Sochi: 2014 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Dreams of Russia (2014)

Sochi: 2014 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Dreams of Russia

2014

2h 48m

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Overview

The opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics took place at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on 7 February 2014. It began at 20:14 MSK (UTC+4) and finished at 23:02 MSK (UTC+4) This was the first Winter Olympics and first Olympic Games opening ceremony under the IOC presidency of Thomas Bach. The Games were officially opened by President Vladimir Putin. An audience of 40,000 were in attendance at the stadium with an estimated 2,000 performers. The ceremony touched upon various aspects of Russian history, and included tributes to famous Russians, such as Peter Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), Ukrainian-born Russian humourist, dramatist, and novelist Nikolai Gogol (1809–1852), filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein (1898–1948), ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky (1889–1950), and patron of arts, and founder of Ballet Russes, Sergei Diaghilev (1872–1929).

Status: Released

Language: RU

Production Information

Production Companies

Channel One OBS - Olympic Broadcasting Services Russia 1 IOC - International Olympic Commitee

Production Countries

Russia

Spoken Languages

English French Russian

Keywords

olympic games ceremony opening ceremony sochi

Quick Facts

Original Title	Сочи: Церемония открытия Олимпийских игр 2014 года: мечты о России
Release Date	February 7, 2014
Status	Released
Language	RU