The Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Torch Relay, presented by Coca-Cola and Chevrolet, began in Atlanta, Georgia on December 4, and continues its 65-day, 13,500-mile journey through 46 states. Along the journey, 11,500 Torchbearers will carry the Olympic Flame. After traveling through the heart of America, the Olympic Flame will reach its final destination at Olympic Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 8, 2002.

• The Olympic Flame will travel via torchbearers, automobile, airplane, train, ship, dog sled, skiers, horse-drawn sleigh, snowmobile, ice skaters, prairie schooner and other methods.
  
  
• The torch is 33 inches long and made of glass and metal; it looks like a "fiery icicle in motion." Torchbearers can buy one for $335.
  
  
• The torch will pass through every state but Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Hawaii.
  
  
• Torchbearers were selected because they "inspire others to greater achievement; inspire their communities; embody the inspirational spirit of the Olympic Movement; or motivate others by encountering and overcoming adversity."
  
  
• The Olympic Flame travels within a support operation comprised of approximately 50 Chevrolet vehicles including public safety, advance operations, torchbearer shuttles, stage production trucks and support equipment.
  
  
• Each torchbearer will carry the flame approximately 0.2 miles or approximately one lap around a track.
  
  
• The Olympic Flame will travel an average of 208 miles per day during a 12-hour day.
  
  
• The Olympic Flame will stop for two major celebrations each day. Details of the celebrations will be announced by local communities throughout the next year.
  
  
• The Olympic Flame is ignited by the sun's rays in Olympia, Greece, and is kept in a lantern that travels with the relay. A torch is lit from the flame every morning to start that day's Relay. The Olympic Flame is passed from torch to torch. The lantern is closely guarded to ensure that the flame is never extinguished.
  
  
• The Olympic Torch design will be unveiled in the first quarter of 2001. The 2002 Olympic Torch Relay is made possible through the support of presenting sponsors The Coca-Cola Co. and Chevrolet, along with the official Olympic Torch Relay provider Delta Air Lines.