play. well that was all rather surreal. definitely the way to stream i've had for a while. there was a memorable ceremony. was one pretty sure the high priestess never spoke to me. but was it should sent full of the flame or something. or have a lot more of course base. the top story this morning than the sochi twenty pulteney olympic flame as of right did seven days off it was in the ancient greek city of libya carried by russia's deputy prime minister dimitri cool with ak if i traveled in a small mountain to read president vladimir putin spoke of its meaning for the

russian people. 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 toolshed relay in a limb take a street the flame but it's great that so many people have turned out to the start of the russian relay it looks like a lot of fun out there. in a minute you. couldn't pick. 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 alessi of logic you know who picked up two gold medals in the beijing and london games. we do called in peace talks to him big gold medals is there still something special for you i guess of course it's a unique feeling because i had never carried the torch before i had first i ran with it 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 factious 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 the thing we want to who. you know whole you know so desirable should be like wow. a lot of questions where. wait it's quite heavy we have to take all the cover and the middle that out 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 better from the firebird is a super challenge for the guild. the problem can be when the wind goes underneath here and it just cuts the fire but in this kid we have a special. wiring inside which melted and of like really a red color. and it's picks up 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 pits descends more than a kilometer under and uses the most sophisticated drilling equipment to get to the precious. stones have been taken to assaulting sense and closely examined each rough gem is appraised value and i had a close family focused on my precious stone too. must be

some kind of. your view there i can see small crystals here proving that it's ancient rock. movement but really shouldn't should it. no 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 go. 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 minis diamonds what the top attraction in

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 belies trucks to more of the most famous symbols in the acute 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 olympic torch is and torch bearers are made of stern stuff. this huge quarry has been the frozen heartbeat 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. great shot.

lives so when two mates were to. again show me the and. 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 my cow has many faces and 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. the torch 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 own hands went to tame them while they wait. a massive noise and color to cheer the torch bearers all. 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. autumn when you curious you can feel its enormous power. but 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 has been another remarkable spectacle for this record breaking tool trailer i was wondering what could possibly top it. looks like the right track. so well but i.

think. with the economic ups and downs in the final months they belong to the deal sank i and the rest of the life taking everything on. 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 well. media and politicians are determined to betray russia and the worst possible light even to the point of undermining the sochi games what are these new cold warriors hoping to achieve. the interview. cut loose.

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play . 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. 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. 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. and after

only four days we were already near our destination a world record pace. less or do ninety degrees north. top of the world. ah. what. was the champagne and 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 was on the other one and. 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 owner of starting off the run my main task was to keep the torch warm and make sure it got 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 it good. yeah go through it most of it. no. we stepped off the ship and on to the ice the torches glowed flickering through the pitch black polar nights. a pioneering soviet polar explorer goal 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. blue got this special. the flame keeper which is just responsible for the security of the flame the keep the flame the little lantern the crew on this special will you know that all of these flame will never go up. 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 a fold the torchbearer you know the nobody will homey nobody will get this push.

police are just the better because it's just a flame and it's very dangerous for everybody. this is come chopped. peninsula that's one of the most easterly places in russia. that is the highest so that you don't burn yourself when your torch is lit are going. for the good fortune of gold never taxed 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 and i say that ok lation now 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. what's. what do you want. where am i to go. i literally run the house 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 are all that bad idea the world's first olympic spacewalk was no problem. i don't know if i was getting some inspiration of my own. yes i mean. i 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 a new father in the south of the country in under two hours i was going to be a torch bearer. for my fishel uniform.

it was time to suit up and pick up the most vital piece of equipment. i think. the let's make. up of their english training thank you. 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 be in the car that will be filming us starts to move up and we run towards it ok go to. the russians are.

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 go. my neighbor kind of mill. you can really imagine how exciting it is. i'm looking forward to the moment when the whole country will see me. when you. want to sleep but i can't believe it. did school freezing today isn't it. plan so let's meet our troops.

as i wave to the crowd i haven't expected to be so nervous my whole epic journey led to this moment and as i waited for the 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'm sure i missed london twenty games i never thought of that to be part of another game and now i'm. going to play with this moment. i am. i think.

i'm going to little further to go on 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 and you could see 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 out. to the international space station. to believe. if you could combine the four elements of . the base metal into goals this tool which all of those elements even a fifth element the quintessence from space itself. i believe that this torch has the energy to help you win gold in sochi.

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