00:59Russia: The Red Square shines with the 2014 Sochi Olympic cup
Russia: The Red Square shines with the 2014 Sochi Olympic cup
Sochi 2014 officials presented the new Olympic cup in Moscow on Wednesday to a delighted audience during the 'Young Russia' concert at Red Square. The cup will be lit from the Olympic torch at the opening of 2014 Winter Olympics in February.
The cup presentation came during the performance of singer Tamara Gverdtsiteli, named People's Artist of Russia and Georgia, as part of 'Russia Day' celebrations. The Buranovskiye Babushki )Buranovo Grannies) of Eurovision fame also performed.
The cup was designed and made by an aerospace company from Samara which won the privilege in a competitive tender. The cup comes with a powerful engine meant to keep the Olympic flame burning in any weather conditions, and will be installed in the Central Stadium of the Sochi Olympic Park.
The Olympic flame will arrive in Moscow on October 7, from where it will travel across Russia and be seen by the residents of the 83 regions of the nation. The Olympic torch will be carried by a record number of 14,000 torchbearers. The Olympic torch will even be sent to the North Pole and into space, to the International Space Station where it will go on a space walk with Russian cosmonauts.
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Russia: The Red Square shines with the 2014 Sochi Olympic cup
Sochi 2014 officials presented the new Olympic cup in Moscow on Wednesday to a delighted audience during the 'Young Russia' concert at Red Square. The cup will be lit from the Olympic torch at the opening of 2014 Winter Olympics in February.
The cup presentation came during the performance of singer Tamara Gverdtsiteli, named People's Artist of Russia and Georgia, as part of 'Russia Day' celebrations. The Buranovskiye Babushki )Buranovo Grannies) of Eurovision fame also performed.
The cup was designed and made by an aerospace company from Samara which won the privilege in a competitive tender. The cup comes with a powerful engine meant to keep the Olympic flame burning in any weather conditions, and will be installed in the Central Stadium of the Sochi Olympic Park.
The Olympic flame will arrive in Moscow on October 7, from where it will travel across Russia and be seen by the residents of the 83 regions of the nation. The Olympic torch will be carried by a record number of 14,000 torchbearers. The Olympic torch will even be sent to the North Pole and into space, to the International Space Station where it will go on a space walk with Russian cosmonauts.