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>Congrats to the Norwegian team. I didn't think the U.S. team was going to do particularly well in the Olympics after the loss of their top scorer.
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>I dd not realize events had started. Tomorrow night is the opening ceremonies, right?

Right. But some for sports they have to start a few days earlier because they have so many matches, and need a little rest between the matches. It's the same with ice hockey in the winter Olympics.