Vancouver 2010

Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010 Official Torch

Stainless steel, aluminum torch with white plastic outerskin on either side designed to represent lines and curves left by skis in snow and skates on ice. Games emblem in center of each side with motto of the Games "With Glowing Hearts, Des plus brilliants exploits," inscribed on upper back of torch. Air intake cut in the shape of a maple leaf. 37.2 inches high.

Designer: Leo Obstbaum
Manufacturer: Bombardier, Inc.

Fuel: Mix of propane, isobutane and hydrocarbons. Combustion duration approximately 12 minutes.

The shape of the torch was inspired by the fluid lines and curves produced by skis in the snow or skates on ice as well as the contours of the Canadian landscape and the curves of the relay route. Its imposing size reflects the vastness of Canada's territory.

Start date: October 22, 2009, Olympia, Greece
End date: February 12, 2010, BC Place Stadium and Jack Poole Plaza, Vancouver, Canada
First Torchbearer: Vasilios Dimitriadis
Last Torchbearers: Catriona Le May Doan, Nancy Greene Raine, Wayne Gretzky and Steve Nash
Number of torchbearers: 12,560
Relay Length: 29,315 miles