Published on : Saturday, February 8, 2014
The opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympic Games started with pomp and galore as the world looked on to the costliest opening ceremony of any Olympic Game.
Spectators from all over the world watched the introduction of athletes that marked the official start of the Sochi Winter Olympics.
Light shows and music, filled the air, starting at exactly 8:14 p.m. local time, or 20:14 in military time.
Konstantin Ernst, the main creative producer of the ceremony said that the ceremony reflected the Russian culture and tradition.
Most of the ceremony focuses heavily on Russian classical music.
The celebrations started with a dream sequence of a little girl who imagined all of the letters in the Russian alphabet, each letter recalling a Russian writer, artist or landmark.
Then the girl, rigged with wires, flew into the air and floated dreamlike over floats that depicted Russian landscapes.
The Olympic site had been under tight security and despite terror strikes, controversy over gay rights and ridicule for poor preparations, the officials took complete care of the security of those thousands present at the venue.
Head of the Games, Dmitry Chernyshenko said “the this is safest place on Earth during the Olympics.” Russian President Vladimir Putin was present at the opening ceremony.
He was the chief reason why the Olympic ceremony took place in Sochi.
The opening ceremony was the only event scheduled for the day. 40,000 people watched from the stands at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi.
Russian classical music star Anna Netrebko performed the Olympic anthem.
A day before, high excitement marked qualification events in the men’s and women’s slopestyle, women’s moguls and team figure skating.
About 37,000 police and security officers will handle security in Sochi.
Tags: Sochi Olympics, winter olympics
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