Winter Olympics - Opening Ceremony this evening

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

The biggliest no doubt.

That’s pretty.

Looks like a kaleidoscope. Are we not done yet?

That is beautiful

I'm glad it's a mainly LED torch I was worrying all that heat would affect the arch.

Oh wow. I love that cauldron.

Oh i liked the paris horse ...the white one along the river ? I thought it was enchanting

We had an Olympic torch in our house for a week, because a friend of Dh was torch bearer in 2012.

I’m thinking Wicker Man.

*LED cauldron even.

Nobody knows more about flames than Trump

It will be a beautiful flame. Beautiful.Everybody will say so. Beautiful.

It is pretty ! And very quiet strangely enough
Oh, until the fireworks started that is

Ah, now we see where the ceremony budget went - on the fireworks.

1984 they had 84 grand pianos playing Rhapsody in Blue. I don't know how you top that. Lighting the flame from a passing Space X rocket?

To be fair, I reckon this is going to be a spectacular games. The scenery in the Dolomites in winter has to be seen to be believed. We’ve had a slew of shit ones (with Sochi being the absolute rock bottom) so it’s about time.

There are Rafa outfits and trainers and his sweatbands galore.

And a couple of Olympic torches too!

It does sound Titanic-ish.

I’ve really enjoyed watching-along with you all.
And they end with the London rings on 🔥

It’s very pretty, but did they actually light it or just waft towards it?

It wasn’t bad actually.
The two locations were confusing , but we got there in the end.

Oh definitely. Think it’s in LA though.

Look forward to seeing you all on the many threads over the next few weeks where we all espouse our expert knowledge on all things winter sport!

Los Angeles rather ! .. I could have sworn it was elsewhere !!