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Citius Altius Fortius

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  1. Yeah, it was a strange match. I had hoped the German team would have played like they did it in South Africa and in the last two years - otherwise the team wouldn't have a chance to win the EURO

    I am just glad about the result...

  2. Well, that was fun :blink::lol:

    Always fun to see the Arsenal keeper make two howlers!

    what is the greek as well as the polish keeper playing for Arsenal?

    how many players of Tottenham are playing at the EURO and for which team?

  3. Of course you can't compare this opening ceremony with of the ceremony of today, but as a German I would like to add my favourite parts of the 1972 opening ceremony:

    After Joachim Fuchsberger (the stadium speaker) explained that Greece has the honour to start the entrance of the athletes it becomes silent in the stadium - than a fanfare and the music start - the camera is zooming to the marathon gate of the track - a person in white appears out of the dark - the first officials entered the track - then Joachim Fuchsberger announced: GRIECHELAND - this simplicity and beauty give me still goosebumps

    The music during the entrance of the athletes - in those times it was habit that the athletes marched like soldiers into the stadium and normally march music was played - that was changed: Kurt Edelhagen (the conductor of the orchestra) arranged some music to which it was simple to walk in a special speed, but what I love most is that he used some "typical" ingredients for the music during the entrance of some teams: e.g. when the United Kingdom entered you have the impression that Big Ben is ringing or when the USA entered the stadium you hear "When the Saints Go Marchin' In" and finally when FR Germany entered the stadium you hear three very popular German folk songs, which every German knows...

    Wonderful idea that the Olympic Flag is carried into the stadium by athletes and not from soldiers anymore.

    And my favourite part of the 1972 opening ceremony is the "Gruss der Jugend" with the dancing boys and girls - it is so is simple, but it is just wonderful colorful and breathtaking - of course the music "Sumer is icemen in" is one of the secrets of success of this segment - the arrangement is by Carl Orff (who wrote the Carmina Burana) - the canon is an Old English Kanon out of the 13th century.

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  4. My two pennies:

    SUMMER OLYMPICS:

    GOLD: Sydney 2000 - how Cathy Freeman hold the torch down to the water and slowly a ring of fire appeared in the "pond"

    ​SILVER: Barcelona 1992 - the battle with the creatures of the sea

    BRONZE: Beijing 2008 - the stunning "confucius' 3,000 principles" segment with its amazing costumes and the movable type press

    WINTER OLYMPICS:

    GOLD: Salt Lake City 2002 - the star spangled banner of the WTC is hoisted in the stadium

    ​SILVER: Lillehammer 1994 - how the fairy tale was read and suddenly the Trolls appeared from everywhere - even out of the ground

    BRONZE: Torino 2006 - the girl singing the Italian anthem together with a choir of the carabinieri

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