SOCHI, Russia – AP photographer Darron Cummings captures the moment the Olympic Cauldron is lit, signifying the launch of the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. The lighting officially kicks of the series ...

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — AP photographer Darron Cummings captures the moment the Olympic Cauldron is lit, signifying the launch of the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. The lighting officially kicks of the ...

The lighting officially kicks of the series of 98 competitions featuring 3,000 athletes. ___ Associated Press reporters will be filing dispatches about happenings in and around Sochi during the 2014.

The millions of Chinese who tuned in for Monday's lighting of the Olym-pic torch saw a sanitized version of the event as China Central Television cut away from a protest for press freedom.

The identity of the torch lighter was the great mystery heading into the evening, as it is at many Olympics. Some even thought Russian president Vladimir Putin would do the honors himself.

NEW YORK -- The millions of Chinese who tuned in for Monday's lighting of the Olympic torch saw a sanitized version of the event as China Central Television cut away from a protest for press freedom.

(ATR) Perfect weather Wednesday for the last rehearsal of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic flame-lighting ceremony at the Temple of Hera in Ancient Olympia. 29 Jun, 2024 Buscar ...

The Olympic flame-lighting ceremony has roots in ancient Greece and connects modern Olympic Games to their origin. The flame for the Paris games was lit on April 16, 2024.

The synth-heavy theme music for 1981 British film Chariots of Fire shall forever be associated with cheesy majestic slo-mo running, so it’s no surprise the tune is getting some mileage in ...

AP photographer Darron Cummings captures the moment the Olympic Cauldron is lit, signifying the launch of the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. The lighting officially kicks of the series of 98 ...