The 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games featured the first symbolic lighting of the Olympic flame at the Winter Olympics.
Sources
- Watch the Evolution of the Winter Olympics' Opening Ceremony (rollingstone.com)
- https://www.olympics.com/en/olympic-games/garmisch-partenkirchen-1936 (olympics.com)
- https://olympic.ca/games/1936-garmisch-partenkirchen/ (olympic.ca)
- https://www.topendsports.com/events/winter/flame.htm (topendsports.com)
- https://www.olympics.com/ioc/news/the-history-of-the-olympic-flame (olympics.com)
- https://www.olympics.com/en/olympic-games/oslo-1952/torch-relay (olympics.com)
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