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Have a look behind-the-scenes of one of the most iconic moments ever from Olympic Ceremonies as Antonio Rebollo relives the Barcelona 1992 Opening Ceremony by sharing his memories of lighting the Olympic cauldron in such an unforgettable way.
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No pressure, it's just the Olympic torch and the world is watching.
and if you miss, you're definitely going to kill someone
@@RollOnToVictory or prepare for humiliation
@FatBoy GoneThin backup trick. I still believe it was from his shooting
And. Just one shot and one try
Hehe. "I was feeling calm". Mate, it was an excellent shot, but feeling calm? Pull the other one, mate!! 😁😂
This is the most epic, iconic lighting of the Olympic cauldron. No fancy moves, no state-of-the-art technology used - just a pure expression of humanity, performing to the best of their natural ability.
even though, he missed
Definitely ! 👍👍
Definitely ! 👍👍
Definitely ! 👍👍
@@Darkwolf99_ Did he?
The person who made the decision to light the torch this way and the archer both have giant balls!!
Omg 😂😂 I'm laughing straight 2 hrs before my exam starts by seeing his comment
Balls of steel!
Great balls of fire
Nahh all the glory goes to the arches cause when that fails the archer would be flamed.
@@mistercat5300 And he actually failed, to be honest.
It was not "fake" nor a "fail". Source: I worked for the people that did the engineering of the stunt. The arrow flew EXACTLY through where it was supposed to fly. Seconds before the arrow started flying, the propane gas started flowing, creating a column of unlit gas that the arrow then had to pass through in order to ignite it ...which it did.
Since arrows don't fly in a straight line, specially in such long distances, they needed a parabolic trajectory in order for the arrow to SAFELY pass over the stadium's crowd without accidentally landing on anyone; hence why THERE WAS NEVER AN INTENTION TO MAKE THE ARROW HIT THE INSIDE OF THE CAULDRON, at all.
If they had wanted the arrow to land INSIDE, then that whole section of stadium seats would've been kept closed down during the ceremony; as there was a double risk of the arrow hitting a person. Why? Because 1) Since arrows fly in a parabola, then the launching would've needed to be way move vertical than what it was, therefore increasing the risk of the arrow hitting someone sitting below the cauldron instead of landing on a locked-down empty backlot behind the stadium, like it did. 2) Even if the arrow had landed inside of the cauldron, it could've easily (and uncontrollably) ricocheted out of it, due to its high momentum and intertia, and then fallen down on the audience. They didn't wanted that kind of liability.
Lastly, as someone else said in another comment here, the archer practiced the shot dozens of times during the last few days before the show. He was very consistently hitting the pre-established SAFE flight path; and his arrows kept landing consistently on the safe-zone behind the stadium, as calculated and required. This is basic Physics 101.
Had the archer not been able to safely "hit his marks" during the rehearsals with an empty stadium, then the stunt wouldn't had happened at all with an audience; and a Plan-B would've gotten carried out instead ...like "magically" igniting it through the internal piezoelectric spark igniters that all Olympic cauldrons (before and after this one) have always had.
Tldr:
the arrow was NEVER intended to land inside the cauldron out of concerns for the safety of the people sitting nearby it. The arrow flies in a parabola, through a column of gas, and then lands safely on a locked-down safe zone behind the stadium; as intended by the engineers in charge of the stunt.
Wow....its incredible to see that so much engineering goes into something that looks plain simple to the normal person. 🔥🔥
Thank you. I which many ppl can be this analytical and mathematically adept to understand the workings of this performance. Ppl don't tend to use that side of their brain often when analysing what they see.
@I.T. Going by your argument that the arrow was only supposed to pass and not penetrate the cauldron and light up the column of propane gas in the vicinity of the cauldron, then the propane cloud should have burst upon contact with flame. But if you stop at 2:23 and advance the video frame by frame you can actually see the flame lighting from the bottom of the cauldron and not burst as should have been the case. Pause at 2:23 and use keys "." and "," on your keyboard to advance and rewind frames at 2:23.
Thanks for the explanation!!!
Thank you!
For me this is best cauldron lighting ever ...
Same here.
No question about it.
