2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony: let the Games begin
The XXII Olympic Winter Games are
oficially opened in Sochi on Friday, February 7. The opening ceremony
started exactly at 20:14 at Sochi's Fisht Stadium (16:14 GMT). The
Olympic flag with five rings symbolising the unity of athletes around
the world is solemnly hoisted and the Olympic flame is lit.
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At Fisht stadium there were fireworks or light approximately every three seconds!
22:56
The fireworks symbolize the beginning of the Olympic games
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This is fantastic!
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WOW!!! The Olympic fire in Sochi is lit!
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Hockey great Vladislav Tretiak and 3-time gold medalist Irina Rodnina light Sochi Games cauldron.
22:53
Figure skater Irina Rodnina takes the torch
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Ex rhythmic gymnast and politician Alina Kabaeva takes the Olympic torch to give it to Vyacheslav Tretyak
22:52
Roller skaters lit up in white LED costumes, enter from both sides
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Show is going on: Projection transforms the floor into a stunning starrynight sky.
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Tennis star Maria Sharapova is running with the olympic torch at Fisht stadium
Photo: RIA
22:49
Here is the OLYMPIC FLAME!
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There are dancers on roller blades. They have illuminated
costumes. Meanwhile, stars illuminate around the stadium. Not just stars
but entire constellations. Galaxies of the things.
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Olympic champion Anastasia Bobkova among the ones pronouncing the Olympic oath
22:42
"The Olympic anthem performed by the great Anna Netrebko. Loving Sochi2014! Such an amazing quality!" tweets EuropaVox
22:41
Russian torchbearer Zakharov wishes good luck to all sportsmen
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Netrebko is in an amazing baby blue dress. She is such a diva!
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Famous Russian operatic soprano Anna Yuryevna Netrebko is the one performing the anthem.
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The Olympic anthem is being performed right now!
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Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to have flown in space, is now with the Olympic flag
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Chulpan Khamatova, famous Russian actress, is the one who carries the Olympic flag
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The olympic flag is carried out!
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So Sochi-2014 Olympics has officially begun! Congrats to all sport lovers!
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Miriinsky ballet is performing the famous Swan Lake
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And then fireworks stop, to allow the doves of peace. Which turn
out not to be doves at all, but Swan Lake. Very beautiful!
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Now we see a lot of fireworks!
Photo: RIA
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"I announce the 22 olympic winter games OPEN!", said Russian President Vladimir Putin
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"I ask putin to announce the opening of the 22nd olympic games", says Bach
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Vladimir Putin is on the stage
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"To all of you, be joy, be olympic, enjoy the games in Sochi" - bach
22:26
"Join our fight for the fair games, expect the rules, be clean,
respect your competitors", Bach addresses sportsmen and Sochi guests
22:25
"Olympic games is the sport fest for all humanity. Thank you for
supporting the sportsmen, they are the best representatives of your
county, they are the best of the best," said Bach
22:24
Olympic games always bring people together, underlines IOC President
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"Thank you, Russia, for organizing this Winter Olympic games.
You've come here for sport, for your Olympic dream. and I wish you that
your Olympic dream come true," said Bach
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Thank you for your Russian welcoming, said President of the International Olympic Committee
22:20
Now you are living in the Olympics, and I hope you will make as much as you can out of it, said Bach
22:20
"Thanks to Russian President Vladmir Putin, IOC, and everyone involved into the Olympics! Thank you" - Bach
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Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, delivers his speech at the Sochi Games’ Opening.
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Now it's time to wake up - Sochi-2104 OCOG President Dmitry Chernyshenko and IOC President Thomas Bach are on stage
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Dmitry Chernyshenko, head of the Sochi-2014 Organizing
Committee, speaking during at the Sochi Games’ opening ceremony: "Hello.
You athletes are very impressive. Russia is a nice country. The
Olympics are a pretty cool thing, aren’t they? Thanks for watching. And
for volunteering! That last bit was mainly aimed at the volunteers. The
Games will be hot. Cool. And yours - promised by Dmitriy Chernyshenko!"
Photo: RIA
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The ones who follow the opening ceremony of Sochi-2014 Olympics
note terrible commentary on the show by some Western media. "Channel ten
coverage of Sochi2014 ceremony. Really spoiling the spectacle,
undermining the beauty, wonder, surprise", tweets Suzy Grierson
22:09
The Great Patriotic War is a tragic chapter, but life goes on. People build a new world.
