The opening ceremony will take place at Vancouver's BC Place (photo: Vanoc/Conav)
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Figure skater Stéphane Lambiel will carry the flag for Switzerland during the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. The ceremony starts at 18:00 Friday 12 February (03:00 Saturday, Swiss time). The 25-year-old from Saxon, canton Valais, won the silver medal at the 2006 Torino Games and he was twice World Champion, in 2005 and 2006.
Links to other sites: Swiss Olympic, Stéphane Lambiel (Fre), Vancouver 2010 official Games site
Posted by Ellen Wallace on 11 February 2010 at 10:15 | permalink
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News story, GenevaLunch, 11 February 2010.
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Tags: 2010 Olympics, opening ceremony, Stephane Lambiel, Swiss flag, Vancouver Games, winter
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