The torch relay is one of the most exciting parts of the opening ceremony of the Olympics, and keeping that flame alive through rain, snow and wind is no small feat. The world tuned in to watch the ...

The Olympic torch — specifically, the Olympic flame — is perhaps one of the most sacred traditions of the Olympic Games. It dates back to the 1936 Berlin Olympics, ...

With the flame returning to the modern Olympics for the first time at Amsterdam 1928, the idea of a torch and torch relay was first introduced at Berlin 1936. Each Olympics, the flame is lit in a ...