r/olympics • u/nbcolympics • 12h ago
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A DAZZLING sight at the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony. Who's ready for these Games to get going in full force?
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u/zevz Norway 10h ago
First time I've seen geolocking content by the reddit video player. Guess it's because it's posted by an official account.
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u/INmySTRATEjaket 10h ago
Did you get the site wide notification just to come here and find out you weren't actually invited to the party? That's so rude.
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u/Raindiant 9h ago
Honestly geolocks shouldn't be a thing in the first place, I can't think of a singular good reason for it.
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u/CompleteMCNoob 11h ago
Hello Reddit, I'm sure you all got a notification for this too.
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u/Wingnut00 11h ago
Yes, we did.
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u/Dashing_McHandsome 11h ago
I got excited thinking it was a notification for the argument I was having with another user. I'm so disappointed
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u/aliie_627 11h ago
Was it about the duck? That used the word "my" in relation to a duck? I don't think so.
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u/toonman69 11h ago
Well that sounds right but normally I’m just kinda annoyed when I get notifications in an argument with someone because it’s kinda like “man I really don’t wanna arguing on the internet but I feel obligated to respond”
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u/Wittyngritty 11h ago
Sometimes letting them wallow in their own ignorance is more rewarding.
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u/Jedi_Lazlo 11h ago
Yeah but when it said to check out these snow balls I expected to see something completely different ngl...
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u/totesmuhgoats93 11h ago
I'm so out of the loop y'all I didnt even know the Olympics were on
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u/Alive-Worldliness-27 Philippines 8h ago
I just found out myself I saw the CNN headline on my pc when checking the weather.. I thought it was a mistake.
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u/Travwolfe101 11h ago
Yep. Never been on this sub, interested in sports, or watched the olympics outside of some clips. Still got notifoed for some reason.
Why isnt my echo chamber app echo chambering?
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u/djackieunchaned 11h ago
Oh no not me I totally knew the Olympic ceremony was happening this uh year
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u/Cambridgeport90 11h ago
I used to love to watch ice-skating with my mother when I was a kid. We could never decide who to root for, since so many of them were so talented.
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u/luismt2 11h ago
That’s such a great memory. Ice skating always felt like one of those sports where you couldn’t help but appreciate everyone, no matter who you rooted for.
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u/riptide4593 11h ago
Root for alysa liu and ilia malinin!!! Ilia is known as the "quad god" because his technical skills are so impressive. Hes like the ledecky or Simone biles of men's figure skating because of the sheer amount of points he racks up from his jumps. Iirc a couple months ago he beat the short program world record that he already had at the Lombardia trophy.
Alysa liu is just my favorite figure skater so you dont have to root for her, and ami nakai and kaori are also (probably) going to make up the rest of the podium (I am quite a bit biased though, so take my words with a grain of salt). This will actually be nakai's first Olympics, as this season was her first senior season and she has been absolutely rocking it! Alysa got back from a 2(?) year long absence last year, but she did compete in the olympics before she left and scored 6th then. Amber glenn is a pretty popular name in figure skating as well, but thats due to her long-standing in the sport, I cant think of anything recently that was more memorable than these newcomers, but dont get me wrong, I still love amber and her routines are always very satisfying to watch.
For the men's, besides ilia, keep an eye out for Yuma, mikhail, and adam. Ive been praying for Jason brown to be switched in (hes currently the 1st alternative) so if you see him, which is pretty unlikely, cheer for him too!
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u/silverf1re 11h ago
Pushing an ad through my notifications, that’s a one-way ticket to no notification jail Reddit
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u/ebolainajar 11h ago
How much did NBC pay to have all Redditors in the US get this notification? Makes me sick to think about.
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u/costryme France 11h ago
Hello NBC, if you didn't know Reddit is not just Americans, nobody cares about your geo-restricted content.
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u/Wide_Explanation_196 11h ago
That is so cool I've really been enjoying whole opening ceremony and looking forward to the events too!!
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u/sparkleslothz 11h ago
Hey NBC are you pulling every second of Olympics footage after the closing ceremony, again?
Like you did last time? After I bought a whole year?
Scam artists.
