Anyone else want to see the bear whip out a Kalashnikov? 
And a bit of the ‘Lo-Lo-Lo’ song. 
They didn’t, did they?
Just a snippet in a medley.
Speech time, boring.
The War and Peace ballet number was entertaining.
‘We really don’t hate the gays. Also: Please, terrorists, don’t blow us up.’
Let me know when Pussy Riot is set to play. 
Rootin’ Tootin’ Putin has now declared the games open.
And now… A bit of Swan Lake… Which looks like a bunch of jellyfish.
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There was Valentina Tereshkova, the first female cosmonaut. I didn’t know she was still alive!
Am I the only one thinking ice tennis would rock?
What’s the use of all these summer sporters mucking about with the flame?
Never mind, they are moving to the right kind of olympians now.
Hm. The torch lighting was a bit… dull.
True, but damn it if those Russians didn’t have some good composers. Firebird!
In dim lighting, Tretiak sort of looks like Alec Baldwin.
Watching the replay, I just heard on the CBC that the German uniforms are rainbows, and they do seem to follow the ROYGBIV sequence. This is obviously a “nudge nudge” to Putin and his discriminatory policies.
So, maybe they’re not that hideous after all.
I’m almost scared to say that I kind of like those! It’s festive and fun and seems more like a uniform I’d expect from the Dutch than the Deutsch.
Did the slide show have Tchaikovsky, or any other famed Russian who was… y’know…?
Did you guys in the US see that one of the snowflakes failed to open up into an Olympic Ring? I only ask because there’s been some talk of the footage being replaced by footage from the rehearsal.
NBC’s delayed prime time coverage showed the dysfunctional snowflake.
Defective snowflake covered on CBC rebroadcast. It’s a shame, but shit happens in live performances. There was something similar at the Vancouver opening ceremony, but I can’t recall exactly what it was. Something on the floor not opening?
And BTW this is why the NFL made the Red Hot Chili Peppers prerecord their performance. They did NOT want a technical malfunction during the half time show.
ETA: My God this is a boring opening ceremony…
I’m always curious which sport the flagbearer for each country competes in.
The most?
Alpine Skiing with 33
XC skiing with 15
Figure Skating and Short Track Speed 6
I counted 16 countries with a single athlete (including the one representing British virgin Islands who is from Lake Geneva, WI)
Brian