Winter Olympics 2018Alyssa GoodmanFebruary 10, 2018Comment

Let the Games begin: Day 1 of the Pyeongchang Olympics

Winter Olympics 2018Alyssa GoodmanFebruary 10, 2018Comment

Athletes from all over the world started competing to fulfill Olympic dreams of gold on Saturday.

Day 1 featured medal events in short track speed skating, snowboarding and biathlon.

Here is a look at the action packed day:

Hannah Prock of Austria starts her training run at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Ewa Kuls-Kusyk of Poland prepares for a luge training run at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Natalie Geisenberger of Germany takes a training run at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Lim Hyojun, of South Korea, celebrates after winning the men's 1500 meters short-track speedskating final in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

South Korea'sLee Kijeong sweeps ice during their mixed doubles curling match against Olympic Athletes of Russia at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Two skaters from Italy strain during the official training session for the men's 5,000 meters race at the Gangneung Oval at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Richard Freitag, of Germany, competes during the men's normal hill individual ski jumping competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Ireen Wust, of The Netherlands, with her fingernails painted in the colors of the Dutch flag, competes during the women's 3,000 meters race at the Gangneung Oval at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

United States' Wiley Maple makes a jump during men's downhill training at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Jeongseon, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

Ryan Stassel, of the United States, jumps during the men's slopestyle qualifying at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Mans Hedberg, of Sweden, jumps during the men's slopestyle qualifying at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Evelina Raselli (14), of Switzerland, and South Korea's Chaelin Park (15), of the combined Koreas team, battle for the puck during the second period of the preliminary round of the women's hockey game at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Daiki Ito, of Japan, soars through the air during the men's normal hill individual ski jumping competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Chris Mazdzer of United States competes in the first round of the men's luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

This gallery was curated by AP photo editors Courtney Dittmar and Alyssa Goodman in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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