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  3. Olympics 2014: EW's Sochi Opening Ceremony Awards

Olympics 2014: EW's Sochi Opening Ceremony Awards

Most Compelling Reminder to Play CandyLand! Craziest Footwear! Happiest That Miley Wasn't Around! More we saw!
By Annie Barrett and Mandi Bierly Updated February 07, 2014 at 09:00 PM EST
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Best Total Miss

Winter Olympics 2014 | The Olympic ring on the far right just had to be a special snowflake.
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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

Winter Olympics 2014 | This momentary high five/double thumbs up confusion between Shaun White and a polar bear.

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

Winter Olympics 2014 | Team USA! Some of the U.S. athletes referred to the festivities as the Opening Sweatermony.
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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

Winter Olympics 2014 | Team Germany
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Team Germany

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Most Enthusiastic

Winter Olympics 2014 | Antonio Pardo, 43, Venezuela's sole athlete in Sochi, is also its best skipper.

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

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Craziest Footwear Choice

Winter Olympics 2014 | Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands

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

Winter Olympics 2014 | 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 singerÂ…

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

Winter Olympics 2014 | Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

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

Winter Olympics 2014 | Latvia

Latvia

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Coolest Fashion Hats

Winter Olympics 2014 | Norway

Norway

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Fiercest Claudia Schiffer in Love, Actually lookalike

Winter Olympics 2014 | Alpine skier Tina Weirather

Alpine skier Tina Weirather

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Best Second Wind

Winter Olympics 2014 | Oh, now you wanna dance, now that Russia is about to come out.

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

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Most Compelling Reminder to Play CandyLand

Winter Olympics 2014 | Actual Russian architecture
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Actual Russian architecture

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Best Guess at When She Broke her Arm

Winter Olympics 2014 | Our 11-year-old tour guide, Liza Temnikova, was injured as some point rehearsing for the ceremony. This scene?
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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

Winter Olympics 2014 | It was the most dramatic wave we'll ever see.
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It was the most dramatic wave we'll ever see.

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Most Revolutionary Mode of Transportation

Winter Olympics 2014 | This pizza bagel pogo ball seemed fun. (Runner-up: scurrying teapot.)

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

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Most Ominous

Winter Olympics 2014 | 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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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

Winter Olympics 2014 | Hipster dance party
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Hipster dance party

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Our Favorite Animal

Winter Olympics 2014 | The ''Dove of Peace'' performed to Swan Lake , which is apparently teeming with jellyfish.
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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

Winter Olympics 2014 | Yulia Volkova and Lena Katina of t.A.T.u.
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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

Winter Olympics 2014 | The animal kingdom
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The animal kingdom

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Best Reason to Stay in Shape

Winter Olympics 2014 | 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 toÂ…
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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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