Opening Ceremony Wrap-up

Check out our coverage from the Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony.

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Canada represent!!! #Sochi2014 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf4txLjCUAAeIfG.jpg

by morantej via twitter 2/7/2014 4:53:34 PM
Here comes Canada. The stated goal is to win the overall medal count in Sochi. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf4twrOIYAA73Ml.jpg

by Donna Spencer via twitter 2/7/2014 4:53:44 PM
#sochi2014 #canada @ Олимпийский стадион «Фишт» / Fisht Olympic Stadium instagram.com/p/kH0vb4w9E2/

by Kozachenko Elena via twitter 2/7/2014 4:53:57 PM
What a sharp looking bunch!!! Best gear by far!

by amooreTO via Canadian Olympic Committee 2/7/2014 4:54:10 PM
Woo Hoo! I got shivers! So exciting.

by Doctor Laurie via Canadian Olympic Committee 2/7/2014 4:54:10 PM
thanks for the pictures! I love the coats too!

by Sue via Canadian Olympic Committee 2/7/2014 4:54:14 PM
Which country brought the most Athletes?

by amooreTO via Canadian Olympic Committee 2/7/2014 4:54:15 PM
Always emotional to see our athletes enter the stadium! Wishing them all gold! #WeAreWinter

by Carina Cassidy via twitter 2/7/2014 4:54:23 PM
Our athletes are looking good in their red jackets and Canada tuques and mittens #goCanada #seaofred #Sochi2014 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf4uF_pCUAATT-H.jpg

by Linda Nguyen via twitter 2/7/2014 4:54:42 PM
#Canada #cbcolympics #olympics http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf4uGFQCQAA4sMD.png

by rayray14 via twitter 2/7/2014 4:54:44 PM
How amazing does Team Canada look!!!

by Mark Nadolny via Canadian Olympic Committee 2/7/2014 4:55:10 PM
#WeAreWinter ! #Sochi2014 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf4uOKrIYAAi4g8.jpg

by Janice Landry via twitter 2/7/2014 4:55:42 PM
Which country do you think has the nicest Opening Ceremony gear so far??

by Mark Nadolny via Canadian Olympic Committee 2/7/2014 4:55:50 PM
Cheering for #canada !! My first Winter Olympics as part of #teamcanada ! http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf4ucAYCUAEBxnd.jpg

by Addison McArthur via twitter 2/7/2014 4:56:10 PM
Russia has 232 athletes registered, USA has 230 and Canada is next with 220.

by pnichols via Canadian Olympic Committee 2/7/2014 4:56:51 PM
Here are some more great shots of Canada entering Fisht Stadium
Alex Stein
@CoachStoni
Always get a rush of pride seeing my birth nation come out of the tunnel! Go Canada Go! #Sochi2014 pic.twitter.com/nZV9NjGHsG
Feb. 7, 2014
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Rob Longley
@longleysunsport
Lokkin great, Canada! pic.twitter.com/RSqddoESPo
Feb. 7, 2014
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Katherine Wellman
@kewellman
YAY! GO CANADA! “@GundySara : Looking good Canada! @CDNOlympicTeam #Sochi2014 #OpeningCeremony #mittenspotting pic.twitter.com/qHbChXBoLQ”
Feb. 7, 2014
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Shota◢ ◤@Olympics
@t__s10
“@Olympics : Team Canada #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/zkaXoEjrZ1”
Feb. 7, 2014
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RobbieSays
@RobbieSayss
"@NeilMDavidson : Canada is in the house. #CPSochi pic.twitter.com/yQnbIkI7NS"
Feb. 7, 2014
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by Mark Nadolny via Canadian Olympic Committee 2/7/2014 4:57:27 PM
Can't wait for the first #hockey game !!!! GO #teamcanada !!!!! instagram.com/p/kH1KkmNPrO/

by Annieakanin via twitter 2/7/2014 4:57:28 PM
“@Olympics : Team Canada #OpeningCeremony http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf4uG5zIMAAnUDS.jpg”

by Shota◢ ◤@Olympics via twitter 2/7/2014 4:57:34 PM
The representation of our nation. #GoCanadaGo #Sochi2014 #OpeningCeremonies #TeamCanada http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf4unXuIUAAOG9F.jpg

by Gina Wicentowich via twitter 2/7/2014 4:57:47 PM
CANADA! ???? @CDNOlympicTeam #TeamCanada #WeAreWinter http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf4uk9HCQAAyxEg.jpg

by onntherox via twitter 2/7/2014 4:58:16 PM
it feels so good to see so many of us there AWESOME!!!

by Manyswan via Canadian Olympic Committee 2/7/2014 4:58:39 PM
The Olympics are live in the Square and Canada is in the house!! http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf4vZlQCAAAJAlB.jpg

by MCSEvents via twitter 2/7/2014 5:00:55 PM
AHHH @PortiaCrowe I JUST WANT TO BE THERE via @OlgaKhmylev #TeamCanada #OpeningCeremony http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf4u8qhIEAA6_vO.jpg #Sochi2014 #WeAreWinter

by mwashchyshyn via twitter 2/7/2014 5:00:57 PM
Ron MacLean: "The most interesting Olympian in the world"!! How awesome is Hubertus von Hohenlohe?!

