Brekkie Boy
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That's what makes it all the more interesting. There is a risk of all these ceremonies being very much the same if they all just do what their predecessors do - it'll be a welcome change to see this go in a different direction. And the Lillehammer opening ceremony is the first video you'll find with a "Lillehammer 1994" search on Youtube.
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Baku 2015 European Games
Brekkie Boy replied to Galandar's topic in Other International Games / Bids
EDIT: Actually now I've read what the so called athletics programme is made up of I take that back. The EAA doing itself no favours, seemingly prioritising a third tier of an unimportant European Cup competition over involvement in the new Eurolympics. http://www.aroundtherings.com/site/A__45946/Title__Athletics-Officially-Part-of-Baku-2015/292/Articles -
Baku 2015 European Games
Brekkie Boy replied to Galandar's topic in Other International Games / Bids
Didn't realise Athletics had now been confirmed - now it's a proper games. Surely though they're not going to continue having two European Championships as well every Olympic cycle - that's a bit much. -
I wonder how much this all costs - considering the Olympics have scrapped the worldwide torch relay I'm surprised the Commonwealth Games haven't followed suit.
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Isn't it a bit late to be casting the ceremony now?
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Would love to see the games return to New Zealand - they did a fantastic job with the Rugby World Cup.
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I still can't believe we now talk of the London games in past tense - we spent so long looking forward to them and time just seems to have flown since we hosted them. Then again I still can't quite believe we talk about the Millennium in the past tense either!
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A torch like object which lights up - that'll never catch on.
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As I said in another thread I really think that's a mistake. I think letting the Paralympic flame be kindled in a place of significance to the host country gives it a much higher profile than lighting it in a place which although significant to the Paralympic moment is frankly barely known in the UK, never mind internationally.
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I'm pretty sure that rule has now been scrapped. It served it's purpose and got the World Cup into Asia, Africa and back to South America. I suspect if FIFA want to return to South America for the 100th anniversary in 2030 they'll be open to European bids for 2026.
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If they're willing to move the Qatar tournament from summer to winter then they should be willing to move the 2018 tournament from Russia.
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PyeongChang 2018 Emblem Unveiling
Brekkie Boy replied to GBModerator's topic in PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games
God, this is awful. Have they revealed a Paralympic logo yet? -
I guess they just can't say "better than Delhi" as that would be seen as a very luke warm complement.
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Rio 2016 Olympic Media Update
Brekkie Boy replied to Sir Rols's topic in Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Games
Worth noting for the first time the IPC are bundling the 2014/2016 Paralympics together. -
Paralympics and Olympics merger
Brekkie Boy replied to gotosy's topic in General Olympics Discussion
The IPC are bundling the 2014/16 rights together and in the UK at least have said they're only interested in free to air coverage in order to ensure the momentum from London continues. C4 are bidding again, while the BBC want them back too - though I hope C4 keeps them as I just think they'll get lost in the schedules again if they return to the BBC. -
Rio 2016 Olympic Media Update
Brekkie Boy replied to Sir Rols's topic in Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Games
Rio I think is only three hours behind the UK, so four behind Germany - but crucially two ahead of the US East Coast. The Rio ceremony will almost certainly be scheduled to suit NBC so they can air it around 8pm ET - maybe 7pm at a push - which would be a 9pm or 10pm start in Rio. -
So everyone seemed to hate the London logo when it was first revealed but it quickly became a very effective symbol of the games which looked great everywhere it was used. Everyone seemed to hate the Glasgow logo when it was first revealed - and a couple of years on it still looks ****!
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Closing Ceremony
Brekkie Boy replied to Citius Altius Fortius's topic in London 2012 Ceremonies Discussions
Talking of mascots - have there been any sightings of Wenloch and Mandeville yet? -
Closing Ceremony
Brekkie Boy replied to Citius Altius Fortius's topic in London 2012 Ceremonies Discussions
Didn't they used to have a night off during the athletics programme to allow for closing ceremony rehersals? -
Closing Ceremony
Brekkie Boy replied to Citius Altius Fortius's topic in London 2012 Ceremonies Discussions
According press reports today they'll be So at least it won't be all music! -
All the big footballing nations there - he just lost his argument in trying to defend it. With 16 teams the Euros are competitive throughout the group stages but with 24 that will not only be lost in the group stage, it'll also be lost in the 16 team second round as should things go as you'd expect it'll effectively be the top eight seeds all avoiding each other - so while this year you have games like Spain v Italy, France v England and Germany v Portugal in the first few days in 2016 those type of match ups won't take place until the quarter finals.
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Paralympics and Olympics merger
Brekkie Boy replied to gotosy's topic in General Olympics Discussion
Never mind the Olympics, it would be the worst thing to ever happen to the Paralympics if they were ever merged and talk of merger at a time when they're really beginning to grow as their own event is pretty stupid. Indeed I think a complete separation is probably more likely than a merger, with the Paralympics being switched to non-Olympic years and possibly having it's own bidding process. -
It was a shame to see the international aspect axed but I guess it means more people in the UK get to see the flame this year - and hence in four years more people in Brazil will.