Two cities, two cauldrons. In an Olympic first, two cauldrons were lit simultaneously on Friday — one in Milan and the other in Cortina. Watch two legendary Italian skiers light the cauldron at the Arco della Pace (The Peace Arch) in Milan. http://www.wbaltv.com/article/winter-olympics-cauldron-lighting-milan/70275901 | WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore

The Olympic cauldron is back in Paris, flying every evening above the Tuileries Garden. This flying cauldron was first used during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. It’s a large balloon that rises into the sky with a small electric “flame” at the bottom. It doesn’t burn gas or fuel. Instead, it uses clean energy and is almost silent. After the Games ended, the cauldron was taken down. But many people liked it so much that it’s now back for the summer of 2025. It will go up every day around sunset, f