The opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics took place at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on 7 February 2014. It began at 20:14 when the first fireworks were emitted. The ceremony touched upon various aspects of the Russian history, and included tributes to famous Russians.
The Games were officially opened by President Vladimir Putin. An audience of 40,000 attended at the stadium with an estimated 2,000 performers.
The ceremony, titled "Dreams of Russia", opened with an on-screen video showing 11-year-old Liza Temnikova playing a character named Lyubov (Russian for 'love') reciting the Russian alphabet. Each letter is associated with images of a famous Russian person or landmark. Lyubov then flew into the air as she dreamed of grabbing the tail of a kite and being lifted far off the stage. Nine different gigantic floats (hanging in mid-air), carrying Russian landscapes, passed beneath her as she slept.
Five large snowflakes descended into the stadium which expanded and joined to form the Olympic rings. The fifth ring did not expand owing to a technical error (the red one considered until 1951 to represent continent America).
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Very nice with huge effort put into it. Hope you have enjoyed it from the comfort of your home.
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