Its their huge minute and the big cheers they might expect are missing.July 23, 2021, 7:46 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:46 a.m. ETFinally a little energy from the Argentinian contingent.July 23, 2021, 7:46 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:46 a.m. ETAnd just as I type that, here comes Aruba, blending things up with some good oceanic silk screening.July 23, 2021, 7:45 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:45 a.m. ETMany of the professional athletes are taking selfie videos of themselves as they stroll in to the stadium. Really nice color fade.July 23, 2021, 7:40 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:40 a.m. ETI feel like I am seeing a Dr. Seuss musical with the pastel greeters.July 23, 2021, 7:40 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:40 a.m. ETI like the parade of athletes; its always the most enjoyable part of the opening ceremony.July 23, 2021, 7:40 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:40 a.m. ETLet the Olympic runway program begin! Hopefully, those at house arent noticing the difference all that much.July 23, 2021, 7:29 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:29 a.m. ETOfficially, the carpenter costumes reference Hanten coats, used during the Edo period.July 23, 2021, 7:28 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:28 a.m. ETWithout clearly discussing it, the lone dancer on the platform at the center of the oval with waves of light circling around the arena during the moment of silence evoked the victims of the 3/11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.Credit … James Hill for The New York TimesJuly 23, 2021, 7:27 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:27 a.m. ETLooks like they are building platforms for a summer season festival, with a soundtrack of Taiko drums.July 23, 2021, 7:26 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:26 a.m. ETThese are quite expensive carpenters outfits.July 23, 2021, 7:26 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:26 a.m. ETThis is vigorous and fun.

Its their huge minute and the big cheers they might expect are missing.July 23, 2021, 7:46 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:46 a.m. ETFinally a little energy from the Argentinian contingent.July 23, 2021, 7:46 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:46 a.m. ETAnd simply as I type that, here comes Aruba, mixing things up with some good oceanic silk screening.July 23, 2021, 7:45 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:45 a.m. ETMany of the professional athletes are taking selfie videos of themselves as they walk in to the arena. Really nice color fade.July 23, 2021, 7:40 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:40 a.m. ETI feel like I am seeing a Dr. Seuss musical with the pastel greeters.July 23, 2021, 7:40 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:40 a.m. ETI like the parade of professional athletes; its constantly the most fun part of the opening ceremony.July 23, 2021, 7:40 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:40 a.m. ETLet the Olympic runway show start! Ideally, those at home arent seeing the distinction all that much.July 23, 2021, 7:29 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:29 a.m. ETOfficially, the carpenter costumes reference Hanten jackets, used during the Edo period.July 23, 2021, 7:28 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:28 a.m. ETWithout clearly mentioning it, the lone dancer on the platform at the center of the oval with waves of light circling around the stadium throughout the moment of silence stimulated the victims of the 3/11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.Credit … James Hill for The New York TimesJuly 23, 2021, 7:27 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:27 a.m. ETLooks like they are developing platforms for a summer season celebration, with a soundtrack of Taiko drums.July 23, 2021, 7:26 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:26 a.m. ETThese are quite fancy carpenters outfits.July 23, 2021, 7:26 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:26 a.m. ETThis is energetic and fun. A moment of silence followed.July 23, 2021, 7:24 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:24 a.m. ETA lot of modern interpretative dance going on throughout this ceremony.July 23, 2021, 7:23 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:23 a.m. ETHolding these Games during the pandemic has been extremely out of favor amongst a broad portion of the Japanese public– including the a number of hundred who are collected just across the street from Olympic Stadium. They are the ones who pressed for this Olympics to occur and, regardless of resistance by lots of Japanese, they got their way.July 23, 2021, 7:17 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:17 a.m. ETDoes anybody else question if we are hearing genuine applause or piped in soundtrack?July 23, 2021, 7:16 a.m. ETJuly 23, 2021, 7:16 a.m. ETI feel sorry for the athlete/performer running painfully on the treadmill.