On the last day of the 2026 Winter Olympics, a former torchbearer stopped by a local antique storefront to share her story. The last Olympic torches made in Erie were for the 2002 Winter Olympics in ...

Two weeks after The Nation published the story of an ex-marathoner and Olympic torchbearer, who now works as construction worker at building sites in Lagos, Rasheed Babatunde Liasu Osoba, a monumental ...

For decades, running has been part of Julian Earls’ routine — dozens of marathons over the years, and even now, five miles at a time on the treadmill. In 2001, Earls — then deputy director at NASA ...

The usual sense of anticipation built up just before the final torch bearer was unveiled at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, and then as the cameras swung around, all was revealed—yes, it ...

Olympic swimming champion Gregorio Paltrinieri and fellow Summer athletes started the torch relay for the Milan Cortina ...

NBC Olympics Take a closer look at Yao Ming participating in the torch relay at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, including the significance of being a torch bearer and what the Olympic frame ...

Muhammad Ali provided an iconic torch-lighting, Celine Dion performed and, on July 19, 1996, Atlanta was the center of the ...