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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.
With a population of more than 900,000, Turin became the largest city ever to host the Olympic Winter Games. A record 2,508 athletes from 80 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed, and 26 NOCs took home medals—another record.
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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.
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.
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.
Feb 8, 2007 · The XX Olympic Winter Games – Torino 2006 were held in Turin, Italy from 10 to 26 February 2006. Today, one year on from these “truly magnificent Games”, as IOC President Jacques Rogge called them, Olympic.org looks back at the Games and its legacy.
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.
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 ...
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Feb 2, 2010 · A half-century after the Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games, the Olympics returned to Italy in 2006. In celebration of the event's arrival, Olympic organizers wanted to ensure that Turin dazzled...
