Fireworks erupt as the cauldron is lit with the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the PyeongChang Stadium. (David J. Philip/AFP/Getty Images)
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Friday, February 9, 2018
February 09, 2018 at 06:27PM
The Olympic torch was finally lit, its flames licking the cold South Korea sky, a fitting and beautiful end to one of the greatest nights of pageantry the sports world has to offer. It was former gold medal-winning figure skater Yuna Kim who set these Games alight, igniting not only the tower that will burn for the duration of the Olympics, but setting off one final round of pyrotechnic wonder, fireworks raining overhead as well as exploding inside PyeongChang Stadium. by Tara Sullivan/Globe Staff
Fireworks erupt as the cauldron is lit with the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the PyeongChang Stadium. (David J. Philip/AFP/Getty Images)
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Fireworks erupt as the cauldron is lit with the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the PyeongChang Stadium. (David J. Philip/AFP/Getty Images)
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