Photos: Vancouver Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
A tribute to Georgian bobsledder Nodar Kumaritashvili, 21, who died tragically on Friday during a training session.
Hockey great Wayne Gretzky lights the Olympic Cauldron as fireworks are shot off during the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place on February 12, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada.
- The Georgia team enter into the arena during the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place. The Georgian flag carried a black band in memory of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, who was killed Friday after crashing while making a practice run in training.
A memorial for luge Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia in Whistler Village.
Georgia team members walk behind the flag bearer Iason Abramashvili
A snowboarder performs a trick through the Olympic rings.
Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police raise the Canadian flag. The Opening Ceremony was dedicated to Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili who died during a training programme on Friday.
Performers representing the First Nations dance around totem poles of ice at the Winter Olympics' Opening Ceremony at the BC Place in Vancouver, Canada.
Aboriginal people of Canada perform before the Olympic rings.
Athletes from the Czech Republic enter the Opening Ceremony. Absent from the delegation was Washington Capitals forward Tomas Fleischmann, who is still with the team as their final game before the NHL's Olympic break is Saturday night in St. Louis against the Blues.
The United States Olympic Team marches into the arena during the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Canada’s Winter Olympic team arrives during the Opening Ceremony for the 2010 Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver, Canada on February 12, 2010.
Opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 XXI Olympic Winter games in Vancouver
Canadian singers Bryan Adams and Nelly Furtado perform during the Opening Ceremony.
The Opening Ceremony featured all sorts of entertainment including a representation of the Great Bear constellation, visible throughout the year in most of the northern hemisphere.
A violinist on a floating canoe performs during the Opening Ceremony.
Dancers perform beneath an elaborate setting that featured a harvest moon and the Canadian national symbol - maple leaves.
Images of winter sports were projected on to an in-the-round screen.
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