"This is only my second one since 1972, so I am a rookie to opening ceremony, but one word: Proud!" — "Captain Canada" Ian Millar, 10-time Olympian and 2008 Olympic silver medallist in team show jumping

—Danica Kirka — http://twitter.com/danicakirka

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