JMarkSnow2012 387 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 Beijing presentation end, 12:27 GMT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMarkSnow2012 387 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 OCOG boss speech start, 12:28 GMT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yoshi 353 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 Segment about the Meridian? #EastGrinstead2026 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SkiFreak 123 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 The handover was alright. Very colorful! And here comes the fencing champion! Did you all know he's a fencing champion? 1976 in Montreal! Won Gold! In Fencing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Olympian2004 511 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 For a segment choreographed by Zhang Yimou, this was surprisingly tacky and copied. Too many references to the Tokyo handover, including the use of the head of government. Tokyo did it in a much cooler and more stylish way, though. And they had the original. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ikarus360 605 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 Well, I have second thoughts. You can tell they were kind of trying to surpass Tokyo's handover two years ago. The usage of Ode to Motherland was nice though a bit repetitive. Funny because I remember some chinese users here 4 years ago complained about the overuse of Arirang in the PC handover. Also those pandas were as ridiculously stereotypical as the infamous kangaroos from Sydney's handover, pfff. The screens used on the handover were kinda cool though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zigzag 40 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 Just now, SkiFreak said: The handover was alright. Very colorful! And here comes the fencing champion! Did you all know he's a fencing champion? 1976 in Montreal! Won Gold! In Fencing! And the worst of all his gold is in the team event.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Olympian2004 511 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 This time around, the German broadcaster ZDF thought about hiring a Korean translator for the OCOG president's speech. In the opening ceremony, their partner broadcaster ARD's translator was surprised about the Korean speech and had to leave the speech untranslated... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ikarus360 605 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 Just now, zigzag said: And the worst of all his gold is in the team event.. Which makes Bach look even more pretentious, to be honest. No one is going to remember his poor teammates. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zigzag 40 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 1 minute ago, Olympian2004 said: For a segment choreographed by Zhang Yimou, this was surprisingly tacky and copied. Too many references to the Tokyo handover, including the use of the head of government. Tokyo did it in a much cooler and more stylish way, though. And they had the original. Tokyo is certainly reaching a new level of handover.. It is proven that it is so hard to beat.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Olympian2004 511 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 That's a nice gesture - the OCOG president expressing his regret and sympathy for all athletes who injured themselves during competition. Although the Pyeongchang OCOG could have done its part against that. The freestyle and snowboard courses were criticised for being too dangerous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMarkSnow2012 387 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 Meanwhile- I'm quite liking the lectern. Just that little bit OTT. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tatsh 58 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 The handover has tried to surpass Tokyo, but they did'nt, specially for the poker face of Xi. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SkiFreak 123 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 I miss Samaranch's "Best Games Ever". Ok maybe not. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMarkSnow2012 387 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 Thomas Bach speech start, 12:33 GMT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Olympian2004 511 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 The South Korean president seems very pleased about Thomas Bach greeting the audience in Korean. Or he ridicules him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ikarus360 605 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 Bach is going to speek. Gee, this is going to be fun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SkiFreak 123 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 Just now, JMarkSnow2012 said: Thomas Bach speech start, 12:33 GMT Fencing champion, 1976. The more you know... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yoshi 353 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 After this Asian run, projections are gonna be quite hard to do for Paris & everyone after to follow - they sure know how to do hi-tech. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zigzag 40 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 1 minute ago, Tatsh said: The handover has tried to surpass Tokyo, but they did'nt, specially for the poker face of Xi. Considering that China isn't able to replicate the weirdness of Japan with their stiff performance I'll say that it was an appreciated attempt.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMarkSnow2012 387 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 Bach taking a chance on the political South/North dimension here! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yoshi 353 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 Hunty, I think there's a reason why K-rap is not the used term. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SkiFreak 123 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 1 minute ago, yoshi said: After this Asian run, projections are gonna be quite hard to do for Paris & everyone after to follow - they sure know how to do hi-tech. I hope Paris uses more physical props like London 2012 did in the opening. In my opinion those were the coolest opening ceremonies in the last couple decades. And I hope LA brings back Rocket Man! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ikarus360 605 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 For those who didn't noticed, there were some reference to Lunar New Year celebrations in the video part of the handover. I wonder if they will use LNY themes for the 2022 opening considering the games begin during the celebrations. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMarkSnow2012 387 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 Bach thanks volunteers, 12:38 GMT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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