Speaking of the biggest suspense of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, it is natural to count the main torch lighting ceremony. This ceremony is not only the end of the opening ceremony, but also the most concerned link for all the audience, it can be said that whether the opening ceremony of an Olympic Games can be successfully concluded at the end depends on it. The main torch-lighting ceremony of this Winter Olympics is also a mystery, so let's look back at the classic moments of past Winter Olympics and find some inspiration from them.
Since the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, the torch-lighting ceremony has entered the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, but several Winter Olympics have almost always been through skiing or skating to make the torch move forward for a distance, and then let the torchbearer finally complete the lighting. Usually the main torch will be set on a high platform, so we will often see the torchbearer walking up to the high platform to complete the ceremony.
It is worth mentioning the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, since this was the second time the city has hosted the Winter Olympics, so the organizers designed a double torch in a unique way! Although the creativity is not outstanding, but because of the uniqueness of the two Winter Olympics, this double torch has become a famous scene, and the torchbearers have lit two torches in turn, and the highs and lows are matched, becoming a classic moment in the history of the entire Olympic Games.
At the opening ceremony of the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics in the United States, for the first time, a torchbearer was automatically raised from the torch to the main torch platform after lighting the torch! This was the first time that torchbearers were not required to run on the main torchbearer to light it, and it was also the beginning of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics to increase the possibility of the main torch lighting ceremony through the power of science and technology. The opening ceremony of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada, was also concocted, while the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, were renovated and raised from the lead to the main torch platform after the torch was lit, which slightly collided with the way the Summer Olympic torch was lit at that time.
The opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, was even more thrilling, when ski jumper Goruben flew more than 100 meters with a torch in his hand, landed in the main stadium and then lit the torch! However, the opening ceremony will not take such a big risk afterwards, and it is not a good sign to know that if the torch is extinguished for these reasons. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, 20 players from the U.S. ice hockey team lit the torch at the same time, which also set a precedent for them to light the main torch for the first time in the history of the Winter Olympics.
Since the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, the torch-lighting ceremonies of the four consecutive Winter Olympics have demonstrated a sense of technology. The Turin Winter Olympics are lit with torches, and the main torch is lit at the same time as the brilliant fireworks bloom, and the visual effect is quite dazzling; the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics is a bonfire with 3 giant pillars, and the 3 torchbearers are lit separately, and finally the main torch is lit. In the next two Winter Olympics, after the last torchbearer lit the flame, watched the flame enter the main torch from the lead, and the scene of the rapid rise of the flame at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics looked quite eye-catching.
I don't know if these classic moments make you look forward to the ignition ceremony of this Beijing Winter Olympics?
(Aibao)