I had intended to write about the Olympic opening ceremony today. I watched it yesterday afternoon, expecting lots to get my analytical teeth into. Yet, apart from some very impressive choreography and an awesome stadium surface, it left me uninspired and unenthused. Sadly Putin did not have an amazing bond-style entrance, but just came in. No doubt I will be returning to the subject of Sochi in the coming days, but having found it both uncontroversial and not that original, there is not much I can say about the opening ceremony.