Opening Ceremony of Sochi Winter Olympics 2014

Scenes from the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics. ©sochi2014.com

Dancers and actors perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics. ©sochi2014.com

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

Fireworks light the sky outside the Fisht Olympic Stadium. ©sochi2014.com

Fireworks light the sky outside the Fisht Olympic Stadium. ©sochi2014.com

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

The Olympic flag (L) and the Russian flag are hoisted during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics. ©sochi2014.com