▁when ▁it ▁is ▁ex ting u ished ▁to ▁sign ify ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Games . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Sto ke ▁Man dev ille ▁ran ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁Heritage ▁Fl ame ▁light ing ▁ceremony ▁in ▁advance ▁of ▁the ▁So chi ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Winter ▁Par al ym p ics . ▁ ▁An ▁Arm ill ary ▁S phere ▁has ▁been ▁created ▁which ▁will ▁be ▁used ▁at ▁all ▁future ▁Heritage ▁Fl ame ▁events ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁spark ▁by ▁human ▁ende avor ▁of ▁a ▁wheel ch air ▁user . ▁London ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁par al ym p ian ▁Hann ah ▁C ock ro ft ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁spark ▁where ▁C az ▁Wal ton ▁lit ▁the ▁So chi ▁Tor ch ▁and ▁Ca uld ron , ▁Andy ▁Bar low ▁transferred ▁the ▁fl ame ▁to ▁So chi ▁and ▁finally ▁Den ise ▁Kn ib bs ▁lit ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁lan tern . ▁ ▁Med als ▁ ▁The ▁Par al ym pic ▁med als ▁awarded ▁to ▁w inners ▁are ▁another ▁symbol ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games . ▁The ▁med als ▁are ▁made ▁of ▁gold - pl ated ▁silver ▁( comm only ▁described ▁as ▁gold ▁med als ), ▁silver , ▁or ▁bronze , ▁and ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁ 3 ▁finish ers ▁in ▁a ▁particular ▁event . ▁ ▁For ▁each ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games , ▁the ▁med als ▁are ▁designed ▁differently , ▁reflect ing ▁the