intoronto 650 Posted February 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Ha Viktor Ahn looks mad! He is not really Russian after all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
runningrings 678 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Did anyone else see Putin just having a chat to the person next to him during the national anthem? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gotosy 493 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 awesome performance Quote Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Posted February 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Come on Putin sing your national anthem ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ofan 696 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Did anyone else see Putin just having a chat to the person next to him during the national anthem? Rude Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nacholympic 89 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Greatt Beggining!!!! Loving the hanging candles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yoshi 353 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Yup, I did. Little strange. They're coming out of the tube again, looks like. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Posted February 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 The Olympic flag is not flying "properly" like it struggled in Vancouver. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4gamesandcounting 39 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 A great start so far. Closings can drag a bit IMO so lets see where they go from here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimjam 12 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 that a very camp looking set of drummers 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMarkSnow2012 387 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Formation drumming- aimed pretty squarely at the US audience, I reckon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nacholympic 89 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Still the military forces, looking like Soviets Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Citius Altius Fortius 560 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Did anyone else see Putin just having a chat to the person next to him during the national anthem? "The person" next to Putin is Alexander Jurjewitsch Subkow - two times gold medal winner of Sochi in bobsleigh - he was the flag bearer for Russia at the OC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
runningrings 678 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 "The person" next to Putin is Alexander Jurjewitsch Subkow - two times gold medal winner of Sochi in bobsleigh - he was the flag bearer for Russia at the OC Point stands they were talking during a national anthem - odd for anyone, lest the standing president of the host nation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Posted February 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 So annoying CBC is taking so many commercial breaks. Flagbearers now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gotosy 493 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 the flag bearers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nacholympic 89 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 the pariticipating flags march in!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4seasonscentre 33 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 I still wonder how the individual audience lights are controlled. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Posted February 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Oh Canada's men's hockey team will be marching ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
runningrings 678 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Formation drumming- aimed pretty squarely at the US audience, I reckon Aimed at the US? Formation drumming /tattoo is a huge part of Russian military culture - arguably far longer than it has had any presence in American culture. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yoshi 353 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Do the delegation flagbearers emerge in any order, or are they coming out at random, like the athletes will? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alphacarter 31 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 They're really butchering that earth projection with all the paths. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nacholympic 89 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Athletes march in!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Posted February 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Really CBC cutting to an interview. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4seasonscentre 33 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Oh Canada's men's hockey team will be marching ! I think they said the coach would be marching, but I am pretty sure the NHL players are on their way back to North America already. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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