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{{Short description|Olympic torch relay}}
{{Infobox Olympic torch relay|2014|Winter
{{Infobox Olympic torch relay|2014|Winter
| Logo =
| Logo = Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch Relay Emblem.svg
| caption =
| caption =
| countries visited = Greece, Russia, Kazakhstan
| host city = [[Sochi]], Russia
| countries visited = Greece, Russia
| distance = 65,000 km (8,000 miles)
| distance = 65,000 km
| torch bearers = ~15,000
| torch bearers = ~15,000
| theme =
| theme =
| start date = 7 October 2013
| start date = 7 October 2013
| end date = 7 February 2014
| end date = 7 February 2014
| torch designer = TBD
| torch designer =
| torch development = Krasnoyarsk Aero Fabric
| torch development = Krasnoyarsk Aero Fabric and Variant-999
| number of torches =
| number of torches =
}}
}}
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[[File:Факелоносец Астрахань.jpg|thumb|250px|Torchbearer in Astrakhan]]
[[File:Факелоносец Астрахань.jpg|thumb|250px|Torchbearer in Astrakhan]]


The '''2014 Winter Olympics torch relay''' was run from October 7, 2013, 123 days prior to the [[2014 Winter Olympics|Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics]], until February 7, 2014, the day of the [[2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]] at Sochi. In [[Russia]] the relay traveled from Moscow to Sochi through 2,900 towns and villages across all 83&nbsp;[[federal subjects of Russia]] by foot, car, train, plane, and ''[[troika (driving)|troika]]'' for over 65,000&nbsp;km of journey.<ref>{{cite news|title=Russia unveils torch relay route of 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sports/2012-10/08/c_131891901.htm|accessdate=17 February 2013|newspaper=English.news.cn|date=8 October 2012}}</ref> The event became the longest relay in Winter Olympics history.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sochi 2014 Torch Relay to be longest in Winter Games history|url=http://www.olympic.org/news/sochi-2014-torch-relay-to-be-longest-in-winter-games-history/178783|accessdate=February 17, 2013|newspaper=Olympic.org|date=8 October 2012}}</ref>
The '''2014 Winter Olympics torch relay''' was run from October 7, 2013, 123 days prior to the [[2014 Winter Olympics|Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics]], until February 7, 2014, the day of the [[2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]] at Sochi. In [[Russia]] the relay traveled from Moscow to Sochi through 2,900 towns and villages across all 83&nbsp;[[federal subjects of Russia]] by foot, car, train, plane, and ''[[troika (driving)|troika]]'' for over 65,000&nbsp;km of journey.<ref>{{cite news|title=Russia unveils torch relay route of 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sports/2012-10/08/c_131891901.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170448/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sports/2012-10/08/c_131891901.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2016|accessdate=17 February 2013|newspaper=English.news.cn|date=8 October 2012}}</ref> The event became the longest relay in Winter Olympics history.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sochi 2014 Torch Relay to be longest in Winter Games history|url=http://www.olympic.org/news/sochi-2014-torch-relay-to-be-longest-in-winter-games-history/178783|accessdate=February 17, 2013|newspaper=Olympic.org|date=8 October 2012}}</ref>


The lighting ceremony was held on September 29, 2013 at [[Olympia, Greece]] with Greek alpine skier Ioannis Antoniou as the first torchbearer.<ref>{{cite news|title=First Torchbearer announced for Sochi 2014 Torch Relay|url=http://www.olympic.org/news/first-torchbearer-announced-for-sochi-2014-torch-relay/209090|accessdate=20 September 2013|newspaper=Olympic.org|date=20 September 2013}}</ref> The first Russian torchbearer was [[National Hockey League|NHL]] star [[Alexander Ovechkin|Alex Ovechkin]], who received the torch from Antoniou in Olympia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://espn.go.com/olympics/hockey/story/_/id/9738946/alex-ovechkin-washington-capitals-says-carrying-olympic-torch-biggest-moment-life|title=Alex Ovechkin excited to carry torch|agency=[[Associated Press]]|publisher=''[[ESPN.com]]''|date=29 September 2013|accessdate=29 September 2013}}</ref>
The lighting ceremony was held on September 29, 2013, at [[Olympia, Greece]] with Greek alpine skier [[Ioannis Antoniou]] as the relay originating torchbearer.<ref>{{cite news|title=First Torchbearer announced for Sochi 2014 Torch Relay|url=http://www.olympic.org/news/first-torchbearer-announced-for-sochi-2014-torch-relay/209090|accessdate=20 September 2013|newspaper=Olympic.org|date=20 September 2013}}</ref> The first Russian torchbearer was [[National Hockey League|NHL]] star [[Alexander Ovechkin|Alex Ovechkin]], who received the torch from Antoniou in Olympia.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/hockey/story/_/id/9738946/alex-ovechkin-washington-capitals-says-carrying-olympic-torch-biggest-moment-life|title=Alex Ovechkin excited to carry torch|agency=[[Associated Press]]|work=[[ESPN.com]] |date=29 September 2013|access-date=29 September 2013}}</ref>


