Sochi Winter Olympic 2014

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A torchbearer looks at the Olympic flame in Russia's Pacific port of Anadyr, the administrative center of the Chukotka region, on Nov. 11.

Torchbearers 'kiss' their torches to pass the Olympic flame at Russia's Pacific Kamchatka peninsula on Nov. 12.

A torchbearer rises his torch aboard a boat crossing Avacha Bay at Russia's Pacific port of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on Kamchatka peninsula, on Nov. 13.

 

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A torchbearer rides atop an off road vehicle at Russia's Pacific Kamchatka peninsula, on Nov. 12.

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov is seen on a giant screen at the Mission Control Center in Korolyov as he holds the Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch outside of the International Space Station ISS as part of a spacewalk with Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryazanskiyin as their activities are broadcast to the Mission Control Center in Korolyov, Russia, on Nov. 9.

International Space Station (ISS) crew member Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin holds a torch of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games as he waves after landing near the town of Zhezkazgan in central Kazakhstan on Nov. 11.

 

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A dragon boat with an Olympic torch aboard leading other boats during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic torch relay on the Volga River in the ancient Russian city of Tver, on Oct. 11.

A torchbearer jumping with his torch during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic torch relay in Russia's European exclave of Kaliningrad, on Oct. 29.

 

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First special effect of Sochi opening ceremony EPIC FAIL.

Geometric figures are readied to be opened into the Olympic rings as performers sing during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics.

Snowflakes transform into the Olympic rings during the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.

The Olympic rings are presented during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium.

 

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The path the athletes are treading is totally smooth. There is literally nothing to trip over. But then, these are Olympic athletes, and they can do anything they put their minds to.A member of Austria's delegation lies on the ground after falling during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium.

 

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Loud outfits: The German Olympic team entered the stadium in flamboyant fashion with costumes shining in bright red, yellow, green and blue

Hello Sochi! The Russian Olympic team came on in fur-style coats to the soundtrack of a remix between Not Gonna Get Us, by tATu, and We Will Rock You

 

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Scale: The ceremony featured a 200ft-long lit-up Troika, an 18th Century carriage pulled by three horses, as part of the story of Russia's history

History: Performers re-enacted the construction of Moscow's St Basil's Cathedral, so beautiful its architect was blinded afterwards so it would be unique

Vibrant: Dancers performed around inflated objects which were designed to represent St Basil's Cathedral

Through the looking-glass: The onion domes of the cathedral took on a dream-like quality as they were turned into multi-coloured teapots and inflatables

 

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The mascots of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, a bear and a leopard, take part in the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

Dancing for their country: Danila Korsuntsev and Svetlana Zakharova perform in the ceremony, which featured Russian classical music and a dramatisation of War and Peace

Sailing through the past: At one point a giant projection on the floor of the stadium depicted a sailing ship, with people standing on the deck

Inspired: The ceremony began with Lubov, the so-called 'Hero Girl', being lifted up on strings and into a journey through Russia's history and culture

 

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Scenes from some of the seven islands that represent the diversity of Russia float past during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium

 

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Julia Lavrentieva and Yuri Rudyk of Ukraine

 

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Team event
Final standings, men's short program:

Yuzuru Hanyu, Japan, 97.98
Yevgeny Plushenko, Russian Federation, 91.39
Patrick Chan, Canada, 89.71
Han Yan, China, 85.52
Florent Amodio, France, 79.93
Peter Liebers, Germany, 79.61
Jeremy Abbott, U.S., 65.65
Yakov Godorozha, Ukraine, 60.51
Matthew Parr, Great Britain, 57.40
Paul Bonifacio Parkinson, Italy, 53.94

The final standings for the pairs:

Russia, Tatyana Volosozhar and Maksim Trankov, 83.79
Canada, Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford 73.10
China, Cheng Peng and Hao Zhang, 71.01
Italy, Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotark, 70.31
U.S., Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir, 64.25
Germany, Maylin and Daniel Wendy (married), 60.82
France, Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres, 57.45
Japan, Narumi Takahashi and Ryuichi Kihara, 46.56
Ukraine, Julia Lavrentieva and Yuri Rudyk, 46.34
Great Britain, Stacey Kemp and David King, 44.70

 

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The routine is truely amazing.

Feb 6, 2014; Sochi, RUSSIA; Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov (RUS) perform in the figure skating team pairs short program during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Iceberg Skating Palace

 

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Team Figure Skating: Volosozhar and Trankov Thrust Russia into the Lead

SOCHI, February 6 (R-Sport) - Russia charged into the lead of the inaugural team figure skating event at its home Olympics on Thursday as world champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov won the short program.
Fears were high of a repeat of the unconvincing skate to the same waltz at the European championships in Budapest last month, but Volosozhar and Trankov oozed class on home ice to score a session-high 83.79, which converted to 10 team points for their country.
The Canadian duo of Megan Duhamel and Eric Radford put in a masterfully elegant routine for second place and 73.10 points. It was set to music composed by Radford as a tribute to his late coach, and those emotions, mixed in with the elation of a flawless performance, elicited tears from Duhamel at the climax.
China's pair of Peng Cheng and Zhang Hao scored third place with 71.01 points with a skate inspired by the film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
The results left Russia top of the nations' standings after the first day of competition, on a total of 19 points following Evgeny Plushenko's second place by finishing runner-up to Yuzura Hanya in the men's short program.
Canada is two points behind on 17 points, with Duhamel and Radford's second place following Patrick Chan's third place in the men's short program.
Then comes China on 15 point, Japan on 13 and Germany on 10.
The next day of competition is Saturday with the women's and ice dance short program and the pairs' free skate.
It is the first time the team event is being held in Olympic competition.
Countries send out skaters in all four categories: men's and women's individual, pairs and ice dance. They all perform a short program, the points are aggregated and the top five nations progress to the free program while the others are eliminated.
Adding tactical intrigue to the event, nations may switch skaters after the short program but only if the replacements are part of the country's team in the traditional event.
The introduction of the team event gives skaters a second shot at a medal that they have welcomed, but it also comes with the inherent risk of injury before the traditional individual disciplines.

 

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to watch figure skating, cnbc of usa is the best, but you need a usa cable password, so that is no go.
bbc of uk have no streaming of old program for now. figure skating not popular in UK.
eurosport can fxxk spider, their website is useless for winter olympic
so you need a vpn. canada. then head for canada CBC
http://olympics.cbc.ca/
audio/video web cast
yes i get to see it this way.

 

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Dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7 in Sochi, Russia.

Scenes from some of the seven islands that represent the diversity of Russia float past during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7 in Sochi.

 

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Athlete marshals light up to form a Russian flag during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, in Sochi, Russia.

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Feb. 7.

The mascots of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, a bear and a leopard, take part in the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 7.

 

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Dancers perform among large helium inflatables creating the elements of St. Basil's cathedral during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games.

Lithuania's flag-bearer Deividas Stagniunas leads his country's contingent during the athletes' parade at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

 

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Dancers perform in Natasha Rostova's First Ball during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia.

Actors perform as characters from the time of Peter the Great during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium.

 

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Ballet dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

 

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Fireworks explode over the Fisht Olympic Stadium at the beginning of the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 7, 2014 in Sochi.