Opening Ceremony - Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games

[@GPsychogios]

Who is here to admire true ART, after the disappointing ceremony of Paris 2024?

[@Blackwhite99251]

Me

[@ladygatewick]

​@@Blackwhite99251Meeeeeeee toooooooo...🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@rohanofelvenpower5566]

1:46 two men holding hands !

[@Antohio]

Only people without a grain of imagination. This is sooo boring and formulaic…

[@fotispolo7387]

So true

[@alexanderkazakov9861]

Greece winning the Uefa Euro tournament in the beginning of July 2004, and then hosts the Olympics in the middle of August. 2004 was the perfect year for Greece

[@xenost22]

Euro Basketball champions and Euro contest winner for 2005! Viva la Grecia!

[@Yuhon100]

What a great year for them, first with a shocking and upset victory a month ago in Portuga with they stunned host Portugal in the final to win EURO, and a month later they host the 2004 Olympics.

[@AlexandreAlves-ho9gd]

O ano perfeito para a Grécia tirando o detalhe de que os Jogos Olímpicos de Atenas 2004 foi um dos maiores (se não o maior) prejuízos da história da Grécia com um monte de obras caras atrasadas e que hoje estão completamente abandonadas!

[@antun88]

...and then goes bankrupt. But I think it was worth it!

[@demonicsavas]

And winning Eurovision the same year lol

[@MiyukiTsukiyono]

This makes me cry😢😢 so beautiful and artistically worthy Olympic games birthplace Greece is so proud of its culture❤

[@flowerarmy100]

The real birthplace of the Olympics with real magic ❤

[@simbelmyne3434]

8 years ago... The Olympic Games came home. Greece welcomed them back like a long lost friend. We lived moments of a lifetime. Hope to see you again. Καλή αντάμωση...

[@harriffanconshertini8804]

Simbelmynë Should have been held in 1996...

[@greenhornet8262]

Harriffan Conshertini they would have gone in to debt sooner

[@annenigul6129]

Athens should be olympic city in 1996

[@miltiadisorfanidis7489]

@@greenhornet8262 jealous idiot

[@greenhornet8262]

@@miltiadisorfanidis7489 I’m not jealous at all. The country I’m from actually knows how to budget if they want to put on international events. Don’t get mad at me because you all don’t plan well

[@dspn24]

passion, colours, spirit, beauty, quality, history, authenticity, vividness, just perfect!!..... I am so proud that all this magical ceremony almost 10 years ago makes me cry....

[@harriffanconshertini8804]

dspn24 Same here!

[@tobiaswilliamson00]

The 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece is one of the greatest full circle moments ever.

[@ftjm69]

I remember seeing this on TV when I was 5 and I was really in awe

[@amusic__]

we are still waiting for the full length opening ceremony in Athens, one of the most beautiful ever

[@mujidinmulia9589]

You can see that on another channel

[@marioalvesbrasil]

Simply the best of all, until today unsurpassed, none can be better than that of Athens 2004.

[@camillebetancourt266]

I agree.

[@Alkiviadis_]

To be clear Greece showed up last in the parade of nations because Athens is the host city so like in every Olympic Games the host nation showing up last

[@panosuper3ftwTakis]

but Greece is always the first one αδερφε ;)

[@370H-SSV]

And that's why they let the flag out first. 🇬🇷

[@panthir6720]

Alkis Daispyros they also can out first with the flag

[@greenhornet8262]

Panthir 67 the host nation always goes last

[@vynzznyv]

in other editions of the games, greece comes first since its the birthplace of the games. and in this edition, they hosted the games that's why athletes from greece were last and let the flag go first to still have the presence of its entitled birthplace

[@syc9675]

I saw the opening ceremony of the 2004 Athens Olympics. The birth place of the Olympic Games.

[@josegilmarluizdossantos1517]

My favourites olimpic games ever are: Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980, Athens 2004 and Rio 2016.

