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Sochi 2014: The Opening Ceremony - In Focus - The Atlantic
1 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)
2 People line up to enter the stadium before the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, on February 7, 2014. (Reuters/Mark Blinch)
3 The sun sets over Sochi's Olympic Park, on February 7, 2014. (Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
4 Fireworks erupt at the start of the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, on Friday, February 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
5 Performers take the field during the Opening Ceremony, on February 7, 2014. (Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images)
6 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)
7 Liza Temnikova as Lyubov performs Voices of Russia in Fisht Olympic Stadium, on February 7, 2014. (Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
8 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)
9 One of the five Olympic rings failed to unfold during the Opening Ceremony, on February 7, 2014. (Reuters/Pawel Kopczynski)
10 Performers in lighted clothing in Fisht Stadium, on February 7, 2014. (Reuters/Mark Blinch)