Initially announced as a one game suspension: 
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Some actually complained about a headless royal during the segment recognizing the French Revolution!
In a prelude to the burning down of Europe, the Olympic torch relay was first employed by the Germans in the 1936 Berlin Games.
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Yep, the modern day Olympics spectacle made its debut in 1936.
Woohoo! Go Team USA!!! 
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Been a decent day so far with USA picking up medals in diving and cycling, plus men’s soccer up 3-0 in the first half.
BTW, watched rugby for the first time in quite a while. Reminded that’s definitely a rough sport!
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Opening “ceremonies” were almost unwatchable. Torch relay put me to sleep.
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I didn’t watch, but must be a generational divide. Everyone older I’ve seen comment on them didn’t like them and every younger person I’ve seen has said they liked it. I generally find pageantry boring though, so I’d probably fall into the meh category.
Have a buddy who is a huge fan of the metal band that supposedly played. He said the song was about the French revolution and he loved it.
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Just turned 65 and enjoyed the opening ceremony for the most part - especially Gojira’s metal rendition of a popular song from the French Revolution! 
