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2012 London Olympics get underway

The Olympic rings are illuminated with pyrotechnics as they are raised above the stadium during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

The Olympic rings are illuminated with pyrotechnics as they are raised above the stadium during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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  • Tiana Coudray of the United States and her horse Ringwood Magister run past the Olympic rings during a horse inspection for the equestrian eventing competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
  • Canadian swimmer Brent Hayden does kicking drill during a training session for the London 2012 Olympics in London, Friday July 27, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)
  • Members of the New Zealand cycling team train ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
  • Austria's Amelie Solja serves a ball during a training session at the ExCel Centre, where the table tennis events will be held at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
  • Competitors practice their positioning against a side wall as they warm up for the pre-event training session in the men's 10-meter air pistol, on the eve of the event, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
  • Players warm up during a Beach Volleyball practice session at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
  • A member of Canada's women's eight crew reaches from the boat during training in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012. The rowing competition starts on Saturday. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
  • Ingo Kindervater of Germany practices during a training session of the badminton competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
  • Canada's Meaghan Benfeito, left, and Roseline Filion perform a dive during a training session at the Aquatics Centre at the Olympic Park ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)
  • Pietro Camporesi, right, and Niccolo Ferrari, left, of Italy train for the men's C2 canoe slalom at the Lee Valley White Water Center ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
  • Jennet Saryyeva of Turkmenistan puts on her goggles during a practice session at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa De Olza)
  • A man has the Olympic rings shaved into his hair in London, Friday, July 27, 2012. The city is hosting the 2012 Summer Olympics, beginning with opening ceremonies on Friday. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
  • South Korea's Im Dong-Hyun, right, inspects his arrows on the target next to Taiwan's Kuo Cheng-Wei, in Blue, during an individual ranking round at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. Dong-Hyun set world record in the round with a 699 score.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
  • From left, United State's Khatuna Lorig, Taiwan's Tan Ya-Ting and Britain's Naomi Folkard tally their scores during an individual ranking round at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
  • Great Britain's Zara Phillips runs with her horse High Kingdom during horse inspection for the equestrian eventing competition at Greenwich Park, the site for the equestrian and modern pentathlon events at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
  • Drivers stand alongside stationary cars in a traffic jam on Park Lane in central London, as taxi drivers protested over a ban on using Olympic traffic lanes on Friday July 27, 2012. The 2012 Summer Olympics begin with opening ceremonies on Friday. (AP Photo/Dominic Lipinski, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT; NO SALES; NO ARCHIVE
  • Nico Delle Karth, left, and Nikolaus Resch of Austria sail on 49er during training session ahead of the London 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in Weymouth and Portland venue. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
  • Argentina's Agustin Mazzilli and South Korea's Nam Hyun-woo tangle their sticks during a practice match for the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
  • U.S. first lady Michelle Obama plays with schoolchildren during a 'Let's Move!' event for about 1,000 American military children and American and British students at the U.S. ambassador's residence in London, ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
  • U.S. first lady Michelle Obama trains with schoolchildren during a 'Let's Move!' event for about 1,000 American military children and American and British students at the U.S. ambassador's residence in London, ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
  • U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, left, walks with soccer player David Beckham during a 'Let's Move!' event for about 1,000 American military children and American and British students at the U.S. ambassador's residence in London, ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
  • U.S. first lady Michelle Obama plays tennis with schoolchildren during a 'Let's Move!' event for about 1,000 American military children and American and British students at the U.S. ambassador's residence in London, ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
  • British cyclists Mark Cavendish, Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome, David Millar and Ian Stannard train at Box Hill in Surrey, England on Thursday July 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT; NO SALES; NO ARCHIVE
  • Junior Antonio Sanchez Rivero of Columbia works out at the weightlifting venue in preparations for the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
  • Archers stack up during an individual ranking round at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
  • British soldiers watch the horse inspection for the equestrian eventing competition at Greenwich Park, the site for the equestrian and modern pentathlon events at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
  • Karin Donckers, of Belgium, and her horse Gazelle de la Brasserie run during horse inspection for the equestrian eventing competition at Greenwich Park, the site for the equestrian and modern pentathlon events at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
  • In this photo provided by LOCOG, the royal barge Gloriana carries the Olympic flame along the river Thames, ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, on the final day of the Torch Relay, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. The opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday evenin (AP Photo/LOCOG,Yui Mok)
  • Caroline Queen, of the United States, trains for the women's K1 kayak slalom at the Lee Valley White Water Center ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
