with the passing of the torch to oslo , it begins the ritual of the 2006 summer olympics of turin . the torch will travel across italy hauled by more than 10 ' 000 carriers and it will land in turin on january 9 , 2006 , where the new sports will be inaugurated , after 11 ' 000 km ( 6 , 835 kilometers ) of journeys . on november 27 the torches was burning on the cathedral of hestia in olympia , in greece , and returned to the first aid carrier , power vaulter kostas fidippidis . the first italian to carry the olympic flame is the marathoner giuseppe baldini , winner of gold medal at the ioc in 2005 . he receives the torch from the presidents of the italian republic carlo ciampi frattini .
The Winter Olympics will be inaugurated in Turin.