Olympic Torch Travels Across Russia Before Reaching Sochi

The great Russian artistic gymnast Svetlana Khorkina holds a torch during a relay for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 7, 2013. The Olympic flame is in the former Soviet Union for the first time in more than 30 years. The ceremonial flame will travel thousands of kilometers across Russia before ending up in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi for the Winter Games. The ceremonial flame began its journey on Red Square in Moscow. Prince Albert of Monaco, a former Olympic ...

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