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How the Olympics keep the torch lit—and what happens when it goes out

One of the exciting traditions leading up to the Summer and Winter Olympics is the torch relay, when people can go out and see the Olympic torch as it travels from Greece, where it is lit by the sun ...
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History of Olympic torches as the Winter Games begin in Milan Cortina

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — The start of the Winter Olympics is marked by the lighting of the cauldron. The Olympic torch began its journey to Milan and Cortina for the 2026 Winter Games on ...
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This year’s Olympic torch was designed to disappear

An Olympic torch is a small, flaming time capsule. Since the start of the modern Games in 1936, the torch has been passed by thousands of runners in a relay that goes from Olympia, Greece to the host ...