2. The Olympic Flame The Olympic Flame Flame relays and origin.

3. The Athletes Torch Relay The relay is started 123 days prior to the Olympic Games. Different types of transportation is used such as planes, cars, running, swimming, and animal riding such as horses. The flame travels all the way from Olympia, Greece to the host country which in this case the host is Russia.

4. The History of the Flame The Olympic Flame is a symbol of the modern Olympic Games. It was first introduced in 1928 summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The flame was kept burning during the ancient Olympics. It is said to be a reference to Prometheus because in one of the Greek myths Prometheus stole fire from the Greek god Zeus when Zeus hid it from man.

5. The Lighting of the Torch The flame is lit in Greece on Mount Olympus. The rays of the sun reflect of a mirror shaped like a bowl with someone holding the torch in the center. Like so 

6. Medals