brings you live from Lake Placid
The Opening Ceremony of the XIII Winter Olympic Games uavta Coleman describes this evening's colourful occasion from the small mountain village in upper New York State that will Play host to the world's best winter sportsmen and women for 11 days of supreme competition. The Parade of National Teams The Opening of the Games
The Arrival of the Olympic Torch
The Lighting of the Olympic Flame The Olympic Oath is taken by an American competitor.
World attention will be focused on Lake Placid where PRESIDENT CARTER - who has urged America's athletes to boycott the summer games in Moscow - is due to open the winter games in the presence of a large Soviet team. And at 8.35*
From the Olympic venues the BBC commentary team of ALAN WEEKS, DAVID VINE , RON PICKERING and TONY GUBBA report on the personalities to watch out for when competition starts tomorrow.
Television presentation by the AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANY Film producer BOB ABRAHAMS Editors JONATHAN MARTIN and HAROLD ANDERSON