==The Torches==
==The Torches==
The 2014 Olympic Torches were unveiled on January 14, 2013 in [[Moscow]]. The torch is chrome with red detail, a traditional colour of Russian sport. It was designed by a creative team led by Vladimir Pirozhkov and Andrei Vodyanik and weighs nearly {{convert|1.8|kg|abbr=on}}, is {{convert|0.95|m|in|abbr=on}} tall, {{convert|0.145|m|in|abbr=on}} wide, and {{convert|0.54|m|in|abbr=on}} deep.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sochi 2014 torch unveiled|url=http://www.olympic.org/news/sochi-2014-torch-unveiled/188231|accessdate=17 February 2013|newspaper=Olympic.org|date=14 January 2013}}</ref>
The 2014 Olympic Torches were unveiled on January 14, 2013, in [[Moscow]]. The torch is chrome with red detail, a traditional colour of Russian sport. It was designed by a creative team led by Vladimir Pirozhkov and Andrei Vodyanik and weighs nearly {{convert|1.8|kg|abbr=on}}, is {{convert|0.95|m|in|abbr=on}} tall, {{convert|0.145|m|in|abbr=on}} wide, and {{convert|0.54|m|in|abbr=on}} deep.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sochi 2014 torch unveiled|url=http://www.olympic.org/news/sochi-2014-torch-unveiled/188231|accessdate=17 February 2013|newspaper=Olympic.org|date=14 January 2013}}</ref>


The torches failed on at least forty-four occasions during the relay,<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ru:Главу завода по изготовлению олимпийских факелов уволят, если они "то потухнут, то погаснут" 300 раз|url=http://palm.newsru.com/russia/01nov2013/fakelyogonki.html|accessdate=2 November 2013|newspaper=NEWSru.com|date=1 November 2013|language=Russian}}</ref> a failure rate of about 3 percent compared to the average 5 percent at the previous Olympics,<ref>{{cite news|title=The magic of Russian Olympic torches|url=http://english.pravda.ru/business/companies/30-10-2013/126036-russian_olympic_torches-0/|accessdate=30 January 2014|newspaper=Pravda.ru|date=30 October 2013}}</ref> and on one occasion, a nearby guard helped light the fire again with a lighter.<ref>{{cite news|first=Kathy|last=Lally|title=Russia's Olympic torch flames out, again|url=http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-10-07/world/42779650_1_second-torch-flame-olympic-relay|work=The Washington Post|location=Washington DC|date=7 October 2013}}</ref> The [[People's Front for Russia|People's Front]] (a movement created and led by [[Vladimir Putin]]) has called for a criminal investigation into the manufacturer of the torches, a rocket/missile factory.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ru:К концу второго дня эстафеты олимпийского огня в Москве ОНФ просит СКР разобраться с тухнущими факелами|url=http://palm.newsru.com/russia/08oct2013/fakeli.html|accessdate=12 October 2013|newspaper=NewsRU.Com|date=8 October 2013|language=Russian}}</ref>
The torches failed on at least forty-four occasions during the relay,<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ru:Главу завода по изготовлению олимпийских факелов уволят, если они "то потухнут, то погаснут" 300 раз|url=http://palm.newsru.com/russia/01nov2013/fakelyogonki.html|accessdate=2 November 2013|newspaper=NEWSru.com|date=1 November 2013|language=Russian}}</ref> a failure rate of about 3 percent compared to the average 5 percent at the previous Olympics,<ref>{{cite news|title=The magic of Russian Olympic torches|url=http://english.pravda.ru/business/companies/30-10-2013/126036-russian_olympic_torches-0/|accessdate=30 January 2014|newspaper=Pravda.ru|date=30 October 2013}}</ref> and on one occasion, a nearby guard helped light the fire again with a lighter.<ref>{{cite news|first=Kathy|last=Lally|title=Russia's Olympic torch flames out, again|url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-10-07/world/42779650_1_second-torch-flame-olympic-relay|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014054628/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-10-07/world/42779650_1_second-torch-flame-olympic-relay|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 October 2013|work=The Washington Post|location=Washington DC|date=7 October 2013}}</ref> The [[People's Front for Russia|People's Front]] (a movement created and led by [[Vladimir Putin]]) has called for a criminal investigation into the manufacturer of the torches, a rocket/missile factory.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ru:К концу второго дня эстафеты олимпийского огня в Москве ОНФ просит СКР разобраться с тухнущими факелами|url=http://palm.newsru.com/russia/08oct2013/fakeli.html|accessdate=12 October 2013|newspaper=NewsRU.Com|date=8 October 2013|language=Russian}}</ref>


