The Olympic flag is carried past athletes bearing flags and the Olympic flame during the Winter Olympic Games closing ceremony, Feb. 27, 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

Athletes gather under the Olympic torch during the closing ceremony at the McMahon Stadium in Calgary at night on Sunday, Feb. 8, 1988. The XV Winter Olympics ended with a rousing burst of fire and ice at the closing ceremony. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)

Robyn Perry, 12, still holds the Olympic Torch, after lighting the Olympic Flame at McMahon Stadium in Calgary on Saturday, Feb. 13, 1988 during the opening ceremony of the XVth Winter Olympic Games. A record 57 nations, represented by 1, 789 athletes are to take part in the Games. (AP Photo)

The Olympic flame burns bright over Calgary???s McMahon Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 13 1988, after 12-year-old Robyn Perry, a novice figure skater from Calgary, held the torch aloft to light the massive cauldron and light the flame which will burn for 16 days. (AP Photo/Paul Burnett)

Yugoslav figure skater Sandra Dubravcic, 19, keeps the torch high moments after she lighted the Olympic flame at Zetra's Kosevo Stadium, thus opening the XIV Winter Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1984. (AP Photo)

The Olympic torch is lit during the opening ceremonies for the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo's Kosevo Stadium on Feb. 8, 1984. In the winter of 1994, nearly two years of war have all but destroyed the relics of that time of spectacle and joy a decade ago. (AP Photo)

The Olympic flame is lit during the opening ceremonies for the XIV Winter Olympics in Sarajevo's Kosevo stadium Feb. 8, 1984. (AP Photo)

Torch bearer Dr. Charles Morgan Kerr lights the Olympic flame during opening ceremonies for the XIII Winter Olympic Games at Lake Placid, N.Y., Feb. 13, 1980. (AP Photo)

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Spectators and athletes from all over the world watch the opening ceremony of the XIIIth Winter Olympic Games 14 February 1980 in Lake Placid.

Austria???s Chrisl Haas, right, ignites wide-mouthed shallow run symbolizing the 1976 Winter Olympic Games on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1976 in Innsbruck during opening ceremonies. With her is Austria???s Josef Feismantl, who carried the Olympic flame into the Bergisel Stadium, where a capacity crowd of 65,000 was gathered. (AP Photo/F)

General shots of the opening ceremonies of the 1976 Winter Olympic games, Feb. 4, 1976, Innsbruck, Austria. (AP Photo)

The Olympic flame of 1976, right and the old one of 1964 Winter Olympics burn in their trays after being ignited in Wednesday???s opening ceremonies for the 12th Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck???s Bergisel Stadium, Feb. 4, 1976, Innsbruck, Austria. (AP Photo)

Flames and smoke soar up with a ??swhoosh??? as the Olympic flame is lit at the top of the Olympic Stadium at Innsbruck, Austria on Jan. 21, 1964. The lighting was part of the first rehearsal for the opening of the Winter Olympic Games on January 29. Some 1,300 high school students took part in the rehearsal at the Ski Jump Stadium, Imitating Athletes and marching behind the flags of the 35 nations entered in the competition. (AP Photo)

The Olympic Flame is lit during the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, Feb. 1, 1964. (AP Photo)

eThis is a general view during oath taking ceremonies at the opening of the ninth winter Olympics at Innsbruck, Austria on Jan. 29, 1964. Taking oath at lower right is Austrian Bobsledder Paul Aste. Olympic flame burns at top right. (AP Photo)

Flames and smoke soar up with a "whoosh" as the Olympic flame is lit at the top of the Olympic Stadium at Innsbruck, Austria on Jan. 21, 1964. The lighting was part of the first rehearsal for the opening of the Winter Olympic Games on January 29. Some 1,300 high school students took part in the rehearsal at the Ski Jump Stadium, Imitating Athletes and marching behind the flags of the 35 nations entered in the competition. (AP Photo)

Overall views of crowds and athletes in Sports Olympics-60-Winter Ceremonies, January 1960, Squaw Valley, Calif. (AP Photo)

Thousands of brightly colored balloons float skyward to the accompaniment of trumpets sounding a fanfare during ceremonies that brought the Winter Olympic games to a close at Squaw Valley, Calif. on Feb. 28, 1960. The Olympic flame, which burned day and night in its big black urn during the 11 days of the games, has been extinguished. (AP Photo)

Olympic athletes march into Blyth Arena, at Squaw Valley, Calif., on Feb. 28, 1960, for the ceremony to end the VIII Winter Olympic Games. Instead of marching in units according to their nationalities, they all intermingled with friends they had made during the games. In the background is the Tower of nations and the Olympic Torch. (AP Photo)

Speed skater Ken Henry circles the ice rink in front of the Ice Arena carrying the flame with which he lit to Olympic torch in front of the Tower of Nations at the formal opening of the Winter Olympic Games, Feb. 18, 1960, Squaw Valley, Calif. (AP Photo)