16 countries gathered to compete in sports like figure skating, speed skating, hockey, curling and a whole lot more. But the opening ceremonies were on this day in weather history.  On the morning of the Opening Ceremony, there was a huge lift of relief, because it had been pairing rain for days leading up to this day, not good at all for a site that needs to be covered in snow.  It was looking pretty dire.

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