A photograph of Georgia luger Nodar Kumaritashvili together with a bouquet of flowers stands under the Olympic rings in tribute after his death following a crash during a training run, hours before the start of the Games
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (right) hand IAAF council member and vice president of the IAAF Lord Sebastian Coe the Olympic flame ahead of the opening ceremony
A snowboarder flies through the Olympic rings as the opening ceremony gets started in Vancouver
Fireworks light up the Olympic rings as the opening ceremony celebrations get into full swing
A team of nine Royal Canadian Mounted Police carry the Canadian flag from one end of the arena to the other to be flown on one of the giant flagpoles
The Canadian flag is raised as the arena awaits the arrival of the athletes
Greece are the first nation out with Great Britain, led by Shelley Rudman, quick to follow
The Georgia team parade their national flag wearing black arm bands in memory of luger Nodar Kumaritashvili who died in a training accident on Friday
Performers entertain at the opening ceremony as a giant bear lights up the arena
Canadian singer Nelly Furtado wows the crowds in Vancouver as she performs a duet with Bryan Adams during the opening ceremony
The Olympic flame is lit during the opening ceremony in Vancouver
A fireworks display over the Olympic Cauldron lights up the Vancouver sky line
What are these?
E-mail this to a friend 
Bookmark with:
What are these?