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Olympics 2014: EW's Sochi Opening Ceremony Awards

Olympics 2014: EW's Sochi Opening Ceremony Awards

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By Annie Barrett and Mandi Bierly

Updated February 07, 2014 at 09:00 PM EST

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Best Total Miss

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The Olympic ring on the far right just had to be a special snowflake.

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Best Near Miss

This momentary high five/double thumbs up confusion between Shaun White and a polar bear.

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Biggest Ralph Lauren Ad You've Ever Seen

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Team USA! Some of the U.S. athletes referred to the festivities as the Opening Sweatermony.

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Tastiest Rainbow

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Team Germany

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Most Enthusiastic

Antonio Pardo, 43, Venezuela's sole athlete in Sochi, is also its best skipper.

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Craziest Footwear Choice

Cayman Islands

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Olympic Stud of the Day/Best Mariachi Suit/Longest Name

Mexican skier Hubertus von Hohenlohe-Langenburg is 55 years old and competing in his sixth Olympics. He'll be wearing this outfit. He's also a pop singer and a prince. He's already won.

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Most Distinctive Flagbearer Costume

Kazakhstan

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Don't Hate Them Because They're Beautiful Even in Orange

Latvia

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Coolest Fashion Hats

Norway

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Fiercest Claudia Schiffer in Love, Actually lookalike

Alpine skier Tina Weirather

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Best Second Wind

Oh, now you wanna dance, now that Russia is about to come out.

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Most Compelling Reminder to Play CandyLand

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Actual Russian architecture

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Best Guess at When She Broke her Arm

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Our 11-year-old tour guide, Liza Temnikova, was injured as some point rehearsing for the ceremony. This scene?

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Best Moment in the War and Peace Ballet

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It was the most dramatic wave we'll ever see.

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Most Revolutionary Mode of Transportation

This pizza bagel pogo ball seemed fun. (Runner-up: scurrying teapot.)

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Most Ominous

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The avant-garde Russian Revolution segment set to ''Time, Forward!'' (Runner-up: Whatever music was played during the Olympic sport constellation star show.)

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Most Surprising

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Hipster dance party

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Our Favorite Animal

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The ''Dove of Peace'' performed to Swan Lake, which is apparently teeming with jellyfish.

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Saddest That NBC Didn't Include Them in Broadcast

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Yulia Volkova and Lena Katina of t.A.T.u.

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Happiest That Miley Cyrus Wasn't Around

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The animal kingdom

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Best Reason to Stay in Shape

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Former pairs figure skater Irina Rodnina and hockey star Vladislav Tretiak, who've each won three Olympic gold medals, had a long way to jog to light the cauldron after inheriting the torch from medal-winning rhythmic gymnast Alina Kabayeva (who's allegedly romancing Russian President Vladimir Putin).

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Olympics 2014: EW's Sochi Opening Ceremony Awards

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Best Total Miss

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Biggest Ralph Lauren Ad You've Ever Seen

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Tastiest Rainbow

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Most Enthusiastic

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Craziest Footwear Choice

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Olympic Stud of the Day/Best Mariachi Suit/Longest Name

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Most Distinctive Flagbearer Costume

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Don't Hate Them Because They're Beautiful Even in Orange

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Coolest Fashion Hats

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Fiercest Claudia Schiffer in Love, Actually lookalike

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Best Second Wind

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Most Compelling Reminder to Play CandyLand

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Best Guess at When She Broke her Arm

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Best Moment in the War and Peace Ballet

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Most Revolutionary Mode of Transportation

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Most Ominous

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Most Surprising

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Our Favorite Animal

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Saddest That NBC Didn't Include Them in Broadcast

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Happiest That Miley Cyrus Wasn't Around

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Best Reason to Stay in Shape

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