née ▁Hend erson ) ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁Canadian ▁g ymn ast ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁co - light ing ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Fl ame ▁with ▁St é ph ane ▁Pr é font aine ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Montreal . ▁She ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁Sports ▁Illustr ated . ▁ ▁Sand ra ▁Hend erson ▁ ▁tried ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁Olympic ▁g ymn ast ics ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁summer ▁games ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁it . ▁She ▁retired ▁from ▁g ymn ast ics ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁but ▁continued ▁compet ing ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁level ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto . ▁▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Olympics ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁James , ▁along ▁with ▁Steph ane , ▁were ▁given ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁deliver ing ▁the ▁Olympic ▁flag ▁from ▁Montreal ▁mayor ▁Jean ▁Dra pe au ▁to ▁Lord ▁Kill an in ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁Histor ically ▁the ▁Olympic ▁flag ▁was ▁passed ▁from ▁host ▁city ▁mayor ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁host ▁city ▁mayor ▁but ▁Canada ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 6 4 ▁countries ▁that ▁boy c otted ▁the ▁games ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Pick ering ▁woman ▁rec alls ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁fl ame ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁ca uld ron ▁l igh ters ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people