Overview
- The appointment was announced on official Instagram channels, with Lehmann captioning the post, "I carry the fire."
- The Olympic flame was lit in ancient Olympia and is completing a nine-day relay in Greece before the formal handover in Athens on December 4.
- Lehmann is scheduled to take part on the Italy leg of the relay, with coverage placing her on the Rome segment ahead of the February 6 opening ceremony.
- Zlatan Ibrahimović and TV presenter Melissa Satta were also named among the torchbearers highlighted by organizers.
- The first torchbearer after the lighting was rower Petros Gkaidatzis, while Lehmann brings added visibility as a Swiss international playing for FC Como Women with a large social media following.