it was supposed to be just another news or of course although admittedly for a special occasion it was one hundred twenty three days before the start of the winter olympic games in sochi and i was in greece for the lighting of the olympic flame the ruins of a limpia one of the most famous monuments of ancient greece the site of the very first olympic games where stones like this would have been part of the temple. the temple of. temple.

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well that was all rather surreal. definitely the way to stream i've had for a while. there was a memorable ceremony. with one pretty sure the high priestess never spoke to me. what was it she said it full of the flame or something. there's. a lot more of course at base. the top story this morning than the thirty twenty people tina libby claim as of right in moscow seven days after it was in the ancient greek city of libya carried by russia's deputy prime minister dmitri cool with ak if i traveled in a small amount into red square where president vladimir putin spoke of its meaning for the russian people in the olympic village the symbol of the world's primary sports competition of peace and of friendship. but he has come to russia. there are many marks the start of the longest tools relay in a limb take a street the flame puts great there's so many people have turned out of the start

of the russian relay it looks like a lot of fun out there. in a minute. but it was. the stone i picked up in the end it was on my mantle piece and if that isn't a sign i don't know what it is. i knew i had to get down to red square and experienced atmosphere for myself fortunately they were having a two day event. so from sunny greece to rather soggy moscow just at the very start of the torch is journey around the whole of russia i'm excited. the days first run there was paralympic star alessio bloody who picks up two gold medals in the beijing and london games. we do curling peace talks to him big

gold medals is there still something special for you. of course it's a unique feeling because i had never carried dorsch before i had first i ran with a quite easily then i felt he was becoming heavier and heavier but i was determined to carry it properly and show it to everyone so that they could all appreciate the moment. and the crowd's reaction words factious i missed out on going to my home games in london and i was determined not to let such a twenty four team passed me by there were fourteen thousand torchbearers slots up for grabs one of them was going to be mine. when we were making the technical order for the factory we say look let's make the thing we want to her. you know whole and also desirable should be like wow.

a lot of questions where. wait it's quite we have to take all the cover and we milled that by the machine extra weight of the aluminum so it's really fine. it's the feather feather over the period of burton firebird in the russian. stories and fairy tales and to get this feather from the firebird is a super challenge for the field. the

problem can be. underneath here and it just caused the fire but in this kid we have a special. wiring inside which melted and of like really a red color. and it's the fire so basically it's a rift fire in itself. i was going to have to wait a while before i found out if i'd been picked as a torch bearer more than enough time to try and learn a little more about my mysterious stone. some of russia's most eminent geologists live in. the center of russia's diamond

industry on the rocks down here in the most expensive in the country. the paper descends. and uses the most sophisticated drilling equipment to get to the precious . stones have been taken to a salting sense and closely examined each rough gem is appraised value and i had a close only focused on my precious stone to. add must be some kind of. there i can see small crystals here proving that it's ancient rock. movement but really shouldn't should it. know it's false but it's luminescent as for

you. ok maybe you could make it luminescent if you really believed it right thank you did you really expect it to glow. maybe maybe i'm just not right. there's certainly something very special about this and this ground i don't know but it might just be because they use to pulling glittering thing this out of the dark here. but who wants me in these diamonds what the top attraction and turn around it was time to head towards the city's most well known landmark where they were getting ready to welcome some very special guests. from all in forty years these huge realized trucks one of the most famous symbols in your kooky year

carrying the region's diamonds soon from its quarries and factories and now. it's getting ready for its most important passenger ever. it must have been close to minus forty celsius but these are limping torches and torch bearers are made of sterner stuff. this huge quarry has been the frozen heartbeat of the city for more than fifty years producing more than seventeen billion dollars diamonds my stone it meant i was here to watch the parade but what was i supposed to do next. great shot. rights so when two mates were to. again show me one.

by carlo. good choice. they can be few more famous natural landmarks in russia than lake baikal the oldest and deep this lake on the planet on the site of a very special olympic celebration. for the first time ever they're planning to light the olympic flame on the water. in this case your average tool which isn't going to cut it so special equipment is required and special people to carry it and who better than the local rescue ranger . are professional activity is mostly dedicated to rescuing people on lake baikal our job is important difficult interesting and in a way romantic by cow has many faces and winter it's tough and in

summer it's beautiful you can't help but admire its power because it attracts you and it's very important to me because it's a jewel of russia. everything's ready lets go then as nicholas puts the final touches to his equipment the excitement begins to build along the water's edge. rallies have been warmly welcomed across the country but the crowds here are about to witness something that's never been done before. then there's plenty of local showmen own hands went to tame them while they wait. a massive noise and color to cheer the torch bearers on. this torch is based on a special system there is a pyrotechnic charge that can burn at any depth in any temperature and under any

circumstances. why do when it's under water it's like a second sun the flame literally illuminates the entire lake. autumn when you curious you can feel its enormous power. of the water temperature is four degrees celsius it's really freezing we could feel it on our uncovered faces but we were united by this flame that had absorbed the energy of the entire country of every single person who cares about the flame that was what united us and that's why everything went perfectly. as i was tremendous on the water you could almost feel the crowd's energy coming across the waves it had been another remarkable spectacle for this record breaking

to a tree and i was wondering what could possibly top it. looks like the right track. so well but. i do. tanya the lady well tell me how my little grandson. i don't like i don't like. was being cut off. except it as an ecovillage that the spiritual side is destructive. i tried to convince her to try to preach that it was

a sect but it's dangerous and she had to leave it was a story she had lost her mind. all. you know you see we'll come back i know it was and i will wait even if it means i must wait until my dying day. right on the scene. first for you and i think the church. doors twitter. and instagram. could be in the.

move from one ship to another but what a ship. i was on board the ice breaker fifty years of victory the pride of the russian nuclear fleet for a truly once in a lifetime experience. deliberate flame was traveling to the north pole i was going with. it my stone was telling me to follow the flame i was going to take it as far as i could. see hundred nautical miles of stark beautiful ocean lay between us and the top of the world. well just in case you didn't actually believe we were going to the north pole i think that eliminates any doubt. it's another historic first for the sochi torch and a relay around the ship was planned for the occasion. and you can learn so many new things but if you get the chance to test your own as well as the crew's experience and check what the ice breaker is really capable of. i mean this tour of the

olympic torch to the north pole never before has a surface ship gone there so late in the season of them were the i. yes was much heavier and to cope with it we almost needed the ice breakers maximum power. we were making incredible progress slicing through the thick polar ice like bazza and after only four days we were already near our destination that's a world record pace. with. less to do ninety degrees north. top of the world. ah. once the champagne had been finished everything kicked into gear but torchbearers

went off to get ready and organizing committee began making preparations for the relay and we love the one on the other one and. tried to hold it the right way. i caught one. with everyone in position and we were ready to go along captain was given the owner of starting off the run my main task was to keep the torch warm and make sure it goes into pass hand in time and just seconds later she was away and i was on collection g c. i think that's me now. thank you very much yes so i got to take a look off the list and return it later. i was it good. yeah go through it no slips. no. we stepped off the ship and on to the ice the torches glowed flickering through the

pitch black hole and nights. inhering survey of polar explorer to a chilling goal of would ignite the culture of the most northerly place on the planet. it's not often you get to witness a moment in history this is the first time the olympic flame is ever been at the north pole. and i'm here to see it. from as far north as it's possible to go it was time to head east with the olympic organizing committee . the flame the ip that is has its own security team at all times not to mention its own private jets. who got this special service with the plane keepers which is just responsible for the security of the plane they keep the

planes in little. on the special food bill you know all of these flame will never go off. for. each city's greasing ceremony is unique and hundreds of volunteers helped make the occasion memorable. there's a possibility also to keep security for the torchbearer you know and nobody will homie nobody will get this fish. place and just. because he's just a flame it's very dangerous for everybody. this is camp shot of a peninsula that's one of the most easterly places in russia. so that you don't but when your torch is lit. for the mood fortune

never talks to the flaming russian because. in every each and every body every had an inhabitant of the city's just smoke problem that comes to his cd and i say that ok lation now three of. it was the end of another relay and i was in one of the most beautiful places in the country on the shores of the pacific itself but i was beginning to lose patience. i've come to the end of. what's. what do you want. where am i to go.

i literally run outs of land. but the torch would move all over the mountains across the sea. even else of this world. we live. in yes another historic moment it paid a visit to the international space station more than four hundred kilometers above the planets. and although safety reasons made lysias on board a heavily fueled rocket summer all the bad idea the world's first olympic spacewalk was no problem. back down if i was getting some inspiration of my own.

yes i mean. i've come so far with the torch i was going to have to see it through to the end but what so many different people in relays all over russia and even beyond now i was going to have my own moments with the symbol of the sochi games i was in to follow in the south of the country in under two hours i was going to be a torch bearer. for my fishel uniform. because. it was time to suit up and pick up the most vital piece of equipment. i think. let's make. up to their english

training thank you. at last. more than two hundred of us would be running through the streets and the excitement was already beginning to build there was just time for a few tips on how to make the most of the moment. smile and wave your hand then they put out my torch and i stepped back and i'm not there anymore it's your turn you start and i'll be in the car that will be filming us starts to move and we run towards it ok go to. russia. none of us could wait to get started on the pulse he was in full swing as we moved through the city thousands of people had turned out to cheer us all and watch the

parade and we even had a few guests from the north pole putting in an appearance. we were dropping off people every two hundred meters so i just had a few minutes to. my neighbor cotton mill. you can really imagine how exciting it is. looking forward to the moment when the whole country will see me it was. honestly i can't believe it. did school was freezing today isn't it. planned so let's meet our troops. as i wave to the crowd i haven't expected to be so nervous one whole epic journey led to this moment and as i waited for number one million three to pulse me the flame all i could think of was for goodness sake don't drop it. by.

the dream come true i missed all the mystery of the london twenty games i never thought of that to be part of another day and now i'm. going to play with this moment fantastic. i am. i think i finally understand. i'm going to little further to go on with this story. i was with it when it was lit for the very first time in a limpia increase it went deep underground into diamond mines and you could see i was with it when it plunged into the waters of lake baikal and i was with it when

the winds but it didn't have the very top of the world and then it went out so this one holds the international space station. to believe. if you could. you could face metal into gold this tool. of those elements even if the quintessence from space itself. believe that this tool has the energy to help you win gold in sochi. russia.

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