BANFIELD: So the hotel rooms may not be ready. The budget was blown up $40 billion ago. Controversy and security fears have been constant, but today, at this very hour, seven years of work on the Sochi Olympics give way to the games. The opening ceremonies started about 15 minutes ago. Don't worry. You are not missing it because they put the thing on tape and they play it later at night. That's the way the Olympics work in that kind of time zone. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh is an ice javelin's throw away from everything that's happening. I am going to give you a break from talking about all of those security concerns and double bathroom toilets, etc. And I want you to tell me a little bit about one of the surprise acts that I didn't know anything about. I'm not sure if it was a surprise to the people in Russia. In the pre-opening ceremony, something that people might not have expected to see. Tell me about it.</s>NICK PATON WALSH, CNN CORRESPODNENT: This is a girl (ph) group called Tattoo, who were honestly about a decade ago, they brought to minor global fame. They are forgotten by now. Pretty racy videos featuring lesbian kisses. They burst onto the stage, holding hands and did a rendition of their song, "They're Not Going To Get Us" as part of the warm-up act for this, and the reason obviously why people are paying attention to that is because of the heavy criticism of Russia's human rights record against gays here in Russia.
Opening Ceremonies for the Olympic Games Underway