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Alexander your speech is too long, please finish so I can get ready for tomorrow.

Well they’ve definitely created an atmosphere in the stadium, very impressive.

Of see I love theater. We don’t have a lot of it in the US. Plus, I quite enjoy cultural segments (that’s the main reason I watch, I actually really hate watching the parade of nations because it’s too long and boring)

Chagall is one of my favorite artists, happy to see his work get some time (the Russians also credited him as theirs in Sochi)

Costuming has been fantastic. The music is well put together too.

This cultural segment is fantastic (or maybe that’s the history nerd inside of me)

I think the crowd like Belarus, don’t know why...

@hckosice there goes Slovenia, cheer for your athletes!

I like that the non-European users are the ones watching the opening ceremony

Italy’s flagbearer appears to have a black eye

Here we go?

Apparently Belarus is home to a race of giants

10 minutes to go. There timing is a bit off...

And we’re live!

One minute!

Some of explanation of what we’ll see (via ITG): OK. I'm putting this out there. A word from the Ceremony organisers. More than one, to be fair... "There is a legend that, at Kupalle, deep in the forest, just for a short time, a fern blooms. According to superstition, whoever finds this flower will know all the secrets of the world: they will begin to understand the language of plants and animals, will find hidden treasures, and will be able to look into the past and the future. "We want to reimagine the beautiful legend of the fern flower for the twenty-first century. We see it as a metaphor for the desire for one’s cherished dream —a daring idea that gives one strength and kindles a fire in one’s heart. "The mythical flower can make the most longed-for dreams and desires come true. But only those who come through every trial, who are valiant and pure in heart, will find it. "We suggest setting out together in search of the fern flower and understanding the message the ancient legend has for each of us." So there we have it.

The male quota and female quota for the Mixed Team event. They are counted separately (technically)

Just under 10 minutes to go! Do I have any Totallympians watching?

The weather has cleared and is very nice according to InsideTheGames.

Sneak Peek:

Maybe Olympic Channel, if not IDK

Please, Lukashenko has dessert at 20:00 and then a routine killing at 20:45. He’s then having private time with Putin from 21:00 to 21:45 and then the ceremony can began.

Does anyone’s broadcaster post event replays?

Euro Judo will broadcast the elimination segments of the competition: