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place. of. well that was a rather surreal. definitely the way to stream i've had for a while. there was a memorable ceremony. who i'm pretty sure the high priestess never spoke to me. what was it she said it full of the flame or something. you have a lot more of course at base. on which the top story this morning than the silky twenty pulteney olympic flame of the. seven days off it was first late in the ancient greek city of a limpia carried by russia's deputy prime minister dmitri cool with ak the flame travelled 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 toss relay in a limb take a street the same boy it's great that so many people have turned out to the start of the russian really it looks like a lot of fun out there. in a minute. but it was. the stone i picked up in and it was on my mantel 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 picked up two gold medals in the beijing and london games. he's still a big gold medal is there still something special for you i guess 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 i 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 word sexists i missed out on going to my home games in london and i was determined not to let such a twenty four team pass 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 a thing we want to who. you know whole and also desirable should be like wow. a lot of questions where or. 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 guild. the problem can be. underneath here and it just caused the fire but in this kid we have a special need wiring inside which melting 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 more than a kilometer under the earth and uses the most sophisticated drilling equipment on the market to get to the precious. once the stones have been taken to assaulting sense and closely examined each rough gem is appraised and valued and i had a close family focused on my precious stone too. must be

some kind of limestone in your view. there i can see small crystals here proving that it's ancient rock. movement but really it should lights up should it. know it's false but it's luminescent as from. 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 from its quarries and factories and now. it's getting ready for its most important passenger ever. it might 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 heartbeats of the city for more than fifty years producing more than seventeen billion dollars of diamonds my stone it meant i was here to watch the parade but what was i supposed to do next in our great shops.

these kinds. lives so where to meet where to. and again show me the and. by carlo. 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

. our professional activity is mostly dedicated to rescuing people on lake baikal our job is important difficult interesting and in a way romantic my cow has many faces in winter it's tough and in summer it's beautiful you can't help but admire its power it attracts you and it's very important to me because it's a jewel of russia. everything's ready let's 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.

and there's plenty of local showmen on hands went to tame them while they wait. a mass of 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. when it's under water it's like a second sun the flame literally illuminates the entire lake. 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 watched from out 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 tool tree and i was wondering what could possibly top it. looks like on the right track. so. london. the whole world is on the. other one on the end there are five the two hang up the coins that building at the

end of the street another one a more transparent society gets the money or the pot the tears become we see military and state police false is mobilized against people who blend into the city who inhabit the city the more people trust electronic devices the more defenseless they are. good lumber tory. building most sophisticated. tim's mission to teach me. this is why you should. only. play games take. heart take

place again there is a plan. that will make their lives. clear. if. those. lists. lists lists lists of the people. i've moved 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. 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 she didn't actually believe we were going to the north pole i think that eliminates any doubt that. 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. 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 the ice 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. let you ninety degrees north and south top of the world. ah. what. was the sum payment been finished everything kicked into gear the torch

bearers went off to get ready and organizing committee began making preparations for the relay. we love the one on the other one and then tried to hold it the right way all. right but what. with everyone in position we were ready to go and our captain was given the honor of starting off the run my main task was to keep the torch warm and make sure it goes into past hand in time and just seconds later she was away and i was on collection g c. i think that's when we now. thank you very much yes i got to take a look off the list and retirement date. i was a good. yeah go through it most that. we stepped off the ship and on to the ice the torches glowed flickering through the

pitch black hole and nights. a pioneering survey of polar explorer. or of would ignite the culture of the most northerly place on the planet. it's not often you get to witness a moment of history this is the first time the olympic flame is out of in 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 jet. who got this special. service would go up the flame cooper which is just responsible for the security of toast butter and the

flame the keep the flame the little lantern the welsh were on this special food will you know that all of these flame will never go up. the street. each city's greasing ceremony is unique and hundreds of volunteers helped make the occasion memorable. there's a possibility also to keep the security before the torchbearer you know the nobody will homey nobody will get this push. police are just the people to bear because he's just a flame and it's very dangerous for everybody. this is camp shot kind of alternative peninsula that's one of the most easterly places in russia. that is to hold the highest so that you don't burn yourself when you're torches lit. for the good fortune never talks to the

flaming torch bearer and russian because you never. everybody every had an inhabitant of the cities just very proud that comes to his cd i must say that i hope you lation no three of them. 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 russia. what's. what do you want. where my.

i'd literally run out 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 planet. and although safety reasons made lysias on board a heavily fueled rockets overall the bad idea the world's first olympic space walk was no problem. i don't know if i was getting some inspiration of my own.

yes. 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. the full uniform. because. it was time to suit up pick up the most vital piece of equipment. i think. that's make. up of 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 step 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 up and we run towards it ok go to. the russians or. none of us could wait to get stuck 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. it's you know my neighbor cotton mill. you can really imagine how exciting it. 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 church. as i waved to the crowd i hadn't expected to be so nervous one whole epic journey had led to this moment and as i waited for the number one million three to post me the flame all i could think of was for goodness sake don't drop it. by.

the dream come true i missed london twenty games i never thought of the thoughts of another day and now i'm. going to play with this moment fantastic. i am. i think. i'm going to little further. with this tour. i was with it when it was for the very first time in a limpia increase it went deep underground into diamond mines. i was with it when it plunged into the waters of lake baikal and i was with it when the wins by president of the very top of the world and then it went. to the international space

station. to believe. if you could combine. the base metal into gold this tool which of those elements even a fifth element the quintessence from space itself. i believe. has the energy to help you win gold in sochi. russia.

now the power is now. this is obviously more for the ladies because it's pink. women wanted to avoid rape they really needed to buy guns and learn how to use them i'm. sure this is the one that i want to go with them once again it's the field for all women definitely a tarzan of the gun lovers and you don't kill them when you're killing money but if somebody were you with this with her. i'm noticing more and more is this really scary marketing tactics which implies that women have some sort of moral obligation

to own guns to protect their family and young girls shoot out here too so we do have a pink or. more kids young kids choke on food than are killed by firearms if being armed made us safer in america we should be the safest nation on earth were clearly not the safest. the united states has significant technological over the rest of it while it is now using that spy on the rest of the world then there was the deal between the us in england where us spy agencies couldn't spy on people in the u.s. but british a spy agencies could spy on people in the u.s. so the two governments said alright each of us will spy on the other's citizens and then we'll trade and that way we'll be sure veiling our own people so this is what

i think of as the scandal. is there a new cold war brewing pitting the west against russia what is being called a reset relations at the start of the obama presidency today is in tatters western media and politicians are determined to between russia and the worst. even to the

point of undermining the sochi games what all of these new cold lawyers phones the cheese. it's time ends. flame completes its epic journey to get the winter games going. that's how it's revealed of been trying to secure peace with militants behind closed doors. to keep some kind of military and the lines ravaged by ten years of war. and britain's leaders are told to get a grip on the american spying after seeing a parliament bigger say u.s. spy and says all new territory are getting away with take in the.