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I created a similar page without knowing this was here, would an administrator please dele it? It's called Wikipedia:2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. The brave celery (talk) 12:09, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Photos[edit]

Can some photos please be uploaded? (2A02:C7F:5621:2A00:20F5:C56F:3783:A3E0 (talk) 16:57, 9 February 2018 (UTC))[reply]

Temperature[edit]

What was the actual temperature at the opening ceremony? On the net I've found everything from 0 °C (32 °F) to −15 °C (5 °F).--Carnby (talk) 16:33, 11 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Television coverage[edit]

@Whats new?: Hey there! I do not exactly agree with the removal of content. Previous articles contain that same content (although we can remove it from them too I suppose), but the only reason it was US centric was because I was having issues finding numbers on BBC (and other networks). Television coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony inherently belongs in the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony article, in my opinion. I also recommend adding the material to the other article, instead of just flat out deleting it (it is honestly a little disheartening to see a decent chunk of the article I worked on for hours be deleted into the void). I am trying to create sections similar to previous years that can be filled in by other users. Thoughts on adding it back in? Would you be able to find sources for other countries viewership? Kees08 (Talk) 21:37, 11 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Kees08: I understand your points, but I don't see why television ratings of the opening ceremony specifically is notable. It only refers to the broadcast in one country, and its not the host country, and is more trivia than encyclopedic. It seems more appropriate to include in a broader point on ratings for the whole games. This article details events of the ceremony itself. US reception was removed from 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. -- Whats new?^(talk) 22:05, 11 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Whats new?: Well first of all, I meant it was in every opening ceremony (and probably closing ceremony) article, so it would make sense to blank that section from all of them. Would you be willing to compromise a little and add my prose into the NBC article? Also, if I find information on South Korean viewership (although honestly I do not think it would be that useful, because it will obviously be going way up), would you like me to add that in the article? Kees08 (Talk) 17:56, 12 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Kees08:I have no issue with it going into Olympics on NBC or 2018 in American television where it is wholly relevant. It isn't particularily relevant here and shouldn't be here at all in my view. I don't think Korean viewership (or any other country) should be either, but certainly not American alone. This article is better off without the section at all. -- Whats new?^(talk) 22:40, 12 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned references in 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony[edit]

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "bbc":

From Poland: "Russian parliament condemns Stalin for Katyn massacre". BBC News. 26 November 2010
From Secretary-General of the United Nations: "1960: Khrushchev anger erupts at UN". BBC On This Day. BBC. 29 September 1960.
From 2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony: "Rio Olympics 2016: Spectacular closing ceremony as Olympic flag goes to Tokyo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
From Lithuania: "On This Day 13 January 1991: Bloodshed at Lithuanian TV station". BBC News. 13 January 1991. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
From 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony: "Profile: Kim Gavin, director of Olympic closing ceremony". BBC News. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
From Kosovo: "Resolution 1244 (1999)". BBC News. 17 June 1999. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
From Serbia: "EU leaders grant Serbia candidate status". BBC News. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 21:40, 11 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

United Kingdom[edit]

Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, a member of the International Olympic Committee, attended the Opening Ceremony representing the Queen and Great Britain. There is currently no representative listed for the United Kingdom. This should be rectified. 98.10.165.90 (talk) 17:15, 14 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a source we could add with that statement? Kees08 (Talk) 19:45, 14 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The Court Circular of the United Kingdom, 8 February 2018. 9 February 2018 Buckingham Palace The Princess Royal, Member, International Olympic Committee, and President, British Olympic Association, this evening attended the Opening Reception and Ceremony of the XXIII Winter Olympic Games at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium, 200 Olympic-ro, Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea.

Sufficient or do you want her signature notarized in blood? 98.10.165.90 (talk) 00:21, 15 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. :) 98.10.165.90 (talk) 01:02, 17 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Bearers of the Olympic flag?[edit]

I noticed one thing missing from pretty much every account I've seen of the opening ceremony... who were the bearers of the Olympic flag? All that I've seen is that there were four generations of Korean athletes from past Winter Games, but no names. (I know zero Korean... I can recognize Hangul lettering when I see it, but I don't know a word of the language.) — Dale Arnett (talk) 05:55, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

- Hello!

As a Korean myself (and if I remember their names correctly) these athletes were introduced, respectively to SBS^[1] I will also include athletes who bore the South Korean flag:

South Korean flag bearers:

1. Kang Kwang-bae (강광배), wearing an orange traditional hat- South Korean bobsledder. (right lane, first row)
2. Jin Sun-yu (진선유), wearing a red traditional hat- South Korean short track speed-skater. (left lane, first row)
3. Pak Se-ri (박세리), wearing a green traditional hat- South Korean golfer. (right lane, second row)
4. Lee Seung-yuop (이승엽), wearing a yellow traditional hat- South Korean retired baseball player. (left lane, second row)
5. Hwang Young-cho (황영조), wearing a navy traditional hat- South Korean retired athlete; gold medalist marathon. (right lane, third row)
6. Seo Hyang-soon (서향순), wearing a teal (or light blue) traditional hat- South Korean archer. (left lane, third row)
7. Lim O-kyeong (임오경), wearing a pink traditional hat- South Korean handball player. (right lane, fourth row)
8. Ha Hyung-joo (하형주), wearing a purple traditional hat- South Korean judoka. (left lane, fourth row)

Olympic flag bearers: The Olympic flag bearers consist of experienced Olympians and promising athletes who are training to be in the winter games. These are the list of the athletes, appearing respectively.

1. Kang Chan-Yeong (강찬영): Wearing a yellow traditional coat- South Korean cross-country skier and coach for South Korean athletes (winter games, specifically)
2. Yoo yeong (유영): wearing a pink traditional coat- South Korean promising figure skater
3. Shin hae-suk (신혜숙): Wearing a salmon-coloured traditional coat- South Korean coach who taught the critically acclaimed figure staker, Yuna Kim
4. Lee Jun-Seo (이준서): Wearing a green traditional coat- South Korean promising ice hockey player
5. Kim yoon-man (김윤만) Wearing a white (or grey) traditional coat- South Korean former speed skater to win South Korea's first medal in winter Olympic games
6. Jang yoo-jin (장유진), Wearing a light pink traditional coat- South Korean promising snowboard athlete
7. Kim Gui-Jin (김귀진), Wearing a purple traditional coat- South Korean former Olympian
8. Jung Seung-gi (정승기), Wearing a light blue traditional coat- South Korean promising bobsleder

Please note that, as almost all athletes who bore the Olympic flag are not written in English- I had to write it by ear. Please feel free to edit any information if you please. I hope this helps!

Poeticfeelings (talk) 15:59, 19 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Seoul Broadcasting System. (2018). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIy7odd4BvM SBS 뉴스 (2018). 2018 평창 동계올림픽 개회식.. 고화질 다시보기 (풀영상) / SBS. Youtube. Retrieved February 20, 2018.

[1] Seoul Broadcasting System. (2018). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIy7odd4BvM SBS 뉴스 (2018). 2018 평창 동계올림픽 개회식.. 고화질 다시보기 (풀영상) / SBS. Youtube. Retrieved February 20, 2018.

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