Skier Lee Jeong-min lights the Olympic flame with a torch during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, Friday. Yonhap

An Olympic flag is raised during the opening ceremony for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, Friday. Yonhap

A cultural performance is underway during the opening ceremony for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, Friday. Yonhap

A cultural performance is underway during the opening ceremony for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, Friday. Yonhap

Former and active Korean athletes carry the Taegeukgi during the opening ceremony for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, Friday. Yonhap

A team of Ukrainian athletes wave Ukrainian flags during the opening ceremony for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, Friday. Yonhap