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 Most Memorable Moments from the 2014 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
Photo: AFP Tags: News Events The 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi officially started. Here are some best moments from the opening ceremony:  Girl called Love (Russian: Lyubov)The little girl called Love became a true symbol of the opening ceremony. All the action was built on her memories of the different periods of development in Russia. Also before the ceremony she "introduced" the Russian alphabet, each letter is reflected in the achievement of Russian science and art.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Russian Traditions Ancient Russia, with its traditions and customs became the first major episode in the theatrical part of the ceremony. Actors captivated viewers on a valiant scale, daring and colorful costumes.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  The parade of the participating countries Participating countries of the 22nd Winter Olympics went to the arena "Fischt" under incendiary DJ Leonid Rudenko tracks. The delegation from Russia- the largest in size- led by bobsledder Alexander Zubkov, for which the Olympic Games in Sochi is the fourth of his career.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Ball of Natasha Rostova Recreated ball of Leo Tolstoy "War and Peace" captured the beauty and elegance of the opening ceremony. It was the whole world of Russian ballet. All performers demonstrated incredible plasticity and artistry.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Revolution machines It is difficult to execute the development of the Soviet Union in the first half of the 20th century. The performance showed the modernization and hard work that went into the Soviet Union to make Russia a huge player in the world during the 20th century. It was a great performance.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Nikolai Valuev as Uncle Stepan (Russian: Dyadya Stepa) Suddenly spectators saw the popular Russian boxer Nikolay Valuev turned into the image of a "child policeman”, known as Uncle Stepan (Russian: Dyadya Stepa, дядя Стёпа). Valuev confidently entered the image and "taxied" movements of the old Soviet cars in the arena.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Vladimir Putin opened the Olympic games in Sochi Russian President Vladimir Putin made a solemn speech, in the final part, which officially opened the Winter Olympic Games 2014. Also kept the word he gave to the head of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, for which the Sochi Olympics was the first in the new position.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Olympic anthem performance World famous opera singer from Russia Anna Netrebko sang the Olympic anthem, captivated the audience with the power of her voice.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Olympic flame was lit Vladislav Tretiak and Irina Rodnina The Sochi Olympics torch was lit with famous Russian athletes: figure skater Irina Rodnina and ice hockey goalie Vladislav Tretiak. Also on the last meters of the torch relay ran pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, gymnast Alina Kabaeva, wrestler Alexander Karelin and Maria Sharapova.
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