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[4seasonscentre]

Kendegra, on 25 February 2010 - 10:56 PM, said:

Maybe the cauldron at BC Place on Sunday will just be the one malfunctioning leg.

Malfunctioning leg, eh? there's a joke in there about the Paraolympics, but I won't go there.

[Olympian2004]

Citius Altius Fortius, on 27 February 2010 - 05:10 AM, said:

... there is no way to stop time - when I was a child I loved the "Pink Panther Show", which is called "Paulchen Panther" in Germany - everytime when the ending came this song was shown - and I felt on one hand sad on the other hand the song gave comfort that there will be another episode - this is exactly what I feel now - the Vancouver Olympics are great and there will be over soon, but we know that there will be a next time - this time in Russia:

And most importantly, there'll be a "next time" only two years from now (how time flies...) in London.

However, I'm sad that the Vancouver Games are only one-and-a-half days away from being history. Although two weeks is quite an appropriate time span for 86 medal events, I feel once again that two weeks for the Olympic Games as one of the biggest sports events in the world is simply too short. They are such fun that I wished they took at least three or even four weeks. I think that the restriction to only a little bit more than two weeks (an invention of the 1930s) is anachronistic, in a time with more and more Olympic medal events and with the EURO being expanded from 16 to 24 teams and from three to four weeks.

At least now, unlike in Summer Olympic years, one has the consolation that there'll be another huge sports event only three-and-a-half months from now: the FIFA World Cup.

[Lee]

I will be here. All being well. Let's hope we will get a closing ceremony as wonderful as the Opening was.

[The Tower Bridge Fox]

You can count me in , they should sell wallpaper with the Vancouver branding on,

its very beautiful.

[NY20??]

I have a paper to write for class tomorrow. Not sure if I'll be able to log on here. :/

[blueview]

Anyone noticed the Google logo for today's ceremonies? Amazing and Beautiful.

Hopefully they continue on with this thread of custom art than kitschy cartoons for future Olympiads.

[Ikarus360]

Ok now that hockey has came to an end (with Canada's victory 8D) now the closing ceremony only remains.

Doe someone knows how much time is left for the CC?

[NY20??]

NBC's coverage has started.

The cauldron is there unlit with only 3 legs.

[olympian]

what time will it start?

[Dinhu4ever]

It's supposed to start in half an hour. Right now I'm watching PSG getting its ass kicked by Olympique de Marseille waiting for the broadcast to begin.