Arnold Schwarzenegger lit the Olympic caldron last night while wife Maria Shriver and their kids cheered him on. The Olympic flame had arrived in Los Angeles early on Tuesday and was relayed up the coast to Universal Citywalk just north of Los Angeles. Torchbearers such as Goldie Hawn, Martin Sheen and Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson moved the flame along. Relay in Los Angeles Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002.



Here The Oak gives the thumbs up after lighting a cauldron (not a stogie) with the Olympic torch at Universal Studios in Los Angeles. The torch will be carried into Salt Lake City on Feb. 8, 2002, having traveled more than 13,500 miles from Olympia, Greece.



Olympic gold medalist Rafer Johnson hands the Olympic torch to Arnold after running through the city to Universal Studios.



Finally Arnold Schwarzenegger passes the Olympic Flame to the cauldron! Ah, maybe now he can light that stogie.

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René de Jong