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Scenes from the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics. ©sochi2014.com
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Dancers and actors perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics. ©sochi2014.com
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Russian torchbearers Irina Rodnina (L) and Vladislav Tretyak light the Olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics on February 7, 2014, in Sochi. ©sochi2014.com
![The Olympic flame is lit at the end of the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. ©sochi2014.com](/userdata/gallery_en/2014/gallery_548/thumb_b/photo_10106.jpg)
The Olympic flame is lit at the end of the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. ©sochi2014.com
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Fireworks light the sky outside the Fisht Olympic Stadium. ©sochi2014.com
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Fireworks light the sky outside the Fisht Olympic Stadium. ©sochi2014.com
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Fireworks light the sky outside the Fisht Olympic Stadium. ©sochi2014.com
![Russian model Irina Shayk (C) and flag bearer, bobsledder Alexander Zubkovleads, lead their national delegation. ©sochi2014.com](/userdata/gallery_en/2014/gallery_548/thumb_b/photo_10109.jpg)
Russian model Irina Shayk (C) and flag bearer, bobsledder Alexander Zubkovleads, lead their national delegation. ©sochi2014.com
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The Olympic flag (L) and the Russian flag are hoisted during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics. ©sochi2014.com