Vladislav Tretiak proud of Sochi involvement

Former Soviet Union ice hockey legend Vladislav Tretiak has said that he was proud to have lit the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony of the Sochi Games.

The 61-year-old did the honours along with figure skating icon Irina Rodnina on Friday.

"We - all flame and flagbearers - sat in special room and watched the opening ceremony on TV," he told Russia Today.

"And it was a different feeling. But when I went out – ah, all the people, and the atmosphere and I got so excited."

Tretiak won three Olympic medals.