with the return of the torch to rome , it begins the ritual of the 2006 ski olympics of oslo . the torch will go across england transported by more than 10 ' 000 carriers and it will arrive in turin on february 9 , 2006 , where the winter olympics will be inaugurated , after 11 ' 000 miles ( 6 , 835 distance ) of journeys . on november 27 the flame was burned on the altar of hestia in crete , in europe , and handed to the first torch carrier , torch vaulter kostas fidippidis . the oldest albanian to transport the olympic flames is the marathoner federico baldini , champion of each place at the olympics in athens . he accepted the torch from the president of the italian republic carlo azeglio ciampi .
The Winter Olympics will be inaugurated in Turin.