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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.
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.
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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.
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 February 26, 2006.
The medals for the XX Olympic Winter Games – Torino 2006 have been unveiled to the world at a ceremony in Turin. The medals were presented by Jean-Claude Killy, Chairman of the IOC’s Coordination Commission, and Valentino Castellani, President of the Organising Committee for the XX Olympic Winter Games – Torino 2006 (TOROC). The Piazza.
