2026 Winter Olympics torch relay

The torch relay (Italian: Il Viaggio della Fiamma Olimpica) for the 2026 Winter Olympics is planned to commence on 26 November 2025 in Olympia, Greece, and conclude on 6 February 2026 in Milan, Italy, coinciding with the opening ceremony at San Siro.

[1] The routes for both the Olympic and Paralympic torch relays were unveiled by the Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026 on 26 November 2024, one year before the start of the former.

[1] While the torch is in Piedmont, a tribute is planned for skier Matilde Lorenzi, who died while training in October 2024.

[2][4] On 29 November 2024, Italian comedy trio Gli Autogol [it] were announced as official narrators for the torch relay.

[2][8] After the flame's arrival in Rome on 4 December 2025, the relay through the country will start two days later and travel through Tuscany before visiting the islands of Sardinia and Sicily and then returning to the mainland.