Sochi sprung back to life on Friday night as the 2014 Paralympics kicked off with the opening ceremonies at Fisht Olympic Stadium.
Updated: March 08, 2014, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Opening ceremonies for the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games
Russia enter the arena lead by flag bearer Valerii Redkozubov during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games at Fisht Olympic Stadium on Friday. Ian Walton / Getty Images / March 7, 2014
Flag bearer Mykhailo Tkachenko of Ukraine makes his entrance at Friday night's Paralympic Games opening ceremonies. Sergei Chirikov / EPA / March 7, 2014
Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia on Friday. Julian Stratenschulte / EPA / March 7, 2014
Dancers perform during the opening ceremony for the Paralympic games on Friday. Julian Stratenschulte / EPA / March 7, 2014
A giant ice breaker ship enters the arena carrying russian soprano Maria Guleghina during Friday night's Paralympics opening ceremonies. Ronald Martinez / Getty Images / March 7, 2014
Dancers perform during the Paralympics opening ceremonies on Friday. Julian Stratenschulte / EPA / March 7, 2014
Team Austria with flag bearer Philipp Bonadimann enter the arena at the opening ceremonies for the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games on Friday. Sergei Chirikov / EPA / March 7, 2014
Officials watch the opening ceremony of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi on Friday. Dmitry Astakhov / Reuters / RIA Novosti / March 7, 2014
Dancers perform during the opening ceremonies to the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games. Tom Pennington / Getty Images / March 7, 2014
The US delegation enters the Fisht Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi on Friday night. Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP / March 7, 2014
Dancers perform during Friday night's opening ceremonies to the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games. Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP / March 7, 2014