Pavel Shabalin, president of the Ice Climbing Commission of the International Federation of Sport Climbing lights the Olympic cauldron in Kirov.

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Pavel Shabalin, left, president of the Ice Climbing Commission of the International Federation of Sport Climbing, and Governor of the Kirov Region Nikita Belykh, light the Olympic cauldron in Kirov.

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Pavel Shabalin, president of the Ice Climbing Commission of the International Federation of Sport Climbing lights the Olympic cauldron in Kirov.

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Kamil Jamalutdinov, left, bronze winner of the 2000 Summer Olympics, and Alyona Ivanova, member of the Russian national acrobatics team, pass the Olympic flame during the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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Kamil Jamalutdinov, bronze winner of the 2000 Summer Olympics, during the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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City residents greet a torch-bearer during the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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City residents greet the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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A city resident during the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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City residents greet the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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City residents greet the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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City residents greet the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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Torch-bearers during the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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Vasily Ochnev, Merited Physical Culture Employee of the RSFSR, during the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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Yury Skobov, a 1970 Olympic champion, during the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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Yevgenia Shakhtarina, silver winner of the Russian Figure Skating Cup, during the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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Denis Kozlov, silver winner of the Russian Figure Skating Cup, and Yevgenia Shakhtarina, silver winner of the Russian Figure Skating Cup, during the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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City residents welcome the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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Maria Tolokonina, 2013 Ice Climbing World Cup winner, carries the Olympic flame during the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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Olympic flame keeoers, back, during the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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Alexey Tomilov, 2013 world ice climbing champion, during the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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Alexey Tomilov, 2013 world ice climbing champion, during the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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Speed skater Alexey Suvorov, three time winner of the Russian Youth Sports Spartakiad, medalist of Russian championships, participant of speed skating World Cup and championships, carries the Olympic flame during the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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Speed skater Alexey Suvorov, three time winner of the Russian Youth Sports Spartakiad, medalist of Russian championships, participant of speed skating World Cup and championships, during the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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Speed skater Alexey Suvorov, left, three time winner of the Russian Youth Sports Spartakiad, medalist of Russian championships, participant of speed skating World Cup and championships, and medalist of the Russian speed skating championships Konstantin Ogibalov during the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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Flame keepers are seen here at Kirov railways station as the Olympic torch relay is welcomed in Kirov. Left: Governor of the Kirov Region Nikita Belykh.

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Kirov residents welcome the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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Olympic flame keepers at the railway station during the welcoming of the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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Governor of the Kirov Region Nikita Belykh carries the Olympic flame during the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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Governor of the Kirov Region Nikita Belykh, right, and German Baboshin, Merited Coach of Russia in Greco-Roman wrestling, during the Olympic torch relay in Kirov.

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