Images of Opening Ceremonies for the Winter Olympics
Performers are seen around giant Welcoming Poles during the opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
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The Canadian flag is raised during the opening ceremony of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday February 12, 2010.
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Canadian athletes march in during the opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
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Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, waves during the opening ceremony of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday February 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Associated Press, Pool)
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A performer is silhouetted during the opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
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Athletes from Montenegro enter the arena during the opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
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Nepal's Dachhiri Sherpa carries the flag during the opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
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A performer is seen suspended in an illuminated kayak during the opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
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A Romanian athlete carries his country's flag during the opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
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Moldova's Victor Pinzaru carries the flag during the opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
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? from USA during the opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
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Sweden's Peter Forsberg carries the flag during the opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
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Athletes from Japan wave to the crowd during the opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
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Performers are seen next to a giant illuminated bear during the opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
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The U.S. Olympic team enters during the opening ceremony of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday February 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Associated Press, Pool)
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Aboriginal people of Canada perform during the opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
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Georgia's Iason Abramashvili carries the flag wearing a black armband in memory of Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia, who died during luge training on Friday, during the opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
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Bryan Adams, left, and Nelly Furtado, right, perform during the opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
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An aboriginal Canadian performs during the opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
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