The Olympic Torch is taking two days off before heading to the city of Novosibirsk.
Yesterday, 240 torchbearers carried the flame in Barnaul, the capital of the Altai region. The flame arrived by train to Barnaul station where it was carried by Sergey Shubenkov. Shubenkov participated in the Olympics for track and field.
The torch passed through the city of Barnaul, the Barnaul Ribbon Forest, and the Barnaulka River throughout the day as it made its way to an alpine slope in the area.
At the slope "Avalman," the torch was carried by ski and snow groomer before returning to the city.
30,000 people came out to watch Olympian Vitaliy Denisov light the Olympic Cauldron in the city square, which will remain in the city of Barnaul.
The torch relay will resume on Friday when it tours Novosibirsk. Founded in 1893, Novosibirsk is the third-most populated city in Russia after Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Novosibirsk is home to the Sibirsk Branch of the Academy of Sciences, a biathlon school, and Hockey Club Sibir in Russia’s top ice hockey division.
230 torchbearers are expected to run through the city.
Dumpling Feast
When the relay arrives in the Russian city of Perm, 20,000 dumplings will await its residents.
The torch will arrive in Perm on January 3rd, and as part of the celebrations the regional government announced the dumpling celebration.
"Pelmeni" dumplings are a traditional Russian delicacy and are made with lamb, pork, and beef. The dumplings will be prepared and eaten for the end of the torch relay in Perm.
Overall, 14,000 runners will carry the torch across a total distance of 38,525 miles. The flame is touring 83 towns and cities before heading back into European Russia, and ultimately Sochi, for the 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony on February 7.
Written byAaron Bauer.
Homepage photo from Sochi 2014
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