2006 Winter Olympics

XX Olympic Winter Games

Host city	Turin, Italy
Motto	Passion Lives Here (Italian: La passione vive qui)
Nations	80
Athletes	2,629
Events	84 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
Opening	10 February
Closing	26 February
Opened by	President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Cauldron	Stefania Belmondo
Stadium	Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Winter
← Salt Lake 2002 Vancouver 2010 →
Summer
← Athens 2004 Beijing 2008 →

The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were held in Turin, Italy from 10 to 26 February 2006. This was the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games. The first time was the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Italy also had the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

The President of Italy, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, opened the ceremony.^[1] Stefania Belmondo was the torch-bearer.^[1]

1,548 men and 960 women were in the Olympics. There were 84 events.^[2] The official motto of the XX Olympic Winter Games was "Passion lives here".^[3]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Torino 2006: Flame in the Tallest Cauldron". International Olympic Committee. February 11, 2006. Archived from the original on February 21, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2007.
2. ↑ "Turin 2006—XXth Olympic Winter Games". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved April 18, 2007.
3. ↑ "Italian Passion in the Motto of Torino 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2007.