The lighting of the Olympic cauldron symbolizes the opening of the Olympic Games. That makes it a pretty big deal to Olympic fans and organizers alike. Each ceremony puts its own spin on the ...
PARIS (AP) — The night the Olympic and Paralympic cauldron first flew over Paris, its designer Mathieu Lehanneur held his breath: Nothing could go wrong. The balloon, lit by the Olympic torch ...
Teddy Riner and Marie-Jose Perec joined the exclusive list of people to light an Olympic cauldron when they set alight the Mathieu Lehanneur-designed boiler in Paris on Friday. It looked as if ...
Le May Doan was unable to light the cauldron during the Opening Ceremony and participated in the Closing Ceremony. Note: Some components of NBCOlympics.com may not be optimized for users browsing with ...
The Olympic cauldron was also officially lit at the Louvre after a number of athletes carried it. The 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony will re-air at 7:30 p.m. on NBC.
Teen environmental advocates held a protest raising awareness for Great Salt Lake, saying a drying lake could impact the 2034 ...
Japan's Naomi Osaka lit the Olympic cauldron in Tokyo three years ago but she has it all to prove in Paris as she continues ...