SOCHI, Russia, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Three-time Olympic figure skating champion Irina Rodnina and hockey great Vladislav Tretiak were met with an enormous ovation as they joined together to light the cauldron at the Sochi Olympic Games Friday night.
The pair were preceded by tennis superstar Maria Sharapova, Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler Aleksandr "Alexander the Great" Karelin, pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, and Athens Gold medalist in gymnastics Alina Kaveva.