Organizers unveil sleek metallic torches for Milan-Cortina Olympics

Organizers unveil sleek metallic torches for Milan-Cortina Olympics

MILAN (AP) — Organizers for the Milan-Cortina Olympics on Monday 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 torches will be made primarily out of recycled materials, with a design system that lets the fuel canister be refilled up to 10 times — reducing the number of torches that will be needed, organizers said. Made from an aluminum and brass…

The 2026 Winter Olympic torches let the flame steal the show

The torches designed for Milano Cortina 2026, next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Italy, were made in service of the flame. Named Essential, the reusable, ultra-minimalist torch has a flared, open-top design meant to show viewers how the flame is generated because “what’s important isn’t the torch, but the flame,” Italian architect and engineer Carlo Ratti tells Fast Company. The design is meant to showcase the flame in motion. “T…

A few days after unveiling its sleek design, Milan-Cortina 2026 has published a series of photographs featuring the torches of the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games in front of and at the heart of the Lombard city's flagship venues. Desirous of presenting the future Olympic and Paralympic torches in more spectacular spaces than...