2026 Olympics: Sleek, metallic design for Winter Games torches revealed

Designed in the shape of flutes, they were designed by Italian architect Carlo Ratti.

The Olympic flame will arrive in Rome on 4 December 2025, and it will begin its journey on Italian soil two days later.

Organizers unveil sleek metallic torches for Milan Cortina Olympics and Paralympics

Organizers for the Milan-Cortina Olympics unveiled a sleek and minimalistic metallic design for the torches that will be used in the traditional relay ahead of next year’s Winter Games.

The Biathlon Federation of Ukraine has announced the rosters of national teams for the 2025/26 season, the main start of which will be the Winter Olympics. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the official Telegram channel of the organization. Nikolai Zots remained the senior coach of the women's team. The men's team, as in the previous season, will be headed by Nadezhda Belova. The lists of Team A (main teams) included 17 biathlet…

“Very beautiful. On the other hand, we are the best designers in the world and we could only make the best torches in the world”. This was stated by the President of the Lombardy Region, Attilio Fontana, speaking at the ceremony to unveil the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic torch. “The opening day of the Games – added Fontana – is approaching and we are respecting the deadlines. Today’s appointment takes on a strong symbolic value”. Looking more gene…

The torch of the Olympic Games is made in blue, the torch of the Paralympics is in bronze