Torchbearers Sergei Shilov and Olesya Vladykina participate in the final stage of the Paralympic Torch Relay at the opening ceremony of the XI Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.03.2014#2392386
Paralympic Torch lighting of the cauldron during the opening ceremony of the XI Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi.07.03.2014#2392384
Representatives of France during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392376
Mikhailo Tkachenko, the flag-bearer of the Ukrainian national team, during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392374
Representatives of the United States during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392373
Representatives of the United States during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392372
Representatives of the Republic of Korea during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392370
Representatives of Norway during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392369
Representatives of Canada during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392368
Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko, President of the Russian Olympic Committee Alexander Zhukov and Head of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee Dmitry Chernyshenko (from left to right) at the opening ceremony of the XI Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.03.2014#2392356
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, President of the Russian Olympic Committee Alexander Zhukov and Head of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee Dmitry Chernyshenko (from left to right) before the opening ceremony of the XI Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi.07.03.2014#2392355
Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, chairman of the Synodal Department for the Cooperation of Church and Society of the Russian Orthodox Church's Moscow Patriarchate (front) before the closing ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392352
Paralympic champion in cross-country skiing among athletes with spinal cord injury Taras Kryzhanovsky, Paralympic champion in athletics among visually impaired athletes Olga Semyonova, and Paralympic champion in athletics among athletes with disablility Alexei Ashapatov take part in the final stage of the Paralympic torch relay at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392348
Lighting the Paralympic cauldron on Medals Plaza during the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392347
Russian Presidential Aide Igor Levitin, left, at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392346
Paralympic champion in athletics among athletes with disablility Alexei Ashapatov takes part in the final stage of the Paralympic torch relay at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392345
Paralympic champion in athletics among visually impaired athletes Olga Semyonova takes part in the final stage of the Paralympic torch relay at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392339
World championship medalist, downhill skier Valery Redkozubov (center) pronounces the Paralympic Oath on behalf of the athletes at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392336
Paralympic champion in cross-country skiing among athletes with spinal cord injury Taras Kryzhanovsky, Paralympic champion in cross-country skiing among athletes with spinal cord injury Sergei Shilov, Paralympic champion in athletics among visually impaired athletes Olga Semyonova, and Paralympic champion in athletics among athletes with disablility Alexei Ashapatov take part in the final stage of the Paralympic torch relay at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392335
Fireworks at Rosa Khutor in honor of the opening of the XI Paralympic Winter Games.07.03.2014#2392332
Lighting the Paralympic cauldron on Medals Plaza during the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392326
Representatives of Russia during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392320
Representatives of Spain during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392312
A fireworks display and lighting the Paralympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392309
Guests of the Paralympics watching the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games on a screen in Rosa Khutor.07.03.2014#2392307
Representatives of Switzerland during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392306
Torch-bearers Sergei Shilov and Olesya Vladykina light the Paralympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392304
A fireworks display above Fisht Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392303
Representatives of Japan during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392302
Representatives of the UK during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392299
Lighting the Paralympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392296
Lighting the Paralympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392295
Opera singer Maria Gulegina Name performs at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392294
A fireworks display above the Fisht Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392290
Representatives of Italy during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392287
A fireworks display above the Fisht Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392286
Representatives of Germany during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392283
Andrea Rothfuss, the flag-bearer of the German national team, during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392280
Representatives of Russia during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392276
Paralympics champion in swimming among visually impaired athletes Oksana Savchenko, Paralympic Games champion in athletics for athletes with disabilities Alexei Ashapatov, Paralympic champion in athletics for visually impaired athletes Olga Semenova, Paralympic Games champion in ski racing among athletes with lesions of the musculoskeletal system Taras Kryzhanovsky in the final stage of Paralympic Torch Relay at the opening ceremony of the XI Paralympic Winter games in Sochi.07.03.2014#2392273
Lighting the Paralympic cauldron on Medals Plaza during the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392272
Representatives of Japan during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392270
Representatives of France during the parade of athletes and members of national delegations at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392265
Lighting the Paralympic cauldron on Medals Plaza during the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392262
Champion and record holder of the summer Paralympic Games in 2008 and 2012 Alexei Ashapatov, right, three-time Paralympic champion in athletics for the visually impaired Olga Semenova and three-time Paralympic Games champion in ski racing among athletes with lesions of the musculoskeletal system Taras Kryzhanovsky before lighting the Paralympic Torch cauldron during the opening ceremony of the XI Paralympic Winter games in Sochi.07.03.2014#2392258
Champion and record breaker of the 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Summer Games Alexei Ashapatov passing the torch to three-time Paralympic champion in athletics among visually impaired Olga Semyonova аt the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.07.03.2014#2392257
