Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Opening Ceremony

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: A firework display is seen above the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China (Photo by Fred Lee/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: Fireworks are seen as the Olympic cauldron is lit during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: Fireworks are seen as the Olympic cauldron is lit during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: A torchbearer lights the Paralympics cauldron during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: A torchbearer carries the Olympic flame during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: Torchbearers carry the Olympic flame during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images for International Paralympic Committee)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: Performers dance during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: A general view during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: The Paralympic flag is carried into the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: Performers dance during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: A multi-coloured face is displayed during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images for International Paralympic Committee)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: A firework display is seen above the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: A firework display is seen above the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Wang He/Getty Images for International Paralympic Committee)

Cai Qi, president of the Beijing Organising Committee, speaks in the National Stadium at the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games, Beijing, China, Friday 04 March 2022. Photo: OIS/Chloe Knott. Handout image supplied by OIS/IOC.

The USA Paralympic team high five with the performers during the athlete parade in the National Stadium at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games, Beijing, China, Friday 04 March 2022. Photo: OIS/Joe Toth. Handout image supplied by OIS/IOC

Kjartan Haugen (Para Cross-Country Skiing) carry the flag for the Norway Paralympic team during the athlete parade in the National Stadium at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games, Beijing, China, Friday 04 March 2022. Photo: OIS/Joe Toth. Handout image supplied by OIS/IOC

Benjamin Daviet (Para Biathlon) carries the flag for the France Paralympic team during the athlete parade in the National Stadium at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games, Beijing, China, Friday 04 March 2022. Photo: OIS/Joe Toth. Handout image supplied by OIS/IOC

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: Flag bearer Giacomo Bertagnolli of Team Italy leads their team out during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Wang He/Getty Images for International Paralympic Committee)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: Flag bearer Hyejin Baek of Team South Korea leads their team out during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Wang He/Getty Images for International Paralympic Committee)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: Flag bearer Maksym Yarovyi of Team Ukraine leads their team out during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: Flag bearers Yujie Guo and Zhidong Wang of Team China lead their team out during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: Flag bearers Melissa Perrine and Mitchell Gourley of Team Australia lead their team out during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images for International Paralympic Committee)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: Team Great Britain during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

04.03.22 - Pequim 2022 - Os atletas de ski cross country sentado Aline Rocha e Cristian Ribera são os porta-bandeiras do Brasil na Cerimônia de Abertura dos Jogos Paralímpicos de Inverno, no Estádio Ninho do Pássaro, em Pequim, na China. Foto: Ale Cabral/CPB

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: Shuey Rhon Rhon, Mascot of the Beijing 2022 is seen during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: The Chinese flag is raised inside the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: Chinese Paralympian representatives carry the Chinese flag during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Wang He/Getty Images for International Paralympic Committee)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: Performance during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: Performers dance during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: Performers are seen during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)