JMarkSnow2012 387 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 1 minute ago, kevzz said: Didn't even know the Games was opened. He should have said it in English as well. That's another misstep by the organiser. No he shouldn't. The opening announcement is only in the home language. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ofan 696 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 It looks like a lot of athletes have left Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SkiFreak 123 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 I'm still waiting for the zika mosquito swarm to show-up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ikarus360 599 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Last time children sang the Olympic Anthem was in Nagano, though they sang it in Japanese. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micheal_warren 206 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Olympic hymn time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zain Hasan 2 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 hahahaha 1 minute ago, kraussie-kraussie-kraussie said: children singing are so boring. They arent children, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Faster 545 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 56 minutes ago, Tatsh said: Please somebody kill the designer of ceremony outfits of Sweden. H and M you mean? Children signing. Horrible. Doesn't Brazil have a decent Opera singer to belt it out properly? And Rols, don't insult the fine music of New Orleans by comparing the Olympic Hymn to a dirge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Olympic Fan Darcy 321 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 1 minute ago, ofan said: It looks like a lot of athletes have left Not surprised to be honest Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ikarus360 599 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 My bad. Last time was Beijing's also, is it me or this english is broken as hell? They should had sang this in portuguese. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMarkSnow2012 387 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Not recycling London's instrumental Olympic Anthem. Good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micheal_warren 206 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Now time for the Oaths Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tatsh 58 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 The olympic oaths Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Filipe_Golias 20 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Soulless anthem rendition. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kevzz 146 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 The podium design is a nice ode to Oscar Niemeyer's architecture. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMarkSnow2012 387 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 5 minutes ago, Sir Rols said: Where;s Katy Perry? Katy who? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ikarus360 599 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Pros: Not a lazy instrumental version again Cons: Marring vocal performance of the anthem, tbh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMarkSnow2012 387 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Just now, kevzz said: The podium design is a nice ode to Oscar Niemeyer's architecture. Drat. Run out of Likes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Rols 1902 Posted August 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Just now, JMarkSnow2012 said: Drat. Run out of Likes. We'll have to share Krausie's now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LatinXTC 270 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Robert Scheidt most decorated Olympian? Shouldn't he have lit the cauldron? lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ikarus360 599 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Extra segment before the eventual arrival of the torch. Samba? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMarkSnow2012 387 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Okay. Looks like the formalities are over for the time being. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tatsh 58 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Why another song? Please go straight to the lighting of cauldron. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LatinXTC 270 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Finally Samba!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
krow 562 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 1 minute ago, Sir Rols said: We'll have to share Krausie's now. saving my likes for hunks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ikarus360 599 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Weren't people bitching about the short cultural performances? Well, there you go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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