The Olympic flame for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games has embarked on an ambitious 63-day journey across Italy, with 10,001 torchbearers scheduled to carry it through all 110 provinces before the opening ceremony on 6th February.
The torch relay officially began on Saturday in Rome's Stadio dei Marmi, exactly two months before the Games commence. Olympic swimming champion Gregorio Paltrinieri was the first to carry the torch, passing it to fencer Elisa Di Francisca and high jump champion Gianmarco Tamberi in a ceremony that honoured Italy's Olympic legacy.
