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Sochi Notebook: What to Expect at Sochi's Opening Ceremony By Ivan Nechepurenko Feb. 5, 2014 The opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics on Friday will take Russia's biggest cultural gems and serve them up with contemporary dance music and spectacular lighting.