[@klis432hz]

The year I was born and the city I was born in. Proud to be Greek and proud to be born in 2004, + the euro win

[@hewu7300]

This is such a great opening ceremony. Too bad high definition recording didn’t start until the Beijing Games, but that’s another great opening ceremony.

[@AtlantisTheLostEmpire]

Hopeful someone one day converts the original film into HD.

[@marksnow7569]

This ceremony was broadcast and recorded in both 4x3 standard definition and widescreen high definition, which is available in full on the Olympic Channel. Some scenes could not be broadcast in HD, so it's worth seeing both versions!

[@anandyaasprillia549]

This is by far my favorite Olympic opening 🎉

[@kitpoo1976]

Out of this world. Please replay this in full

[@jockeb2651]

One of the best opening cermonies ever

[@nelsonferrer8994]

Salt Lake 2002 and Athens 2004 was the first Winter and Summer Olympic games of the 21st Century and of the 3rd Millennium. The year 2000 when Sydney, Australia hosted a Summer Olympics was the last year of 20th Century and 2nd Millennium.

[@avpz]

Best opening ceremony EVER

[@canggreek6732]

I Love you Greece 🇬🇷❤️🇧🇷

[@fabstouchcosmetics3191]

I love Greece...

[@gumagumator6169]

I was 12 when this Olympics was in 2004, I can't believe how this time is flying

[@edarwinjosephdepaz3453]

Best summer Olympics opening ceremony. 1. Beijing 2008 2. Athens 2004 3. London 2012

[@magicicontravel6540]

No1 Hellas....🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

[@avpz]

2008 was so boring

[@bainbridgeomega]

Take notes, France

[@xaquinfernandez6964]

Brutal, pure art

[@GAXE47]

Le parcours de la flamme olympique était incroyable pour la première fois de l’histoire elle avait fait le tour du monde ( Paris, Londres…..) . J’espère que dans le futur qu’Athènes 🇬🇷 puisse une troisième fois accueillir les Jeux Olympiques

[@laloguerra87]

The best opening ceremony so far ❤❤❤

[@Megatron-xs2qe]

Who’s here after watching that disgusting satanic 2024 Olympic opening?

[@erinepalbafebmiani3116]

Me😂

[@uuuuuuuu-ko8cr]

Greek Olympics: 🗿 French Olympic Games: 🤡🚮

[@ΓιώργοςΣκλίας-η9ξ]

I LOVE GREECE!

[@uuuuuuuu-ko8cr]

I love Greece from Egypt 🇪🇬❤🇬🇷 +France destroyed everything 💀

[@tinz5776]

Washing my eyes from the horror of Paris Olympics 2024

[@JadyM.]

Foi incrível essa abertura,quem a viveu deve ter boas lembranças. Pena que eu tinha 3 anos e não lembro de nada 😂❤

[@Davidwe.]

整場晚會就是一件精美的藝術品！

[@dra911]

The last Olympics opening ceremony that I actually enjoyed...

[@aliciarubiomarquez5663]

I Love Greece!

[@albertomejiasbarcelona1189]

Greece athens is the home of the olimpic games alberto mejias was very happy he come back to his house and see the triumph of the sport and the winner en gimnacia the spanish gervasio deferr

[@plukdim]

one of epic olympic opening ceremony, but i felt pitty that this olympic hosting become economic nightmare for greece after.

[@miltonfernandez7870]

La mejor apertura ceremonial de de los juegos Olimpicos !! 🙌🏻 Lo de Francia 2024 dejo mucho de desear ! 😑

[@albertomejias9077]

Wonderful emblematic Athens good olimpic games I love Greece my life

[@giorgowsmpasios4840]

Thats GREECE

[@mariannemoravecka]

Any chance you can post the full ceremony?

[@yurialves22775]

idk

[@setter_soul_waifu0930]

It's out now (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.)

[@dancingwithdingbats]

I loved this ceremony so much! The placards during the parade of nations were stunning and the music fabulous. I loved how Australia, the USA, the Unified Korean team and the Greek team had cameras on their placards - but we only saw footage from the Australian and the USA placards. Would that footage ever be viewable? It would have been magical to see the Korean team from it. 😭

[@_Doctor_14]

I try to imagine how ancient Greek philosophers would feel watching this. They would probably be amazed.