Me,too
I don't know if this was the best or just that i feel touched by emotions 'cause It was my city where the olympics took place. Anyways, i think It was beautiful. ☺️
+Pati Think about it. you lighting the cauldron with a flying fiery arrow with litteraly millions watching. When things go wrong it gonna gone wrong pretty big pretty fast. That's why for me the amount of preparation and skill to this is crazy.
+Malvinace Zhen touché!! no conputer manipulation or especial effects, raw and skilk
He definitely should have gotten a gold medal for that!!!
Actually he already had won 3 golds in the paralimpics when he was chosen to throw the arrow.
It was a unique and courageous idea lot was on stake had he missed , it looked real .
Nah, he missed
Platinum!
If there is one he should get the honor, that is the best Olympic torch lighting of the flame into the cauldron ever that people are still talking about it.
After Aragorn dies, Legolas went to Spain.
Hahaha..idol..hindi yata naibalita ni mr. Pempem to.😂😂😂😂
Asan si Beth? 😁
😂😂
Hahahahaha
And was a star in the Paralympics games ;)
This moment will likely never be topped as an Olympics opening.
This and Muhammed Ali's are my favorite.
agreed plus Sydney and Beijing.
what is Muhammad Ali's??
+Prenses Nada, it was in the London 2012 opening ceremony
Prenses Nada Atlanta 1996
My father helped build some of the stuff for both the opening and closing ceremonies. He always tells that Rebollo kept shooting more and more and more arrows almost every single day and that by the end he was hitting the inside of the cauldron possibly 5 out of every 6 times even with sun on his face or while the sun was setting
Practice, practice, practice and more practice was the key to, if not make it perfectly, at least make it look believable. Thanks, Antonio!
+Diego Ruiz Yep, there is no substitute for practice to the point where you make the thing look easy. But it's never easy, and this must have been an incredible moment.
Actually, in the inauguration ceremony, it seems that he didn't hit the inside of the cauldron. The arrow flied over it and landed in a safe zone outside the stadium, or at least that said the Barcelona newspapers back then. I was just 6 years old, but I remember La Vanguardia covering the news the day after, with footage from a local TV in which you can see the arrow flying over, and debating if the fly-by it was on purpose and the fire lit because of the emanating gasses from the cauldron, or if it was a mistake solved at the moment with a remote lighting.
Amazing olympic moment, anyway, I think it might the lighting ceremony with more suspense of the story.
I think it doesn't matter if he missed the target by some inches, the concept has so much poetic, minimalism and Olympic sense (this is what is to be an athlete) that who cares if the arrow secretly felt out, but I don't think so, I have checked the tape many times, and there is nowhere to see the arrow's flame going behind the cauldron... maybe the arrow reported by some newspapers were rehearsal arrows? or maybe the arrow was only meant to fly by the cauldron and the gas and technology would do the rest... I think ancient Greeks would be pleased, there is no technology that can surpass this beautiful concept...
Your right, and i remember them screening another shot from a side camera angle showing the arrow go over the top, it looks like it landed in the centre, but it just went over, which was all that was needed to ignite the gas that would have been turned on previously.
+Pau Luzón Herrera IT WAS MADE ON PURPOSE.
the arrow has to pass forward to light the torch. if not Will has burn the públic! has to go away
Barcelona ‘92 was the best cauldron lighting EVER. I will never forget seeing it on television and just having my jaw drop. I couldn’t believe it! It was AMAZING.
Deacuerdo
Antonio, you did the best Olympic torch lighting into cauldron, with hours of practice to perfect that, despite feeling hard to do that, it is the best ever with no others can do much better than other.
I agree 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I remember as a young boy watching the lighting in Seoul in 1988 and being amazed at the technological coolness of the way the lit it there. I wondered how they would top that in Barcelona and then when the music changed and the guy was standing there with the bow and arrow, we were all like "No way!" and then he did it. Best olympic lighting moment ever. And sure, there were some beautiful moments and symbolism such as Sydney Beinjing, London and Rio, and some poignant moments such as Ali in Atlanta. But for "wow" factor? Nothing has even come close.
Same here...i remember it watching as a kid and i was like wow...the best opening ever and one of my most vivid childhood memories.
So true. Every Olympics, I compare the torch lighting to this magical moment !