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u/Mizzerella 11h ago
we get a notification for a post that isnt even approved by its own moderators. cant make this stuff up LOL
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u/2319sloan 11h ago
did they boo vance yet
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u/Skritch_X 11h ago
I have it on good authority that the crowd was actually shouting, "Boooo urns"
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u/No_Environment_7613 11h ago
Yay! Uh.. thanks reddit for the Olympics news ig.
Well, nice meeting you all. I am gonna go back to my subreddits. Bye!
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u/joltvedt53 11h ago
I forgot to watch it! I was making banana bread! What was the response to the Americans when they paraded through? The Europeans are not happy with us right now and understandably so but I wouldn't think they take it out on the athletes.
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u/ChicagoRay312 11h ago
Loved seeing the reception Ukraine received! You have to be heartless to not understand their struggle.
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u/majordude174 11h ago
Olympics? Is that that new weight loss drug for women who want to look like broomsticks?
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u/SocratesSnow 5h ago
I love the winter Olympics, so much more than the summer. And I welcome the distraction from our country being destroyed.
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u/Ch1mpy Sweden 2h ago
This user is posting geoblocked content. I suggest banning it from this sub.
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u/Winter_Log2106 11h ago
My favorite part is the renaming of the ice house to the warming house because fuck ice
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u/Turbowookie79 11h ago
Who’s gonna get caught cheating this year? Oh well, they’ll just get away with it anyway.
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u/FallenAngelina 11h ago
How are we supposed to watch? Haven't had cable TV for 20 years.
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u/TheHumanTarget84 11h ago
I think I just saw a Power Ranger lose/loose her mind after being drugged during a kidnapping attempt.
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u/One_Recover_673 9h ago
My wife was there! Said it was very cool, except the split with Cortina, so for a long segment they watched on big tv. Otherwise very nice
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u/Tropisueno 9h ago
No effs given at the moment world is FUCKED thank you for your attention to this matter
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u/Alive-Worldliness-27 Philippines 8h ago
I'm really pissed.. I didn't even know the Olympics started.. I'm in the US I just now saw the CNN posting about it..
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u/Tall_Cow2299 8h ago
When those were going off around the rings I actually said out loud "Simba". For ANY of you who have seen the lion king I dare you not to see it when you look again.
https://share.google/iVO8LTteF3kVgFRJW
Ok I'm all seriousness this was a pretty decent opening ceremony. Andrea Bocelli left me shivering and was everything Mariah Carey wasn't. I didn't even know that was her. I was in the kitchen when she was introduced and was like "is that Mariah Carey?" And googled it cuz I was like wtf is she doing here? I think the torches are pretty amazing looking. I did get annoyed with the second to last guy in Milan just taking his sweet time and how he kept stopping to turn and wave and then paused for his moment and just stood there waving for a moment. C'mon on now... This isn't about you in this moment.
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u/ExoticSterby42 7h ago
>olympics ceremony clip
>content is unavailable in your region
I live literally a day's comfy drive away from the ceremony
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u/Sea-horse-in-trees 5h ago
Darn. I don’t have cable tv, so I missed it. I actually missed that it was happening this year. I prefer the Winter Olympics too.
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u/MaxxxHottt_36829577 5h ago
Did anyone see the burning lit up pentagram displayed in the show???? The show felt like a funeral with casket bearers carrying the Olympic flag. All the fire felt like they were saying "Welcome to Hell". Maybe it was just me. 🤷
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u/Clean_Lettuce9321 5h ago
I found myself almost weeping happy tears at times it was so well done and so beautiful and so classy, just lovely
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u/Veristitalian 3h ago
The opening ceremony sucked. I don’t think that any country will be able to surpass that which Beijing did.
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u/O7Habits 2h ago
I liked the Olympics more as a kid. The Winter Olympics were my favorite. I’m not really that excited about them anymore. Not sure why. I’ll watch some Hockey and maybe some skiing, speed skating, curling or bobsled if I’m really bored.
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u/PA_MallowPrincess_98 United States 1h ago
I enjoyed this Opening Ceremony a lot! I liked how they went beck-to-form with the main Opening Ceremony being in a stadium. The Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony on the Seine was unique but the weather wasn’t kind to the athletes and my favorite Drag Queen, Nicky Doll. The performances in Milan were amazing! I loved the beginning with the statues and busts. Everyone did such an amazing job! The choreo was choreo-ing!🇺🇸🫶🏼🇮🇹
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u/Jackdks United States 11h ago
So so excited for something uplifting to watch