An unusual stage of the Sochi 2014 Olympic torch relay took place on Lake Baikal, the torch went underwater, then athlete Mikhail Chuyev rose above the lake with a special flying pack. On land, silver medalist Daria Dmitrieva carried the flame, then with Sergey Yeroshchenko lit the Olympic flame bowl. The ceremony ended with the unveiling of a memorial plaque on the shore of Lake Baikal.
The participants in the underwater part of the stage were Nikolai Rybachenko, an employee of the Baikal Search and Rescue Team of the Russian Emergencies Ministry, TV presenter Ekaterina Andreeva, and Alexander Vronsky, Senior Vice President of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee. The torch was then handed to athlete Mikhail Chuev, who, with the help of a special flying backpack, rose above the surface of the lake and returned to shore.On land, the Olympic flame was carried by London 2012 Olympic silver medalist Daria Dmitrieva. After that, Sergei Eroshchenko and Daria Dmitrieva lit the Sochi 2014 Olympic Flame Cauldron. A commemorative plaque for the Sochi 2014 Relay was unveiled on the shore of Lake Baikal at the dive site.
Based on materials from the press service of the Government of the Irkutsk Region