An Olympic torch took a spacewalk for the first time Saturday, carefully held by two Russian cosmonauts outside the International Space Station as it orbited some 260 miles above Earth. Video ...

First, following the lighting of the Olympic flame in Greece, the Olympic torch is brought to the host city of that year's Olympics, either Summer or Winter, by means of transportation.

The torch getting passed to the next runner in Coquelles. AFP via Getty Images Not only that, but usually 10,000 to 12,000 torches are made for the Olympic Games, which was reduced to 2,000 this ...

The first torchbearer, 2020 Olympic rowing champion Stefanos Ntouskos, receives the flame from Greek actress Mary Mina, who plays the high priestess, during the lighting ceremony for Paris 2024 on ...

The initial phase of the Olympic torch relay, which traditionally wends through Greece before heading to the far-off host city, has been canceled because of the coronavirus outbreak. Concerned ...

See who lit the Olympic torch in 2021 and kicked off the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. Plus, learn the fascinating history of the Olympic flame ceremony. Skip to content. Main Navigation.

The torch that first receives the Olympic flame won’t be the same one that’s used to light the Olympic cauldron. The flame is transferred from one torch to another during the relay.

Greek Alpine skier AJ Ginnis, a world slalom silver medalist and former U.S. Ski Team member, will be the first torchbearer of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic torch relay that starts Nov. 26. Ginnis, ...

First-of-Its-Kind Olympic Torch Unveiled With One Year to Go Until the Paris 2024 Games. The sleek steel torch is an embodiment of Paris 2024. Author: Chris Malone Méndez.

The torch was lit in Greece last month before it was officially handed to France. It left Athens aboard a ship named Belem, which was first used in 1896, and spent twelve days at sea.