Greece hands over the Olympic torch to Russia ahead of Sochi 2014 Winter Games . The relay will begin an epic journey on Monday , even going into outer space . It will cover 65,000 kilometers and be carried by 14,000 people . Russia hopes 80 % of its population will in some way experience the relay .
Greece hands over the Olympic flame to Russia ahead of Sochi 2014 Winter Games . The torch will begin an epic journey on Monday , even going into outer space . It will cover 65,000 kilometers and be carried by 14,000 torchbearers . Russia hopes 90 % of its population will in some way experience the relay .