A lot of tests are going on in Torino now and the volunteers and Torino 2006 organisers are working overtime to make sure that the opening ceremony tomorrow at 8 pm (Central European Time) will go smoothly. I'm especially looking forward to see some of the weird guys with the flamethrowers attached to their backs skating, which the Toroc "carelessly" has released to the public.

Just listen to this:
"The Ceremonies involves choreographers, directors, costume designers and international professionals; they will also involve a choreographed exhibition on skates called Sparks of Passion, in which eight ice hockey athletes will race at 50 km an hour inside the Stadio Olimpico. The uniqueness of this exhibition is also guaranteed due to the Sparks of Passion, generating red flames 2 metres long."
Olympic opening ceremonies tend to be spectacular and I doubt that the Italians will take a different path when it comes to this year's ceremonies. The Torino newspaper La Stampa has released this funky video of some of the preparations for the opening ceremony. (Windows Media)