1976, Montreal, Canada

The first Olympic games ever hosted by Canada, the Olympic Flame of the '76 games was "electronically" transmitted from Athens to Ottawa via a heat signature from the actual flame. From Ottawa, the flame was carried to Montreal, where a few days after the opening ceremony, it was put out by heavy rains. An official relit the flame with a cigarette lighter, but organizers for the game quickly doused it and relit it again using the official flame.