2010 Winter Olympics Opening: Georgia - The Daily Beast

Olympics Kick Off on Somber Note

The opening ceremony of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, Canada Friday were a splashy, star-studded affair, but tinged with sadness over the unexpected death of luger Nodar Kumaritashvili. The full impact of his loss hit with the somber entrance of his teammates from the Republic of Georgia. NBC

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