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Winter Olympics open with jubilance, mourning

In time-honored tradition, the show went on. Despite the training-run death earlier in the day of a luger from the country of Georgia, the Olympics' opening ceremonies were launched Feb. 13 with a jubilant countdown by the crowd filling BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.

The festive mood, including a snowboarder's leap through giant Olympic Rings, contrasted sharply with the grief that befell the games earlier in the day when luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died in a horrific crash on the sliding track at Whistler.

The ceremonies were dedicated to Kumaritashvili and a moment of silence was observed in his memory. The remaining members of the Georgian team wore black armbands as they marched behind a black-trimmed flag. (AP)

Shukan ST: February 26, 2010

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World News Winter Olympics open with jubilance, mourning In time-honored tradition, the show went on. Despite the training-run death earlier in the day of a luger from the country of Georgia, the Olympics' opening ceremonies were launched Feb. 13 with a jubilant countdown by the crowd filling BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, Canada. The festive mood, including a snowboarder's leap through giant Olympic Rings, contrasted sharply with the grief that befell the games earlier in the day when luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died in a horrific crash on the sliding track at Whistler. The ceremonies were dedicated to Kumaritashvili and a moment of silence was observed in his memory. The remaining members of the Georgian team wore black armbands as they marched behind a black-trimmed flag. (AP) Shukan ST: February 26, 2010 (C) All rights reserved