On Friday, the torch relay began a two-day trip through the Perm region.
Residents in the capital of the Perm region welcomed the flame with a "mass dumpling feast," according to Sochi 2014.
A combined 229 torchbearers ran with the flame through the region including Olympic speedskaterSvetlana Vysokova, who was the first to carry the torch today.
The flame made it first stop on Friday in Kungur, where Russian track star Elena Churakovawas born. Kungur is also known for hosting an annual hot-air ballooning festival.
Next the relay journeyed approximately 56 miles northeast to Perm, where the flame will remain through Saturday.
Russian football coachPavel Sadyrin and Olympic pair skaterTatiana Totmianina both hail from Perm.
On Sunday, the torch relay heads 307 miles northwest to the city of Kirov. Russian bandy playerSergey Obukhov is among the more than 140 torchbearers who will carry the flame in Kirov.
The flame is making its way back into European Russia, and ultimately Sochi, for the 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony on February 7.
Home page photo from Sochi 2014
Written byNicole Bennett
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