  • Casey Eichfeld of the United States trains for the men's C1 canoe slalom at the Lee Valley White Water Center ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
  • Daniele Molmenti, of Italy, gestures during training for the men's K1 kayak slalom at the Lee Valley White Water Center ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
  • RS:X athlete Lee Tae Hoon, from South Korea, trains ahead of the London 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in Weymouth and Portland. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
  • A member of Ukraine's women's rowing team passes under a bridge during training in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
  • A police officer patrols outside the Household Cavalry Museum ahead the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. Competition begins at the venue on Saturday. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
  • Police officers place there hats on Cynthia Sison, left, and Mercy Mesina, both of the Philippines outside the Olympic Park ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
  • Policemen stand on a tribune at the Lee Valley White Water Center ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
  • The horse Oregon De La Vigine of France rider Denis Mesples have a cover with a skull on the head during a training session at Greenwich Park, the site for the equestrian and modern pentathlon events at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 25, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
  • Foils handles are seen during a fencing training session in the ExCel Centre, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
  • British soccer player Ifeoma Dieke pushes against a fence during a training session, in Cardiff, Wales, at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
  • Skeet shooter Georgios Achilleos of Cyprus changes positions during training at the Royal Artillery Barracks, ahead of the start of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 26, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
  • A competitor from Singapore returns a shot during a training session at the ExCel Centre, where the table tennis events will be held at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
  • Ryan Musgrave of Chicago holds a U.S. flag prior to the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
  • New Zealand's Caroline Lenamore runs with her horse Lenamore during horse inspection for the equestrian eventing competition at Greenwich Park, the site for the equestrian and modern pentathlon events at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
  • Volunteers lay down watching rowing training in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
  • French swimmer Coralie Balmy wears nail polish in the colors of the national flag as she prepares for a practice session at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa De Olza)
  • A young woman wears a London Olympics logo on her cheek outside the Olympic Park ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
  • Emily Atha waits for the start of the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.(AP Photo/Mike Groll)
  • Michael Burn of Watford England smiles outside the Olympic Park at the Westfield mall ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
  • Julie Oram waits for the start of the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
  • British singer Paolo Nutini performs at the Opening Ceremony Celebration Concert in Hyde Park, London, Friday, July 27, 2012. The concert is part of a series of events being organised by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson, to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games. (AP Photo/James McCauley)
  • Members of the British military rest after working at the ExCel Centre at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. Competition begins at the venue on Saturday. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
  • U.S. gymnast Alexandra Raisman performs on the vault during training at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 26, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
  • U.S. gymnast Gabrielle Douglas performs on the vault during training at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 26, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
  • An actor tends sheep during the pre-show prior to the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
  • Guo Lei of Beijing, holds up two Chinese flags before entering Olympic Stadium for the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
  • Performers wait for the Opening Ceremony at Olympic Stadium before the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
  • Egypt's players enter the field of play, prior to the start of the men's group C soccer match between Brazil and Egypt, at the Millennium stadium in Cardiff, Wales, at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
  • The Red Arrows flies over the stadium during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
  • Anna Prior, left, ties a British flag around her son, Johnny Prior's neck, as they walk toward Olympic Stadium to watch the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
  • A spectator wears glasses in the colors of the British flag during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
  • In this photo taken with a fisheye lens, a man takes his photo with another man dressed as a cup in front of the Olympic Stadium prior to the Opening Ceremony for the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
  • The Red Arrows fly over Olympic Stadium before the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
  • Members of the British military walk to Olympic Stadium for the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
  • Bill and Julien Howells from the United States pose in front of the Olympic Stadium prior to the Opening Ceremony for the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
  • Anna Prior, right, walks with her children Detty Prior, center, and Johnny Prior toward Olympic Stadium to watch the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
  • The Olympic Stadium prepares for the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games on Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Mike Egerton, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE
  • The Red Arrows aerobatic team flies over the Olympic Stadium ahead of the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
  • In this photo taken with a fisheye lens, the Red Arrows perform a fly past over the Olympic Stadium during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
  • Frank Turner sings during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
