The five snowflakes hanging above the Fisht Olympic Stadium in the Russian city were meant to transform before the audience's eyes, but one failed to open up. However, it has since emerged that local TV managed to fool viewers into thinking all five rings were on show.
The malfunctioning ring at the Opening Ceremony
A photo of Russia's leader Vladimir Putin in his presidential suite released after the malfunction features all five rings on TV.
Russian TV was quick to amend the error by displaying an image from an earlier dress rehearsal.
Rossiya 1, the host broadcaster, said that it was important to preserve the imagery of the Olympic symbols.
Russian TV hides the broken ring embarrassment
Konstantin Ernst, executive creative director of the opening ceremony, told reporters at a news conference that he put the correction in place when he realised what happened.
"This is an open secret," he said, referring to the use of the pre-recorded footage. "This is certainly bad, but it does not humiliate us."
George Tsypin, the show's artistic director, explained that a stage manager caused the malfunction with a bad command.
A pre-show segment at the Opening Ceremony featured TATU reuniting to perform 'Not Gonna Get Us'.
The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics will continue until February 23.
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