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. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images)

Sochi 2014: The Opening Ceremony

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People line up to enter the stadium before the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, on February 7, 2014. (Reuters/Mark Blinch)

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The sun sets over Sochi's Olympic Park, on February 7, 2014. (Scott Halleran/Getty Images)3

Fireworks erupt at the start of the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, on Friday, February 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Performers take the field during the Opening Ceremony, on February 7, 2014. (Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images) 5

Liza Temnikova, as "Lyubov", is lifted into the air during a performance, holding a long kite, flying above a theatrical Russian landscape, in the Opening Ceremony in Sochi, on February 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Liza Temnikova as Lyubov performs Voices of Russia in Fisht Olympic Stadium, on February 7, 2014. (Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) 7

Reindeer stand near gurs as a Russian rural landscape scene floats past during the Opening Ceremony, on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. (Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images) 8

Snowflakes hover above performers of Voices of (Russia.Quinn Rooney / Getty Images)

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One of the five Olympic rings failed to unfold during the Opening Ceremony, on February 7, 2014. (Reuters/Pawel Kopczynski)

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Athlete marshals come together to form the Russian flag. (Quinn Rooney / Getty Images)

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Performers in lighted clothing in Fisht Stadium, on February 7, 2014. (Reuters/Mark Blinch) 12

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. (AP Photo/David Goldman) 13

The Greek Olympic team enters the stadium during the Opening Ceremony, on February 7, 2014. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) 14

A massive troika, three harnessed horses, during the opening ceremony, on February 7, 2014. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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A Russian ship is projected on the floor of Fisht Stadium in Sochi, on February 7, 2014. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Artists perform in Sochi, on February 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Actors perform during the opening ceremony in Sochi, on February 7, 2014. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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A look at Russia's Soviet past in Sochi, on February 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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Performers in the opening ceremony in Sochi, on February 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Liza Temnikova, as Lyubov, releases the red balloon of communism in Fisht Olympic Stadium, on February 7, 2014. (Antonin Thuillier/AFP/Getty Images)

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Dancers perform in Natasha Rostova's First Ball on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

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Dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on Feb. 7. (TATYANA ZENKOVICH / EPA)

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Liza Temnikova as Lyubov performs Rites of Spring. (Bruce Bennett / Getty Images)24

Dancers perform during in Fisht Olympic Stadium, on February 7, 2014. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

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Dancers perform during in Fisht Olympic Stadium, on February 7, 2014. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images)

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The Sochi Olympics winter games official Hare mascot, in Fisht Olympic Stadium, on February 7, 2014. (Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images) 27

A performance during the opening ceremony in Sochi, on February 7, 2014. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter OlympicsIvan.(Sekretarev / AP)

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A performance during the opening ceremony in Sochi, on February 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) 30

Olympic athletes are depicted in lights int Fisht Olympic Stadium, on February 7, 2014. (Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

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Artists perform during the opening ceremony, on February 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)32

Rollerskaters perform during the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. . (Ryan Pierse / Getty Images)

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Fireworks explode over the Fisht Olympic Stadium, February 7, 2014. (Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images)

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Performers take part in the opening ceremony for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia. (David Gray/Reuters) 35

A military choir performs during the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics. (Damien Meyer / AFP - Getty Images)

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Members of the Russian team enter the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, February 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) 37

Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany carries her country flag as the team arrives in Sochi, Russia, on, February 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) 38

Todd Lodwick of the United States carries the national flag as he leads team USA into Fisht Stadium, on February 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Nordic combined skier Mario Stecher of the Austria Olympic team carries his country's flag during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, on February 7, 2014. (Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) 40

Russian tennis player and Olympic medalist Maria Sharapova carries the Olympic torch into Fisht Olympic Stadium, on February 7, 2014. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images) 41

Former hockey player Vladislav Tretiak (right) and figure skater Irina Rodnina light the Olympic cauldron together on February 7, 2014. (Reuters/Pool) 42

Fireworks explode over the Fisht Stadium during the Opening Ceremony, on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. (PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images)

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Fire races up the Olympic Cauldron, on February 7, 2014. (Reuters/Shamil Zhumatov)

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Fireworks explode over Sochi at the end of the Opening Ceremony, on February 7, 2014. (Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images)

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The Olympic flame, lit during the Opening Ceremony, on February 7, 2014. (Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

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Fireworks explode over Fisht Olympic Stadium, on February 7, 2014. (Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images)47

Fireworks are seen over the Fisht Olympic Stadium at the Olympic Park during the rehearsal of the opening ceremony in Sochi.PHOTO: REUTERS | ALEXANDER DEMIANCHUK

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Fireworks explode after the lighting of the Olympic Cauldron, during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 7, 2014. (Reuters/Shamil Zhumatov) 49

A Canadian fan with Olympic rings shaved into his hair makes his way to the opening ceremony. Adrian Wyld / AP

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