Made of silver and wood, the torch weighs 1620gr. The fuel was a mix of gas, kerosene and alcohol. The shape of this torch was designed and created by the National Research Council of Canada which was inspired by the most emblematic skyscraper of Calgary, The Calgary Tower. About 7.432 torchbearers carried the Olympic Flame for 18.000km.

For the first time the Games lasted 3 weeks and 3 weekends. Unforgettable were the gold of Katarina Witt and the two gold medals of Alberto Tomba. Freestyle was introduced as demonstration sport. The Italian team was captained by our Mauro Mottini. The skiing events were expanded from three to five with the inclusion of the super giant slalom and the Alpine combined. East Germany’s Christa Rothenburger won the 1000m speed skating title. Seven months later she earned a silver medal in cycling thus becoming the only athlete ever to win medals in the Winter and Summer Olympic Games in the same year. Charismatic Italian skier Alberto Tomba made the most of his Olympic debut, winning both the giant slalom and the slalom. Canada hosted the Olympic Winter Games for the first time. The Alpine events took place on artificial snow.