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What's Your Favorite Olympic Ceremony Moment?
This thread inspired by Dlish's post in Abaya's Olympic Opening ceremony thread.
What is your favorite Olympic Ceremony flame lighting or moment? Opening, closing, winter, summer - it doesn't matter.
I loved the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympic lighting of the flame where they shot a flaming arrow over the torch and lit it. Loved it. Something so graceful, majestic and warlike really got to me. Perhaps someone else can embed the video of it here to illustrate.
My other favorite flame lighting is Muhammed Ali at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. I was deeply moved by Ali's courage and dignity when he ascended the steps, Parkinson's and all, shaking but head held high, defiant. I loved that moment. So definitively American in its act. I am actually tearing up just remembering it.
So tfp, what about you?
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