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By Rob Hodgetts in Vancouver
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1700: Welcome, everyone, to BBC Sport’s first live text commentary of the 21st Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. We’ll be live all day, every day, for the next 17 days, as we look forward to a feast of winter sports action. Tonight we’ve got the opening ceremony from BC Place, which starts at 1800. But before we carried away with the razzmatazz of the Games, we must pause to reflect on the tragic death today ofGeorgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili,who crashed at high speed while training in Whistler. Watch the reaction here ofIOC president Jacques Rogge.An investigation is under way into the accident before decisions are made on whether the luge event takes place, or on measures to make the Whistler track safer. But the small Georgian team have said they will march during the parade of athletes at the opening ceremony. Barring the cheers for the hosts, they are likely to receive the biggest ovation of the night. The Games will continue, but under a huge shadowThis article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.