[@antoniodavirbrito]

IOC should publish all this opening ceremony

[@davinci25able]

Augusto 13th 2019. 15 years from Athens04 opening ceremony.

[@mirkahernandez]

How did we go from this beauty to the awful opening of Paris 2024?

[@marthegreat287]

Me

[@jasminejohnston6393]

Too bad the Athens Olympic baseball stadium has been left unused since the games ended because Greeks don’t play baseball and don’t know what else to do with it...

[@baconhairfan9609]

Greece must always host the Olympics because all this stadiums Greece does not use will be used for Olympics,Greece's economy crisis will disappear and Olympics borned in Greece.

[@jasonpaacheco7312]

Para los que buscan la canción, se llama "Conquest of Paradise" de Vangelis.

[@Glaze_119]

no way 2004 olympics in athens was the better opening, going back to its roots it's by hosting in greece and having the living statues was by far the peak of the olympics openings.

[@inmyoppinion2]

Here after that vile 2024 Paris Opening.

[@bibliobelle5586]

Does anyone remember the part in the opening ceremony where a builder came on and knocked a nail in and said something like ‘done’ as a response to the delays and criticism from the media? I can’t find any footage or mention of this anywhere.

[@spyrosalexiou24]

Yes I do remember it. It happened during the waiting time before the opening ceremony. We saw it on the news

[@bibliobelle5586]

@@spyrosalexiou24 Thanks for replying. You’re the first person to confirm that this actually happened! I wish there was a clip of it somewhere.

[@Michael5iLVEr]

Οι ωραιότεροι αγώνες!

[@Travis1.979]

How things have changed since then... in me, my family, the world itself.

[@emmanuelnabong751]

Never forget that the Olympic Games is GREEK. Not American, not British, not African. OLYMPIC GAMES IS GREEK. 🇬🇷

[@marksnow7569]

You forgot French!

[@redpalex]

Björk.

[@psyview4188]

I hoped to watch the better Opening once again but the Videos are gone, whyyy???

[@liebert109]

Full video of this please 🙏

[@valerika_dress]

4:32 ❤

[@mariamakoa2783]

Epic 🎉

[@nicoangel690]

Οι Αρχαίοι Θεοί μας αψηφούν τις ΗΠΑ με μεγάλη υπερηφάνεια. Μεγάλος Θεός ..."ζεθσ" . ΓΙΑ ΣΕΝΑ !

[@erinepalbafebmiani3116]

Thats crazyyu sooooooo awesome duddere❤

[@MuthuSon-h6r]

வாழ்த்துக்கள் 🎉

[@juancho0217]

El día que Grecia valió madres!

[@AuraHero]

They had the Greek flag lead out the parade, but the team came out last.

[@faidaimaidai]

NEVER LET FRANCE HOST ANYTHING AGAIN

[@smillayaspersen7007]

100% aesthetic

[@PastPresented]

20% Greek

[@jasonpaacheco7312]

Cómo se llama la canción cuando encienden la antorcha?

[@HaKi-.]

1:52 건희형 나오네 ㄷ ㄷ

[@josedavila4664]

Wen you realize you are old

[@theovlach]

It is strange that Bjork came up, since she is from Iceland and not Greece.

[@mannymarkable]

Bjork is strange.

[@AtlantisTheLostEmpire]

I think I remember one of the presenters sayin' at the time, that she was quite popular in Greece, hence why they invited her.

[@redpalex]

Björk should be EVERYWHERE.

[@greenhornet8262]

Theodore Of Mystery it’s not uncommon for nonnative acts to perform. Celine dion is French Canadian and she performed in Atlanta, Freddy Mercury is British and performed in Barcelona.

[@alejandroadrian2003]

El principio del fin de Grecia 🇬🇷

[@marmota1425]

Fue una excelente despedida, hay que reconocerlo

[@picapaumoonwalker]

Você quer, Paris?

