Introducing the Tonga flagbearer who glistened during Rio Olympic opening ceremony
Pita Nikolas Taufatofua stole the show at the Opening Ceremony.
Maracanã is one of the most iconic stadiums in the world and will have the honor of hosting tonight’s opening ceremony
London Olympics pauses to honor dead Brits, not Israelis
From sports columnist Christine Brennan:
In the worst decision of the Opening Ceremony, the International Olympic Committee allowed one moment of silence to be held - just not the one that it should have permitted for the past 40 years.
After saying there would be no moment of silence to honor the 11 Israeli athletes and coaches who were killed at the 1972 Munich Olympics, the IOC permitted a video tribute to the 52 people who were killed in the suicide bombings in the London transit system the day after the city won the Games in 2005.
Queen picks nails; Lauer interprets this as wild cheering
When the time came for Great Britain to march in the opening ceremony, one observer had something else on her mind:
Queen Elizabeth was shown on the broadcast picking her nails as the delegation of the host country took the field last among the parade of nations.
Yet, NBC’s Matt Lauer said that the queen was “cheering wildly.”
Whoops.
Bouncing Punk heads in Rehearsal
Loving the behind the scenes stuff from the Olympic Opening Ceremony blog…
Very cool.
