Olympic flame lighting ceremony is held every two years in Greece for a special ceremony. The torch is lit by natural means - from the reflection in the mirror sunlight. The process was accompanied by a presentation - a few Greek women in dresses priestesses and male athletes perform traditional dances, and passes the high priestess of the fire the first participant of the relay. This year he became the Greek skier Yannis Antoniou, who after passing your site has passed the torch of fire Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin.
Fire origins in Ancient Olympia, near the temple of the goddess Hera, proputeshestvuet for Greece until October 5, and then be transported to Moscow. Prior to the beginning of the Sochi Olympics torch will carry more than 14 thousand people.