2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
 Fisht Olympic Stadium being build | |
| Date | 7 February 2014 |
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| Time | 8.14pm MSK (UTC+4) |
| Location | Sochi, Russia |
| Coordinates | 43°24′08″N 39°57′22″E / 43.4022667°N 39.9561111°E |
| Filmed by | VGTRK and OBS |
The opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics will take place at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on 7 February 2014, starting at 20:14 Moscow Time (UTC+4).[1] This will be the first Winter Olympics and first Olympic Games opening ceremony under the IOC presidency of Thomas Bach from Germany.[2][3][4]
Preparations
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Officials and guests
- Azerbaijan: President Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva[5]
- China: President Xi Jinping[6]
- Italy: Prime Minister Enrico Letta[6]
- Japan: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe[6]
- Latvia: President Andris Berzins[7]
- Lithuania: Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius[7]
- Macedonia: President Gjorge Ivanov[8]
- Monaco: Prince Albert and Princess Charlene[9]
- Morocco: President of the Government Abdelilah Benkirane[10]
- Netherlands: King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, Prime Minister Mark Rutte[11]
- Serbia: President Tomislav Nikolić, Minister of Youth and Sports Vanja Udovičić[12][13]
- Turkey: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan[6]
- Ukraine: President Viktor Yanukovych[14]
- United Nations: Secretary General Ban Ki-moon[6]
Politicians declining to attend the ceremonies
- France: President François Hollande[why?] [15]
- Germany: President Joachim Gauck[why?] [16]
- Lithuania: President Dalia Grybauskaite, citing Russia's "attitude toward Eastern partners and economic sanctions against Lithuania"[17]
- United Kingdom: Prime Minster David Cameron, citing a scheduling conflict and the fact that no British Prime Minister has attended the Winter Games[18]
- United States: President Barack Obama, citing a desire to not distract from competitions[19]
Proceedings
Anthems
Anna Netrebko - National Anthem of Russia[citation needed]
Moscow State Chamber Choir conducted by Vladimir Minin - Olympic Anthem[citation needed]
Controversies
The Russian pop duo t.A.T.u. is to perform in part of the opening day festivities. The pair are widely known for their fake lesbian antics as part of their stage shows from their heyday. Those antics are now illegal under current Russian law.[20] The duo have previous marched in support of gay pride.[21] Their name in Russian is slang for girl-on-girl love.[22]
References
- ^ Torre, Inez (31 October 2013). "Sochi 2014: Winter Olympic venues". CNN. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "Everything You Need to Know About The Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremony". Time. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Russian city prepares for Olympic opening ceremony". BBC Sport. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Sochi opening ceremony: live". Daily Telegraph. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ http://www.1news.az/chronicle/20140206113118926.html
- ^ a b c d e Shaun Walker (5 February 2014) Sochi Winter Olympics: who is going to the opening ceremony? The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2014
- ^ a b Lithuanian PM leaves for Sochi to attend 2014 Winter Olympics Lithuania Tribune. Retrieved 7 February 2014
- ^ http://www.mtv.com.mk/node/3596
- ^ THS the Prince and Princess at the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics in Sochi Palais.mc. Retrieved 7 February 2014
- ^ Le Chef du gouvernement représente le Roi à la cérémonie inaugurale des jeux olympiques d'hiver de Sotchi
- ^ "Koning Willem-Alexander vijf dagen in Sotsji". Nusport.nl. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014. Template:Nl icon
- ^ http://www.b92.net/sport/soci2014/bob/vesti.php?yyyy=2014&nav_id=808668
- ^ http://www.b92.net/sport/soci2014/olimpizam/vesti.php?yyyy=2014&nav_id=808615
- ^ http://sochi2014.rsport.ru/sochi2014/20140203/720164354.html
- ^ "French President Francois Hollande to shun Sochi games". BBC. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "German President Gauck will not attend Sochi Games". Reuters. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_24757668/sochi-olympics-lithuanian-president-skip-russia-games
- ^ "Cameron won't attend Russia's Sochi Winter Olympics". Reuters. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "Obama explains Sochi absence in interview with NBC's Bob Costas". Politico. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ Jess Denham (7 February 2014). "Russian 'lesbian' duo t.A.T.u to perform at Sochi Olympics?". The Independent (London).
- ^ Joshua Ostroff (6 February 2014). "t.A.T.u, Russia's Most Famous Fake Lesbians, Playing Sochi Olympics' Opening Ceremony (REPORT)". Huffington Post.
- ^ Natalie Finn (6 February 2014). "Makeout-Happy Russian Duo t.A.T.u. Tapped to Perform at Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremony—Here's What Probably Won't Happen". E! Online.
External Links
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