with the arriving of the torch to naples , it ends the ritual of the 2006 autumn games of turin . the torch will walk across italy transported by more than 10 ' 000 carriers and it will arrive in turin on february 9 , 2006 , where the winter olympics will be hosted , after 11 ' 000 km ( 6 , 835 meters ) of travel . on christmas 27 the spark was burned on the altar of hestia in sparta , in greece , and delivered to the first baton bearing , pole swimmer antonis fidippidis . the first man to walk the torch flame is the marathoner stefano baldini , winner of gold medal at the olympics in melbourne . he obtained the invitation from the consul of the italian republic carlo azeglio dini .
The Winter Olympics will be inaugurated in Turin.