I don’t know Steve Irwin I only know the Australian Paralympic troupe
Paralympics opening is just better because it’s 1) fewer athletes and easier to see your faves, and 2) on the ground not the fucking water with wet camera lenses
Norway with the fanny packs!!! The golf dad fits!!! Kashafali with the flag my boy<333
Malasia, Malawi, Maldives and Mali are just a line up of amazing ceremony kits
Some of the nations have volunteers acting as support for wheelchair users and visually impaired and it is so painfully obvious that experience or training was not a requirement
Missed the beginning but after the Olympics opening ceremony I honestly only watch the opening for the athletes outfits
Indonesia won the Paralympics opening ceremony
“Isn’t it cool? I don’t know what the right side is, I just put it on. I think it’s this one.”
Birgit Skarstein, Paralympic champion in PR1 Single Sculls, the only woman to do the 2000m in under 10 minutes and probably the best laugh in the world
Is murder ball easier to understand than rugby? No, not at all
Will I still watch it religiously? Of course I will, it’s called murder ball
If you see me looking like a doof in public it’s because I’m watching the dazzling truck
All the different looking planes showing the little one winged one she can fly stop it right now I’ll sob
Sweden with the ikea uniforms
Netherlands win the fashion again
The countries go one of three ways with the opening ceremony uniforms:
- Traditional costume
- Business casual
- Barbecue dad track suit
The Ukrainian athletes with flower crowns 😍
Afghanistan’s flag is carried by a volunteer since none of the athletes are there, they were supposed to have their first woman competing this year
Ireland doing the bow aGAIN, take my whole heart