Best pictures from the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games

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The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, which ended on Sunday, yielded 102 gold medals in 16 days.

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The closing ceremony was a colourful event, complete with drones depicting the official mascot, a white tiger named Soohorang, with white lights (below).

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Pita Taufatofua of Tonga went shirtless again. He became an overnight sensation when he carried the Tongan flag at the 2016 Olympics in Rio - also without his shirt and while sporting an oily torso.

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Team Great Britain walked in the Parade of Athletes, with snowboarding bronze medallist Billy Morgan holding the Great Britain flag.

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The upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing.

We take a look at some of the best pictures taken by sports photographers during the Games.

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Skaters race in the Men's Mass Start semi-final

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Anna Duskova and Martin Bidar of Czech Republic in action during the Pair Skating competition

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Shaun White (right) of the US hugs a friend as he wins gold at the Men's Halfpipe

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Team Sweden celebrate their curling win against South Korea

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Dawid Kubacki of Poland competes at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre

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US skater Nathan Chen performs

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A South Korea fan shows her support for her team

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Skaters Nicola Tumolero and Riccardo Bugari of Italy fall after a final

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Phoebe Staenz of Switzerland scores a goal against South Korea

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Magnus Nedregotten of Norway in action during a curling event

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Figure skaters Yura Min and Alexander Gamelin of Korea perform

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Adam Rippon spins during a figure skating event

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Kaori Sakamoto of Japan competes in a Single Free Skating event

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Thomas Bing of Germany lies on the snow during a cross-country quarterfinal

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North Korean cheerleaders hold unification flags

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Lizzy Yarnold of Great Britain slides during the Women's Skeleton

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Czech ice hockey player Michal Jordan (right) skates against Rob Klinkhammer (left) of Canada

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Isabel Derungs of Switzerland competes during a snowboarding qualification

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An athlete is seen during Nordic Combined training session

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North Korean members of the inter-Korean women's ice hockey squad bid a tearful farewell to their South Korean team-mates

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