Greek actress Maria Nafpliotou (L), playing the role of High Priestess, transfers an Olympic flame to Vassilis Dimitriadis, the first torchbearer of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games, in ancient Olympia October 22, 2009.The torch relay for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics got underway on Thursday, with the sun's rays igniting the silver torch during a brief break in the clouds at the ancient Olympic stadium. [Agencies]