One of the snowflakes failed to open into an Olympic ring during the opening ceremonies last week.

One of the snowflakes failed to open into an Olympic ring during the opening ceremonies last week. Ivan Sekretarev/AP

Play of the Day: No Place Like Sochi

Stephen Colbert wonders about the mistakes at the Russian Olympics.

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The kickoff of Sochi's Winter Olympics have been riddled with struggles , but Stephen Colbert thinks one snafu might not be a mistake at all.

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