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Olympic flame-lighting ceremony in photos
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Actress Mary Mina, playing the high priestess holds a pot with the flame during a rehearsal ahead of the flame lighting for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, at the Ancient Olympia site, Greece, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. - photo by AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday to the Milan Cortina Winter Games — missing a little of its usual magic. Bad weather lashing western Greece forced organizers to move the torch-lighting ceremony indoors, from Olympia’s ancient stadium and temples to a nearby museum. The flame is normally lit by focusing the sun’s rays with a concave mirror.