2010 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Paralympics, or the X Paralympic Games were held on March 12, 2010 beginning at 6:00 pm PST (02:00 UTC, March 13) at the BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The 2 hour long ceremony was produced by Vancouver-based Patrick Roberge Productions Inc The event was officially opened by Governor General Michaëlle Jean,[1] representative of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.

[6] Canadian ice sledge hockey player Herve Lord took the athlete's oath as a representative of each of the participating Paralympic competitors.

[1] Delayed coverage: Originally, the host nation's TV broadcaster, CTV, did not plan to air the opening ceremony live.

After receiving criticism on the decision, CTV changed its mind and decided to air the ceremony live in Vancouver region.

The 2010 Paralympic cauldron, lit by Zach Beaumont, 15, from Delta
Betty and Rolly Fox, the parents of Terry Fox , carried the Paralympic torch into the stadium
60,000 spectators in blue, white and green plastic ponchos, waved lighted pom-poms