Gold Coast Lions Posted February 24, 2014 Report Posted February 24, 2014 With the end of the Winter Olympics Games now we move to the Winter Paralympics Games this thread is about the Opening Ceremony of the 11th Paralympics Winter Games the games will go from the 7th of March to the 16th of March. The Opening Ceremony will be held on the 7th of March 2014.
Brekkie Boy Posted February 26, 2014 Report Posted February 26, 2014 It'll be interesting to see what Sochi do with these. Obviously the budget will be significantly less but that's not always a bad thing. Would be nice to see some of Russia's pop culture rather than more of the ballet/opera stuff.
TorchbearerSydney Posted February 27, 2014 Report Posted February 27, 2014 I am looking forward to the snowflakes opening to form the Paralympic symbol............stay tuned!
Brekkie Boy Posted February 28, 2014 Report Posted February 28, 2014 In all seriousness is the Paralympic symbol usually formed in the opening ceremony. If it was in London it can't have been that memorable.
baron-pierreIV Posted February 28, 2014 Report Posted February 28, 2014 In all seriousness is the Paralympic symbol usually formed in the opening ceremony. If it was in London it can't have been that memorable. It's not a very DYNAMIC logo for performance. Just a series of 3 "hooks" floating hither-thither in space.
mattygs Posted March 1, 2014 Report Posted March 1, 2014 They had it hanging there in the closing ceremony of London, it looked awful.
Brekkie Boy Posted March 1, 2014 Report Posted March 1, 2014 It is better than the old speech bubble type logo they had though. As Alex Brooker said on The Last Leg though, Russia's version of the Olympic rings would be rather apt for the Paralympics considering one part of it didn't function properly.
baron-pierreIV Posted March 1, 2014 Report Posted March 1, 2014 It is better than the old speech bubble type logo they had though. As Alex Brooker said on The Last Leg though, Russia's version of the Olympic rings would be rather apt for the Paralympics considering one part of it didn't function properly. I think they're changing the OC script as we type. They're adding a "Ballet of the Invasion of the Unknown Soldiers." Audience members will then try to guess the nation; write their guess down and throw it into a big drum. At the end of the evening, there is a drawing for a Grand Door Prize!
Lord David Posted March 1, 2014 Report Posted March 1, 2014 It's not a very DYNAMIC logo for performance. Just a series of 3 "hooks" floating hither-thither in space. They will make a nod to the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics by making one of the snowflakes turned hook, fail.
Olympian2004 Posted March 1, 2014 Report Posted March 1, 2014 It will sure be an interesting ceremony, now that Russia is obviously heading into an armed conflict with Ukraine, only a few hundreds of kilometres away from Sochi. I always thought that there's some kind of Olympic Truce that should actually be valid also for the time between the Olympics and the Paralympics plus the Paralympics itself, and even more so for the host country?
Lord David Posted March 1, 2014 Report Posted March 1, 2014 The question is, will it be another showcase of Russia's past culture? Or a showcase on the grand improvements Russia has made with regards to its disabled population? Or will it be a mix of both?
JLishere Posted March 2, 2014 Report Posted March 2, 2014 I always thought that there's some kind of Olympic Truce that should actually be valid also for the time between the Olympics and the Paralympics plus the Paralympics itself, and even more so for the host country? Russia violated UN resolution 48/11 (Olympic Truce) once before, during the 2008 Beijing Games. They fought with Georgia over the province of South Ossetia.
Olympian2004 Posted March 2, 2014 Report Posted March 2, 2014 Russia violated UN resolution 48/11 (Olympic Truce) once before, during the 2008 Beijing Games. They fought with Georgia over the province of South Ossetia. Yeah, true. That makes the current behaviour by Putin's regime even worse.
Nacholympic Posted March 5, 2014 Report Posted March 5, 2014 Just hours later than the Opening Ceremony in Sochi, the X South American Games Opening Ceremony will be held in Santiago de Chile. Participate in the forum: http://www.gamesbids.com/forums/topic/23707-south-american-games-santiago-2014/
JLishere Posted March 5, 2014 Report Posted March 5, 2014 Just hours later than the Opening Ceremony in Sochi, the X South American Games Opening Ceremony will be held in Santiago de Chile. Participate in the forum: http://www.gamesbids.com/forums/topic/23707-south-american-games-santiago-2014/ Wow I've never heard of these Games. Looks like I won't watch either (it's available.. nowhere).
Nacholympic Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 Wow I've never heard of these Games. Looks like I won't watch either (it's available.. nowhere). You may watch them by streaming here (not sure if it works in your area) http://www.cdo.tv/2012/online.html
JMarkSnow2012 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 No disrespect to the paralympians, but mucho disrespect to Vladimir Putin- I'm not taking the afternoon off to watch the OC live.
Nacholympic Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 Is the Paralympic Commitee website streaming the event???
Tony E Loves Architecture Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 The Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony Live TV Coverage has started here Live on Channel 4 HD here in England.
Alexjc Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 Very enjoyable Opening Ceremony...Can't fault Russia when it comes to mass performance! Loved the icebreaker. Held my breath as the Ukrainian flagbearer came in...but hey.
gotosy Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 the icebreaker was impressive Sochi 2014 @Sochi2014
The Tower Bridge Fox Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 Another great opening Ceremony! I’m still recovering from the excitement of the Olympic curling
JMarkSnow2012 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 OK, quick thoughts on watching the online catch-up. Icebreaker- oh yes, oh very much yes. Cheeky virtual implementation of Beijing's printing-block concept in the floor projection. Mostly more traditional than the Olympic OC, less storytelling, but by gum, they do mass-movement with true style and grace. Still insisting on the isolation for the cauldron-lighting though; I hoped they'd come up with something novel as London did. Nice understated Ukraine protest.
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