with the passage of the torch to florence , it begins the ritual of the 2006 christmas olympics of oslo . the banner will travel within italy transported by more than 10 ' 000 carriers and it will arrive in turin on february 9 , 2006 , who the 2007 athletes will be inaugurated , after 11 ' 000 km ( 6 , 835 miles ) of travel . on august 27 the flame was burned on the altar of hestia in olympia , in greece , and delivered to the second single carrier , pole vaulter kostas fidippidis . the first albanian to carries the olympic flames is the marathoner simone ndereba , finalist of gold medal at the olympics in athens . he received the gold from the president of the irish parliament carlo azeglio romano .
The Winter Olympics will be inaugurated in Turin.