<page_title> List of flag bearers for the United States at the Olympics </page_title> <section_title> List of flag bearers </section_title> <table> <cell> Opening <col_header> Ceremony </col_header> </cell> <cell> Michael Phelps <col_header> Flag bearer </col_header> </cell> </table>
Phelps was the American flag bearer at the opening ceremony for the Olympics.