SOCHI SCENE: Torchlight Serenade

By The Associated Press

Published February 7, 2014 7:37pm ET

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SOCHI SCENE: Torchlight Serenade — Vladislav Tretyak carries the torch during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) | Ivan Sekretarev

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Russia gave its highest Olympic honor to two of its greatest champions.

Hockey legend Vladislav Tretiak and figure skater Irina Rodnina lit the Olympic flame to close the opening ceremony of the Sochi Games.

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