Sochi Olympic Games officially under way

Feb 6, 2014

Sochi Olympic Games officially under way

Matt Bracken 0 Comment Olympics, Sports, World 2014 Olympics, downhill skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, luge, Olympics, Sochi, Sochi Olympic Games

The 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia have begun. Downhill skiing, luge and figure skating are among the first events.

: Nikola Sudova of the Czech Republic performs a jump during the women’s freestyle skiing moguls qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor. (REUTERS/Dylan Martinez)

: Canada’s Maxime Dufour-Lapointe performs a jump during the women’s freestyle skiing moguls qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor. (REUTERS/Dylan Martinez)

: Heather McPhie of the U.S. competes during the women’s freestyle skiing moguls qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor. (REUTERS/Dylan Martinez)

: Players from the Canadian national ice hockey women’s team change jerseys after gathering for a team photo before a training session at the Shayba Arena in preparation for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. (REUTERS/Grigory Dukor)

: Finland’s Karoliina Rantamaki pushes teammate Noora Raty on a chair across the ice after gathering for a team photo before a training session at the Shayba Arena in preparation for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. (REUTERS/Grigory Dukor)

: Germany’s Felix Loch speeds down the track during a men’s luge training at the Sanki sliding center in Rosa Khutor, a venue for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics near Sochi. (REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann)

: Italy’s Emanuel Rieder speeds down the track during a men’s luge training at the Sanki sliding center in Rosa Khutor, a venue for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics near Sochi. (REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann)

: Austria’s Daniel Pfister speeds down the track during a men’s luge training at the Sanki sliding center in Rosa Khutor, a venue for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics near Sochi. (REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann)

: A crew member prepares the course for ladies moguls qualification in Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. (Jack Gruber-USA TODAY Sports)

: Heidi Kloser (USA) is taken down the mountain after falling during warmups prior to ladies moguls qualification in Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. (Jack Gruber-USA TODAY Sports)

: Guards raise the Spanish flag ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Olympic Park. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

: Eliza Outtrim of the United States competes in the Ladies’ Moguls Qualification during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 6, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

: Biathlete Laura Dahlmeier of Germany shoots during a training session ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

: Biathlete Laura Dahlmeier of Germany prepares to shoot during a training session ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

: A guard salutes as flags fly ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Olympic Park. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

: Guards raise the British flag ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Olympic Park. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

: Kazakhstan’s Darya Rybalova competes in the Women’s Freestyle Skiing Moguls qualifications at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics. (JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Australia’s Taylah O’Neill competes in the Women’s Freestyle Skiing Moguls qualifications at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics. (JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Workers clean the shooting range during the Biathlon training at the Laura Cross Country Skiing and Biathlon Centre in Rosa Khutor, near Sochi. (ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)

: Biathlete France’s Marine Bolliet trains at the Laura Cross Country Skiing and Biathlon Centre in Rosa Khutor, near Sochi. (ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)

: Australia’s Nicole Parks competes in the Women’s Freestyle Skiing Moguls qualifications at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics. (JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Canada’s Audrey Robichaud competes in the Women’s Freestyle Skiing Moguls qualifications at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics. (JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Australia’s Nicole Parks competes in the Women’s Freestyle Skiing Moguls qualifications at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics. (FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images)

: Australia’s Nicole Parks competes in the Women’s Freestyle Skiing Moguls qualifications at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics. (FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images)

: Workers clean a pool inside Olympic Village at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/MCT)

: A section of the Olympic Village has not yet been landscaped at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/MCT)

: Volunteers pass through Olympic Village at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/MCT)

: Evgeny Plyushchenko of Russia competes during the Team Men’s Short Program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. (REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk)

: France’s Florent Amodio competes during the figure skating team men’s short program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)

: France’s Florent Amodio competes during the figure skating team men’s short program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. (REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk)

: France’s Florent Amodio competes during the figure skating team men’s short program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. (REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk)

: China’s Yan Han competes during the figure skating team men’s short program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)

: Jeremy Abbott of the U.S. continues after falling during the figure skating team men’s short program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. (REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk)

: Evgeny Plyushchenko of Russia competes during the Team Men’s Short Program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. (REUTERS/David Gray)

: Kate Hansen of the U.S. prepares for the start during the women’s luge training at the Sanki sliding center in Rosa Khutor, a venue for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. (REUTERS/Murad Sezer)

: Kate Hansen of the U.S. speeds down the track during the women’s luge training at the Sanki sliding center in Rosa Khutor, a venue for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. (REUTERS/Murad Sezer)

: Jeremy Abbott (USA) falls during the figure skating team men’s short program in the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Iceberg Skating Palace. (Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports)

: Canada’s Patrick Chan performs during the figure skating team men’s short program in the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Iceberg Skating Palace. (Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports)

: Canada’s Patrick Chan performs during the figure skating team men’s short program in the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Iceberg Skating Palace. (Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports)

: A fan holds a Russian Flag in front of the Olympic Cauldron ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Olympic Park. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images)

: Chloe Dufour-Lapointe of Canada competes in the Ladies’ Moguls Qualification during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

: Peter Liebers of Germany competes in the Figure Skating Men’s Short Program during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

: Workers are seen inside the Olympic Park prior to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

: Maxime Dufour-Lapointe of Canada competes in the Ladies’ Moguls Qualification during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

: Torah Bright of the Australian snowboarding team poses in the Rosa Khutor Mountain Village ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

: Peter Liebers of Germany competes in the Figure Skating Men’s Short Program during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

: Ukraine’s Yakov Godorozha performs during the Men’s Figure Skating Team Short Program at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Sochi Winter Olympics. (DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images)

: Slovakia’s head coach Vladimir Vujtek attends an ice hockey training session at the Bolshoy arena in Sochi. (JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images)

: Russia’s Yevgeny Plushenko performs in the Men’s Figure Skating Team Short Program at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Sochi Winter Olympics. (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

: Germany’s Natalie Geisenberger takes the start of the second run of a women’s luge training session at the Sanki Sliding Centre in Rosa Khutor. (LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)

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