This is how the Olympics should always start. Showcasing an athlete's skill to literally over the gold medal level 🏹🔥💎
Exacto, la próxima vez podría ser con un lanzamiento de martillo
The best ever with no others can compare it.
And a paralimpic one... more inclution?
2021, this is still the best lighting.
Barcelona '92 really set the high standard for cauldron lighting. no technology pure human skill.
@@papakhayra then why are you here in the internet mate?
@@llarc1122 ? He is just saying that this lighting embodied everything that Olympics are, the abilities of the human taken to a nearly perfect level. No technology, just a guy with a bow and an arrow
@@lilsebastian2209 and we all knew archery is one of the original game event in ancient olympics
2024 and still the best ❤
This is the best because it took skill. Thats what makes it great.
What is even more amazing is he did it again for the Paralympics as well. Being born in 1986, I don't really remember the Seoul Olympics, so this was the first one I really remember. It is still my favorite.
@@schumi246 Same for me. NO camparison with any another Olimpic Games EVER.
It was fake.look again. The fire burns before the arrow hits
@@Tukkertje That is incorrect. What really happened was that the gas was turned way up so that he didn't have to land it directly into the cauldron. However, he still had to get it over the cauldron, at distance, in the dark, with thousands of other athletes having flickering lights close by. If you can't appreciate the skill, I feel sorry for you.
Still the best. London 2012 was next
Just here to wash away the disgust of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
Everyone: Marvelling at the archer's skill,
Me: How does he not burn his fingers when he shot the arrow
In the same way that firedancers doing "Samoan Fire Knife" don't burn their feet's soles or themselves when exposed to orange flames for just a few seconds. Since the orange part of the flame is not the hottest part of the torch, you don't get instantly burnt. (When doing the footsoles trick in particular, there's also a thin layer of gas-vapors that protect you from burns (to some extent) too.
Your body hair gets charred instantly, but the moisture in your skin protects it for a few seconds.
You do feel heat, but don't get burns as quick as if it was a blue flame from a blowtorch.
Thats why he kept the tip raised higher than himself. Even with that, he still turned his head away slightly!
Nothing could ever match this lighting of the Olympic Torch. ICONIC.
Indeed 😊
The Best
Tokyo Olympic lighting Olympic torch was seems like devine.
That was the COOLEST lighting of the Olympic Cauldron I have EVER seen!!
Yes!!!
And the coolest that will ever be.
This is probably the best Olympic torch lighting in history. A moment so iconic people remember it more than the games 🔥
Nice thrill for the crowd in that section
"Look little Juan the Olympic torch has arrived, I wonder how they're going to... OH MY GAWWWD GET DOWN!!"
PARIS 2024 OPENING IS A HOMOSEXUAL CELEBRATION 😅😅😅
Barcelona Spain is the most classic way to had light the cauldron so amazingly incredible 👍
Perfecto 💞🥂
And it gets better - he repeated this amazing feat a few weeks later by lighting the same cauldron the same way at the Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony! As far as I know, he's the only person to light an Olympic Cauldron and a Paralympic Cauldron!! ❤️
I think this guy got some "limitations" in his legs I think,he was some degree "disable" if you watch close how this guy turns around. I don´t know if he was Paralympic or not.
Without doubt the best cauldron lighting ever!
One of the best Olympic moments, probably the best cauldron lighting 💖 yes you did it!! Timeless moments.
I was watching this Barcelona Olympic opening ceremony broadcast live on tv In 1992. I was & I am still amazed by this cauldron lighting. I will never forget this moment, for me, this was & is the best cauldron fire lighting ever!
I'm just glad he didn't miss. The alternative is just horrific: A person in the crowd shot by an arrow and burned to death.
Best death ever though
@@Mububban23 You could say they went out in a blaze of glory.
But, he missed, there are videos where we can see he missed
@@CarlosTorres-vo4dw WRONG. perfect shot through the gas.
He missed
This certainly has to be the most watched archery shot of all history...Congratulations to Antonio Rebollo. Well done sir.
One of the most stunning things I’ve ever seen. Amazing.