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Russian boxing legend Nikolai Valuyev as a traffic policeman.
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Ballet dances interrupted by the sound of an approaching train. Industrialization.
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This history of Russia is performed. Right now, its the Russian
revolution in an avant garde style. Driving music, everything bathed in
red light, and large mechanical-type things are rolled around by
dancers.
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The performers dance to Eugene Doga’swaltz from or “My Sweet and TenderBeast.”
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Moscow Bolshoi Theater prima ballerina Svetlana Zakharova dancing the part of Natasha.
Photo: RIA Novosti
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Russian ballet is performing at the stadium. Natasha’s first ball from Leo Tolstoy’s novel “War and Peace”.
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Scenes from Peter the Great’s Russia, symbolizing the glory of the Russian Army and Navy and the construction of St. Petersburg.
Photo: RIA
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The show comes back to the stages of Russian history. The troika of horses flies across the sky of the stadium.
Photo: RIA
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Dj Rudenko is responsible for music mix at the Sochi Winter Olympics Opening.
21:32
The Sochi Olympics’ mascots – the Hare, the Polar Bear and the Leopard – appear at the stadium.
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The athletes’ parade is over.
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Alexander Tikhonov best Russian biathlete of 20th century is in Sochi supporing the Russian Olympic team.
21:27
Bobsledder Alexander Zubkov, 39, is Team Russia’s flag bearer. This is his third Olympiad.
21:24
All welcome the biggest team - the Russian team.
Photo: RIA Novosti
21:24
Tatu song is playing for the Russian team.
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Russian Olympic team parading into the stadium.
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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at the Sochi Olympics’ opening ceremony.
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Team Russia will parade the last, according to the IOC rules.
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Yanukovych welcomes Ukrainian team.
21:14
USA put up a record number of 230 athletes for the Sochi Games.
21:13
Team Norway is one of the strongest Olympic teams in Sochi.
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Togo team in colorful suits are welcomed at fisht stadium.
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The athletes will soon fill the vacant seats and watch the opening ceremony along with the others.
21:12
Vanessa May alone represents Thailand.
21:08
The Chinese national Olympic team’s flag bearer Tong Jian.
Photo: RIA Novosti
21:07
Mexican Olympic team:
Photo: RIA Novosti
21:02
Russian bobsledder Irina Skvortsova, who narrowly escaped death
in a terrible accident on the track in 2009, is sitting near Vladimir
Putin
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Brazilian national Olympic team:
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Spectators of the Games, as if they were space tourists, observe everything that is going on from the interstellar space
20:56
The UK team are wearing ear-flapped fur hats.
Photo: RIA Novosti
20:54
When the name of the country is uttered the projecton of the planet moves and outlines of this country are lit up.
20:53
Tennis player Maria Sharapova has praised the atmosphere at
the opening of the Games in Sochi. "Excellent atmosphere at the
Olympics opening. We've been waiting for this moment for many years,"
Sharapova wrote on Twitter.
20:48
Sportsmen from Belarus parading into the stadium, Belarussian
President Alexander Lukashenko stands to greet the Belarussian team.
Photo: RIA
20:46
Here is Greek national Olympic team:
Photo: RIA
20:39
Athletes' parade - The athletes have started parading into the stadium, following the order of the Russian alphabet.
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The parade of athletes begins.
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The Russian national flag is raised at the Sochi Olympics’ opening ceremony.
20:34
The Sochi Olympics will be record-breaking in several
respects. Taking part in the Sochi Games will be athletes from 88
countries, six countries more than four years ago in Vancouver in 2010. A
total of 98 sets of medals will be contested, 12 sets more than in
Vancouver.
Photo: RIA Novosti
20:34
Putin and anthem - President Vladimir Putin is presented to the crowd.
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The show is set to last just under three hours. The opening marks the culmination of years of preparations for the Winter Games.
Photo: RIA Novosti
20:31
The 40,000-capacity Fisht Stadium was a carnival of lights and
fireworks ahead of President Vladimir Putin arriving to officially open
the $50 billion Olympics which run until February 23. A host of
political heavyweights will attend the ceremony including UN Secretary
General Ban Ki-moon, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Turkish Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and embattled Ukrainian President Viktor
Yanukovych, who is facing a protest uprising at home.
20:31
The opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics got underway on Friday in Russia.
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