In the capital of the Winter Olympics-2018 Phenchhane, the Opening Ceremony of the XXIII Games began. Parade teams traditionally opened the team of Greece, then the countries-participants will go in alphabetical order. Athletes from Russia go under number 55, the flag of the national team is carried by a volunteer. 80 Russians participate in the ceremony, 168 national athletes will compete at the Olympics. The parade will be completed by athletes from North and South Korea. At these Games, medals will be played for the first time in such sports as double-mix in curling, big-air in snowboarding, also there will be a mass start in speed skating and a mixed team tournament in alpine skiing, like "360". Recall, on the eve of the Russian figure skaters Yevgenia Taasova and Vladimir Morozov won a short program in the competition of sports couples. Now the Russian team together with the team of Japan shares third place in the team event at the Olympics.