2010 Winter Olympics

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2010 Winter Olympics

Preparations for 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, , British Columbia.

Let the Games begin! A snowboarder sails through the Olympic rings during the opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.

The opening ceremonies had a somber tone, after Georgian luge athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed earlier in the day Friday on a training run. A memorial was placed under the Olympic rings in Whistler, British Columbia.

Welcoming poles and native dancers perform during the opening ceremony.

nternational Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge and Governor General of Canada Michaelle Jean, right, are on hand.

Aboriginal people of Canada dance around Welcoming Poles.

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.

Five-year-old Ries holds up a banner supporting Canada.

boriginal people of Canada perform during the opening ceremony.

An Azerbaijan athlete during the opening ceremony.

Canadian singer Sarah McLachlan carries the Olympic flame during the Olympic torch relay in Vancouver, British Columbia, on the eve of the Games. The Olympic flame is on a 106 day journey across Canada in the longest domestic torch relay in Olympic history. It will end with the lighting of the Olympic cauldron at the opening ceremonies for the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Friday.

Chinese athletes enter the arena with flag bearer Xiaopeng Han leading the way.

Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canadian armed forces raise the Canadian flag as Nikki Yanofsky, top right, performs the Canadian national anthem during the opening ceremony.

Colombia's Cynthia Denzler carries the flag.

A dancer performs during the opening ceremony.

Israel's Alexandra Zaretsky carries the flag.

Bryan Adams, left, and Nelly Furtado, right, perform.

USA athletes march in during the opening ceremony.

A sign reminds spectators of the death of Georgian luge competitor Nodor Kumaritashvili.

The U.S. team led by flag bearer and luge athlete Mark Grimmette.

Czech Republic athletes during the opening ceremony.

Romanian athletes wave to the crowd.

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Let the Games begin! A snowboarder sails through the Olympic rings during the opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.

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