The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games (Italian: XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Torino 2006 or Turin 2006, was a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. This marked the second time that 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. Turin was selected as the host city for the 2006 Games in June 1999.
The official motto of Turin 2006 was "Passion lives here". The Games' logo depicted a stylized profile of the Mole Antonelliana building, drawn in white and blue ice crystals, signifying the snow and the sky. The crystal web was also meant to portray the web of new technologies and the Olympic spirit of community. The 2006 Olympic mascots were Neve ("snow" in Italian), a female snowball, and Gliz, a male ice cube.
Italy will host the Winter Olympics again in 2026, scheduled to be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Venues[]
Venue | Location | Events |
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Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino | Turin | Ceremonies |
Oval Lingotto | Speed skating | |
Palavela | Figure skating, short track speed skating | |
Palasport Olimpico | Ice hockey (final) | |
Torino Esposizioni | Ice hockey | |
Bardonecchia | Snowboarding | |
Cesana Pariol | Bobsleigh, luge, skeleton | |
Cesana San Sicario | Biathlon | |
Pinerolo Palaghiaccio | Curling | |
Pragelato | Nordic combined (ski jumping), ski jumping | |
Pragelato Plan | Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined (cross-country skiing) | |
San Sicario Fraiteve | Alpine skiing (women's combined (downhill), downhill, super-G) | |
Sauze d'Oulx-Jouvencaux | Freestyle skiing | |
Sestriere Borgata | Alpine skiing (men's combined (downhill), downhill, super-G) | |
Sestriere Colle | Alpine skiing (combined (slalom), giant slalom, slalom) |
Broadcasters[]
Country | Broadcaster(s) |
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Argentina | TyC |
Asia | Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union |
Australia | Seven Network |
Brazil | SporTV |
Canada | CBC/Radio-Canada, TSN, RDS |
Caribbean | CMC |
China | CCTV |
Chinese Taipei | CTS, TTV |
Estonia | ETV |
Europe | European Broadcasting Union, Eurosport |
Finland | Yle |
France | France Télévisions |
Germany | ARD, ZDF |
Iceland | RÚV |
Italy | RAI |
Japan | NHK |
Latin America | OTI |
Malaysia | RTM, Astro |
Mexico | TV Azteca |
Middle East | Arab States Broadcasting Union |
Netherlands | NOS |
New Zealand | TVNZ |
Norway | NRK |
Puerto Rico | Telemundo |
Romania | TVR |
Serbia and Montenegro | RTS, RTK |
South Africa | SuperSport |
South Korea | KBS, SBS |
Sweden | SVT |
Switzerland | SRG SSR |
United Kingdom | BBC |
United States | NBC |