Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremonies coverage

NBC will stream the 2014 Winter Olympic sporting events in real time, but today's opening ceremony is the one thing you can't watch live in the U.S. Follow along live as the athletes parade through the stadium.

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Kevin, it's terrifying. Which I suppose is the point. So, I like it!

by Emma Yardley via Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremonies coverage 2/7/2014 6:46:43 PM
Lighted guys on roller blades (Richard Lautens/Toronto Star)

by Richard Lautens via Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremonies coverage 2/7/2014 6:48:44 PM
This was kinda cool: Winter Olympic athlete figures as if they were constellations of stars. (BBC)

by Gary Kicinski via Digital First Media 2/7/2014 6:48:52 PM
That was odd. At a Games so concerned about terrorism, a giant rifle-toting athlete just shot fireworks out of the end of the "rifle."

by MercPurdy via twitter 2/7/2014 6:49:21 PM
And now, the Olympic flame... who will carry it?

by Gary Kicinski via Digital First Media 2/7/2014 6:49:28 PM
Sharapova carries torch. Summer olympian (tennis, Silver.)

by Kevin McGran edited by Lesley Ciarula Taylor 2/7/2014 6:49:40 PM
I had a one-on-one interview with her once. She was a fantastic talker. Quite a presence in person.

by Kevin McGran via Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremonies coverage 2/7/2014 6:50:24 PM
Maria Sharapova brings the torch into the stadium ...

by Gary Kicinski via Digital First Media 2/7/2014 6:50:28 PM
Alexander Karelin. The wrestler who was so huge and powerful, an opponent once suggested that his parents had been matched to create a genetically optimal athlete.

by Cathal Kelly via Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremonies coverage 2/7/2014 6:50:52 PM
Sharapova and her flowing hair, I mean, fiery Olympic torch.

by Emma Yardley edited by Lesley Ciarula Taylor 2/7/2014 6:51:01 PM
Okay, torch time. Maria Sharapova brings it into stadium but she's not going to be final carrier. And yes, there's Alexander Karelin and .

by MercPurdy via twitter 2/7/2014 6:51:04 PM
...hands off to pole vaulting great Yelena Isinbayeva

by Gary Kicinski via Digital First Media 2/7/2014 6:51:04 PM
There's Mr. 1972. Vladislav Tretiak with torch.

by Kevin McGran via Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremonies coverage 2/7/2014 6:52:04 PM
some other famou Russian athletes including Vladisav Tretiak, the former Russian hockey coach who lost the "Miracle On Ice." Nice moment.

by MercPurdy via twitter 2/7/2014 6:52:12 PM
Huge ovation for Vladislav Tretiak. Where's he in the greatest goalie ever discussion, Kevin?

by Cathal Kelly via Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremonies coverage 2/7/2014 6:52:28 PM
Leaf scouts didn't think he was much of a goalie. Didn't think Team Canada would have a problem. What scouts didn't know, they saw Tretiak play the day after his honeymoon.

by Kevin McGran via Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremonies coverage 2/7/2014 6:53:04 PM
now in the hands of goaltending legend Vladislav Tretiak

by Gary Kicinski via Digital First Media 2/7/2014 6:53:08 PM
@CathalKelly: right after Reimer

by Kevin McGran via Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremonies coverage 2/7/2014 6:53:17 PM
Cheeky.

by Cathal Kelly via Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremonies coverage 2/7/2014 6:53:32 PM
They're running an awfully long way. You can see Tretiak flagging a bit.

by Cathal Kelly via Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremonies coverage 2/7/2014 6:53:57 PM
Irina Rodnina, the figure skater, and Tretiak now running outside stadium to light torch together, it seems . . .

by MercPurdy via twitter 2/7/2014 6:54:02 PM
Tretiak carries torch to cauldron (BBC)

by Gary Kicinski via Digital First Media 2/7/2014 6:54:09 PM
Fantastic #OpeningCeremony w the variety of music - DJ electronica to Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky - a reflection of #Sochi2014 #Olympics

by Jason Blevins via twitter 2/7/2014 6:54:11 PM
And they do . . .

by MercPurdy via twitter 2/7/2014 6:54:15 PM
Hope those two still train regularly...

