it was first late in the ancient greek city of the india carried by russia's deputy prime minister dimitri cause ak the flame traveled in a through lanton to red square where president vladimir putin spoke of its meaning for the russian people. the limbic tilt 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 same good scrape this so many people have turned out of the start of the russian relay it looks like a lot of fun and back. in a minute. but it was. the stone that picked up in the end 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 picks up two gold medals in the beijing and london games. he's still in 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 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 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 are. weight 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 use period 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 it reach 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 pits descend. and uses the most sophisticated drilling equipment to get to the precious .

once the stones have been taken to a sorting sense and closely examined each rough gem is appraised and valued and i had a close only focused on my precious stone to. add must be some kind of limestone you have used 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 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 you want smear these diamonds with 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 old 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 torchbearer is 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

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 way. by car. 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. 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 attain 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. on 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 to serve 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.

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think. it's because when full attention and the mainstream media works side by side the joke is actually on here. and our teenagers we have a different brain. ok because the news of the world just is not this funny i'm not laughing dammit i'm not hi. i'm. you guys sort of jokes well handled stuff that i'm.

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. deliberate flame was traveling to the north pole i was going with it. if 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 a 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. 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 them would 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 butter along. only four days we were already near our destination that's a world record pace. we made it. less to do ninety degrees north to top of the world.

once the champagne had been finished everything kicked into gear the torch bearers went off to get ready and our 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 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 goes into pass 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 it they can look off the list and return it. i was it 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. of pioneering survey of polar explorer and gore 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 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 a limp. overanalysing committee. the flame the ip that it is has its own security team it will times not to mention its own private jets. who got this special service would go up

the plane cooper which is just responsible for the security of the plane the keep the plane the little downtime that was worth on this special will you know little 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 the security a fold the torchbearer you know the nobody will homey nobody will get this for a show police are just better because he's just a flame and it's very dangerous for everybody. this is come shop. peninsula that's one of the most easterly places in russia.

so that you don't but when your torch is lit. for the good fortune never talks to the flaming torch bearer in russia because you never. everybody every had an inhabitant of the cities just very proud that comes to cd and i say that ok lation you know. 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 russell. 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 planet. and although safety reasons made lysias on board a heavily fueled rocket summer all 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 and watch 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 pick up the most vital piece of equipment. i think. to make. up to their english

training thank you. at last and. 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. the russians or. 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 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 really freezing today isn't it. planned so let's meet our church. as i wave 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 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 i'd have the dogs to be part of another day and now i'm the only person in the world going to play with this moment. i think. that. i'm going to little further to go on with this tour. 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. to the international space station. to believe. if you could combine. a. 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.

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one day until a world of sports wonder the excitement is building and saw the olympic torch just closer so freshly launched the games. and to meet the snowy peaks and swaying palms we get the opinions of athletes only he need. for their winter games. also a couple who say their draw their kill themselves than be forced to go to the united states they see why they fear being extradited from britain to face u.s. justice and put it on the plane. first opportunity we can. all see cranes v.i.p. visitors from america and europe put the country's constitution at risk and give tips on forming a new government look at why.