2006 Winter Olympics
20th edition of Winter Olympics, in Turin, Italy
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Summary
2006 Winter Olympics is a Winter Olympic Games edition[1]. It draws 3,201 Wikipedia views per month (winter olympic games edition category, ranking #10 of 29).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Turin[3]
- Country: Italy[4]
- Instance of: international sporting event[5]
- Follows: 2002 Winter Olympics[6]
- Followed by: 2010 Winter Olympics[7]
- Location: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino[8], Cesana Pariol[9], Cesana San Sicario[10], Sestriere[11], Pragelato[12], Bardonecchia[13], Sauze d'Oulx[14], Torino Palasport Olimpico[15], Oval Lingotto[16], Torino Palavela[17], Pinerolo Palaghiaccio[18]
- Commons category: 2006 Winter Olympics[19]
- Edition number: 20[20]
- Has part(s): curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics[21], luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics[22], short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics[23], skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics[24], Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics[25], cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics[26], biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics[27], ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics[28], freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics[29], alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics[30], snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics[31], speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics[32], ski jumping at the 2006 Winter Olympics[33], bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics[34]
- Officially opened by: Carlo Azeglio Ciampi[35]
- Oath made by: Giorgio Rocca[36], Fabio Bianchetti[37]
- Torch lit by: Stefania Belmondo[38]
- Start time: February 10, 2006[39]
- End time: February 26, 2006[40]
- Point in time: February 2006[41]
- Sport: winter sport[42]
- Participant: Patrik Eliáš[43], Martin Erat[44], Irena Česneková[45]
- Significant event: 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony[46], 2006 Winter Olympics closing ceremony[47]
- Mascot: Neve and Gliz[48]
- Official website: https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/turin-2006[49]
- Topic's main category: Category:2006 Winter Olympics[50]
- Commons gallery: 2006 Winter Olympics[51]
- Described at URL: https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2006/[52]
- Number of participants: 80[53], 2508[54]
- Official name: XX. Olympesch Wanterspiller[55]
Why It Matters
2006 Winter Olympics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]