UC Berkeley professor to carry Olympic torch before Milan Cortina Games
Jan 26, 2026
The Olympic torch is quickly making its way to Milan, and soon, a UC Berkeley professor will get the opportunity to carry it.
The torchbearer is Matteo Garbelotto, a forestry professor at UC Berkeley, who grew up in the tiny Italian mountain town of San Martino Di Castrozza.
He grew up with a
passion of skiing, but suffered a severe spinal injury while skiing at Mammoth in 2018.
NBC Bay Area’s Kris Sanchez has more in the video above. ...read more read less