Vassilis Dimitriadis, Greece's giant slalom athlete, leaves ancient Olympia's stadium with a Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics torch in ancient Olympia October 22, 2009. The torch relay for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics got underway on Thursday, with the sun's rays igniting the silver torch during a brief break in the clouds at the ancient Olympic stadium. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

Vassilis Dimitriadis, Greece's giant slalom athlete, leaves ancient Olympia's stadium with a Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics torch in ancient Olympia October 22, 2009. The torch relay for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics got underway on Thursday, with the sun's rays igniting the silver torch during a brief break in the clouds at the ancient Olympic stadium.

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