Milan-Cortina Olympic flame lightning ceremony

Milan-Cortina Olympic flame lightning ceremony

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry (2nd from R) leaves the Archaeological Museum of Olympia following the flame lighting ceremony for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Nov. 26, 2025, in ancient Olympia, Greece. The ceremony was held inside the museum due to cloudy weather.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA004932963
  • Registered date
  • 2025/11/26 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2025 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 3968 × 2377 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 1.23(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Figure skating: Kaori Sakamoto

    Figure skating: Kaori Sakamoto

    Japanese figure skater Kaori Sakamoto (front, R) smiles at a ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2025, after qualifying for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
      Snowboarding: Ayumu Hirano

      Snowboarding: Ayumu Hirano

      Ayumu Hirano, the 2022 Beijing Olympic men's snowboard halfpipe gold medalist, attends an event in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2025, ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February 2026. Hirano won the World Cup opener in the current season in China earlier in the month.
        Snowboarding: Ayumu Hirano

        Snowboarding: Ayumu Hirano

        Ayumu Hirano, the 2022 Beijing Olympic men's snowboard halfpipe gold medalist, attends an event in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2025, ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February 2026. Hirano won the World Cup opener in the current season in China earlier in the month.
          Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony - Rome

          Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony - Rome

          Damiano Tommasi, major of Verona. At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame in Rome, Italy on December 5, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM
            Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony - Rome

            Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony - Rome

            President Sergio Mattarella receives the Olympic torch from Giovanni Malago At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame in Rome, Italy on December 5, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM
              Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony - Rome

              Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony - Rome

              Andrea Abodi, Georgia Meloni. At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame in Rome, Italy on December 5, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM
                GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

                GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

                Giovanni Malago', President of the Organizing Committee of Milan Cortina 2026 and Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olympic Committee during the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Flame Relay for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on December 4, 2025 in Rome, Italy.
                  GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

                  GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

                  Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olympic Committee, during the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Flame Relay for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on December 4, 2025 in Rome, Italy.
                    GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

                    GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

                    Rome, Italy - December 5, 2025: Giorgia Meloni jokes with Matteo Salvini and Luca Zaia in front of the brazier. At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame.
                      Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony - Rome

                      Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony - Rome

                      President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, premier Giorgia Meloni and the heads of the institutions during the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Flame Relay for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Rome, Italy on December 5, 2025. Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM