0Sochi Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony (PHOTOS)USAWith gleaming fireworks, excessive Russian history, and a slightly defective snowflake the 2014 Olympic Games kicked off in style at Sochi. Updated Jul. 12, 2017 12:34PM EDT / Published Feb. 07, 2014 12:16PM EST Lucy Nicholson/Reuters AFP/Getty Mark Blinch/Reuters Mark Blinch/Reuters Quinn Rooney/Getty Mark Blinch/Reuters Jim Young/Reuters Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters Phil Noble/Reuters AFP/Getty Mark Blinch/Reuters Martin Rose/Getty Phil Noble/Reuters Brian Snyder/Reuters Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters
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