Opening Ceremony

[anonymoose_au]

The Opening Ceremony will start in 28 minutes.

Wonder what the Chinese Olympic Organisers will have for us?

Also how adorable is the Panda Mascot?!

 

[karne]

wheeeeeeeeeeee!

 

[karne]

Lovely Brendan fluff on Seven! But did they have to include the footage of him at Sochi

 

[anonymoose_au]

Oh nuts I just realised the time! I have work tomorrow so will probably miss the Parade.

Oh well. I'll watch what I can!

 

[anonymoose_au]

Oooo pretty! And green!

 

[karne]

Oh nuts I just realised the time! I have work tomorrow so will probably miss the Parade.!

On a saturday?!

 

[anonymoose_au]

Uhoh are we gonna have speeches.

Hey Pooh made it to the Olympics after all. (I went there)

 

[anonymoose_au]

On a saturday?!

Yeah, the library is open 10 to 1 on Saturday. Fortunately, I agreed to it knowing there was no skating on.

Unfortunately, I didn't realise China was 3 hours behind us so the Opening Ceremony would be on late!

 

[karne]

I get that perhaps for 'rona reasons, it wasn't possible to have too many performers, but damn, I miss when Opening Ceremonies were about actual performances and not just "hey look we're great with computers".

 

[anonymoose_au]

Those lasers were pretty cool though.

And hey the Parade has already started! Maybe I'll catch Brendan after all!

Um are they playing "Land of Hope and Glory" for this? Isn't that a UK thing

 

[anonymoose_au]

Leona!!!

 

[karne]

Seven salivating over the Hanyu/Chen matchup.

 

[anonymoose_au]

Uzbekistan, the one with the U!

 

[anonymoose_au]

Can't believe Israel didn't get Uncle Bychenko to carry the flag, or has he done so previously.

 

[LadyB]

KRASNOPOLSKI!!!! Fantastic!!!!

 

[karne]

KRASNOPOLSKI!!!! Fantastic!!!!

Do we count the other flag-bearer among his lengthy list of disposable partners after they separate at the end of the ceremony?

 

[anonymoose_au]

Canada in da house!

Although it's hard to pick anyone out in all that gear!

 

[anonymoose_au]

Kyrgyzstan! Love the hats

 

[karne]

I want the snowflake girls' dresses.

 

[anonymoose_au]

I admire those volunteers! Look at them dance!

Also this soundtrack is like a figure skating competition