Tatsh Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Is this a remix of the Tokyo 1964 parade of nations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Yep, two videos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Nice remix of the 1964 march for the actual entrance of the athletes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 1 minute ago, Olympian2004 said: To me, the first highlights video seemed to be the official start of the ceremony. German TV broadcast it as well. With the nattering of the commentators here in the UK, I couldn't work out if it was a Tokyo montage or a BBC montage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Another advantage of the pandemic (one of only very few): I guess that the parade of athletes will be a lot shorter than in previous closing ceremonies. I remember it took forever in Rio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 1 minute ago, Olympian2004 said: Another advantage of the pandemic (one of only very few): I guess that the parade of athletes will be a lot shorter than in previous closing ceremonies. I remember it took forever in Rio. They're not exactly pouring into the stadium; maybe the idea is to make a smaller number of athletes fill the time allotted by broadcasters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, Olympian2004 said: Another advantage of the pandemic (one of only very few): I guess that the parade of athletes will be a lot shorter than in previous closing ceremonies. I remember it took forever in Rio. also athletes entering from more than one entrance too to disperse them evenly in the different sections in the centre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 23 minutes ago, Tatsh said: I'm FED UP with the "champion fencing 1976" segment yes! he just needs to be intro at IOC president. nothing more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Just now, olympian said: yes! he just needs to be intro at IOC president. nothing more. Noooooo! 1976 is a cherished Olympic tradition! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 I watched parts of the 1992 men's football final in Barcelona yesterday on YouTube, and for the medal ceremony, they simply announced the then-IOC president as "Mr. Juan Antonio Samaranch, International Olympic Committee". Our pompous a** Thomas Bach could definitely take a leaf out of Samaranch's book. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Marshals going a bit frantic while the athletes stand around and chat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Just now, JMarkSnow2012 said: Marshals going a bit frantic while the athletes stand around and chat Okay, I admit that some of the athletes are going appropriately gaga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympiaki-agones Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 I'm curious to watch what Paris 2024 is performing. I want to forget this sad edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmaniS Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Who are they waving to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Just now, AmaniS said: Who are they waving to? You Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, Olympian2004 said: I watched parts of the 1992 men's football final in Barcelona yesterday on YouTube, and for the medal ceremony, they simply announced the then-IOC president as "Mr. Juan Antonio Samaranch, International Olympic Committee". Our pompous a** Thomas Bach could definitely take a leaf out of Samaranch's book. even jacques rogge was announced as just IOC President and he's an olympian. 4 times i think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 I'm just glad the US won the Olympics in the end. I was starting to losing it with all the CCP trolls online never staying quiet about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 1 minute ago, olympiaki-agones said: I'm curious to watch what Paris 2024 is performing. I want to forget this sad edition. Overall, this was not a blatantly "sad edition". Once again the Olympics have transcended doubts and fears (although Japan will be counting the cost for quite a while) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 By the way, here's the original of Tokyo 1964 Olympic March that they remixed for tonight's ceremony: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, Ikarus360 said: I'm just glad the US won the Olympics in the end. I was starting to losing it with all the CCP trolls online never staying quiet about it. Really, was it that bad? I'm wondering whether the Americans even noticed that they were behind China in the medal table anyway. It's because in the US, they rather count the overall number of medals, I believe. And there the US were leading for the past few days already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshi Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Is it something done for all Olympic champions when introduced or is it Bach's insistence? I don't know if any other presidents have been champions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmaniS Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Americans noticed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, Ikarus360 said: I'm just glad the US won the Olympics in the end. I was starting to losing it with all the CCP trolls online never staying quiet about it. Per capita, the winner was apparently Grenada (population 112,000) followed by the Bahamas (population 390,000) PS: Erggggh! Those rings are very virtual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatsh Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 A weird way for the olympic rings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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