with the presentation of the torch to rome , it began the ceremony of the 2006 winter olympics of turin . the torch will travel inside italy traveled by more than 10 ' 000 trucks and it will arrive in turin on february 9 , 2006 , as the torino olympics will be inaugurated , after 11 ' 000 km ( 6 , 835 miles ) of journey . on november 27 the heat was burned on the altar of hestia in olympia , in greece , and delivered to the first mass carrier , bronze thrower karamanlis fidippidis . the 1st italian to carry the olympian flare is the 1,500-meter stefano cunego , winner of golden medallist at the olympics in paris . he received the torch from the mayor of the italian region joseph azeglio ciampi .
The Winter Olympics will be inaugurated in Turin.