--- title: Paralympics 2018 Opening Ceremony: Kim Eun Jung Lights Torch description: South Korea's popular curler Kim Eun-jung helped out during the torch lighting part of the 2018 Paralympics Opening Ceremony in PyeongChang. canonical: https://time.com/5193415/paralympics-garlic-girls/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-09T18:23:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:18.553Z og:title: Olympics Curling Daring Shows Up at the Paralympics og:description: South Korea's Kim Eun-jung helped out during the Paralympics Opening Ceremony og:url: https://time.com/5193415/paralympics-garlic-girls/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc2dd4d155a52e829/69892a4e0a4a223ae39d20d1/paralympics-opening-lighting.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3258 og:image:height: 1833 og:image:alt: 2018 Paralympic Winter Games - Opening Ceremony og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Olympics Curling Daring Shows Up at the Paralympics twitter:description: South Korea's Kim Eun-jung helped out during the Paralympics Opening Ceremony twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc2dd4d155a52e829/69892a4e0a4a223ae39d20d1/paralympics-opening-lighting.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Everyone's Favorite Olympics Curling Star Showed Up to the Paralympics Opening Ceremony > Sponsored content. 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Seo Soonseok and Kim EunJung carries the torch during the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games at the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on March 9, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Maddie Meyer—Getty Images,  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 9, 2018 6:23 PM UTC South Korea’s Kim Eun-jung became a global sensation at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, thanks to her curling team’s surprise success, the “Garlic Girls” origin story and Kim’s own [very serious game face.](http://time.com/5166673/kim-eun-jung-curling-memes/) On Thursday, she returned to the sports arena — this time to help out at the [Paralympics Opening Ceremony](http://time.com/5162516/pyeongchang-paralympics-2018-date-schedule-sports/), also held in PyeongChang. For the torch lighting, South Korean wheelchair curling Olympian [Seo Soonseok](https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/wheelchair-curling/athlete-profile-n3096356-seo-soonseok.htm) was selected for the honor. Kim, meanwhile, was there to push her teammate’s wheelchair. Kim first came to the world’s attention as the captain of her country’s women’s curling team [as they rose to prominence](http://time.com/5172368/garlic-girls-korea-curling-olympics/) during February’s Winter Games, despite their underdog status. Called the “Garlic Girls,” the team all hail from the town of Uiseong, well known as a hotbed of garlic production. Kim also goes by the nickname “Annie,” which refers to a Korean brand of yogurt. And she’s easily identifiable by her signature owl-rimmed glasses, which gave rise to plenty of memes during her Winter Olympics. Ultimately, Kim’s team[ took home silver](https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/curling/athlete-profile-ncurwteam4-kor01-republic-of-korea.htm) in PyeongChang. Perhaps her luck will transfer over to Seo and his team as the Paralympics kick off. > [](https://twitter.com/elisewho/status/972093587000147974) ## Transcript [00:00] [ MUSIC ] [00:02] [ FOREIGN ] [ MUSIC ] [ FOREIGN ] By 800 people. [00:04] [ UNKNOWN ] [00:14] At the Pyeongchang Paralympic Opening [00:23] Ceremony on 9 March 2018. 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