Shots from Friday night’s opening ceremony spectacle in Sochi, Russia.
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Performers at Friday night's Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony. Mark Blinch / Reuters -
Russian spectators during the playing of Russia's national anthem on Friday. Wont Mave-E / AP -
The sun, right, being dragged by horses in a display during the opener ceremonies on Friday night. Antonin Thuillier / AFP -
Fisht Olympic Stadium, site of the opening ceremonies for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. How Hwee Young / EPA -
Dancers Svetlana Zakharova, left, and Vladimir Vasiliev perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on Friday. Paul Gilham / Getty Images -
Violinist Vanessa Mae is competing with team Thailand in the skiing competitions at the Olympics. Frederik Von Erichsen / EPA -
A shot of the performances at Friday night's opening ceremony. Antonin Thuillier / AFP -
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on Friday. Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images -
Lebanon's delegation members raise their arms during the opening ceremony on Friday. Brian Snyder / Reuters -
Statues are lifted during the friday night's opening ceremony spectacle. Alberto Pizzoli / AFP -
India's athletes, competing under the independent Olympic flag, enter during the opening ceremony on Friday. Lucy Nicholson / Reuters -
Reindeer stand near gurs as a Russian rural landscape scene floats past during the opening ceremony on Friday. Damien Meyer / AFP -
Artists hold up a giant snowglobe during the opening ceremony performances on Friday. Ivan Sekretarev / AP -
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 at Fisht Olympic Stadium on Friday in Sochi, Russia. Richard Heathcote / Getty Images -
Russia's athletes cheer during the athletes' parade at the opening ceremony on Friday. Lucy Nicholson / Reuters -
Dancers perform during the opening ceremony on Friday. Yuri Kadobnov / AFP -
Dancers perform with giant inflated objects in the background on Friday. Ryan Pierse / Getty Images -
Performers take part in the opening ceremony on Friday. David Gray / Reuters -
Diana Vishneva performs Dove of Peace during the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Bruce Bennett / Getty Images -
Canada's flag-bearer Hayley Wickenheiser leads her country's contingent during the opening ceremony on Friday. David Gray / Reuters -
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, centre, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon wave to the crowd during the opening ceremony on Friday. Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images -
Dancers perform during the opening ceremony on Friday. Clive Mason / Getty Images -
Olympic mascot the Polar Bear waves during the opening ceremony on Friday. Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images -
Artists perform during the opening ceremony on Friday. Mark Humphrey / AP -
The United States Olympic team enters the stadium during the opening ceremony on Friday. Ryan Pierse / Getty Images -
Dancers perform during the opening ceremony. Clive Mason / Getty Images -
Athletes from Greece are silhouetted as they arrive during the opening ceremony. Mark Humphrey / AP -
Snowflakes hover above performers of Voices of Russia during the opening ceremony. Quinn Rooney / Getty Images -
Former hockey player Vladislav Tretiak, right, and figure skater Irina Rodnina light the Olympic Cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Reuters
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