Evolution of the Winter Olympic Torch

The now familiar tradition of a Winter Olympic Torch Relay first began at
the 1952 Oslo Games in Norway, using a relatively simple brass and
steel alloy torch, which burned disposable liquid gas cartridges

2026
Milano
Cortina
Italy

Made from recycled aluminium-brass alloy, and weighing
just 1.06kg, torch can be refilled up to 10
times with renewable bio-LPG

Blue/green hue to
represent “shades of sky”

2022 2018 2014 2010
2006 2002 1998 1994
1992 1988 1984 1980
1976 1972 1968 1964
1960 1956 1952

Beijing
China

Pyeongchang
South Korea

Sochi
Russia

Vancouver
Canada

Turin
Italy

Salt
Lake
City
U.S.

Nagano
Japan

Lillehammer
Norway

Albertville
France

Calgary
Canada

Sarajevo
Yugoslavia

Lake
Placid
U.S.

Innsbruck
Austria

Sapporo
Japan

Grenoble
France

Innsbruck
Austria

Squaw
Valley
U.S.

Cortina
d’Ampezzo
Italy

Oslo
Norway

Sources: Milano Cortina 2026, IOC, ISOH
Pictures: Getty, IOC, Olympic Museum
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