Feb. 9 (UPI) -- They didn't let him say, "the Winter Olympics are coming," but NBC recruited popular Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage to narrate their introductory segment for Sochi's Opening Ceremony on Friday.
"It almost seems like an oversight that this nation, that bears so much of winter's burden, has never before hosted the Winter Games," the Emmy-winning actor says over footage of Russia's snow-capped mountains and icy climate.