==Special relay==
==Special relay==
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==Route in Greece==
==Route in Greece==
September 29 (day 1)
September 29 (day 1)
*[[Olympia, Greece|Olympia]], [[Amaliada]], [[Elis]], [[Pyrgos, Elis|Pyrgos]], [[Zacharo]], [[Kalo Nero]], [[Tripoli, Greece|Tripoli]], [[Levidi]], [[Lefkasi]], [[Kalavryta]]
*[[Olympia, Greece|Olympia]], [[Amaliada]], [[Elis (city)|Elis]], [[Pyrgos, Elis|Pyrgos]], [[Zacharo]], [[Kalo Nero]], [[Tripoli, Greece|Tripoli]], [[Levidi]], [[Lefkasi]], [[Kalavryta]]
September 30 (day 2)
September 30 (day 2)
*[[Patras]], [[Rio, Greece|Rio]], [[Missolonghi]], [[Agrinio]], [[Karpenisi]]
*[[Patras]], [[Rio, Greece|Rio]], [[Missolonghi]], [[Agrinio]], [[Karpenisi]]
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October 16 (day 10): [[Murom]]<br />
October 16 (day 10): [[Murom]]<br />
October 16 (day 10): [[Vladimir]]<br />
October 16 (day 10): [[Vladimir, Russia|Vladimir]]<br />
October 17 (day 11): [[Suzdal]]
October 17 (day 11): [[Suzdal]]
|{{Location map+|Russia Vladimir Oblast
|{{Location map+|Russia Vladimir Oblast
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{{Location map~|Russia Vladimir Oblast|label=[[Murom]]|position=right|link=Murom|lat_deg=55.572522|lon_deg=42.035007}}
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{{Location map~|Russia Vladimir Oblast|label=[[Suzdal]]|position=bottom|link=Suzdal|lat_deg=56.421498|lon_deg=40.449886}}
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November 5 (day 30): [[Nefteyugansk]]<br />
November 5 (day 30): [[Nefteyugansk]]<br />
November 6 (day 31): [[Khanty-Mansiysk]]
November 6 (day 31): [[Khanty-Mansiysk]]
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{{Location map~|Russia Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug|label=[[Nefteyugansk]]|position=right|link=Nefteyugansk|lat_deg=61.104273|lon_deg=72.601376}}
{{Location map~|Russia Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug|label=[[Khanty-Mansiysk]]|position=left|link=Khanty-Mansiysk|lat_deg=61.021214|lon_deg=69.033909}}
{{Location map~|Russia Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug|label=[[Khanty-Mansiysk]]|position=left|link=Khanty-Mansiysk|lat_deg=61.021214|lon_deg=69.033909}}
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{{Location map~|Russia Amur Oblast|label=[[Belogorsk, Amur Oblast|Belogorsk]]|position=right|link=Belogorsk, Amur Oblast|lat_deg=50.921865|lon_deg=128.48093}}
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|colspan="2"|November 20 (day 45): ''Not travelling, staying in Blagoveshchensk''
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{{Location map~|Russia Altai Krai|label=[[Barnaul]]|position=right|link=Barnaul|lat_deg=53.377594|lon_deg=83.749351}}
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|colspan="2"|December 4–5 (day 59–60): ''Not travelling, staying in Barnaul''
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{{Location map~|Russia Omsk Oblast|label=[[Omsk]]|position=right|link=Omsk|lat_deg=54.983918|lon_deg=73.38295}}
{{Location map~|Russia Omsk Oblast|label=[[Omsk]]|position=right|link=Omsk|lat_deg=54.983918|lon_deg=73.38295}}
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|colspan="2"|December 10 (day 65): ''Not travelling, staying in Omsk''
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{{Location map~|Russia Chelyabinsk Oblast|label=[[Magnitogorsk]]|position=right|link=Magnitogorsk|lat_deg=53.427128|lon_deg=58.969688}}
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|colspan="2"|December 19 (day 74): ''Not travelling, staying in Magnitogorsk''
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{{Location map~|Russia Orenburg Oblast|label=[[Orenburg]]|position=right|link=Orenburg|lat_deg=51.793328|lon_deg=55.101128}}
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|colspan="2"|December 23 (day 78): ''Not travelling, staying in Orenburg''
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December 27 (day 82): [[Cheboksary]]
December 27 (day 82): [[Cheboksary]]
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December 28 (day 83): [[Yoshkar-Ola]]
