Russian TV shows doctored images of Olympic ceremony
Russian state television broadcast doctored footage taken from the Sochi Olympic Games opening ceremony rehearsal, after one of the rings failed to burst opening during the live event.
USA wins first gold medal of Sochi Games
The USA took the first medal of the Sochi Games, with Sage Kotsenburg winning gold in the men's snowboard slopestyle.
Team GB's Jamie Nicholls finished sixth and Billy Morgan came 10th.
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Putin has staked £30bn and his reputation on the games
A lot is riding on the success of the Sochi Olympics, and the Opening Ceremony showed how serious the games are to Putin.
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Sochi off to shaky start as Olympic ring fails to open
The Sochi Games kicked off with a shaky start, as one of the five Olympic-Games ring structures failed to open.