From the opening ceremony to the closing ceremony: Photos of Israel's Winter Olympians

You don't want to miss these pics as Israel's largest-ever Winter Olympic team vies for their first medal in South Korea.

by Jaime Fraze  |  Tuesday, February 20, 2018

by Jaime Fraze
Tuesday, February 20, 2018

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Flag bearer Alexei Bychenko of Israel leads the team during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on February 9, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Flag bearer Alexei Bychenko of Israel leads the team during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on February 9, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Flag bearer Alexei Bychenko of Israel leads the team during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on February 9, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.
Skeleton racer AJ Edelman is making new friends in PyeongChang.
Figure skater Adel Tankova (left) and Ronald Zilberberg (right) take a practice skate on Wednesday.
Israel's Paige Conners (top) and Israel's Evgeni Krasnopolski compete in the figure skating team event pair skating short program during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on February 9, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / M
Israel's Paige Conners (L) and Israel's Evgeni Krasnopolski compete in the figure skating team event pair skating short program during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on February 9, 2018.
Israel's Paige Conners (center) and Israel's Evgeni Krasnopolski (second left) react after competing in the figure skating team event pair skating short program during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on Fe
Paige Conners and Evgeni Krasnopolski of Israel react to their scores after competing in the Figure Skating Team Event - Pair Skating Short Program during the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 9, 2018 in Gangneung, S
Israel's Alexei Bychenko competes in the figure skating team event men's single skating short program during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on February 9, 2018.
Alexei Bychenko of Israel wraps up his performance during the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 9, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.
Israel's Alexei Bychenko reacts with exuberance after competing in the figure skating team event men's single skating short program during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on February 9, 2018.
Alexey Bychenko of Israel competes in the Figure Skating Team Event - Men's Single Skating Short Program during the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 9, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.
Alexey Bychenko of Israel reacts with teammates after competing in the Figure Skating Team Event - Men's Single Skating Short Program during the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 9, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.
​Israeli skeleton racer Adam "A.J." Edelman of Israel turns a tight corner in his training session at the Olympic Sliding Centre in Pyeongchang.
Ronald Zilberberg and Adel Tankova of Israel compete during the Figure Skating Team Event - Ice Dance - Short Dance on day two of the Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on Feb. 11 in Gangneung, South Korea.
Adel Tankova (second left) and Israel's Ronald Zilberberg (second right) react after seeing the score from their ice dance program.
Aimee Buchanan competes in the women's single skating short program on Feb. 11.
Israel's Aimee Buchanan reacts after competing in the women's single skating short program during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics.
Israel's Vladislav Bykanov competes in the men's 1,000m short track speed skating heat event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games, at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on February 13, 2018.
​Adam "AJ" Edelman, the Israeli skeleton athlete, takes off his helmet after a training session for the men's skeleton at the Olympic Sliding Centre on Feb. 14 in Pyeongchang.
Pairs skaters Paige Conners and Evgeni Krasnopolski of Israel react after competing in the pair skating short program of the figure skating event on Feb. 14.
​AJ Edelman of Israel slides into the finish area during the Men's Skeleton heats on day six of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 15.
Daniel Samohin competes in the men's single skating short program of the figure skating event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on February 16, 2018.
Israeli figure skater Daniel Samohin reacts after competing in the men's single skating short program on Feb. 16 in Pyeongchang.
Alexey Bychenko of Israel competes during the Men's Single Skating Short Program on Feb. 16. (NOTE: ​This image was created using multiple exposure. There are not four Alexey Bychenkos.)
Israel's Alexei Bychenko competes in the men's single skating free skating during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on February 17, 2018.
Israel's Daniel Samohin competes in the men's single skating free skating of the figure skating event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on February 17, 2018.
Itamar Biran is all smiles in the finish after his first Olympic giant slalom run.
Israel's Itamar Biran competes in the Men's Giant Slalom at the Jeongseon Alpine Center during the Winter Olympics on February 18, 2018.
​Canada's Samuel Girard, Latvia's Roberts Janis Zvejnieks, Israel's Vladislav Bykanov and Italy's Yuri Confortola compete in the men's 500m short track speed skating heat event at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on Feb. 20.
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The exuberance! The energy! The elegance! The 2018 Winter Olympics Games are just getting started, and already the Israeli team has much to smile about. First in our photo gallery that we'll update as the Games continue: Flag bearer Alexey Bychenko of Israel leads the team during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium in South Korea on Feb. 9, 2018.

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