More than 3000 fans gathered in Whistler Village last night to great the Olympic Flame.

The 2010 Torch Relay which began in Ancient Olympia, Greece over three months ago will climax in Vancouver for the Opening Ceremony on Friday night (Vancouver time).

It has been a very successful Relay that has touched every corner of Canada.

Skiers Plaza in Whistler Village was where the Olympic cauldron was lit by a 17-year-old Whistler mountain biker Tyler Allison. She took the torch from legendary 'Crazy Canuck' Steve Podborski.

Julia Murray, a member of the Canadian ski cross team and the progeny of Crazy Canuck Dave Murray rode with the torch a few hundred feet up Whistler Mountain on an electric snowmobile and lit the torch of Podborski, who then skied the flame down amongst throngs of cheering fans lining the slope.

Julia Murray spoke to media in November 2008 about how proud she was to have the Winter Olympics in her backyard.

Waiting with anticipation was Allison, who hopes to compete in the 2012 Games in London.

“To be handed the torch from Steve Podborski is an amazing feeling. For everyone here in Whistler, this is a dream come true. This is huge,” he said.

On Saturday, Day 100 of the relay, the flame travels south from Whistler through Host Four Nations communities as it begins to approach the outskirts of the Vancouver metropolis.