by Emma Yardley via Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremonies coverage 2/7/2014 6:54:24 PM
@CathalKelly: Today's shooters would of course tear him and any other goalie from 70s apart. But for me, it was Dryden-Tretiak-Parent.

by Kevin McGran via Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremonies coverage 2/7/2014 6:54:29 PM
Tretiak and figure skating great Irina Rodnina share flame lighting duties. Goose bumps.

by Cathal Kelly via Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremonies coverage 2/7/2014 6:54:40 PM
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by PRNewser via twitter 2/7/2014 9:45:19 PM
#mbchats At what age do you think it is appropriate for kids to start using social media?

by Mediabistro via twitter 2/7/2014 9:46:03 PM
Check out our @facebook photo gallery of #TeamUSA getting ready for the #OpeningCeremony at #Sochi2014 ! facebook.com/media/set/?set… #GoTeamUSA

by U.S. Olympic Team via twitter 2/7/2014 9:55:22 PM
Only rough part was covering up my lustrous mane of hair with a hat, but worth it to wear awesome @RalphLauren #teamUSA uniforms #hairprobs

by John Daly via twitter 2/7/2014 9:57:55 PM
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by Elliott Almond via twitter 2/7/2014 10:24:32 PM
Over 200 of the 230 athletes on the 2014 U.S. #Olympic Team are on @twitter ! Follow them here: twitter.com/USOlympic/list… #GoTeamUSA

by U.S. Olympic Team via twitter 2/7/2014 10:31:46 PM
My column on the Sochi Opening Ceremonies--and the surprising "diversity" speech that didn't make Putin smile: bit.ly/1klPkHM

by MercPurdy via twitter 2/7/2014 10:37:32 PM
WATCH: @GraceEGold 's practice skate at the #Sochi2014 Iceberg Skating Palace: tw.nbcsports.com/83u

by #TokyoOlympics via twitter 2/7/2014 10:42:03 PM
Before you watch the #OpeningCeremony tonight, meet the members of #TeamUSA : tw.nbcsports.com/u7K http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf6B1QxIUAAQ3ZT.jpg

by #TokyoOlympics via twitter 2/7/2014 11:00:08 PM
RT @JohnDalyUSA : #YourDalyNitro at the #OpeningCeremonies #teamusa @NBCOlympics @StevenLangton http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf6Cks2IIAEcPDl.jpg

by Steven Langton via twitter 2/7/2014 11:03:22 PM
This is how a bobsled athlete celebrates a snow day in Oregon. #TeamUSA http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf6D4X0CcAAP6GS.jpg

by Sam Michener via twitter 2/7/2014 11:09:05 PM
USA Daily for Feb. 8: teamusa.uberflip.com/i/257191 @Sochi2014 #TeamUSA

by U.S. Olympic News via twitter 2/7/2014 11:09:32 PM
What a night. I am so very grateful & honored to have this opportunity to represent my country, my family & #TeamUSA http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf6E6W4IYAAAFat.jpg

by Steven Langton via twitter 2/7/2014 11:13:35 PM
We’re only one hour away from primetime coverage of the #Sochi2014 #OpeningCeremony on @nbc ! #GoTeamUSA

by U.S. Olympic Team via twitter 2/7/2014 11:30:33 PM
Head to social.teamusa.org for a first-hand account of #Sochi2014 right from the athletes. #GoTeamUSA

by U.S. Olympic Team via twitter 2/8/2014 2:07:35 AM
Here's the suit that Mexico's 55 y/o alpine skier Hubertus von Hohenlohe will wear at #Sochi2014 : http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf6t6XyCUAAx8NL.jpg

by #TokyoOlympics via twitter 2/8/2014 2:12:43 AM
Indeed. Enjoy the Games! RT @brownbear844 : @utahutes24 It is what I meant. 140 characters is limiting.

by Michael C. Lewis via twitter 2/8/2014 2:17:55 AM
From pop albums to royal bloodlines, 55 y/o Mexican alpine skier Hubertus von Hohenlohe is worth learning more about: tw.nbcsports.com/Hdi

by #TokyoOlympics via twitter 2/8/2014 2:19:27 AM