Performers during the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. A cropped image.08.02.2014#2361423
Tennis player Maria Sharapova takes part in the final leg of the Olympic torch relay during the Olympic cauldron lighting ceremony at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games. A cropped image.08.02.2014#2361419
Representatives of the United States during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2361255
Fireworks above the Olympic Park during the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2361168
Performers during the theatrical show at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360699
Performers during the theatrical show at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360698
Performers during the theatrical show at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360696
Performers during the theatrical show at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360694
Performers during the theatrical show at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360692
A performer during the theatrical show at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360690
Performer during the theatrical show at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360689
Mascots Bunny, Bear and Leopard at the opening ceremony of the XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360685
Photographers at work during the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360684
Torch-bearer Maria Sharapova takes part in the final stage of the Olympic Torch Relay at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.08.02.2014#2360678
A fireworks display over Fisht Stadium during the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360676
The Russian national flag at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360669
Chinese President Xi Jinping in the stands at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360668
Head of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Rene Fasel, right, in the stands during the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360666
The Olympic cauldron on Medal Square after the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360662
Lighting the Olympic cauldron on Medal Square during the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360661
A fireworks display over Fisht Stadium during the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360653
Torchbearer Maria Sharapova, a tennis player, in the final stage of the Olympic Torch Relay at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360649
Torchbearer Vladislav Tretiak, President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, center, in the final stage of the Olympic Torch Relay at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360647
A fireworks display over Fisht Stadium and the Olympic flame in the cauldron during the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360643
A fireworks display over the Olympic park during the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360639
Torch-bearers Vladislav Tretyak, president of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, and Irina Rodnina, State Duma deputy and three-time Olympic figure skating champion, light the Olympic cauldron on Medal Square during the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360636
Fireworks over Fisht Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360631
Torch-bearers Vladislav Tretyak, president of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, and Irina Rodnina, State Duma deputy and three-time Olympic figure skating champion, light the Olympic cauldron on Medal Square during the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360627
Simon Ammann, foreground, flag-bearer of the Swiss national team, during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360626
Representatives of Ukraine during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360622
The Olympic flag being carried out at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. The flag-bearers: actress Chulpan Khamatova, six-time Olympic champion Lidiya Skoblikova, correspondent Anastasia Popova, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, Federation Council member Vyacheslav Fetisov, conductor Valery Gergiyev, cyberathlete Alan Yenileyev and film director Nikita Mikhalkov.07.02.2014#2360617
Nino Tsiklauri, left, flag-bearer of the Georgian national team, during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360614
Italy's national flag-bearer, right, during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360612
Torch-bearers Vladislav Tretyak, president of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, and Irina Rodnina, State Duma deputy and three-time Olympic figure skating champion, light the Olympic cauldron on Medal Square during the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360610
Lighting the Olympic cauldron on Medal Square during the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360609
The Olympic flag being carried out at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. The flag-bearers: actress Chulpan Khamatova, six-time Olympic champion Lidiya Skoblikova, correspondent Anastasia Popova, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, Federation Council member Vyacheslav Fetisov, conductor Valery Gergiyev, cyberathlete Alan Yenileyev and film director Nikita Mikhalkov.07.02.2014#2360607
Torchbearers Vladislav Tretyak, Irina Rodnina, Alina Kabayeva, Yelena Isinbayeva, Alexander Karelin and Maria Sharapova (from left to right) at the final stage of the Olympic torch relay race at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360604
Torch-bearers Vladislav Tretyak, president of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, and Irina Rodnina, State Duma deputy and three-time Olympic figure skating champion, light the Olympic cauldron on Medal Square during the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360602
From left: Torchbearers Alina Kabaeva, State Duma Deputy and Olympic rhythmic gymnastics champion; Alexander Karelin, three-time Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling champion; and Maria Sharapova in the final stage of the torch relay of the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games.07.02.2014#2360599
