2018 Paralympics Coverage: What you missed on Day 1

theScore's daily recap has you covered on all the latest developments from the 2018 Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang.

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The biggest stories you may have missed.

2018 Winter Paralympics kick off with colorful opening ceremony

The freezing conditions that welcomed athletes during the PyeongChang 2018 opening ceremony in February stuck around for the record 567 Paralympians who paraded around the Olympic Stadium on Friday.

Traditional Korean dance, light shows, and fireworks kept those in attendance entertained in the minus 5 degrees Celsius (23 Fahrenheit) temperatures while 48 different nations made their way into the 35,000-seater stadium.

The first day's event schedule is somewhat light, with just the women's downhill alpine skiing (visually impaired and standing) events taking place Friday.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offers best wishes to Canadian athletes

Canada's 55 athletes were led by flag bearer and para-Nordic star Brian McKeever during Friday's opening ceremony. They received a special message from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who offered his best wishes to "some of our country's finest athletes."

"Over the next 10 days, our Paralympians will compete against the best in the world, push for the podium, and show us what is possible with hard work and determination," Trudeau said in a statement.

North Korea makes 1st Paralympics appearance

After North and South Korea entered the Winter Olympics opening ceremony together under the Korean unification flag, the two countries failed to reach a similar agreement for the Paralympics, and each marched out separately during Friday's curtain-raiser.

North Korea sent 18 representatives in the country's first-ever appearance at the Paralympics, which started in 1976 in Sweden.

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