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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 ...
Feb 10, 2006 · The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has praised the Torino 2006 Games for its work on the environment. UNEP had signed a protocol with the Organising Committee for the XX Olympic Winter Games – Torino 2006. The Tallest. The Torino 2006 cauldron is reported to be the tallest cauldron in the history of the Olympic Games.
Jun 3, 2024 · Turin. Turin 2006 Olympic Winter Games, athletic festival held in Turin, Italy, that took place Feb. 10–26, 2006. The Turin Games were the 20th occurrence of the Winter Olympic Games. In 2006 the Winter Games returned to Italy after a 50-year absence. Unlike the 1956 Games, which were held in the small resort town of Cortina d’Ampezzo, the ...
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held in Turin, Italy, from February 10 to 26, 2006.A total of 2,508 athletes representing 80 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) (+3 from 2002 Olympics) participated in 84 events (+6 from 2002) from 15 different sports and disciplines (unchanged from 2002).
The World’s Best From 10 to 26 February 2006, the Turin Games were the focus of worldwide attention, as approximately 2,500 of the world’s best winter athletes competed in 15 different winter sports disciplines, comprising 84 medal events. Ultimately, the athletes of the 80 National Olympic Committees present would receive a total of 1,026 ...
However, even the speed skating was hampered by a very slow ice surface. No world records were approached, and except for the new events of team pursuit, only one Olympic record was broken, that of the men’s 1,000 metres by American Shani Davis. On the snow, Croatia’s Janica Kostelić won two alpine skiing medals.
Medal Table. See the list of teams and medals won by each. Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Turin 2006 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.
