Businessman Vladislav Doronin - former partner of model Naomi Campbell - to deliver the award.
Hundreds - including dozens of children - evacuated safely as fires destroy and threaten homes.
A smoky haze in British Columbia originated in Eastern Siberia, says a top Canadian meteorologist.
Nikolay Petshak, 64, who swam from Russia to America, died in ‘accident’ in river where he carried the Olympic flame.