A slight change in the program. 
 
 With the North Koreans deciding just a month before the start of the Winter Games to send a delegation, there was little time to adjust the opening ceremony. Five hours before the start of the show, Song Seung-whan, a South Korean actor and popular theatrical producer who served as director, said that he had only tinkered with one segment to reflect North Korea’s presence. (He would not offer any spoiler alerts.) 
 
 Looking relaxed in a black turtleneck sweater and jeans, Mr. Song said that his biggest concern in the run-up to the ceremony was the cold. “We had to develop many contingency plans just in case the weather went bad,” he said. A few days ago, when temperatures plunged below zero degrees Fahrenheit, dancers were given spikes for their shoes to ensure that they could dance in icy conditions. Mr. Song said that engineers were also concerned that the hundreds of electronic devices being deployed for the ceremony might not work in the freezing temperatures, but “we tested them at the rehearsal, and they were fine.” 
 
 As it turns out, the weather on Friday night was practically balmy, expected to fall only to about 28 degrees. 
 
 Mr. Song said he struggled to keep the show, which features 1,300 performers and another 700 volunteers in one scene, within a “very limited budget.” He declined to say what that budget was, but noted with a laugh: “It was far less than Beijing.” 
 
 Thomas Bach, gold medalist, opened the Games. 
 
 Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, made his appearance. As always, he was introduced as a “gold medal winner” (he won a fencing medal in 1976). 
 
 Kim Yo-jong, the sister of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, was also in attendance, together with the North’s ceremonial head of state, Kim Yong-nam. President Moon Jae-in of South Korea shook hands with Ms. Kim briefly. ||||| The opening ceremony Parade of Nations at the Winter Olympics is never quite as thrilling as the Summer Olympics. With freezing temperatures, organizers can’t get too creative as keeping warm is pretty important. It was so important for Team USA that the Ralph Lauren designed heated jackets for the Olympians. 
 
 But still, some countries stood out during Friday’s events. 
 
 Countries with awesomely dressed flagbearers 
 
 1. Sweden 
 
 2. Mexico 
 
 3. Tonga 
 
 Countries with outfits I’d buy at Nordstrom 
 
 1. Belarus 
 
 2. Iran 
 
 Jamaica and Bermuda are from countries way too warm to put up with below-freezing temperatures, but they did it and looked good. 
 
 1. Jamaica 
 
 2. Bermuda
– Well that was fun. Team USA made a splash at the opening ceremonies of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Friday, marching in the Parade of Nations to "Gangnam Style," the 2012 hit from Korean artist PSY. (See a clip here.) Though several other countries walked to the same tune, American athletes stood out in other ways. For one, USA's 242 athletes make up the largest contingent "for any country at any Winter Games," reports the New York Times. For another, they wore what some thought were "horrible" gloves. Despite the cold, the athletes hardly needed them since their Ralph Lauren jackets were heated, per USA Today, which shows off photos of other athletes who stood out. (Kim Jong Un's sister is there.)