Winter Olympics - Opening Ceremony this evening

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

I missed Finland’s coats.

They have three places, cortina and two others

German coats are ridiculous

Finland has a special relationship with F1 and motor racing. Apparently. There was a documentary about it a few years ago so it must be true

Germany have gone for bucket hats. Different!

Germany have gone funky.

Not keen on Germany’s outfits

American born Russian apparently

I think it’s to do with who’s competing where, but the main stadium is in Milan; the village bit is Cortina and different bits of the teams are coming out in each place (if that makes sense?)

I've got an oodie just like that . . . .

😮 Germany

Be useful for working out moves for sliding across the ice to take out other teams.

Classy, but not funny.

Where is Hugo Boss when you need him?

Why are the Germans wearing oodie/sleeping bags?

Germany taking the Michael with their outfits

Livigno Milan and cortina and predazzo

Germant have come in dry robes rather than puffer jackets.

I am wearing my oodie ( rip off) with polar bears on. It is no funnier than some of these outfits.

My understanding is their standard driving test includes sliding. They are good drivers not just F1.

"It's all skidding, innit?" said my DH.
Bath Uni (where a lot of the GB summer and winter teams train) has a luge track. It's a set of rails on a hillside.
I've also met Robin Cousins (we're from the same part of Bristol).

Reminding DH that we have been to Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Drove through it in torrential rain, glued to the back of the truck in front as it was the only thing we could see through the monsoon.

Maybe not our favourite holiday memory.

I would love to see that doc.

Im a huge f1 fan. Loved Mika Hakkinen and Kimi Raikkonen.

These are good coats from Germany, they look as though you can turn them into useful things like dog beds or tents. Lots of Velcro and poppers there I think.

And rallying.

I think it’s the long winter nights - you either drink or do dangerous sports.