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Seeing Sochi Day 1: Our favorite Olympics photos

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Fireworks explode
Fireworks explode while the Olympic flame is lit during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia
Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

Sochi, Russia (AP) -- The Winter Olympics are now officially underway. Tomorrow will be the first full day of competition. Overall, five medal events are on the agenda: the men's 5,000-meter speed skating; the men's 10-kilometer sprint in biathlon; the women's moguls; the men's slopestyle final; and the women's 15-kilometer skiathlon.

Here are some of our favorite photos from the opening ceremony.

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The Sochi Winter Olympic games official mascots, the Leopard, the Polar Bear, and the Hare, perform during the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
Lionel Bonaventure - Pool/Getty Images
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Fireworks explode
Fireworks explode while the Olympic flame is lit during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia
Richard Heathcote/Getty Images
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Actors and dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi.
Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images