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Sochi 2014 - Live Coverage

3rd & 7 37yd

Time for the doves of peace.

by Gary Kicinski via Digital First Media 2/7/2014 6:27:57 PM
Bach invites Putin to open games

by Steve Wilson via twitter 2/7/2014 6:29:09 PM
Doves of peace at Sochi ceremony http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf5DtdXIAAA1H0m.jpg

by Steve Wilson via twitter 2/7/2014 6:30:16 PM
Now, we've got spinning, twirling black-light mushrooms. Okay, @markkiszla , you're winning me over. The pageantry may have jumped the shark

by MercPurdy via twitter 2/7/2014 6:30:24 PM
Olympic flag, designed 100 years ago, enters stadium. (BBC)

by Gary Kicinski via Digital First Media 2/7/2014 6:33:05 PM
Stunning tableau to music from Swan Lake http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf5EVveIgAAiDD5.jpg

by Philip Hersh via twitter 2/7/2014 6:35:20 PM
IOC president Thomas Bach said Games should "set an example for a peaceful society ... with no discrimination"

by Kurt Kragthorpe via twitter 2/7/2014 6:36:02 PM
Flag-raising ceremony (BBC)

by Gary Kicinski via Digital First Media 2/7/2014 6:39:11 PM
Hundreds crowd #Olympic Park for lighting of torch #sochi2014 #OpeningCeremony http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf5GaAwIMAE5F6y.jpg

by Jason Blevins via twitter 2/7/2014 6:40:30 PM
Russian short-track speedskater Vyacheslav Vedenin takes Olympic oath on behalf of all athletes (BBC)

by Gary Kicinski 2/7/2014 6:41:30 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
Maria Sharapova brings the torch into the stadium ...

by Gary Kicinski via Digital First Media 2/7/2014 6:50:28 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
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
now in the hands of goaltending legend Vladislav Tretiak

by Gary Kicinski via Digital First Media 2/7/2014 6:53:08 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 6:54:08 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
So...what's your favorite PR Twitter chat? (h/t @casterpete ) blog.castercomm.com/2014/02/05/pr-…

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
America's top freeski halfpipe riders are best friends from Northern California mercurynews.com/sports/ci_2508…

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
Here's a behind-the-scenes #selfie of @RyanSeacrest and South Korea's @yunaaaa : http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf6wdDNCMAEPdNo.jpg

by #TokyoOlympics via twitter 2/8/2014 2:23:50 AM
Personally, I like seeing NHL players play in the Olympics. This NHL owner, however, does not. Not at all.

Angry NHL owner on Olympics: 'It screws up everything'

by Ross Maghielse via Digital First Media 2/8/2014 2:24:20 AM
Chara is 6'9". Kirsten is 4'11" RT @Kirsten_MT : Ran into Zdeno Chara today. Couldn't resist taking a picture :) http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf3rLBkIAAArMj6.jpg

by #TokyoOlympics via twitter 2/8/2014 2:25:02 AM
The #Sochi Spotlight is on #TeamUSA ’s flag bearer, 6X Olympian Todd Lodwick! usaoly.us/toQmt #GoTeamUSA

by U.S. Olympic Team via twitter 2/8/2014 2:25:19 AM
Here they are! #TEAMUSA #OpeningCeremony http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf6xHL_CcAALWQQ.jpg

by #TokyoOlympics via twitter 2/8/2014 2:26:42 AM