In perhaps the most emotional moment of the Opening Ceremony of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Winter_Olympics" class="extiw" title="w:2010 Winter Olympics">2010 Winter Olympics</a>, the crowd rises to give the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia" class="extiw" title="w:Georgia">Georgian</a> athletes, led by Alpine skier <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iason_Abramashvili" class="extiw" title="w:Iason Abramashvili">Iason Abramashvili</a>, a standing ovation following the tragic death of 21-year-old <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/luge" class="extiw" title="w:luge">luge</a> athlete <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nodar_Kumaritashvili" class="extiw" title="w:Nodar Kumaritashvili">Nodar Kumaritashvili</a> earlier in the day. The Georgian flag is decorated with a black ribbon.
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