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Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
Olympic stadium is flooded with spectators as they watch Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
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Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
Elegant light show during the Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
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Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
Winter Olympic mascots during the Sochi 2014 opening ceremony
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Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
Russia display their culture and heritage during the Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
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Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
Elegant light show during the Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
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Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
Opening Ceremony is set to be remembered around the world thanks to its scale, entertainment, unique scenery and innovative use of technology.
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Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
Russian art and culture on display with the help of light effects
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Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
Russian art, culture and history on display with the help of light effects
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Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
Mesmerising display of light and use of technology stunned everybody during the Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
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Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
Teams march into the Fisht Olympic Stadium during the Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
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Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
Teams march into the Fisht Olympic Stadium during the Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
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Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
Teams march into the Fisht Olympic Stadium during the Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
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Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
In total, more than 12,000 people were involved in the realization of the Opening Ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games.
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Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
The spectators of the Ceremony included 40,000 guests in the Fisht Olympic Stadium and 3 billion television viewers worldwide.
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Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
Dancers performance during the Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony.
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Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
Spectators saw large-scale symbols of the avant-garde embodied by a striking dance of giant moving objects, people and machines, through to bright and recognizable scenes of life in Russia.
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Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
The Opening Ceremony consisted of 18 separate chapters, each of which was original and unique.
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Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
The show highlighted many voices of Russia: from twinkling northern lights above vast of Arctic Ocean to subtropical Sochi, from Kamchatka’s hot geysers to Urals.
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Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
The Opening Ceremony of Olympic Games in Sochi became the most innovative ceremony from a technical point of view.
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Sochi 2014 Winter Games opening ceremony
The XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi in 2014 has opened with a grand show thrilling spectators