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During the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Paralympics, athletes from each participating country paraded in the Fisht Olympic Stadium, preceded by its flag. The flag was borne by a sportsperson from that country chosen either by the National Paralympic Committee or by the athletes themselves.
All nations paraded in alphabetical order of the Russian alphabet except the host country, the Russian Federation, who entered last.
The following is a list of all parading countries with their respective flag bearer, sorted in the order they appeared in the parade. [1] This is sortable by country name under which they entered, the flag bearer's name, or the flag bearer's sport. Names are given as were officially designated by the IPC.
| Order | Country | Russian | Romanisation | Flag bearer | Sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia (AUS) | Австралия | Avstraliya | Cameron Rahles-Rahbula | Alpine skiing |
| 2 |  Austria (AUT) | Австрия | Avstriya | Philipp Bonadimann | Alpine skiing |
| 3 |  Andorra (AND) | Андорра | Andorra | Xavier Fernandez | Alpine skiing |
| 4 |  Argentina (ARG) | Аргентина | Argentina | Pablo Javier Robledo | Nordic skiing |
| 5 |  Armenia (ARM) | Армения | Armeniya | Mher Avanesyan | Alpine skiing |
| 6 |  Belarus (BLR) | Республика Беларусь | Respublika Belarus’ | Yadviha Skorabahataya | Nordic skiing |
| 7 |  Belgium (BEL) | Бельгия | Bel'giya | Denis Colle | Snowboarding |
| 8 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | Болгария | Bolgariya | Svetoslav Georgiev | Nordic skiing |
| 9 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | Босния и Герцеговина | Bosniya i Gertsegovina | Ilma Kazazic | Alpine skiing |
| 10 |  Brazil (BRA) | Бразилия | Braziliya | André Pereira | Snowboarding |
| 11 |  Great Britain (GBR) | Великобритания | Velikobritaniya | Millie Knight | Alpine skiing |
| 12 |  Germany (GER) | Германия | Germania | Andrea Rothfuß | Alpine skiing |
| 13 |  Greece (GRE) | Греция | Gretsiya | Efthymios Kalaras | Alpine skiing |
| 14 |  Denmark (DEN) | Дания | Daniya | Ulrik Nyvold | Alpine skiing |
| 15 |  Iran (IRI) | Иран | Iran | Sadegh Kalhor | Alpine skiing |
| 16 |  Iceland (ISL) | Исландия | Islandiya | Erna Fridriksdottir | Alpine skiing |
| 17 |  Spain (ESP) | Испания | Ispaniya | Jon Santacana Maiztegui | Alpine skiing |
| 18 |  Italy (ITA) | Италия | Italiya | Andrea Chiarotti | Ice sledge hockey |
| 19 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | Казахстан | Kazakhstan | Yerlan Omarov | Nordic skiing |
| 20 |  Canada (CAN) | Канада | Kanada | Sonja Gaudet | Wheelchair curling |
| 21 |  China (CHN) | Китайская Народная Республика | Kitaiskaya Narodnaya Respublika | Tian Ye | Nordic skiing |
| 22 |  Mexico (MEX) | Мексика | Meksika | Arly Velásquez | Alpine skiing |
| 23 |  Mongolia (MGL) | Монголия | Mongoliya | Ganbold Batmunkh | Nordic skiing |
| 24 |  Netherlands (NED) | Нидерланды | Niderlandy | Bibian Mentel-Spee | Snowboarding |
| 25 |  New Zealand (NZL) | Новая Зеландия | Novaya Zelandiya | Adam Hall | Alpine skiing |
| 26 |  Norway (NOR) | Норвегия | Norvegiya | Mariann Marthinsen | Nordic skiing |
| 27 |  Poland (POL) | Польша | Pol'sha | Maciej Krezel | Alpine skiing |
| 28 |  South Korea (KOR) | Республика Корея | Respublika Koreya | Jung Seung-Hwan | Ice sledge hockey |
| 29 |  Romania (ROU) | Румыния | Rumyniya | Laura Valeanu | Alpine skiing |
| 30 |  Serbia (SRB) | Сербия | Serbiya | Jugoslav Milosevic | Alpine skiing |
| 31 |  Slovakia (SVK) | Словакия | Slovakiya | Jakub Krako | Alpine skiing |
| 32 |  Slovenia (SLO) | Словения | Sloveniya | Gal Jakic | Alpine skiing |
| 33 |  United States (USA) | Соединенные Штаты Америки | Soyedinennye Shtaty Ameriki | Jonathan Lujan | Alpine skiing |
| 34 |  Turkey (TUR) | Турция | Turtsiya | Mehmet Çekiç | Alpine skiing |
| 35 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | Узбекистан | Uzbekistan | Ramil Gayazov | Alpine skiing |
| 36 |  Ukraine (UKR) | Украина | Ukraina | Mykhaylo Tkachenko | Nordic skiing |
| 37 |  Finland (FIN) | Финляндия | Finlyandiya | Katja Saarinen | Alpine skiing |
| 38 |  France (FRA) | Франция | Frantsiya | Vincent Gauthier-Manuel | Alpine skiing |
| 39 |  Croatia (CRO) | Хорватия | Horvatiya | Dino Sokolovic | Alpine skiing |
| 40 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | Чехия | Chekhiya | Stanislav Loska | Alpine skiing |
| 41 |  Chile (CHI) | Чили | Chili | Jorge Migueles | Alpine skiing |
| 42 |  Switzerland (SUI) | Швейцария | Shveitsariya | Christoph Kunz | Alpine skiing |
| 43 |  Sweden (SWE) | Швеция | Shvetsiya | Jalle Jungnell | Wheelchair curling |
| 44 |  Japan (JPN) | Япония | Yaponiya | Shoko Ota | Nordic skiing |
| 45 |  Russia (RUS) | Российская Федерaция | Rossiyskaya Federatsiya | Valerii Redkobuzov | Alpine skiing |
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