OLYMPIC FLAME FOR MILAN CORTINA 2026 ARRIVES IN ROME

The Olympic flame for the Milan Cortina Winter Games arrived in Rome on Thursday after being handed over in Greece.

Carried in a small lantern aboard an ITA Airways flight, the flame was brought off the plane by tennis player and Olympic champion Jasmine Paolini alongside organizing committee president Giovanni Malagò.

A 63-day, 12,000-kilometer relay will begin Saturday, passing through all 110 Italian provinces before reaching Milan’s San Siro Stadium for the February 6 opening ceremony.

On Friday, the flame will light a cauldron at the Quirinale Palace in the presence of President Sergio Mattarella and IOC president Kirsty Coventry.

2025-12-05T08:36:04Z