--- 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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The 2018 winter paralympics torch ceremony in PyeongChang_  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 9, 2018 6:23 PM UTC  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. 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. 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