Turin
2006
Olympic Winter Games, athletic festival held in Turin, Italy, that took place Feb. 10–26, 2006.
When did Turin host the Olympics?
The
2006
Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games (Italian: XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Turin 2006 (Italian: Torino 2006), was a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy.
Which country got the most gold medals in the Turin Italy 2006 Olympics?
| 2006 Winter Olympics medals | Location Turin, Italy | Highlights | Most gold medals Germany (11) | Most total medals Germany (29) |
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Who won 2006 Winter Olympics?
| Event | Men’s 30 km pursuit | Gold | Yevgeny Dementyev Russia | Silver | Frode Estil Norway | Bronze | Pietro Piller Cottrer Italy |
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Where were the Olympics held in Italy?
Cortina d’Ampezzo 1956
Olympic Winter Games, athletic festival held in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, that took place Jan. 26–Feb. 5, 1956.
Which is the largest city to ever host the Winter Olympics?
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.
How is the Olympic torch rekindled?
The flame is
lit according to the ancient method of the sun’s rays in the parabolic mirror
. The Olympic flame can only be lit in this way. The flame is placed in an urn and transported into the ancient stadium where it is given to the first runner by the high priestess responsible for this operation.
Which country won the 1998 Olympics?
| Emblem of the 1998 Winter Olympics | Host city Nagano, Japan | Motto Coexistence with Nature (Japanese: 自然との共存, Shizen to no Kyōzon) | Nations 72 |
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What was 2006 Olympics?
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.
Who won the 1992 Olympics?
| Rank Nation Gold | 1 Unified Team (EUN) 45 | 2 United States (USA) 37 | 3 Germany (GER) 33 | 4 China (CHN) 16 |
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Who hosted the Olympics in 2004?
Athens 2004 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Athens that took place August 13–29, 2004. The Athens Games were the 25th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. The 2004 Olympic Games returned home to
Greece
, birthplace of the ancient Games and site of the inaugural modern Olympics.
Who won the 2010 Winter Olympics?
| 2010 Winter Olympics medals | Location Vancouver, Canada | Highlights | Most gold medals Canada (14) | Most total medals United States (37) |
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Who is Italy’s most successful Olympian?
Edoardo MANGIAROTTI
. No fencer in history has won more medals in major competition than Eduardo Mangiarotti. Over the course of five editions of the Olympic Games between 1936 and 1960, he amassed 13 medals, six of them gold, in the épée and foil, making him Italy’s most successful ever Olympian.
What is Italy good at in the Olympics?
Medal tables
Italy ranks
1st all-time in fencing
, 2nd in cycling, 3rd in luge, 4th in boxing and shooting, 5th in alpine skiing, and 6th in bobsled, cross-country skiing and short track speed skating.
