2014 Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremony: live stream, start time, TV info and more
By Josh Sanchez
On Friday, the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia officially get underway with the always entertaining Opening Ceremony. The event kicks off at 11 a.m. ET in the United States (8 p.m. local time), but the ceremony will not be aired on television until prime time on NBC.
During the Opening Ceremony, the Parade of Nations will also take place, as all participating nations enter the Olympic stadium with their stable of athletes and country’s flag in hand.
How can you tune in to watch the opening ceremony on Friday? Here is all of the information you will need to watch the Winter Games kick off:
Date: Friday, Feb. 7
Start Time: 11 a.m. ET
TV Info: NBC (re-air at 8 p.m. ET)
Live Stream: No legal stream available, but there are options available around the Internet (Re-play available on NBC Olympics Live Extra)
Parade of Nations order:
| Order | Nation | Russian Spelling | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Greece (GRE) | Греция | |||
| 2 |  Australia (AUS) | Австралия | |||
| 3 |  Austria (AUT) | Австрия | |||
| 4 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | Азербайджан | |||
| 5 |  Albania (ALB) | Албания | |||
| 6 |  Andorra (AND) | Андорра | |||
| 7 |  Argentina (ARG) | Аргентина | |||
| 8 |  Armenia (ARM) | Армения | |||
| 9 |  Belarus (BLR) | Беларусь | |||
| 10 |  Belgium (BEL) | Бельгия | |||
| 11 |  Bermuda (BER) | Бермуды | |||
| 12 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | Болгария | |||
| 13 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | Босния и Герцеговина | |||
| 14 |  Brazil (BRA) | Бразилия | |||
| 15 |  British Virgin Islands (IVB) | Британские Виргинские острова | |||
| 16 |  Great Britain (GBR) | Великобритания | |||
| 17 |  Hungary (HUN) | Венгрия | |||
| 18 |  Venezuela (VEN) | Венесуэла | |||
| 19 |  Virgin Islands (ISV) | Виргинские острова | |||
| 20 |  Timor-Leste (TLS) | Восточный Тимор | |||
| 21 |  Germany (GER) | Германия | |||
| 22 |  Hong Kong, China (HKG) | Гонконг, Китай | |||
| 23 |  Georgia (GEO) | Грузия | |||
| 24 |  Denmark (DEN) | Дания | |||
| 25 |  Dominica (DMA) | Доминика | |||
| 26 |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) | Зимбабве | |||
| 27 |  Israel (ISR) | Израиль | |||
| 28 |  Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) | Исламская Республика Иран | |||
| 29 |  Ireland (IRL) | Ирландия | |||
| 30 |  Iceland (ISL) | Исландия | |||
| 31 |  Spain (ESP) | Испания | |||
| 32 |  Italy (ITA) | Италия | |||
| 33 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | Казахстан | |||
| 34 |  Cayman Islands (CAY) | Каймановы острова | |||
| 35 |  Canada (CAN) | Канада | |||
| 36 |  Cyprus (CYP) | Кипр | |||
| 37 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | Киргизия | |||
| 38 |  People’s Republic of China (CHN) | Китайская Народная Республика | |||
| 39 |  Republic of Korea (KOR) | Республика Корея | |||
| 40 |  Latvia (LAT) | Латвия | |||
| 41 |  Lebanon (LIB) | Ливан | |||
| 42 |  Lithuania (LTU) | Литва | |||
| 43 |  Liechtenstein (LIE) | Лихтенштейн | |||
| 44 |  Luxembourg (LUX) | Люксембург | |||
| 45 |  Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (MKD) | Бывшая югославская Республика Македония | |||
| 46 |  Malta (MLT) | Мальта | |||
| 47 |  Morocco (MAR) | Марокко | |||
| 48 |  Mexico (MEX) | Мексика | |||
| 49 |  Republic of Moldova (MDA) | Республика Молдова | |||
| 50 |  Monaco (MON) | Монако | |||
| 51 |  Mongolia (MGL) | Монголия | |||
| 52 |  Individual Olympic Athletes (IOA) | Независимые олимпийские атлеты | |||
| 53 |  Nepal (NEP) | Непал | |||
| 54 |  Netherlands (NED) | Нидерланды | |||
| 55 |  New Zealand (NZL) | Новая Зеландия | |||
| 56 |  Norway (NOR) | Норвегия | |||
| 57 |  Pakistan (PAK) | Пакистан | |||
| 58 |  Paraguay (PAR) | Парагвай | |||
| 59 |  Peru (PER) | Перу | |||
| 60 |  Poland (POL) | Польша | |||
| 61 |  Portugal (POR) | Португалия | |||
| 62 |  Romania (ROU) | Румыния | |||
| 63 |  San Marino (SMR) | Сан-Марино | |||
| 64 |  Serbia (SRB) | Сербия | |||
| 65 |  Slovakia (SVK) | Словакия | |||
| 66 |  Slovenia (SLO) | Словения | |||
| 67 |  United States of America (USA) | Соединенные Штаты Америки | |||
| 68 |  Tajikistan (TJK) | Таджикистан | |||
| 69 |  Thailand (THA) | Таиланд | |||
| 70 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | Китайский Тайбэй | |||
| 71 |  Togo (TOG) | Того | |||
| 72 |  Tonga (TGA) | Тонга | |||
| 73 |  Turkey (TUR) | Турция | |||
| 74 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | Узбекистан | |||
| 75 |  Ukraine (UKR) | Украина | |||
| 76 |  Philippines (PHI) | Филиппины | |||
| 77 |  Finland (FIN) | Финляндия | |||
| 78 |  France (FRA) | Франция | |||
| 79 |  Croatia (CRO) | Хорватия | |||
| 80 |  Montenegro (MNE) | Черногория | |||
| 81 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | Чешская Республика | |||
| 82 |  Chile (CHI) | Чили | |||
| 83 |  Switzerland (SUI) | Швейцария | |||
| 84 |  Sweden (SWE) | Швеция | |||
| 85 |  Estonia (EST) | Эстония | |||
| 86 |  Jamaica (JAM) | Ямайка | |||
| 87 |  Japan (JPN) | Япония | |||
| 88 |  Russian Federation (RUS) | Российская Федерация |
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