MetaFilter posts tagged with olympics and torch

"And so she and her friend and the wolves walk together around the base, quietly in the dark, the ice crystals floating in the air around them."

kliuless — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:01:31 -0800

Olympic Flame Burns for Icy Relay
Canada is launching its countdown to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics by boldly sending the Olympic flame farther north than it has ever gone before.

Gotta light?

allkindsoftime — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:08:37 -0800

Protestor grabs the Olympic torch in London. (SLYTP)

That ain't Greek. Nuh-uh.

flapjax at midnite — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:24:35 -0800

The Olympic torch is being welcomed this weekend in the UK as a symbol of the sporting spirit, uniting people around the world in peaceful competition. But the idea of lighting the torch at the ancient Olympian site in Greece and then running it through different countries has much darker origins. Wikipedia aricle on Carl Diem, the man who came up with the idea.

holgate — Fri, 15 Sep 2000 06:23:22 -0800

Spoilers! Spoilers! See, with the ceremony over, and 10 hours to go before the "official" coverage, NBC are still asking "Who will light the torch?" We know, idiots. Isn't this just a bit silly?

Outlawyr — Fri, 25 Aug 2000 09:57:13 -0800

Newest Olympic Event: Torch Stealing! "The Olympic torch relay survived another sabotage attempt Friday when a teen-ager tried to steal it from a torchbearer. "