While
deadspin.com's characterization of our coverage of the early woes of Russia's
Sochi Olympic torch relay as "gleeful" was grossly unfair (I mean,
obviously, right?!), I just can't resist sharing this video of the latest torch
fail.
Recall that
the flame died out in the hands of a truly great Soviet Armenian hero (in and
out of the pool) as he jogged through the gates of the Kremlin on October 6,
the first day of the 65,000-kilometer relay.
Then video
after video showed the torch flickering out along its route in the capital
despite fairly tame weather conditions and due care from torchbearers.
But the two
weeks since have been quiet, to the relief of executives and scientists at the
factory that made the torches, a facility that also manufactures submarine and
rocket parts.
Until this
awkward moment in front of a crowd at a torch ceremony in the city of
Kostroma:
Here's a
Reuters video tour of the torch factory from this past summer.
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