Mexican ski racer Hubertus von Hohenlohe ready to wow at Winter Olympics in Sochi
NY Daily NewsOne of the privileges of the Winter Games is the presence of the incomparable Hubertus von Hohenlohe, who will be representing Mexico again next month at the Sochi Winter Olympics.

by Mark Nadolny via Canadian Olympic Committee 2/7/2014 5:01:16 PM
Is that von Hohenlohe's race gear? Love it!

by Sue via Canadian Olympic Committee 2/7/2014 5:03:16 PM
Olympic Pancake Breakfast! Go Canada Go! #olympics #openingceremonies #winterolympics #sochi2014 … instagram.com/p/kH2AHOieGh/

by barbbain via twitter 2/7/2014 5:04:26 PM
@Sue: Yup! How cool is that? They call him the Mariachi skier! LOL

by Mark Nadolny via Canadian Olympic Committee 2/7/2014 5:05:08 PM
“@ABilodeau_ski : Mon idole de jeunesse @JLBrassard http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf4vAjtIAAA2z6r.jpg”awesome!

by vivabus via twitter 2/7/2014 5:05:19 PM
No amount of network difficulties could keep this lot from looking sharp. Thanks @TheHudsonsBayCo . #WeAreWinter http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf4weQyIUAEheuH.jpg

by Team Canada via twitter 2/7/2014 5:05:26 PM
How great is this shot of Kirsten Moore-Towers with Slovakian flagbearer Zdeno Chara?

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by pnichols via Canadian Olympic Committee 2/7/2014 5:07:21 PM
They're interviewing Hayley Wickenheiser now!

by Mark Nadolny 2/7/2014 5:07:32 PM
Ran into Zdeno Chara today. Couldn't resist taking a picture :) http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf3rLBkIAAArMj6.jpg

by Kirsten Moore-Towers via twitter 2/7/2014 5:08:22 PM
Great pic of the opening ceremony taken by Canada's Shannon Szabados
Shannon Szabados
@ShannonSzabados
So much going on at once my head hurts... pic.twitter.com/vQcPiXQRC9
Feb. 7, 2014
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by shanti.suppiah 2/7/2014 6:20:07 PM
Have to say #ThomasBach is energetic and eloquent in four languages! @Olympics @CBCOlympics @Sochi2014 He is a breath of fresh air!

by Scott Russell via twitter 2/7/2014 6:23:28 PM
Thank you to all the Volunteers! Spasibo! - T.Bach, IOC President. #OpeningCeremony #sochi2014 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf5C21ACUAAB9iw.jpg

by Sochi 2014 via twitter 2/7/2014 6:26:32 PM
And the Games are officially open!

by pnichols via Canadian Olympic Committee 2/7/2014 6:27:29 PM
Putin declares the games open. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf5DhzbCMAI3qE8.png

by WesLorenz via twitter 2/7/2014 6:28:23 PM
Sochi 2014's interpretation of the Dove of Peace

by pnichols via Canadian Olympic Committee 2/7/2014 6:29:05 PM
#сочи2014 #открытиеолимпийскихигр #sochi2014 @ Олимпийский стадион «Фишт» / Fisht Olympic Stadium instagram.com/p/kH_3xLRp0b/

by Инна Ляпина via twitter 2/7/2014 6:30:26 PM
#swanlake #sochi2014
Сначала бал Наташи Ростоаой, теперь лебединое озеро! ❤️❤️✨ http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf5EA9VIIAAhFLB.jpg

by lavendertee via twitter 2/7/2014 6:30:34 PM
Грандиозно! #церемонияоткрытия #sochi2014 #игрыкоторыемызаслужиливместестобой #сочи2014 #игры instagram.com/p/kH_5NSLSTl/

by Яна Маркова via twitter 2/7/2014 6:30:49 PM
There have been some incredible innovations tonight in costuming and set design.

