The torches that will carry the Olympic flame for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games and Paralympics were unveiled on Monday in Milan and at a parallel event in the Italian pavilion at Expo 2025 in the Japanese city of Osaka. - REUTERS
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00:00The design starts precisely from the flame, it aims to emphasize the flame and define a
00:15design that highlights technical aspects. So the entire shape you see comes from the
00:21effect we want to achieve, while also trying to minimize unnecessary material. In other
00:26words, the casing by using a recycled aluminium casing, but a minimal one, as minimal as
00:32possible. This minimalism, as you mentioned earlier, doesn't come from an aesthetic choice
00:37alone, but is also a deliberate, purposeful one.
00:42I really hope that everyone who gets to carry this torch will feel the same emotion that
00:49I felt, and that she felt, because this torch is powerful. Carrying the Olympic and Paralympic
00:56flame around the world is something truly, truly powerful. Whether you're an athlete
01:00or not, it's beautiful. You're part of something big.