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Saturday, February 8, 2014

Let The Games Begin: 2014 Winter Olympics Opens In Sochi (PHOTOS)

The much anticipated 2014 Winter Olympics has opened in the Russian city of Sochi in the Fisht Olympic Stadium. One Olympic ring is actually missing from the ceremony. Photos: Hattip to HuffPost.
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: Snowflakes transform into four Olympic rings with one failing to form during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (PhotoCredit: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
Geometric figures are readied to be opened into the Olympic rings as performers sing during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. (Photo Credit: AFP PHOTO / YURI KADOBNOV)
Scenes from some of the seven islands that represent the diversity of Russia float past during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. (Photo Credit: AFP PHOTO / DAMIEN MEYER)
Geometric figures are readied to be opened into the Olympic rings as performers sing during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. (Photo Credit: AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg attends the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo Credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: Liza Temnikova as Lyubov performs during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo Credit: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: Snowflakes transform into four Olympic rings with one failing to form during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo Credit: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Performers take the field during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. (Photo Credit: AFP PHOTO / DAMIEN MEYER)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: Princess Anne, Princess Royal attends the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo Credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: Julia Volkova and Lena Katina of t.A.T.u perform during the pre-show of the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo Credit: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: The Ministry of Internal Affairs choir sings 'Get Lucky' in the pre-show ahead of the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo Credit: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
A military choir performs during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. (Photo Credit: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
A military choir performs during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. (Photo Credit: AFP PHOTO / DAMIEN MEYER)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: The Ministry of Internal Affairs choir sings 'Get Lucky' in the pre-show ahead of the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo Credit: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
Yulia Volkova (L) and Lena Katina (L-bottom) of t.A.T.u. perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. (Photo Credit: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) stands next to International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach as they wave during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. (Photo Credit: AFP PHOTO / DAMIEN MEYER)
Yulia Volkova and Lena Katina of t.A.T.u. perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. (Photo Credit: ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images)
People wait for the start of the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. (Photo Credit: ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)
A young girl performs during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. (Photo Credit: ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: Princess Anne, Princess Royal attends the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo Credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg attends the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo Credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Yulia Volkova and Lena Katina of t.A.T.u. perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. (Photo Credit: ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands takes a seat during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo Credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs performs during the pre-show of the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo Credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: Queen Maxima of the Netherlands takes a seat during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo Credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: King Willem-Alexander (R) of the Netherlands shakes hands with IOC member Guy Drut of France during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo Credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: Snowflakes transform into four Olympic rings with one failing to form during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo Credit: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: Snowflakes transform into four Olympic rings with one failing to form during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo Credit: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: Snowflakes transform into four Olympic rings with one failing to form during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo Credit: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

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