"Creative" Opening Ceremony Largely Praised By Attending Media

The Sochi Games Opening Ceremony was mostly praised on Twitter this afternoon by those in attendance. USA Today's Dan Wolken wrote, "This opening ceremony has been visually fabulous start to finish. You'll enjoy watching it tonight." The N.Y. Times’ Christopher Clarey tweeted, “One of the better Winter Olympic ceremonies: visually striking, creative, not too parochial and the cauldron is in the right spot.” The Chicago Tribune’s Philip Hersh: “Unlike London, flame can't be seen inside stadium but visible outside.” The N.Y. Times’ Juliet Macur: “The Olympic flame at the Sochi Games is burning bright at the center of Olympic Park. It's in a perfect place, nice and high, for all to see.”