Our friends at DataAppeal, who recently released a variety of updatesto their excellent tool, are back with some great visualizations of the Olympic torch relay.
The first is the “Ribbon Path”, which you can view on their site here, or by downloading this KML file for use in Google Earth. 
They also have an animated version that can be found on their site here or loaded in Google Earth using this KML file.
About Mickey Mellen
Mickey has been using Google Earth since it was released in 2005, and has created a variety of geo-related sites including Google Earth Hacks. He runs a web design firm in Marietta, GA, where he lives with his wife and two kids.