  • The Red Arrows aerobatic team flies over the Olympic Stadium ahead of the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Lewis Whyld, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE
  • Nicaragua Olympic Committee Secretary General Frank Silva Urbina tries 3d glasses prior to the start of the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
  • Spectators shelter under a British flag during a rain shower before the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
  • Spectators shelter from the rain with newspapers ahead of the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
  • The Red Arrows aerobatic team flies over the Olympic Stadium ahead of the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/David Davies, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE
  • Performers play a game of cricket during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
  • Spectators shield themselves with raincoats as it rains during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
  • The crowd cheer as Duran Duran perform at the Olympic Opening Ceremony Celebration Concert in Hyde Park, London, Friday, July 27, 2012. The concert is part of a series of events being organised by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games. (AP Photo/James McCauley)
  • Duran Duran perform at the Olympic Opening Ceremony Celebration Concert in Hyde Park, London, Friday, July 27, 2012. The concert is part of a series of events being organised by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games. (AP Photo/James McCauley)
  • Duran Duran perform at the Olympic Opening Ceremony Celebration Concert in Hyde Park, London, Friday, July 27, 2012. The concert is part of a series of events being organised by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games. (AP Photo/James McCauley)
  • Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins ring a bell during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
  • The Royal Air Force Red Arrows fly over Olympic Stadium before the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
  • Rain drops as a prop cloud is paraded through the stadium during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
  • during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
  • Performers carry props during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
  • Actors perform during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
  • Artists perform during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
  • Actors perform during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
  • The Red Arrows aerobatic team flies over the Olympic Stadium ahead of the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
  • Sheeting is extended across the audience during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
  • British cyclist Bradley Wiggins rings the Olympic Bell during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
  • Performers make a circle during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
  • Media people shelter from the rain during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
  • The Olympic rings are illuminated with pyrotechnics as they are raised above the stadium during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
  • Performers gather during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Bruce Hanselman)
  • Performers scales a representation of a smoke stack during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
  • Artists perform during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
  • Actors perform during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
  • Actors perform during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
  • Performers gesture towards the Olympic rings as they are elevated from the stadium floor during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
  • Fireworks explode during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
  • Steve Redgrave enters the Olympic Stadium with the Olympic flame during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 28, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool)
  • United States's Mariel Zagunis carries the flag during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
  • Spectators attend the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
  • Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, center, Britain's Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, right, and IOC President Jacques Rogge, left, attend the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Summer Games at the Olympic Stadium in London, Friday, July 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Toby Melville, Pool)
  • Actors dressed as Mary Poppins perform during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
  • Actor Rowan Atkinson performs during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
  • Actors perform during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
  • Actors take flight during a performance at the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
  • Actors perform during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
  • Fireworks light up the Olympic Stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 28, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
  • The Olympic cauldron is lit during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 28, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
  • A man holds a British flag at Trafalgar Square in downtown London during a clock countdown prior to the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)
  • Performers dressed as a Pearly King and Queen are seen as the Olympic rings are illuminated during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
  • Performers are silhouetted as the Olympic rings are illuminated during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
  • A giant figure stands out during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
  • Performers dance during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
  • Performers dance during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
  • Fans watch actors perform during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
  • Britain's Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Britain's Prince Harry, from left, attend the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Summer Games at the Olympic Stadium in London, Friday, July 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Toby Melville, pool)
  • Actors enact a performance representing Britain's National Health Service (NHS) during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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