Inspiring opening ceremony launches Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang

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In an extraordinary show of unexpected unity, North and South Korea sat side by side Friday night under exploding fireworks that represented peace, not destruction, as the 2018 Winter Olympics opened on a Korean Peninsula riven by generations of anger, suspicion and bloodshed.

Nearly 3,000 athletes from 92 countries participated in the Opening Ceremony on Friday.