Winter Olympics - Opening Ceremony this evening

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Opening ceremony tonight, from 6.30pm on BBC2. Surprised it’s not on BBC1.

Looking forward to it!

I’m ready

Thanks for the reminder! I’d forgotten all about it.

I'm a sucker for an opening ceremony.

I'm already hooked on the curling, and spent this morning watching the start of the skating team event .

Some events have already started - the GB curling mixed pair has already played 5 matches in the round robin (and won all 5). It’s been on BBC2 and the red button.

I'm here for it. Love a bit of Luge.

Does anyone else remember the weirdly occult, very fiery paralympics closing ceremony for London 2012?

Love the mention of Eddie the eagle

It's also on TNT for anyone who that (which is how I watched the skating) and Discovery plus.

We are doing well in the Mixed doubles curling, aren't we? (The team skating, well, best not to dwell on that- we have a great ice dance pair- but not much else).

It's skating and " flying down some ice on a tea tray" that I like best.

I'm here for the opening ceremony. Hoping for flaming trails behind skiers.

Looking forward to the curling

I’m here. PMSL at the Eddie the eagle start given the ski jumper penis injection story that’s been going around the last few days.

BBC iplayer is annoying me already. They keep putting highlights of the curling with the result in the title right next to the stream with the full match. Might have to switch to discovery+

I'm loving Lizzie Yarnold's descriptions. She's a great mix of knowledge and enthusiasm.

Clare Balding in her winter cardi.

J J Chalmers...token man!!!

At least it's actual snow this time, unlike last time in Beijing.

I’d forgotten they had no snow. Last time.

Come on ceremony

It’s time

This bit is making me think of Eurovision.

It's missing Graham Norton's commentary.

He needs a song by Wings.

What is JJ Chalmers? I don’t dislike him but one minute he’s a sports presenter, the next he’s fixing furniture in that auction programme

He was a geography teacher, in the TA and injured in service. He is now Everyman.

Two and a half hours? I need a drink.

Oh ho. Thanks @FuzzyPuffling. I like it so far