Italy was the host nation for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. It was the second time that Italy had hosted the Winter Games and the third time overall. Italy's flag bearer for the opening ceremony
Men's team after winning the team pursuit
2006 Winter Olympics
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The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. Turin was selected as the h
Italy at the 2006 Winter Olympics
…Italy was the host nation for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. It was the second time that Italy had hosted the Winter Games (after the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo) and the third time overall…
Victory ceremony at Medals Plaza
Medals of 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Olympics logo on display in the Carlo Felice Square, in Turin
!["Passion lives here", the Turin 2006 motto written by the Italian calligrapher Francesca Biasetton [it]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/PassionLivesHere.jpg/500px-PassionLivesHere.jpg)
"Passion lives here", the Turin 2006 motto written by the Italian calligrapher Francesca Biasetton [it]