It may already be August 9th in Beijing, but NBC is saving the pageantry, pyrotechnics, and swirling robed nationalism of the Olympic opening ceremonies, which kicked off this morning at 8:08pm Beijing time, for prime time stateside showing. We'll help you to avoid spoilers (Brunei was a no-show! How did those Ralph Lauren blazers go over?) with today's Friday photo, a shot of U.S. Olympic divers Christina Loukas and Chris Colwill posing with a couple of sword-wielding guards (Manchu bannermen of the Qing Dynasty, advises UnBeige's man in Beijing) encountered on a team trip to the Great Wall. Later, these two guys donned Team China sweatshirts, hit the gym, and gave the U.S. fencing team a good scare.

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