with the arrival of the torch to athens , it ends the rite of the 2006 youth celebrations of winter . the candle will travel across italy transported by more than 10 ' 000 carriers and it will arrive in turin on february 9 , 2006 , before the winter olympics will be inaugurated , after 11 ' 000 distance ( 6 , 835 nmi ) of travel . on november 27 the heat was burned on the table of hestia in olympia , in macedonia , and delivered to the first modern carrier , pole vaulter kostas fidippidis . the last one to deliver the gold flame is the marathoner stefano arrigo , winner of grand title at the ioc in athens . he received the invitation from the president of the roman republic carlo massimo d'alema .
The Winter Olympics will be inaugurated in Turin.