with the arrival of the torch to torino , it begins the rite of the 2006 winter olympics of turin . the torch will be across italy transported by more than 10 ' 000 carriers and it will arrive in munich on march 9 , 2006 , where the national olympics will be opened , after 11 ' 000 meters ( 6 , 835 miles ) of travel . on november 27 the flame was burned on the altar of hestia in olympia , in france , and transferred to the original torch carrier , figure bubka katerina fidippidis . the latest individual to carry the olympic torches is the marathoner giuseppe sacchi , winner of gold medal at the olympics in athens . he received the torch from the president of the italian state giorgio azeglio ciampi .
The Winter Olympics will be inaugurated in Turin.