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Photos: Opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics

Gao Tingyu and Zhao Dan of China lead their team in during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Gao Tingyu and Zhao Dan of China lead their team in during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
(Ashley Landis/Associated Press)
By MARC MARTIN
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Pomp and pageantry were on full display as the 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off in Beijing with the opening ceremonies.

China's athletes wave before lighting the cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
China’s athletes Dinigeer Yilamujian, left, and Zhao Jiawen wave before lighting the cauldron during the opening ceremony. Dinigeer is a Uyghur, an ethnic minority in China.
(Jae C. Hong/Associated Press)
Dancers hold giant LED sticks meant to look like spring willows during the opening ceremony.
(Ashley Landis / Associated Press)
Actors cheer as China's President Xi Jinping arrives for the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Actors cheer as China’s President Xi Jinping arrives for the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
(David J. Phillip/Associated Press)
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Dancers dressed as hockey players zig and zag across the ice during the opening ceremony.
(Ashley Landis/Associated Press)
Brittany Bowe and John Shuster lead their team in during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics
Americans Brittany Bowe and John Shuster lead the U.S. team during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
(David J. Phillip/Associated Press)
Hundreds of children perform in a segment called "The Snowflake."
(Jae C. Hong/Associated Press)
Dancers perform during the opening ceremony, the theme of which was "Together for a Shared Future."
Dancers perform during the opening ceremony, the theme of which was “Together for a Shared Future.”
(Bernat Armangue / Associated Press)
Children hold up images of doves during the opening ceremony.
(David J. Phillip/Associated Press)
Fireworks light up the sky above National Stadium, known as Bird's Nest, during the opening ceremony.
(Anthony Wallace/Pool)
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Dancers perform under the Olympic rings during the opening ceremony.
(Ashley Landis / Associated Press)
Fireworks burst above National Stadium, known as Bird's Nest, during the opening ceremony
Fireworks burst above National Stadium, known as Bird’s Nest, during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
(Bernat Armangue / Associated Press)

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Marc Martin

Marc Martin is a deputy photo editor at the Los Angeles Times. He joined The Times in 2000 as a photo assignment editor in Orange County after four years as the director of photography at Times Community News. Martin, a former Times intern, holds a bachelor’s degree in photojournalism from Cal State Long Beach.

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