Sochi 2014: The Opening Ceremony
Sochi 2014: The Opening Ceremony
Right now, in Sochi, Russia, the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games is under way.
The ceremony is a huge spectacle, including thousands of athletes in the Parade of Nations, pyrotechnics, dancing, lightshows, and more.
Fireworks explode over the Fisht Olympic Stadium at the beginning of the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 7, 2014 in Sochi.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, left,
applaud during the playing of the Russian national anthem, on February 7, 2014.
Former hockey player Vladislav Tretiak (right) and figure skater Irina Rodnina light the Olympic cauldron together on February 7, 2014.
Fireworks explode after the lighting of the Olympic Cauldron, during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 7, 2014.