Title:
Sochi 2014
Description:
Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 Official Torch
Silver and red aluminum and polymer torch shaped like a bird's feather in reference to the symbollic phoenix within Russian folklore. Games emblem on upper front of torch. Red polymer inset and back of handle in recognition of the red worn by Russian sport teams. 37.4" inches high.
Designer: Vladimir Pirozhkov and Andrei Vodyanik
Manufacturer: Variant-999
Fuel: Propane. Combustion duration approximately 15 minutes.
Silver and red aluminum and polymer torch shaped like a bird's feather in reference to the symbollic phoenix within Russian folklore. Games emblem on upper front of torch. Red polymer inset and back of handle in recognition of the red worn by Russian sport teams. 37.4" inches high.
Designer: Vladimir Pirozhkov and Andrei Vodyanik
Manufacturer: Variant-999
Fuel: Propane. Combustion duration approximately 15 minutes.
Fun fact(s):
The Sochi Olympic torch is in the shape of a feather from the firebird or phoenix, a magical bird in Russian folklore that symbolized good luck and fortune.
Torch Relay:
Start date: September 29, 2013, Olympia, Greece
End date: February 7, 2014, Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russian Federation
First torchbearer: Ioannis Antoniou
Last torchbearers: Irina Rodnina and Vladislav Tretiak
Number of torchbearers: 14,250
Relay length: 52,817 miles
End date: February 7, 2014, Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russian Federation
First torchbearer: Ioannis Antoniou
Last torchbearers: Irina Rodnina and Vladislav Tretiak
Number of torchbearers: 14,250
Relay length: 52,817 miles
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Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 Official Torch
Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 Official Torch
Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 Official Torch
Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 Official Torch
Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 Official Torch
Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 Official Torch
Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 Official Torch
Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 Official Torch