1)The Olympic flame journeys to Maykop on Monday, approximately 161 miles from Sochi.
2)Olympic judoka Vladimir Nevzorov hails fromMaykop.
3) Sochi 2014 says close to 50 torchbearers will carry the flame through Maykop.
4) On Tuesday, the torch relay heads to the city of Krasnodar. This city will stage matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
5) Over 300 torchbearers will participate in Krasnodar's leg of the relay.
6) According to Sochi 2014, Krasnodar has a "unique type of transportation." Krasnodar's "ecobus" is essentially a bus on trolley tracks.
7) The flame arrives in Sochi on Wednesday. Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova spent most of her life in Sochi, as did Olympic bobsledder Aleksey Voyevoda.
8) Sochi 2014 organizers say the history of Sochi, the resort capital of Russia, dates back to the fifth century.
9) Sochi became a Black Sea resort as "sea bathing" gained popularity.
10) Kavkazskaya Riviera, Sochi’s first resort complex, was opened in 1909.
11) The 2014 Sochi Olympics will be the most expensive Games in Olympic history.
12)RIA Novosti has reported a "star-studded" conclusion for the torch relay in Sochi.Organizers have announced several famous figures will carry the torch during the final leg of the relay including IOC president Thomas Bach.
13)Olympic pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, bobsledder Alexey Voyevoda, and figure skaters Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov will also carry the flame in Sochi.
14)Altogether, over 300 torchbearers will run with the flame in Sochi prior to the Winter Olympics opening ceremony on February 7.
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