will see a raft of medals with hopes of a good start towards Paralympics GB's target of seven.
A record 567 athletes will compete across nine days of competition including a Paralympics GB team of 17 who had snowboarder Owen Pick as flagbearer during the ceremony which featured Korean dance,music and light displays.
Unlike the Olympic ceremony, Korea walked in to the parade as separate entities but were unified during the procession of the Paralympic flame with North and South Korean athletes held the flame aloft ahead of the final relay.
After the athletes parade, the ceremony sprung into life with flashes of colour focusing around illuminated fish, children on sleds and boats and a clever skateboarding routine from games mascot Bandabi. One of the highlights of the event saw a 'Para Boat' raised into the air to the backdrop of K-Pop. Following the lighting of the flame, there was further renditions of K-pop and the ceremony was complete.
Day one of competition will see a raft of medals with hopes of a good start towards Paralympics GB's target of seven.
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