{"id":20461,"date":"2013-01-14T11:03:20","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T10:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rt.com\/sport\/sochi2014-torch-olympics-averbukh-953\/"},"modified":"2013-01-14T11:03:20","modified_gmt":"2013-01-14T10:03:20","slug":"firebird-feather-inspires-sochi-2014-torch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/firebird-feather-inspires-sochi-2014-torch\/","title":{"rendered":"Firebird feather inspires Sochi 2014 torch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rt.com\/files\/sport\/sochi2014-torch-olympics-averbukh-953\/i40d2e9a7df464679e7c17b97f9539a70_14.n.jpg\" width=\"370\" height=\"277\" alt=\"Sochi 2014 ambassador, Ilya Averbukh, displays the Olympic torch (RIA Novosti \/ Vladimir Astapkovich)\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"VideoDescription\" class=\"grey mv10\">Sochi 2014 ambassador, Ilya Averbukh, displays the Olympic torch (RIA Novosti \/ Vladimir Astapkovich)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The torches for the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic flame relays have been presented in the Russian capital.<\/p>\n<p>\u00adSochi 2014 ambassadors Tatyana Navka, Natalia Vodianova, Ilya Averbukh and Olesya Vladykina took part in the ceremony at the GUM shopping center just meters away from Red Square.<\/p>\n<p>The torch shape resembles the feather of a firebird, which is a regular character in many Russian fairytales. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They were developed by a group of Russian designers and engineers, led by Vladimir Pirozhkov and Andrey Vodyanik.<\/p>\n<p>The Olympic and Paralympic torches are identical in shape and size and only differ in color.<\/p>\n<p>The Olympic torch is made in the traditional Russian sport color of red, while the Paralympic is sky blue to symbolize the strength and spirit of the Paralympic Movement.<\/p>\n<p>The torch casing is made of aluminum alloy, with the handle and central insert moulded from high-duty polymer.<\/p>\n<p>Each torch is 0.95 meter long and weighs about 1.8 kilograms. The weight and center of gravity are designed for maximum ease of use while running.<\/p>\n<p>The design also provides for reliable burning in strong wind, frost or any other bad weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>14,000 Olympic and over a 1,000 Paralympic torches will be produced for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games relay, which will start on October 7.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pixel.quantserve.com\/pixel\/p-89EKCgBk8MZdE.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rt.com\/files\/sport\/sochi2014-torch-olympics-averbukh-953\/i40d2e9a7df464679e7c17b97f9539a70_14.n.jpg\" width=\"370\" height=\"277\" alt=\"Sochi 2014 ambassador, Ilya Averbukh, displays the Olympic torch (RIA Novosti \/ Vladimir Astapkovich)\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sochi 2014 ambassador, Ilya Averbukh, displays the Olympic torch (RIA Novosti \/ Vladimir Astapkovich)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The torches for the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic flame relays have been presented in the Russian capital.<\/p>\n<p>&shy;Sochi 2014 ambassadors Tatyana Navka, Natalia Vodianova, Ilya Averbukh and Olesya Vladykina took part in the ceremony at the GUM shopping center just meters away from Red Square.<\/p>\n<p>The torch shape resembles the feather of a firebird, which is a regular character in many Russian fairytales.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They were developed by a group of Russian designers and engineers, led by Vladimir Pirozhkov and Andrey Vodyanik.<\/p>\n<p>The Olympic and Paralympic torches are identical in shape and size and only differ in color.<\/p>\n<p>The Olympic torch is made in the traditional Russian sport color of red, while the Paralympic is sky blue to symbolize the strength and spirit of the Paralympic Movement.<\/p>\n<p>The torch casing is made of aluminum alloy, with the handle and central insert moulded from high-duty polymer.<\/p>\n<p>Each torch is 0.95 meter long and weighs about 1.8 kilograms. The weight and center of gravity are designed for maximum ease of use while running.<\/p>\n<p>The design also provides for reliable burning in strong wind, frost or any other bad weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>14,000 Olympic and over a 1,000 Paralympic torches will be produced for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games relay, which will start on October 7.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pixel.quantserve.com\/pixel\/p-89EKCgBk8MZdE.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1213,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[487],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-20461","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-breaking-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1213"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20461\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}