This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/21/2017
Offered here is a lovely, unused 2014 Sochi
Winter Olympics torch. The relay took the Olympic flame
65,000 km from Olympia, Greece, to the Russian host city over a period of
123 days. It remains the longest, in time and distance, that an Olympic
flame has traveled for a Winter Games, although runners carried it just
2,615 km of the way in Russia. The flame reached the North Pole,
Europe's highest peak (Mount Elbrus) and the world's deepest lake (Lake
Baikal); it was even flown into space for the first time by a Soyuz
rocket.
A team of Russian designers led by Vladimir Pirozhkov and Andrei
Vodyanik came up with the torch's beautiful aesthetic look depicting a
bird's feather in reference to the Phoenix, a fire bird symbolizing good
luck and fortune in Russian folklore. The silver in the design
represents ice while red is the traditional color of Russian sports
teams and signifies the fire kindling in the surrounding mountains of
the Black Sea resort community. Near the flame opening at the top is
"sochi.ru 2014" emblazoned with the Olympic rings logo. Made of a
aluminum and polymer, the torch is 95 cm long (37.5"), 15 cm at its
widest point, and weighs 3.8 lbs. Many torchbearers complained about its
weight slowing them down during the relay.
The unused torch comes in brand new condition with its original
protective bag and even the 2014 Sochi Games box in which it was shipped from Russia. It presents strikingly in the included 19" tall
metal display stand branded with the 2014 Sochi Games official logo.
This lot has a Reserve Price that has not been met.