Olympic Opening Ceremony Marred By Embarrassing Technical Failure (Photos)

The 2014 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony kicked off Friday with a major glitch.

A graphic of snowflakes designed to morph into the Olympic rings failed to do so when one snowflake malfunctioned, as seen in the photos below.

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