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The opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
XXII Olympic Games in Sochi open. What surprises in store for the audience ceremony organizers, who have entrusted to carry the Olympic flag and light the Olympic flame - all the details of the ceremony, as well as photos from the scene of the stadium "Fischt" Only in this post!
Bowl stadium Fischt full of spectators.
The opening ceremony started at 20:14 Moscow time (16:14 GMT) and lasted about three hours.
Russian Olympic team.
Russian bobsledder Alexander Zubkov.
In the show were involved 5000 people, they were prepared 6000 costumes.
The opening ceremony was attended by, among others, the conductor Valery Gergiev and the opera singer Anna Netrebko.
Producer of the show was the head of the "First Channel" Russian television Konstantin Ernst, director - director of many well-known music programs Andrey Boltenko.
Winter Olympics in Sochi called the most expensive in history: its organization is estimated at $ 50 billion, which is more than all previous Winter Olympics in total. The Russian government insists that the budget spent only about $ 7 billion.
Games will last 16 days, they will attend about 2,900 athletes who will compete for 98 sets of medals.
Mascots of the Olympic Games in Sochi.
Mascots of the Olympic Games in Sochi.
Gains on the Russian Olympic team - the largest team at the Games.
The colorful opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi.
Raising Russian flag at the opening ceremony of XXII Olympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi.
IOC President Thomas Bach and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right).
The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Sochi.
Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova with the Olympic flame.
Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova (center), Olympic champion Alexander Karelin (right) and Yelena Isinbayeva (left).
Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva with the Olympic torch.
Olympic champions Irina Rodnina and Vladislav Tretiak lit the Olympic flame in the bowl of Sochi.
Lighting of the Olympic flame cup medal on the square during the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games.
Olympic flame lit in Sochi.
Firework in honor of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.
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Bowl stadium Fischt full of spectators.
The opening ceremony started at 20:14 Moscow time (16:14 GMT) and lasted about three hours.
Russian Olympic team.
Russian bobsledder Alexander Zubkov.
In the show were involved 5000 people, they were prepared 6000 costumes.
The opening ceremony was attended by, among others, the conductor Valery Gergiev and the opera singer Anna Netrebko.
Producer of the show was the head of the "First Channel" Russian television Konstantin Ernst, director - director of many well-known music programs Andrey Boltenko.
Winter Olympics in Sochi called the most expensive in history: its organization is estimated at $ 50 billion, which is more than all previous Winter Olympics in total. The Russian government insists that the budget spent only about $ 7 billion.
Games will last 16 days, they will attend about 2,900 athletes who will compete for 98 sets of medals.
Mascots of the Olympic Games in Sochi.
Mascots of the Olympic Games in Sochi.
Gains on the Russian Olympic team - the largest team at the Games.
The colorful opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi.
Raising Russian flag at the opening ceremony of XXII Olympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi.
IOC President Thomas Bach and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right).
The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Sochi.
Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova with the Olympic flame.
Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova (center), Olympic champion Alexander Karelin (right) and Yelena Isinbayeva (left).
Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva with the Olympic torch.
Olympic champions Irina Rodnina and Vladislav Tretiak lit the Olympic flame in the bowl of Sochi.
Lighting of the Olympic flame cup medal on the square during the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games.
Olympic flame lit in Sochi.
Firework in honor of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.
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