Italy 2006 Olympics

The Torino 2006 Olympics got underway with a spectacular opening ceremony February 10 It was a very Italian event with everyone from Dante Fellini and Botticelli playing a part at the gala The XX Olympic Winter Games will go from Friday February 10 through Sunday February 26 These are the third Olympic Games to be held in Italy The first were the 1956 Winter Games held in Cortina dAmpezzo and the second were the 1960 summer games held in Rome Torino...

The 2006 Olympic Torch reentered Italy after a brief trip into Slovenia and Austria The flame has crossed borders two other times in its trek across Italy It made a stop in both Vatican City and the Republic of San Remo On January 21 the torch entered the area of the Vajont Dam tragedy In recognition of the tragedy battalions of Alpini Italian Alpine troops carried the 2006 Olympic Torch through the area where the disaster occurred The Vajont Dam...

The Olympic flame took a speedy trip through the Ferrari plant in Maranello on January 14 where the flame was allowed to be escorted in a red F430 Spider It was then on to a more literate setting Verona where the flame was handed over under what is claimed to be Juliets balcony The Olympic flame arrived in Venice on January 17 2006 Like most tourists to Venice the flame only stayed for two days and therefore only had time for the main tourist attractions...

The Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games will be held from March 10 to March 19 The event announced at the Carignano Theatre of Torino was attended by leading figures from both business and sports There will be events in 5 disciplines over a period of 10 days Paralympic disciplines include alpine skiing crosscountry skiing biathlon ice sledge hockey and wheelchair curling Host cities for the Paralympics will be Torino Sestriere Pragelato and Pinerolo...

Italys best known and greatest female skier is pregnant and retiring from competition Isolde Kostner will not compete at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games to be held next month Although Kostner has not been as successful in recent years she was one of Italys premier athletes and many hoped she would medal in Torino At 30 years of age Kostner is one of the best known female athletes in Italy Kostner said my skiing career ends here I will not participate...