I hope both the USA and Russia do well.

I couldn't give a flying toss. It only affects my life because I need to wait for the bloody Olympics to finish before Archer comes back. So fuck you America, and fuck you Russia. I'm going to go for the Cayman Islands.

I root for the hottest female athletes and the Jamaican bobsled team.

I like the event where they slide down the hill.

So you've got Kane, Quick, and fuck all else.

Good luck american doormats.

This is going to be a SLAUGHTER.

lol.

I hear the biathlon is using stray dogs instead of targets.

"I couldn't give a flying toss. It only affects my life because I need to wait for the bloody Olympics to finish before Archer comes back. So fuck you America, and fuck you Russia. I'm going to go for the Cayman Islands."

THIS

Archers are in the Summer Olympics rather than the Winter ones, you animated fool.

TV show dipshit.

oscar never fails to put his full ignorance on display.

<slow clap>

Great opening!

Anyone with half a brain would have noticed how I squeezed in the word "animated" there. Dipshit kaner406 and fully ignorant krellin don't even seem to have half a brain though.

As much as I LOVE Tchaikovsky...

Interesting choice to open the games with his music given your anti-gay laws there, Putin...Bald Putin, I mean (I assume our Putin has a full head of hair?) :p

Having Anna Netrebko's nice, too...

Putin has spoken at length about how he doesn't dislike gay people, Obi-politicize everything.

The commentary was nauseating and almost made me mute the tv.

@Putin33

"Putin has spoken at length about how he doesn't dislike gay people"

You know, that's probably true, because Putin doesn't really care one way or the other. But he's certainly playing a game with hatred of gays, profiting politically and hoping that focusing on this particular item (which probably raises his esteem with most people, since most people hate gays) will distract from whatever else he's doing.

Putin33, why do you always accept the statements of dictators at face value, but go to such great lengths to twist the words of liberal Western figures?

There were some parts of the opening that were spectacular, but others that simply didn't work. The Swan Lake doves of peace/ jellyfish thing I really liked. The flashing sporting figures suspended in the sky must have looked great on paper but was awful on the night. It was nice to see a simple torch lighting though. You do get tired of the "blindfolded one legged man on a unicycle lighting the torch with a bow and arrow whilst drinking a glass of water backwards" approach.

@Putin33

I have to agree, the commentary was extremely irritating. America has history that would never be put in an opening ceremony, so why are they making such a big deal about 'inaccuracies' in Russia's program? I also have a feeling those commentators didn't experience Russia at any of the cultural moments they were attempting to denigrate.

He's not a dictator, he didn't come up with this law and it has caused no shortage of headaches, and whose words did I twist? Making stuff up again?

"America has history that would never be put in an opening ceremony"

Indeed, you'd have thought that the London games a big section on the famine of Bengal, or something, the way the commentators spoke about 'rewritten history'. The history was via an 11 year old's dream, for crying out loud.

The part with Peter the Great and the ships was astounding to me, felt like you were in the water. And I loved the shout-out to Hedgehog in the Fog. One of the best animations ever.

@Putin33 You consistently buy what Putin professes and consistently reject what American and other figure profess. Personally, I think they're all liars, but it's odd that you're so selectively gullible.

"The commentary was nauseating and almost made me mute the tv. "

Putin - totally agree. I turned it on to watch someone speaking in Russian without any translation, and a couple of moronic Americans bashing Russia. Shit...not even I would have been that low class.

Tendmote, Whose words did I twist? Put up or shut up.

I'm also consistently an Obama supporter and have said nice things about Merkel. Try again.

@Putin33, nah, I'm too lazy. I'm not actually keeping a ledger against you but I'm relying on most regular readers having the same impression about your selective dubiousness. Mostly it's just shocking that you believe Putin, Kim, Mugabe, etc. I'm not saying Reagan was much of a truth teller, but shit man, you've got some blinders on when it comes to people flattering your preconceptions.

"I'm not actually keeping a ledger against you but I'm relying on most regular readers having the same impression about your selective dubiousness"

So you're a liar and resorting to your typical play to the audience routine. Pathetic.

Do you believe any or all of Putin, Kim, and Mugabe largely speak the truth?

I'll answer that when you stop trying to smear me with lies. I really don't give a damn about your opinions.