2018 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Paralympics took place at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea on March 9, 2018. at 20:00 KST

Preparations
The site of the opening ceremony, Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium, was built specifically for the games. It seated 35,000. No Olympic or Paralympic events were held there. It was only used for the opening and closing ceremonies.

Parade of Nations
Competing countries entered the stadium in alphabetical order based on their names in the Korean language, with the host country, South Korea, concluding the march. Coincidentally similar to the Olympics, Greece enters at the start of the parade.

Dignitaries in attendance

 * 🇰🇷 South Korea President of Korea Moon Jae-in and First Lady Kim Jung-Sook
 * 🇺🇸 USA United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen

Anthems

 * 🇰🇷 Korean Wheelchair Choir – South Korean National Anthem
 * Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra – Paralympic Hymn