Opening Ceremonies

So the opening video from CTV – very emotional….  thoughts – anyone???

I can’t continue until I put a little part in here about the luge accident today – We weren’t watching but knew within 20 minutes….  almost everyone in the break room was glued to the tv watching…  at the time we didn’t know that he had died.  It certainly affects everyone that is working the games – there were thoughts of canceling events and ceremonies today….   but the games go on – if you haven’t seen the video, I wouldn’t recommend watching it. More importantly is to watch John Furlong in his interview…  his emotion for the family, the country and everyone was palpable through the tv…. my heart goes out to the Georgian team, and his family.

The Georgia team just walked in and it’s so emotional to watch. And the crowd to give them a standing ovation was so great…  I’m sure all the sports tomorrow will take a moment of silence.

Interesting to see how many countries have this as their first Olympic Winter Games. Is that a sign of the times or is it because the games are in Canada – thoughts?

My luck with the torch run this week includes this morning. Last night we tried to go and watch the torch come through downtown but just got a couple of pictures and then it was gone. In tonight’s picture gallery you’ll find pictures of Saxony house, the torch, Jackie and Mitch, the coca cola marketing machine and this morning’s torch run. As I was making my way back to UBC this morning, I ended up trying to get out of downtown as the torch came by so I took advantage of it with the camera (three cars away). Made me late to work, but imagine that, they were understanding. So I’m kind of glad that the torch run is over and I won’t accidently run into it again. The amount of people that were out last night and this morning to watch the torch is simply amazing. It’s just amazing. So many people, everywhere.

Also in the picture gallery is the 2 Calgarians with the flag, the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) with the globe behind it…  Both sites were found last night and we were even lucky enough to hear the Calgarians sing the National Anthem for Chinese TV…..

There are too many things going through my head to get it all on the paper and we are almost at the point of Canada coming into the stadium….

Enjoy the rest of the ceremonies…  Tomorrow starts competition time and I’m sure I’ll have more things to share about the games…..

For those wondering about the Celtic symbol , it means trinity – spirit, mind and body – appropriate for the games.

So thoughts on Canada’s Peter Pan????

The moment of silence…  amazingly quiet in the stadium – 60 000 plus and you could hear a pin drop…

Yaaaayayyyyyy  Haley – nice job on the Oath…..

Final Torch Bearers:

• Rick Hansen
• Catrina Le May Doan
• Steve Nash
• Nancy Greene
• Wayne Gretzky

Looks like we have a glitch…… too bad that Steve’s face betrays the issue…

Typically Canadian – just let us run with Gretzky……. no security no nothing….

Look at the Canadians Run!!! I love it…  where’s the hidden ring????

Final flame outside – the five flames going at once….    not one single flame but five separate ones coming together…  After the torch has traveled through so many hands and so many miles, I like the way it is not just one flame. I think it’s a great symbol of us as Canadians don’t you think? I wonder what my cauldron at UBC will look like tomorrow…..

Good night from Vancouver – enjoy the pictures and let the games begin….

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