Winter Olympics Get Under Way With Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony of the 23rd Winter Olympics took place in PyeongChang, South Korea, where heads of state and prime ministers were among some 35,000 spectators gathered to watch the two-hour show on February 9. It is the first time that South Korea has hosted the Winter Olympics, and it is the second Olympics held in the country since the 1988 summer games in Seoul. (Reuters)