Ceremonies on UTube, Part 3

[JMarkSnow2012]

This is odd but pleasing: at last an HD upload of the 2012 opening ceremony (minus the parade) WITH NO COMMENTARY.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAm9JAVP0k0

[BigVic]

The Closing Ceremony has been uplodaed 

[JMarkSnow2012]

20 hours ago, BigVic said:

The Closing Ceremony has been uplodaed 

.... and the thumbnail shows the LA 2028 presentation

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Opening Ceremony of the 12th National Traditional Games of Ethnic Minorities of People's Republic of China

 

[panamfan]

Two segments from the Opening Ceremony of the 1991 U.S. Olympic Festival held at Dodgers Stadium Los Angeles. In the first clip the ceremony begins with a nod to the Welcome segment from the 1984 Olympic opening as the band plays John Williams' magnificent Olympic Fanfare and Theme from those games.

 

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26th Arabian Gulf Cup Opening Ceremony

 

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5th World Nomad Games Astana 2024 Opening Ceremony

 

[BigVic]

Would like to see Almaty-Astana co-host a Winter Olympics one day 

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9th Asian Winter Games Harbin 2025 Opening Ceremony

[Scotguy II]

53 minutes ago, zigzag said:

9th Asian Winter Games Harbin 2025 Opening Ceremony

Surprised they have a cauldron and flame this time after the 2022 WOG mess

[baron-pierreIV]

14 minutes ago, Scotguy II said:

Surprised they have a cauldron and flame this time after the 2022 WOG mess

Well, Harbin is a true winter city.  This whole show is so Arirang & tacky Chinese!! 

[Scotguy II]

3 minutes ago, baron-pierreIV said:

Well, Harbin is a true winter city.  This whole show is so Arirang & tacky Chinese!! 

yeah it was bad, the props and even the cauldron looked like plastic Temu crap lol

[intoronto]

Hard to believe but 15 years ago...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxZpUueDAvc&ab_channel=olympicvancouver2010

[Scotguy II]

On 2/13/2025 at 1:37 AM, intoronto said:

Hard to believe but 15 years ago...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxZpUueDAvc&ab_channel=olympicvancouver2010

One of the best Olympic Opening cermonies

[Bear]

Opening Ceremony, Special Olympics World Winter Games Torino 2025:
(DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FULL PARADE OF ATHLETES AND MUSICAL FINALE)

For those in Europe (or if you have a VPN ), the full stream can be found here:

https://www.zdf.de/sport/wintersport/special-olympics-winterspiele-turin-eroeffnungsfeier-100.html

[panamfan]

Full ESPN broadcast of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games Opening Ceremony courtesy of ESPN and Special Olympics International:

 

 

[Bear]

Closing Ceremony, Athens 2004 Paralympic Games:

 

[baron-pierreIV]

/\/\  Thanks for that -- but too bad it doesn't have an English-translatable CC subs.  

[Durban Sandshark]

Greatly reduced from its 4 hours of coverage, we get to see the Australian Seven Network presentation of the Atlanta 1996 Opening Ceremony with the (mostly) Australians at Barcelona 1992 succeeding footage with Telstra, Coca-Cola, Ford, McDonald's, IBM, National Australia Bank, Nike, Ansett Australia, Mitsubishi Motors, Yellow Pages (how quaint now), Cadbury, Sanitarium, Radio Rentals, RAA, and Adelaide Bank. Got the now-requisite IOC copyright that became standard and comes right before every televised segment (but with an American voiceover here, didn't become Aussie henceforth until Sydney 4 years later). The intros and with Gary Wilkinson leading viewers to then Olympic Stadium--there's even an Atlanta Knights IHL cameo! Bruce was at the 7's IBC studio. Wilkinson and McAvaney was joined by Sandy Roberts for the OC for the countdown. Largely it's going to be Team Australia 1996, the 3rd largest delegation in Atlanta at 420+ athletes, appearing at 11:38 after coming down the ramp lead by Andrew Hoy. So clearly 7 is using its own cameras in following them along the track and into the field in keeping their profile on them as other nations like Austria, Bangladesh, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Belize, BVI, Belarus, Bulgaria, Brunei, Burkina Faso, and Denmark are announced but never shown during this--and then with the Kiwis for a bit. Australians got it live at 10am AEST and then for a encore presentation at 7:30pm:

 

[BigVic]

CBC showed Canadian delegations over other countries for Canadian coverage then

[Durban Sandshark]

On 3/19/2025 at 10:55 PM, BigVic said:

CBC showed Canadian delegations over other countries for Canadian coverage then

Yes, I certainly remember that when watching the CBC version on YouTube back multiple years ago then. Many were gathering around along the track after coming down the ramp, holding up the parade, as the Canadian athletes took photos of themselves at the Olympic flagpole. Like to see it again for myself. 

[panamfan]

Behind the Scenes of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara.

 

[BigVic]

On 4/22/2025 at 7:02 AM, Durban Sandshark said:

Yes, I certainly remember that when watching the CBC version on YouTube back multiple years ago then. Many were gathering around along the track after coming down the ramp, holding up the parade, as the Canadian athletes took photos of themselves at the Olympic flagpole. Like to see it again for myself. 

There were no smartphones to take selfies then so they had to use their old-school flip phone or a digital camera to capture the moment. 

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World Masters Games 2025 Welcome Ceremony

 

[baron-pierreIV]

There's this poster on FB and/or I guess X (which I don't like to subscribe to) posting a lot of Opening Ceremony ideas -- in a very Chinese/Asiatic vein.