JMarkSnow2012 Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 1 minute ago, Olympian2004 said: Those were probably officials. Two athletes and two officials per team were allowed. See here: Athletes participating in the Paralympic Opening Ceremony Parade Quote With regards to in-person presence, NPCs were encouraged to send two athletes and two officials to the Ceremony That seems to be implying a recommended minimum rather than a maximum 1 Quote
yoshi Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 Plus when they decided on Verona & the logistical setup they didn't know that the IPC were going to commit self harm. So I'm not sure they can blame much on the Russia decision tbh. Quote
yoshi Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 Maybe they should have actually had the opening in that piazza in Cortina. The parade down the street was very nice to see at the Olympics & there's actually a cauldron there. The artistic performances so far would probably have fitted too. Quote
Olympian2004 Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 5 minutes ago, JMarkSnow2012 said: That seems to be implying a recommended minimum rather than a maximum In German media, it was reported that it was a maximum. Here is a report in English confirming this: Paralympics: House of Switzerland instead of amphitheater in Verona | blue News "For logistical reasons - due to the long journey and because only two athletes and two staff members per nation were allowed to attend - Swiss Paralympic had already decided long before the start of the Paralympics not to make the trip to the amphitheater in Verona." Quote
Olympian2004 Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 2 minutes ago, yoshi said: Maybe they should have actually had the opening in that piazza in Cortina. The parade down the street was very nice to see at the Olympics & there's actually a cauldron there. The artistic performances so far would probably have fitted too. That's true. For those small stage performances, they sure didn't need that big arena in Verona. Quote
yoshi Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 Actually how will they do the cauldron? The distance from ceremony to cauldron is a bit longer than it was for the Olympics Quote
JMarkSnow2012 Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 9 minutes ago, JMarkSnow2012 said: Stopwatch time! 8 minutes Quote
Olympian2004 Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 Probably like at the Olympic closing ceremony? They will have a symbolic "flame" in Verona and then show how the cauldrons in Milan and Cortina are being lit? Quote
Bear Posted March 6 Author Report Posted March 6 Just now, yoshi said: Actually how will they do the cauldron? The distance from ceremony to cauldron is a bit longer than it was for the Olympics SPOILERS AHEAD, INCLUDING FINAL TORCHBEARER: Spoiler After touring Italy, the Paralympic Torch enters the Arena, carried by an athlete who has brought the movement into people’s homes: the multi-medal-winning fencer Bebe Vio. She will be the one, in a shared choreographic action, to trigger the lighting of the cauldrons of Milano and Cortina. A collective action that unites Flame and Light. Because when the cauldron is lit, it illuminates the world as we wish it to be. The circular stage that we've seen move in the middle of the LED floor will light up and trigger the Milano and Cortina cauldrons to light up remotely. Quote
yoshi Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 I miss Philip Craven. The thought of a broad Bolton accent speaking Italian to the world is too funny not to want Quote
JMarkSnow2012 Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 6 minutes ago, JMarkSnow2012 said: 8 minutes Barely 7 minutes for Parsons! Quote
yoshi Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 Ah, I did wonder when Verona would mention Billy Shakes Quote
yoshi Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 (edited) Combining the artistic portion of the ceremony with an episode of Newsnight is a choice by 4 As is combining it with an ad break. Grr Edited March 6 by yoshi Quote
JMarkSnow2012 Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 1 minute ago, yoshi said: Ah, I did wonder when Verona would mention Billy Shakes Although from an Italian viewpoint, it's Luigi Da Porto and "Historia novellamente ritrovata di due nobili amanti" Oops- another commercial on UK Channel 4 Quote
JMarkSnow2012 Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 1 minute ago, JMarkSnow2012 said: Although from an Italian viewpoint, it's Luigi Da Porto and "Historia novellamente ritrovata di due nobili amanti" Oops- another commercial on UK Channel 4 Yeeugh. I think that may be the first time I've ever just accepted an AI summary as true. I hope it wasn't one of them hallucinations. Quote
yoshi Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 Are the crowd mics on mute or is there nobody there? Quote
JMarkSnow2012 Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 Halting the Paralympic flag for the introductions to flag-bearers feels awkward somehow Quote
JMarkSnow2012 Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 1 minute ago, yoshi said: Are the crowd mics on mute or is there nobody there? Most likely on mute, though the cheering for Team Ukraine was loud enough to overcome that little problem Quote
Ikarus360 Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 Paralympic Anthem but if the games were hosted in Mars. 🤪 Quote
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