December 28 (day 83): [[Yoshkar-Ola]]
|{{Location map+|Russia Mari El Republic
|{{Location map+|Russia Mari El
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{{Location map~|Russia Mari El|label=[[Yoshkar-Ola]]|position=right|link=Yoshkar-Ola|lat_deg=56.646035|lon_deg=47.884197}}
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|colspan="2"|December 29 (day 84): ''Not travelling, staying in Yoshkar-Ola''
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|colspan="2"|January 1 (day 87): ''Not travelling, staying in Kazan''
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January 2 (day 88): [[Izhevsk]]
January 2 (day 88): [[Izhevsk]]
|{{Location map+|Russia Udmurt Republic
|{{Location map+|Russia Udmurtia
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January 3 (day 89): [[Kungur]]<br />
January 3 (day 89): [[Kungur]]<br />
January 3–4 (day 89–90): [[Perm]]
January 3–4 (day 89–90): [[Perm, Russia|Perm]]
|{{Location map+|Russia Perm Krai
|{{Location map+|Russia Perm Krai
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{{Location map~|Russia Perm Krai|label=[[Kungur]]|position=right|link=Kungur|lat_deg=57.438113|lon_deg=56.933498}}
{{Location map~|Russia Perm Krai|label=[[Perm]]|position=right|link=Perm|lat_deg=59.051856|lon_deg=56.619873}}
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January 28 (day 114): [[Grozny]]
January 28 (day 114): [[Grozny]]
|{{Location map+|Russia Chechen Republic
|{{Location map+|Russia Chechnya
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{{Location map~|Russia Ingushetia|label=[[Nazran]]|position=right|link=Nazran|lat_deg=43.222941|lon_deg=44.773035}}
{{Location map~|Russia Ingushetia|label=[[Nazran]]|position=right|link=Nazran|lat_deg=43.222941|lon_deg=44.773035}}
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{{Location map~|Russia Kabardino-Balkaria|label=[[Mount Elbrus]]|position=right|link=Mount Elbrus|lat_deg=43.355266|lon_deg=42.438955}}
{{Location map~|Russia Kabardino-Balkaria|label=[[Mount Elbrus]]|position=right|link=Mount Elbrus|lat_deg=43.355266|lon_deg=42.438955}}
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|colspan="2"|February 2 (day 119): ''Not travelling, staying in Mount Elbrus''
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==Protests==
==Protests==
Gay activist Pavel Lebedev (not to be confused with a Russian retired figure skater [[Pavel Lebedev]]) was arrested at the relay in [[Voronezh]] for unveiling a [[Rainbow flag (LGBT movement)|rainbow flag]]. When interviewed he said "hosting the games here contradicts the basic principles of the Olympics, which is to cultivate tolerance".<ref>{{cite news|title=Gay Russian protester detained at Olympic relay for rainbow flag|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/story/gay-russian-protester-pavel-lebedev-detained-olympic-relay-rainbow-flag-011814|accessdate=26 January 2014|newspaper=Fox Sports|date=18 January 2014}}</ref>
Gay activist Pavel Lebedev (not to be confused with a Russian retired figure skater [[Pavel Lebedev]]) was arrested at the relay in [[Voronezh]] for unveiling a [[Rainbow flag (LGBT movement)|rainbow flag]]. When interviewed he said "hosting the games here contradicts the basic principles of the Olympics, which is to cultivate tolerance".<ref>{{cite news|title=Gay Russian protester detained at Olympic relay for rainbow flag|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/story/gay-russian-protester-pavel-lebedev-detained-olympic-relay-rainbow-flag-011814|accessdate=26 January 2014|newspaper=Fox Sports|date=18 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122131918/http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/story/gay-russian-protester-pavel-lebedev-detained-olympic-relay-rainbow-flag-011814|archive-date=January 22, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://torchrelay.sochi2014.com/en/ Official website]
*[http://torchrelay.sochi2014.com/en/ Official website]
*[http://sochi2014.coca-cola.ru/?f=56311 Coca-Cola torch relay]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131212130057/http://sochi2014.coca-cola.ru/?f=56311 Coca-Cola torch relay]