by pnichols via Canadian Olympic Committee 2/7/2014 6:32:01 PM
WOW!!!!!! Just incredible
NastyaKanzler
@JoJo855
Развели тут голубятню! #Sochi2014 #sochi #doves _of_peace pic.twitter.com/2NjaEcWSii
Feb. 7, 2014
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Nastya
@AndreevaNastya1
Это было красиво !!!!! #Sochi #Sochi2014 #Olympics2014 #олимпиада #Сочи2014 pic.twitter.com/6XTjqdlNEQ
Feb. 7, 2014
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Anne B
@abroshar
And now, the traditional Dance of the Badminton Birdies. #Sochi2014 pic.twitter.com/bcpFhysRPQ
Feb. 7, 2014
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д н о
@dashutkayo
Рили Кевин же:о #Sochi2014 pic.twitter.com/ovNVMbvpaR
Feb. 7, 2014
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Антонова Александра
@alexandra___95
#sochi2014 #olympicgames instagram.com/p/kH__5pvX-W/
Feb. 7, 2014
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by Mark Nadolny via Canadian Olympic Committee 2/7/2014 6:34:25 PM
The @CDNOlympicTeam women's #curling team @TeamJJonesCurl is IN THE HOUSE! #wearewinter http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf4yeOQCEAAj_a6.jpg

by Curling Canada via twitter 2/7/2014 6:34:28 PM
The Olympic flag is here! #OpeningCeremony #cbcolympics http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf5E3XxIgAAT6NK.jpg

by CBCOlympics via twitter 2/7/2014 6:35:16 PM
Stadium presents a beautiful image as the OLympic flag approaches the podium http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf5FMDnCcAAq4we.png

by Ryan Anderson via twitter 2/7/2014 6:35:44 PM
The Olympic Flag is 100 years old in 2014 #OpeningCeremony #Sochi2014 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf5Fo0oCEAAk6z5.jpg

by Sochi 2014 via twitter 2/7/2014 6:38:27 PM
There's just some great touches, like the stage being in the shape of Russia!

by pnichols via Canadian Olympic Committee 2/7/2014 6:38:43 PM
The raising of the Olympic flag in Sochi and the Olympic anthem. #WeAreWinter http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf5F_LJCMAAbyNf.png

by jfosse via twitter 2/7/2014 6:39:31 PM
@CDNolympicteam Watching you represent on the big screen at Rogers Arena #GoCanada #WeAreWinter http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf5F5L2CIAAcAZl.jpg

by CanucksTV via twitter 2/7/2014 6:39:51 PM
@pnichols: I didn't even realise that! What a cool idea

by Mark Nadolny 2/7/2014 6:40:08 PM
by Mark Nadolny via Canadian Olympic Committee 2/7/2014 6:42:07 PM
220 roller skaters and the music of Daft Punk!

by pnichols via Canadian Olympic Committee 2/7/2014 6:43:39 PM
Out of this world. #OpeningCeremony #cbcolympics http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf5HVkaIAAAFxcM.jpg

by MoniKa Platek via twitter 2/7/2014 6:46:25 PM
Guess what's coming now!

by pnichols via Canadian Olympic Committee 2/7/2014 6:49:00 PM
Remember when Hayley read the Olympic Oath for athletes in Vancouver?

by Mark Nadolny via Canadian Olympic Committee 2/7/2014 6:53:09 PM
The Winter Olympic Gods enter #Fisht minutes before the the Olympic flame is ignited! #OpeningCeremony #Sochi2014 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf5IoldCYAAyslk.jpg

by Sochi 2014 via twitter 2/7/2014 6:53:13 PM
Olympic flame-lighting time in #Sochi2014 ! Live updates right here: bit.ly/1f1q9Ty http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf5JK2SCAAAg-DA.jpg

by sgoldman via twitter 2/7/2014 6:54:04 PM
Maria Sharapova starts the Olympic flame heading around the stadium! http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf5ImbSIEAAXLhV.jpg

by Charly Aguilar via twitter 2/7/2014 6:54:16 PM
The Olympic flame on its way to the cauldron. #OpeningCeremony http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf5JZZ8IUAAs4EG.jpg

by Olympics via twitter 2/7/2014 6:54:28 PM
The Olympic flame was kindled!!! Olympic Games started!!! :-):-):-) #goodluck http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf5JouaIYAA8K98.jpg

by Kate ♜ via twitter 2/7/2014 6:54:59 PM
Let the Games begin. #TeamCanada #WeAreWinter http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf5J_uwIEAAVAGw.jpg

by Team Canada via twitter 2/7/2014 7:56:12 PM
The cauldron as it was lit a few minutes ago. We have everything #TeamCanada at Olympic.ca | #WeAreWinter http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf5P4NnIYAAR-N6.jpg

by Team Canada via twitter 2/7/2014 8:01:55 PM

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