Best torch lighting ever :)
El de Pekín fue mejor
Barcelona 92 es único. En lo personal creo que éste encendido tiene un mérito sin precedecentes por todo el trabajo previo; además de original, fue estético y quedó en la memoria como referente de Barcelona. El encendido de Pekín carece de valor, el hecho de decir que elevar a un sujeto con un arnés para encender el pebetero es mejor que el uso de la flecha y arco es una respuesta morbosa.
El único mérito de este encendido es que fue una gran FARSA .......fíjense tú y todos como el pebetero se enciende antes que la flecha llegue a su destino ......observen bien .....qué engaño y estafa en la historio de los J.O ............cualquier ceremonia de apertura es superior a ese FRAUDE ESPAÑOL .......
Entiendo que el de Barcelona tiene un valor casi sentimental para tí, pero en el de Pekín hubo trabajo pprevio y fué muy original, no solo el elevar al hombre en el arnés, también la combinación de las imágenes con el paso de la antorcha en distintas ciudades, muy original y emotivo, y el encendido final del pevetero tan espectacular....
Lacer703, te presento los gases inflamables. ATONTAO (si dejas abierto unos segundos una fuente de gas inflamable al cabo de un rato las cercanías de dicha fuente estarán saturadas de gas y podrás encender un fuego sin necesidad de tocar nada, solo deberías acercar una llama a escasos metros)
Como apunte decir que la flecha no tocó el pebetero a proposito (si se quería que aterrizase dentro se tenia que hacer un tiro demasiado peligroso, debido a la parabola que debía hacer la flecha podia acabar entre espectadores y se decidió encender antes el gas para saturar el aire de alrededor del pebetero para así poder lanzar la flecha por encima y encenderlo haciendo que la flecha aterrizase en el parquing que hay detras del estadio).
that's by far the coolest most memorable torch lighting ceremony ever.
I watched this lighting, live on TV, at that time. I must have watched from other Olympics as well but this is the only one I remember. The stoic expression, the lighting of arrow, the turn, what he was wearing, and even the pause before he finally let it go. So special...
The world exploded in joy with his successful lighting of the cauldron. it was just simply epic and divine!!
and he is a a paralympic archer, makes it a more amazing moment than it already is 👏🏼
Pure skill, nothing more nothing less. absolutely stunning
Still the coolest cauldron lighting in Olympics history in my opinion. The display of human skills and artistry, and the uncertainty and drama of possible failure with of the world watching is why we all watch the Olympics after all. No amount of technology can replace that.
Nothing beat this. For me, this is still the best cauldron lighting in Olympics.
Kudos to Antonio Rebollo, this is the best Olympic Cauldron Lighting moment in our history. Simply spine chilling and unforgettable.
Brilliant 🔥🙌
If this was Edmure Tully, we’d *still* be waiting for these games to begin.
And here I thought something bad's gonna happen after 🤦♂️
Ya i thought he's gonna miss the shot😂
haha me too! i thought there will be real explosion and fire in that whole place😂
I feel you haha
Same here...I was nervous 😑🤦♀🤣
Lol me too since youtube recommends weird stuffs
Still, after thirty years, one of the coolest things I have ever seen.
Fue magistral. 👍
No sé por qué esa imagen no se ha hecho universal.
Goose bumps, even today. I remember watching this with a whole crowd of family and neighbours, and we all screamed with surprise at the audacity of the archer! He stole our hearts!
Spain win Archery gold at Barcelona 1992:
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The most memorable cauldron lighting ever!
Ha sido y será el mejor encendido de la historia, el más original y el más emocionante!!
For me, this is the most epic moment in the Olympic Games. I was a boy watched on TV in 92 and then in 2016 I had the pleasure of getting to know the place up close when I visited Barcelona..fantastic city with amazing people. I loved!! Greetings from Brazil!!
Brasil é com S =P
Para mi, el mejor encendido de la historia. Original e irrepetible.
Incredible.. He only got one chance yet he nailed it.. Amazing
I thought he killed someone with the flaming arrow
Exactly what I thought when the title is "the real story... " of something
Coming here after being disappointed at the cauldron lighting 2024 olympics.....this one is pure olympics spirit
Sencillo, único, original. Sin duda un antes y un después en el encendido de pebeteros olímpicos. Aún no superado.
