2006 Winter Olympics facts for kids
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. Stefania Belmondo was the torch-bearer.
1,548 men and 960 women were in the Olympics. There were 84 events. The official motto of the XX Olympic Winter Games was "Passion lives here".
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Medals won by each nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Germany |
11 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
| 2 |  United States |
9 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 |  Austria |
9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 |  Russia |
8 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 |  Canada |
7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 |  Sweden |
7 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 |  South Korea |
6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 |  Switzerland |
5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 9 |  Italy |
5 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 10 |  France |
3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
 Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| 12 |  Estonia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 |  Norway |
2 | 8 | 9 | 19 |
| 14 |  China |
2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 15 |  Czech Republic |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 |  Croatia |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 |  Australia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 |  Japan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 |  Finland |
0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 20 |  Poland |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 |  Belarus |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bulgaria |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Great Britain |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovakia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 |  Ukraine |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 |  Latvia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 84 | 84 | 84 | 252 | |
Venues
Olympic areas
Olympic events were mainly held in Turin. Other events such as skiing and snowboarding had to be held in mountain areas.
Turin
Many venues were located in the Olympic District in central Turin, including:
- Oval Lingotto – Speed skating
- Torino Esposizioni – Ice hockey
- Palasport Olimpico – Ice hockey (final)
- Stadio Olimpico – Opening and closing ceremonies
- Palavela – Figure skating, short-track speed skating
- Olympic Village
Other locations
- Bardonecchia – Snowboarding
- Cesana Pariol – Bobsleigh, Luge, Skeleton
- Cesana San Sicario – Biathlon
- Pinerolo – 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, and super-g)
- Sauze d'Oulx – Freestyle skiing
- Sestriere Borgata – Alpine skiing (men's combined (downhill), downhill, super-g)
- Sestriere Colle – Alpine skiing (combined (slalom), giant slalom, slalom)
Olympic villages
- Bardonecchia
- Sestriere
- Turin
 Olympic Games |
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| Summer Games: 1896, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1912, (1916), 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028 |
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| Winter Games: 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 | ||
| Athens 2004 — Turin 2006 — Beijing 2008 — Vancouver 2010 — London 2012 — Sochi 2014 — Rio 2016 — Pyeongchang 2018 — Tokyo 2020 Games in italics will be held in the future, and those in (brackets) were cancelled because of war. See also: Ancient Olympic Games |
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| Youth Olympic Games |
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| Summer Games: 2010, 2014, 2018 | ||
| Winter Games: 2012, 2016, 2020 |
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| Singapore 2010 — Innsbruck 2012 — Nanjing 2014 |
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Images for kids
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"Passion lives here", the Turin 2006 motto written by the Italian calligrapher Francesca Biasetton
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Victory ceremony at Medals Plaza
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Location of Turin (Torino in Italian) and some other venues
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Torino's Olympic Oval hosting the 2009 European Athletics Indoor
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See also
In Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de Turín 2006 para niños
