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CHAT REPLAY: Opening ceremony

We know Clara Hughes will enter Friday night's opening ceremony in Vancouver's BC Place as Canada's flag-bearer. But what to expect of the pomp and pageantry itself. And who will light the Olympic cauldron?
After much speculation, Canadian icon Wayne Gretzky was chosen to light the Olympic cauldron Friday night in Vancouver. ((Mark Baker/Associate Press))

The Olympics have finally arrived.

Clara Hughes entered BC Place as Canada's flag-bearer, and Wayne Gretzky put the finishing touches on the opening ceremony by lighting the Olympic cauldron Friday night in Vancouver.

To relive all the action, check out CBCSports.ca's interactive chat and see what the CBC's Mike Dennis and style editor Nathalie Atkinson of the National Post had to say about the festivities.