Opening Ceremony Spoiler Alert: The Snuggly Sochi Surprise We Didn't See Coming



02/07/2014 at 02:25 PM EST



SPOILER ALERT: This post divulges details of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, which has not aired in the U.S.

Prepare yourself because the Sochi Olympic mascots made their debut at Friday's opening ceremony – and they're both cuddly and colossal.


Bear, Hare and Leopard – yes, those are the official names – made their grand entrance as giant animatronic toys come to life inside the Olympic stadium in Sochi on Friday.


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Sochi Winter Olympic mascots at Opening Ceremony




The towering, slowly blinking beasts of the Games wheeled in shortly after the Parade of Nations, and stayed on the floor long enough to leave an impression that will last for days.


Below, get an early look at the mascots in their opening-ceremony form. Here they are:


Bear


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Bear the Sochi Winter Olympics mascot




Leopard


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Leopard the Sochi Winter Olympics mascot




Hare


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Hare the Sochi Winter Olympics mascot




Now, all three in motion






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