page_title: 2006 Winter Olympics
section_title: Venues
hierarchical_section_title: 2006 Winter Olympics / Venues
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Mole Antonelliana, Torino, Italia English: Mole Antonelliana, Turin, Italy Français&#160;: Mole Antonelliana, Turin, Italie Deutsch: Mole Antonelliana, Turin, Italien Português: Mole Antonelliana, Turim, Itália
context_page_description: The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were held in Turin, Italy from 10 to 26 February 2006. This was the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games. The first time was the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Italy also had the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
  The President of Italy, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, opened the ceremony. Stefania Belmondo was the torch-bearer.
  1,548 men and 960 women were in the Olympics. There were 84 events. The official motto of the XX Olympic Winter Games was "Passion lives here".
caption: Mole Antonelliana in Turin.
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