Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360272
Aksel Lund Svindal, foreground, flag-bearer of the Norwegian 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#2360271
Representatives of Japan 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#2360269
Raising the Russian national flag at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360266
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360264
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360262
Poland's national team’s flag-bearer Dawid Kupczyk, foreground, 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#2360261
President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360248
Switzerland's national team’s flag-bearer Simon Ammann, foreground, 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#2360245
President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach making a welcome speech at the opening ceremony of XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360246
Representatives of Latvia 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#2360244
Head of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee Dmitry Chernyshenko delivering a welcome speech at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games.07.02.2014#2360241
Head of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee Dmitry Chernyshenko (center) delivering a welcome speech at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games.07.02.2014#2360239
Russia’s national team’s flag-bearer Alexander Zubkov, right, during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. Left: supermodel Irina Shayk.07.02.2014#2360235
President of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee Dmitry Chernyshenko, right, and IOC President Thomas Bach at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360232
Representatives of Greece 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#2360231
Representatives of Russia 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#2360230
Representatives of South Korea 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#2360229
Head of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee Dmitry Chernyshenko (center) and IOC President Thomas Bach delivering welcome speeches at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games.07.02.2014#2360227
Representatives of South Korea 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#2360218
Representatives of the Netherlands 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#2360212
Netherlands national team’s flag-bearer Jorien Ter Mors, foreground, 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#2360202
Representatives of Russia 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#2360201
The Russian national flag being raised at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360197
Jason Lamy Chappuis, foreground, flag-bearer of the French 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#2360188
Representatives of Russia 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#2360186
Prince Albert II of Monaco at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360185
Representatives of the Czech Republic at the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games.07.02.2014#2360181
A representative of the United States of America 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#2360172
Representatives of Russia 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#2360169
Moldova’s national team’s flag-bearer Victor Pinzaru 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#2360144
Fireworks above the Fisht Olympic Stadium at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.02.2014#2360139
