| Host city | Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
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| Distance | 12,000 kilometres (7,500 mi) |
| Torchbearers | 10,001 |
| Theme | The Greatest Journey |
| Start date | 26 November 2025 |
| End date | 6 February 2026 |
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| 2026 Winter Olympics |
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The torch relay (Italian : Il Viaggio della Fiamma Olimpica) for the 2026 Winter Olympics is planned to commence on 26 November 2025 in Olympia, Greece, and conclude on 6 February 2026 in Milan, Italy, coinciding with the opening ceremony at San Siro. [1] The routes for both the Olympic and Paralympic torch relays were unveiled by the Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026 on 26 November 2024, one year before the start of the former. [1]
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Following the lighting of the Olympic flame in Olympia, a handover ceremony will happen in Athens on 4 December 2025, where the flame will then arrive in Rome and visit all 110 provinces of Italy, making 60 stops over 63 days across 12,000 kilometres (7,500 mi). [1] [2] The torch will be in Naples for Christmas, in Bari for New Year's Eve, and in Cortina d'Ampezzo on 26 January to commemorate 70 years since it hosted the 1956 Winter Olympics. [1] While the torch is in Piedmont, a tribute is planned for skier Matilde Lorenzi, who died while training in October 2024. [3] The torch relay plans to showcase many of the World Heritage Sites in the country and will involve 10,001 torchbearers. [1] Applications for torchbearers opened on 12 February 2025. [2] [4]
On 29 November 2024, Italian comedy trio Gli Autogol were announced as official narrators for the torch relay. [5] The design of the torch is scheduled to be unveiled on 14 April at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, as well as simultaneously in Milan; Osaka and Milan are twin cities. [6] [7]
