The Olympics are about to officially start at 7:30 pm ET, although for Canadians, it feels like these Games have been happening for the past several weeks, due to the women’s soccer team drone scandal.

Follow along with our live updates from Paris below. The Opening Ceremony will be held over a six-kilometre stretch of the Seine through the heart of Paris and feature a floating parade of boats for each national delegation (91 in total). The whole ceremony is expected to last about three and a half hours.

It’s a soggy day at the Trocadéro, so how will our athlete friends handle their float down the Seine? The Paris organizers were insistent that this ceremony was held a) outside and b) at this time to ensure a perfect atmosphere. However, the rain is starting and stopping, everyone in sight is wearing ponchos, and the athletes must now hang out on a boat, possibly in the pouring rain, for the next while. Hopefully their boats are covered — the main event space is not.