Closing Ceremony Live Chat

[Lee]

A closing ceremony should be far more upbeat with lots of cheering. The athletes entry with the flags should be more like manchester 2002 when there was a definite party atmosphere. It all lacks energy for me.

[micheal_warren]

great to see the ever-swindell twins carrying the new zealand flag! They won gold in the womens double sculls in 2008 and 2004! A brilliant performance

[Rich]

SNAP!!

[rav3n]

The entrance of athletes....why i have the feeling this is even worst that the gypsies on Athens 2004 closing T__T ?

[mattygs]

Isnt that always the case though.

[micheal_warren]

the athletes look happy! Thats better

[Cobi]

Spanish commentators praise the performance of the British team in these Games

[Lee]

Spanish commentators praise the performance of the British team in these Games

Ahh, that's nice of them.

[Rich]

Where's this london bus gonna fit lol???

[mattygs]

There's a reworked version of that awesome piece of music from the opening ceremony.

[Lee]

Look away now...Boris is in the building.

[micheal_warren]

Yay Valerie Vili New Zealand shot put champion on the camera! Brilliant

[Rich]

Look away now...Boris is in the building.

oh dear god i can't look!

[theone]

I notice a portion of the seats is empty. Is there any reason for this?

[Citius Altius Fortius]

ohh - there was Danny Ecker (pole vault) visible - his mother is Heide Rosendahl, who won several golds in Munich in athletic

Edited August 24, 2008 by Citius Altius Fortius

[micheal_warren]

for the athletes possibly?

[SkiFreak]

One guy I went to high school with marched in with the rest of Team Canada. I saw him on the CBC broadcast.

[savas]

if i close my eyes i see...... keira knightley and johnny depp... did they use the Pirates of the Caribbean OST?

[micheal_warren]

the stadium looks impressive!

[Cobi]

I love those orange fans the spectators are waving

[micheal_warren]

and onto the marathon ceremony and the first time kenya has ever won gold in this event! Well done

[Citius Altius Fortius]

well - the closing ceremony started 40 minutes ago and I think the entrance of the athletes was the sole "highpoint" so far...

[Rich]

how long does this go on for? they seem to be speeding through it

[BanzaiB]

Terribly unimpressed so far. The OC has left too much of an expectation for me.

[Cobi]

Since TVE-1 doesn't seem especially interested in the closing ceremony (4 commercial breaks so far ¬¬), I'm going to watch it via TVE-Teledeporte (although i'm a bit bored ).

Edited August 24, 2008 by Cobi