[@brandonmarr9080]

Too bad it wasn't done in Olympia

[@b.chandarsir1381]

Hi

[@linguine2008]

I like how everyone is slandering the 2024 olympics rn (deserved lmao)

[@rebangeles2270]

BTS

[@NavagosMyk]

Fate Olympiaka Tsimenta twra!!!

[@Elainerulesutube]

These were the first post 9/11 Games.

[@kamranmalik8546]

Salt Lake City 2002 would be the first

[@Elainerulesutube]

Kamran Malik I am talking about the Summer Games.

[@tabriznavad]

Who cares?

[@rebangeles2270]

BTD

[@Danielyan1]

♥️♥️♥️🇦🇲

[@NicatQurbanov-hm9ek]

Oo my prezident and wife Ilham Aliyev and Mehriban Aliyeva 🇦🇿😍

[@moumantai26]

1:51 그립습니다,,,,

[@lifeissooofun]

저두요

[@lifeissooofun]

영상 보고 눈물 나더라구요.... 영면하시길..

[@TheGammingPie]

The best worst place to put the olympics

[@pedroper859]

Pensar q estas olímpiadas dejaron en la bancarrota a los pobres griegos.

[@long.541]

Neta??, que horror.😲😲

[@dontmesswithdes5632]

Cuando consideras el dinero como el factor más importante de la vida ... ya eres pobre ...

[@camillebetancourt266]

Fue una de las causantes que es diferente.

[@djthomleandro2015]

APRENDE AE MÁCRON

[@Alberto_Mario_A]

The moment that broke greece

[@galexiou2584]

alberto mario A it wansnt this moment that broke my country. Greece is not the only country that has taken big loans. The real reason for that situation is the corrupted politicians and the many stupid voters at the elections..

[@K09-j5g]

@@galexiou2584 kaneis lathos file den ftaine moonoo oi politiki alla kai oi nootropia twn ellhnwn pou dixws rousfeti kai kerdos den tous psifizoun.

[@marienmorand]

Bjork is not greek. Cant stand her voice😢

[@marksnow7569]

From the athletes' parade onward (featuring music from Tiësto) the theme of the ceremony was "being cosmopolitan"- just after Björk there was even an actual cosmonaut in space!

[@pao1233]

pipippopo

[@zennyrayati2002]

Greece went bankrupt because of this??? Is it worth the efforts and costs???

[@TheHonestGuy1995]

The cost of the olympics was 40 billions the profit 60 billions ...greece went bankrupt for many other reasons and not because of the olympics

[@jimmyking92]

If it were so easy...

[@eduardod14s]

Yes

[@helenlaz7061]

No.

[@casseyhans5650]

@@TheHonestGuy1995 not worth it! boring!

[@intervencaomilitarjajairbo8448]

1Rio

[@mjb22]

The dullest opening ceremony of modern times.

[@stasko21]

mjb22 the dumbest person I've ever met.

[@The2QR2Bstr8]

The BEST opening ceremony EVER.

[@wonderlandian8465]

The 2004 Opening Ceremony was the best opening ceremony we've had yet, what are you talking about?

[@deecoyote]

You must be the dullest shallow person of all time

[@greenhornet8262]

Wonderlandian it’s was great but the best we’ve had yet? I guess we all have our own opinions

[@casseyhans5650]

Worst opening ceremony ever! Very boring! And, no famous people cuz they ain't got any!!

[@foretcl]

Pendejo

[@mikevemimar4248]

shut up hazar reptilian barbarian!

[@mikevemimar4248]

this is for you mr Hans

[@tedmink7568]

Means you don't understand the literary play of symbolisms so I recommend you read. Famous people come in the closing ceremoney not the oepning😂

[@ΛευτέρηςΔιαμαντίδης-τ4θ]

Bro what do you mean worst opening ceremony ever and famous people are in the closing ceremony not the opening learn first lmao 🤣💀