Back حفل افتتاح الألعاب الأولمبية الشتوية 2014 Arabic Ceremonia de apertura de los Juegos Olímpicos de Sochi 2014 Spanish Cérémonie d'ouverture des Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 2014 French Upacara pembukaan Olimpiade Musim Dingin 2014 ID 2014年ソチオリンピックの開会式 Japanese 2014년 동계 올림픽 개막식 Korean 2014. gada ziemas olimpisko spēļu atklāšanas ceremonija Latvian/Lettish Åpningsseremonien til Vinter-OL 2014 NB Ceremonia otwarcia Zimowych Igrzysk Olimpijskich 2014 Polish Церемония открытия зимних Олимпийских игр 2014 Russian
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| Date | 7 February 2014 |
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| Time | 20:14 – 23:02 MSK (UTC+4) |
| Location | Sochi, Russia |
| Coordinates | 43°24′08″N 39°57′22″E / 43.4022667°N 39.9561111°E |
| Also known as | Power to the People |
| Filmed by | Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) |
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). It was filmed and produced by OBS and Russian host broadcasters Channel One and VGTRK.[1] This was the first Winter Olympics and first Olympic Games opening ceremony under the IOC presidency of Thomas Bach.[2][3][4] This was also the second consecutive Winter Olympic opening ceremony to be held in an indoor stadium.
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.[5]
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