{{Olympic torch relays}}
{{Olympic torch relays}}

Revision as of 17:22, 21 July 2024

Host citySochi, Russia
Countries visitedGreece, Russia
Distance65,000 km
Torch bearers~15,000
Start date7 October 2013
End date7 February 2014
Olympic rings
Part of a series on
2014 Winter Olympics
Torchbearer in Astrakhan

The 2014 Winter Olympics torch relay was run from October 7, 2013, 123 days prior to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, until February 7, 2014, the day of the opening ceremony at Sochi. In Russia the relay traveled from Moscow to Sochi through 2,900 towns and villages across all 83 federal subjects of Russia by foot, car, train, plane, and troika for over 65,000 km of journey.[1] The event became the longest relay in Winter Olympics history.[2]

The lighting ceremony was held on September 29, 2013, at Olympia, Greece with Greek alpine skier Ioannis Antoniou as the relay originating torchbearer.[3] The first Russian torchbearer was NHL star Alex Ovechkin, who received the torch from Antoniou in Olympia.[4]

The Torches

The 2014 Olympic Torches were unveiled on January 14, 2013, in Moscow. The torch is chrome with red detail, a traditional colour of Russian sport. It was designed by a creative team led by Vladimir Pirozhkov and Andrei Vodyanik and weighs nearly 1.8 kg (4.0 lb), is 0.95 m (37 in) tall, 0.145 m (5.7 in) wide, and 0.54 m (21 in) deep.[5]

The torches failed on at least forty-four occasions during the relay,[6] a failure rate of about 3 percent compared to the average 5 percent at the previous Olympics,[7] and on one occasion, a nearby guard helped light the fire again with a lighter.[8] The People's Front (a movement created and led by Vladimir Putin) has called for a criminal investigation into the manufacturer of the torches, a rocket/missile factory.[9]

Special relay

Torch relay in space

On October 20, 2013, the torches reached the North Pole for first time via a nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy.[10] On November 6, 2013, the torch was flown into space by Soyuz rocket and brought back on November 11. The torch reached Europe's highest mountain, Mount Elbrus, and the depths of Siberia's Lake Baikal.[11]

Route in Greece

September 29 (day 1)

September 30 (day 2)

October 1 (day 3)

October 2 (day 4)

October 3 (day 5)

October 4 (day 6)

