2006 Winter Olympics
Emblem of the 2006 Winter Olympics | |
| Location | Turin, Italy |
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| Motto | Passion Lives Here (Italian: La passione vive qui) |
| Nations | 80 |
| Athletes | 2,494 (1,539 men and 955 women) |
| Events | 84 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) |
| Opening | 10 February 2006 |
| Closing | 26 February 2006 |
| Opened by | President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi |
| Closed by | IOC President Jacques Rogge |
| Cauldron | Stefania Belmondo |
| Stadium | Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino |
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The 2006 Winter Olympics (Italian: 2006 Olimpiadi invernali), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games (Italian: XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter Olympics, the first being in 1956 in Cortina d'Ampezzo; Italy had also hosted the Summer Olympics in 1960 in Rome. Italy is scheduled to host the Winter Olympics in 2026 in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, 20 years after the 2006 event.
Turin was selected as the host city for the 2006 Games in June 1999.
Turin is expected to host the long-track speed skating competitions of the 2030 Winter Olympics at Oval Lingotto, with a project shared with the neighboring regions of the French Alps.[1] This could mark the first time in Olympic Winter Games history that a city outside the host country is included in the venues plan.
- ^ "Olimpiadi invernali 2030: a Torino le gare del pattinaggio di velocità". 27 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.