The Opening of the Olympic Games in Sochi
26th of February 2014 by Alice Rose Netten.


The winter Olympics are happening in Sochi (Russia) Fisht Stadium. The Olympic games are happening in February. The reason why the Opening of the Olympic games are so spectacular this is the reason.  Last Friday the opening ceremony had taken the audience and began going on a  Russian journey. 

In the opening ceremony of the olympic games 3000 performers  dance do acrobatics and also people do  circus groups. Also the ceremony included Olympic Mascots a leopard, bear and a hare representing skiers and also skaters and snowboarders. The ceremony also did the famous russian ballet, revolution and also russian art.   At the end of the ceremony Irina Rodnina and Vladisalv  Tretiak lit the Olympic torch signalling the start of the Olympic Games.The people light the Olympic torch because it comes from Greece and was first introduced as the modern Olympics at 1928 (Amsterdam Games). “Since the the flame has come to symbolize” the light of spirit, knowledge and life”. 

The torch is lighten by two people doing it together in the opening ceremony of the start of the Olympic games . People light the olympic torch before the games have begun and they carry the Olympic torch to Olympia. You have probably seen the five circles of different colours while you are watching the Olympic Games that is what the symbol means. The olympic games are people that are from all around the world and in the ceremony that is what they are talking about. There are two kinds of Olympic Games Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics and I really hope you all will enjoy my article about Olympic games in the past month.

You may wonder why it is called The Olympic games? Greek people started the Olympic games 3000 years ago. The Olympic Games were held in Olympia and that is the reason of the name. The Olympic Games are held every four years.The Olympic Games were held because there were gods that lived on Mount Olympus and the gods were with respect of the king god Zeus. In Ancient Greece 3000 years ago it was 5 days and now it is 17 days of the Olympic Games. In Ancient Greece in Sochi 3000 years ago it was 5 events and now it is 98 events.In our days we have 85 countries and 6000 athletes. “ At  the first Olympic Games there was only one event and that was a running race around 200 meters.” During the games a truce was observed between city states. Athletes were allowed to pass through enemy territory to get to the games.”

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