VIDEO SHOWS: OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY HIGHLIGHTS AHEAD OF THE 2026 WINTER OLYMPICS SHOWS: NAPLES, ITALY (DECEMBER 23, 2025) (IOC / MILANO-CORTINA 2026 – See restrictions before use) 1. FLAME OF OLYMPIC TORCH 2. VARIOUS OF TORCH BEARER WITH TORCH IN RAINY CONDITIONS 3. VARIOUS OF TORCH BEARERS POSING FOR PHOTOS 4. TORCH BEARER WITH TORCH IN RAIN 5. TORCH BEARER LIGHTING TORCH OF 2006 FIFA WORLD CUP-WINNING CAPTAIN & CURRENT UZBEKISTAN COACH FABIO CANNAVARO 6. VARIOUS OF CANNAVARO WITH TORCH 7. CANNAVARO WALKING UP RAMP ONTO STAGE 8. CANNAVARO LIGHTING CAULDRON / FANS & MEDIA WATCHING ON STORY: The Olympic torch reached a rainy Naples in the last stop of the relay before Christmas on Tuesday (December 23). After being lit last month in ancient Olympia, the Greek home of the ancient Games, and handed over to Italian Games organisers in early December, the torch set off from Rome’s historic Stadio dei Marmi on December 6. The relay will span around 12,000 km (7,450 miles), passing through all 110 Italian provinces and more than 300 municipalities, with end-of-day celebrations planned in 60 cities along the route in the build up to the 2026 Winter Olympics. The 2026 Olympics will be co-hosted by Milan and the Dolomite resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo and run from February 6-22, with the Paralympics to follow in March. The flame next visits Cortina d'Ampezzo on Friday (January 26), exactly 70 years after the kick-off of the 1956 Games at the same venue, before reaching Milan's San Siro stadium in time for the opening ceremony on February 6. (Production: Stefan Haskins)
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