Route in Russia

Route Map

October 7–9 (day 1–3): Moscow
October 10 (day 4): Kolomna
October 10 (day 4): Odintsovo
October 10 (day 4): Arkhangelskoye
October 10 (day 4): Krasnogorsk
October 10 (day 4): Dmitrov

October 11 (day 5): Torzhok
October 11 (day 5): Tver
October 12 (day 6): Rzhev

October 12 (day 6): Smolensk

October 13 (day 7): Yukhnov
October 13 (day 7): Kaluga

October 14 (day 8): Yasnaya Polyana
October 14 (day 8): Novomoskovsk
October 14 (day 8): Tula

October 15 (day 9): Ryazan

October 16 (day 10): Murom
October 16 (day 10): Vladimir
October 17 (day 11): Suzdal

October 17 (day 11): Ivanovo
October 18 (day 12): Plyos

October 18 (day 12): Kostroma

October 19 (day 13): Yaroslavl

October 20 (day 14): Vologda

October 21 (day 15): Not travelling, staying in Vologda

October 22 (day 16): Kizhi
October 22 (day 16): Petrozavodsk
October 23 (day 17): Pryazha
October 23 (day 17): Olonets

October 24 (day 18): Veliky Novgorod

October 25 (day 19): Izborsk
October 25 (day 19): Pskov

October 26 (day 20): Gatchina

October 27 (day 21): Saint Petersburg
October 28 (day 22): Kronstadt
October 28 (day 22): Lomonosov
October 28 (day 22): Petergof
October 28 (day 22): Pushkin

October 29 (day 23): Svetlogorsk
October 29 (day 23): Kaliningrad

October 30 (day 24): Murmansk

October 31 (day 25): Not travelling, staying in Murmansk

November 1 (day 26): Severodvinsk
November 1 (day 26): Arkhangelsk

November 2 (day 27): Syktyvkar

November 3 (day 28): Naryan-Mar

November 4 (day 29): Novy Urengoy
November 4 (day 29): Salekhard

November 5 (day 30): Nefteyugansk
November 6 (day 31): Khanty-Mansiysk

November 7 (day 32): Norilsk

November 8 (day 33): Mirny
November 9 (day 34): Yakutsk

November 10 (day 35): Magadan

November 11 (day 36): Not travelling, staying in Magadan

November 12 (day 37): Anadyr

November 12 (day 37):Yelizovo
November 13 (day 38):Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

November 14 (day 39): Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

November 15–16 (day 40–41): Vladivostok

November 17 (day 42): Khabarovsk

November 18 (day 43): Birobidzhan

November 19 (day 44): Belogorsk
November 19 (day 44): Blagoveshchensk

November 20 (day 45): Not travelling, staying in Blagoveshchensk

November 21 (day 46): Chita

November 22 (day 47): Ulan-Ude

November 23 (day 48): Listvyanka (Lake Baikal)
November 24 (day 49): Irkutsk

November 25 (day 50): Divnogorsk
November 26 (day 51): Krasnoyarsk

November 27 (day 52): Abakan

November 28 (day 53): Kyzyl

November 29 (day 54): Kedrovskiy coal mine
November 30 (day 55): Kemerovo

2014 Winter Olympics torch relay is located in Kemerovo Oblast
Kedrovskiy coal mine
Kedrovskiy coal mine
Kemerovo

December 1 (day 56): Tomsk

December 2 (day 57): Gorno-Altaysk

December 3 (day 58): Barnaul

December 4–5 (day 59–60): Not travelling, staying in Barnaul

December 6–7 (day 61–62): Novosibirsk
December 8 (day 63): Kuybyshev
December 8 (day 63): Barabinsk

December 8 (day 63): Kalachinsk
December 9 (day 64): Omsk

December 10 (day 65): Not travelling, staying in Omsk

December 11 (day 66): Tyumen
December 12 (day 67): Tobolsk

December 13–14 (day 68–69): Yekaterinburg
December 13 (day 68): Nizhny Tagil
December 15 (day 70): Kamensk-Uralsky