No creo se pueda superar alguna vez ese momento
No es verdad esa flecha nunca llegó,la televisión mexicana se logró meter al estadio fue la única cámara adentro imagínense la seguridad en esos tiempos y ellos lograron grabar como era una farsa lo del encendido el comité les quito esa grabación y es verídica busquen a frustrado Alcántara Barcelona 92 y veran
Fab Rojas la flecha no solo llegó sino qué pasó por encima del pebetero, como estaba planeado... por lo tanto cumplió perfectamente su función, era una ceremonia no una competencia de tiro al blanco.
Siempre hay un envidioso detractor, ese encendido es único en la historia.
@Slemak kingdom el de Sidney tiene más tecnología y claro es más bonito, este es más sencillo, pero único, ambos dos tienen su peculiaridad, no da para comparar.
This was etched in my mind! I remember this ceremony! This was by far the fliest torch lighting ever!
without a shadow of a doubt
Probably will never be bettered. Best lighting of the Olympic torch of all time.
I was 7 watching this i only remember it because my dad recorded it and we as a family watched it numerous times just for this moment for about a year or so and to this day i think this was the best one yet
Saludos desde Mexico, desde el bello noroeste mexicano, desde mi gran BAJA CALIFORNIA, desde Tijuana... LA MEJOR INAUGURACION OLIMPICA QUE HE VISTO... y que voy a ver mientras viva... y con el encendido de la antorcha se cerro la mejor ceremonia que yo haya visto... toda la ceremonia fue llena de arte... algo esplendoroso, lo mejor... y el gran cierre Antonio Rebollo con su arco y su flecha magica... me sigo emocionando cada vez que lo veo...
1992: The last year we had two Olympiads in the same year: Albertville, France for the winter game and Barcelona, Spain for the summer games.
We're going to come awfully close this year - August 2021 for summer, February 2022 for winter. Only 7 months apart.
@@boogie711 6 months
The best cauldron lighting by far! This was the first Olympics that I can remember (I was 9 at the time). I will never forget the '92 Olympics!
Denise PC I will never forget them either (I was 20) imagine if he missed 🤔
I saw it in 1992 on TV and believe me it is the best spectacle of cauldron lighting in all the Olympic ceremonies ever ,it is remembered every four years.
I was 12 when I saw this. This was one of the most iconic lighting of the cauldron. If not THE MOST ICONIC.
Exactly the same age and the same vivid childhood memory...same pinch 😊😊😊
Me quede sorprendido de la inauguracion de los juegos olimpicos de Barcelona 92 y mas aun en encencido del pebetero que fue con una flecha me encanto ❤❤❤❤❤❤....
Imho, the best Olympic flame lighting.
This is the best and my favorite lightning of Olympics cauldron of all time.. You nailed it! 2nd is London 2012.. Thank you Sir Antonio!
El mejor encendido de un juego olímpico que nunca se ha visto jamás, y más para los que fuimos privilegiados de verlo en directo
El mejor encendido de las mejores ceremonias de apertura y cierre de los mejores juegos. Así de simple, Barcelona 92 es insuperable
Para mi fue el de Sidney 2000!!
La idea fue novedosa pero todo ya sabemos que la flecha pasó de largo y el pebetero se incendió con un sistema automático. Fue una gran farsa.
Oh si! Fueron los primeros juegos olímpicos que vi, tenia 7 añitos en ese entonces, ver ese encendido fue alucinante para mi, desde ese momento me hice fan de los arqueros y de los juegos olímpicos.
@@Eddu41 esque tenia que ser así, tenía que pasar por encima. Ni farsa ni mierdas todo salió como debía
When I was young my family bought our first TV just to watch olympics and that is Barcelona Olympics., and most exiting thing I ever watched on TV till today is lighting the torch., as a kid I’m speechless I’m in shock for days, watched entire Olympic events every single game from opening ceremony to closing one., infact as a kid this olympics opened my eyes how big the world is and how skillfull humans are.,
*¡Mi encendido favorito!* 😊
*¡De niño me dejó alucinando!* 😍
*¡Y ni pensar en todo lo que pudo haber salido mal!* 😬
digan lo que digan, este es el mejor encendido de antorcha de todos los tiempos..¡¡¡¡¡¡
Para mí este fue el mejor encendido de una llama olímpica de todos los tiempos. Espectacular.
