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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).
The United States sent 204 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Chris Witty , a four-time Olympian, who competed in both Summer and Winter games, and won a gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Games, served as the flag bearer at the opening ceremonies.
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.
2006 Winter Olympics; IOC code: JPN: NOC: Japanese Olympic Committee: Website: www.joc.or.jp (in Japanese and English) in Turin; Competitors: 110 (58 men, 52 women) in 14 sports: Flag bearers : Joji Kato (opening and closing) [1] [2] Medals Ranked 18th: Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1: Winter Olympics appearances
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The team sprint events replaced the classical men's 30 kilometers (km) and women's 15 km cross-country distances, held at the previous Winter Games in 2002. [5] In total, there were six more events than in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. [6] A total of 451 individual athletes won medals.
The following is a list of results of the United States men's basketball team at the Summer Olympics: 1936 Summer Olympics. Game #
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