December 15 (day 70): Kurgan
December 16 (day 71): Shadrinsk

December 16–17 (day 71–72): Chelyabinsk
December 18 (day 73): Magnitogorsk

December 19 (day 74): Not travelling, staying in Magnitogorsk

December 20–21 (day 75–76): Ufa

December 22 (day 77): Orenburg

December 23 (day 78): Not travelling, staying in Orenburg

December 24 (day 79): Syzran
December 24 (day 79): Tolyatti
December 25 (day 80): Samara

December 26 (day 81): Ulyanovsk

December 27 (day 82): Cheboksary

December 28 (day 83): Yoshkar-Ola

December 29 (day 84): Not travelling, staying in Yoshkar-Ola

December 30 (day 85): Sviyazhsk
December 30–31 (day 85–86): Kazan

January 1 (day 87): Not travelling, staying in Kazan

January 2 (day 88): Izhevsk

January 3 (day 89): Kungur
January 3–4 (day 89–90): Perm

January 5 (day 91): Kirov

January 6 (day 92): Not travelling, staying in Kirov

January 7–8 (day 93–94): Nizhny Novgorod

January 9 (day 95): Saransk

January 10 (day 96): Penza

January 11 (day 97): Saratov

January 12 (day 98): Tambov
January 13 (day 99): Michurinsk

January 13 (day 99): Lipetsk
January 14 (day 100): Yelets

January 14 (day 100): Oryol

January 15 (day 101): Bryansk

January 16 (day 102): Kursk

January 17 (day 103): Belgorod

January 18 (day 104): Voronezh

January 19 (day 105): Uryupinsk
January 20 (day 106): Volgograd

January 21 (day 107): Novocherkassk
January 21 (day 107): Shakhty
January 22 (day 108): Rostov-on-Don

January 23 (day 109): Pyatigorsk
January 24 (day 110): Stavropol

January 25 (day 111): Elista
January 25 (day 111): Yashkulsky

January 26 (day 112): Astrakhan

January 27 (day 113): Makhachkala

January 27 (day 113): Cherkessk

January 28 (day 114): Grozny

January 28 (day 114): Magas
January 28 (day 114): Nazran

January 29 (day 115): Not travelling, staying in Nazran

January 30 (day 116): Vladikavkaz

January 30 (day 116): Nalchik
February 1 (day 118): Mount Elbrus

February 2 (day 119): Not travelling, staying in Mount Elbrus

February 3 (day 120): Maykop

February 4 (day 121): Krasnodar
February 5–7 (day 122–124): Sochi

Protests

Gay activist Pavel Lebedev (not to be confused with a Russian retired figure skater Pavel Lebedev) was arrested at the relay in Voronezh for unveiling a rainbow flag. When interviewed he said "hosting the games here contradicts the basic principles of the Olympics, which is to cultivate tolerance".[12]

References

  1. ^ "Russia unveils torch relay route of 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics". English.news.cn. October 8, 2012. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "Sochi 2014 Torch Relay to be longest in Winter Games history". Olympic.org. October 8, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  3. ^ "First Torchbearer announced for Sochi 2014 Torch Relay". Olympic.org. September 20, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  4. ^ "Alex Ovechkin excited to carry torch". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 29, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  5. ^ "Sochi 2014 torch unveiled". Olympic.org. January 14, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  6. ^ Главу завода по изготовлению олимпийских факелов уволят, если они "то потухнут, то погаснут" 300 раз. NEWSru.com (in Russian). November 1, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  7. ^ "The magic of Russian Olympic torches". Pravda.ru. October 30, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  8. ^ Lally, Kathy (October 7, 2013). "Russia's Olympic torch flames out, again". The Washington Post. Washington DC. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013.
  9. ^ К концу второго дня эстафеты олимпийского огня в Москве ОНФ просит СКР разобраться с тухнущими факелами. NewsRU.Com (in Russian). October 8, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  10. ^ Zaccardi, Nick (October 20, 2013). "Sochi Olympic torch relay reaches North Pole". NBC OlympicTalk. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  11. ^ de Carbonnel, Alissa (November 6, 2013). "Russian Soyuz rocket flies Olympic torch to space station". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  12. ^ "Gay Russian protester detained at Olympic relay for rainbow flag". Fox Sports. January 18, 2014. Archived from the original on January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2014.

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