Praying for the sun: What to know about the flame-lighting ceremony for the Winter Olympics

The Olympic flame for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games will be lit at Ancient Olympia, continuing a tradition that uses ...

Rehearsal of Olympic flame lighting ceremony for Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games held in Greece

Actress Mary Mina (L), in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, performs during the rehearsal of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient ...

As clouds threaten ceremony, Greece prepares a backup flame for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Even the gods need a backup plan. Organizers in Ancient Olympia held an emergency rehearsal Monday to light the flame for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games, seizing on a brief break in Greece’s ...
Xinhuanet

Weather threat prompts backup Olympic flame lighting rehearsal in Ancient Olympia

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Ancient Olympia staged an emergency rehearsal on Monday for the flame lighting of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games as organizers braced for poor ...
Neos Kosmos

Greece flame-lighting ceremony for Winter Games forced indoors

The countdown to next year's Winter Olympic Games will gather pace when the historic flame is lit in Greece for the start of ...
Xinhuanet

Ancient Olympia stages rehearsal for 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic flame lighting

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- A dress rehearsal for the Olympic flame lighting of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games was held Tuesday in Ancient Olympia, Greece, as heavy rain forced ...
The Tribune-Democrat

As clouds threaten ceremony, Greece prepares a backup flame for Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Organizers in Ancient Olympia conducted an emergency lighting of the Olympic flame for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games, ...