The opening to the Sochi paralympic games featured Russian President Vladimir Putin, a giant boat called “Peace,” and teams from both the United States and Ukraine in attendance.
The 2014 Paralympic Winter Games kicked off Friday with an opening ceremony at Fisht Olympic Stadium.
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Christian Hartmann / Reuters
The ceremony was elaborate and involved a lot of moving parts, similar to the ceremony for the Winter Olympics that just ended in Sochi.
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