He is legend 😍😍😍😍 I feel like watching a movie
It’s amazing how close to the people that cauldron was.
G.O.A.T.
That was the best lighting of the Olympic Flam…EVER!
El encendido mas impresionante que se haya visto
I wasn't born yet when this happen but wow that guy is great. Shooting that arrow must have been super hard as the cauldron is so high and it was so dark too and yet he shoot it perfectly. Just imagine what would have happened if he made a slight mistake and the burning arrow fell at the people?! Salute to him!! Definitely a great way to open the Olympics.
Non in Olympic history can ever top this Olympic torch lighting. I was a kid when I was watching this in TV.
FUN FACT: My family's business, that designs flashlights, was asked to design a system to transport the flame from Athens to Barcelona. It was a success and they gifted us one of the torches (or it could have been a replica). It was an honour for my family and their business to be included in this historical moment of unity and peace.
I don’t remember much from all the Olympics I’ve seen. This is the one thing I saw amongst all the fanfare from all the years that has been burned into my memory.
Barcelona is to this day my favorite opening & closing ceremonies for an Olympics-I think alot of it was that it was the first I was old enough to remember & really enjoy, but I just loved the aesthetic of the whole thing, & that torch lighting is my favorite ever-I don't think anyone can top it!
finest lookin' Olympic stadium fer sure
ICONIC: Because it showcased true human ability that is rare......NOW OLYMPICS IS "WOKE" AND "COMMERCIAL"........not significant anymore in modern ages.
Katniss Everdeen will be ashamed of this :)
Kudos! The best lighting torch ever!
Lo que debió ser épico fue el cagazo que tenían los espectadores que estaban debajo del pebetero
The Best ever in History of the Olympic Games, Barcelona, you Rocked The World in 92
I will never forget this ever, I remember watching it early hours of the morning live on TV. I was only 8 years old. I think this is the best ever in the history of the olympics...
.this is was the best to ligths a couldron ..fantastico....
Who came here after the disaster of Paris 24 😅😅😅
I remember my father saying "Que cosa linda"(What a beautiful thing!)while laughing and crying at the same time,we all cried too that was really one of the biggest goosebumps i felt in my life.
aww sweet memory
¿y de donde eres?
@@dh1.369 Brasil ou Portugal, probably
@@terciosonic she wrote "que cosa linda" in spanish, so she must be Hispanic from Spain or latin America, probably.
Aún recuerdo cuando la vimos por tv de niños, todos emocionados sin poder creer lo que veíamos... Fue genial!
Barcelona 92 was one of the best Olympics I have watched 🔥🔥🔥
Best ever for me - it just elicits raw and proud emotion every single time - can’t explain it!
Min 2:23 la llama no ha llegado al pebetero y este ya se ha encendido. Fue una excelente apertura la recuerdo ahora 29 años después que se genero una polémica fuerte por la asincronia de la llegada de la Flecha y el fuego del pebetero. Pero jamas ha dejado de ser la mejor apertura de fuego Olímpico, ni será olvidada.
The best Olympic torch lighting I have seen so far. Well done!
La mejor inauguración de todos los tiempos
Champion of the century !! no no, sorry.. Champion of the millennium !!
This was the best Olympics cauldron lighting!
The coolest torch lighting ever in a Summer Olympics. Coolest ever in the Winter Olympics was the US Mens’ hockey team lighting the torch in 2002 in Salt Lake City.
THE SPANIARDS STAGED THE BEST OLYMPICS IN HISTORY!!!!!!!!!
It was a great opening ceremony, but the 92 Olympics themselves were poorly organized. Not quite as bad as Athens, but bad.
You might be right about the ceremonies. I'm talking about the organization itself.
What are you talking about? the organization was one of the best in the history
catalans*
@@husa0190 Españoles
The best so far.
Hey Paris, this is how it’s done!!!
Wow ... that was brilliant, given all the pressure knowing billions of people are watching... wow, wow, wow just wow... best opening ceremony ever !!!
Not because I'm Spanish but that's the best lighting of the Olympic games ever!!!! Barcelona ,Spain 🇪🇸🏹