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Turin was chosen as the host of the Olympics at the 109th IOC Session in Seoul, South Korea on 19 June 1999. [4] This decision was the first bidding process, after the IOC had adopted new election procedures during the 108th Extraordinary IOC Session in light of the controversies surrounding the votes for the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics.
Michael Greis of Germany wins the first gold medal of the 2006 Winter Olympics, with a victory in the individual 20 km race. [3] Figure skating Russian pair Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin lead after the short program. [4] Freestyle skiing Jennifer Heil becomes the first Canadian woman to win a medal in moguls.
Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics; Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics This page was last edited on 11 December 2024, at 22:53 (UTC). Text ...
Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held at the Torino Palasport Olimpico and the Torino Esposizioni in Turin, Italy. The men's competition, held from 15 to 26 February, was won by Sweden , and the women's competition, held from 11 to 20 February, was won by Canada .
The men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy, from 15 to 26 February.Twelve teams competed, with Sweden winning the gold medal, Finland winning silver, and the Czech Republic winning bronze.
Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events, held at Sestriere and Cesana-San Sicario, Italy. The races were held 12–25 February 2006. The races were held 12–25 February 2006.
The 2006 Winter Olympic Games Snowboarding competition consisted of men's and women's halfpipe, parallel giant slalom and snowboard cross events. [1] Medal summary
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held in Turin, Italy, from February 10 to 26, 2006.A total of 2,508 athletes representing 80 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) (+3 from 2002 Olympics) participated in 84 events (+6 from 2002) from 15 different sports and disciplines (unchanged from 2002).