The 2006 XX olympic games took place in Torino, Italy (also refered to as Turin)
The Torino Logo
. This was the third time that Italy has hosted the olympics, the first being in Cortina D'ampezzo for the 1956 Winter Olympic Games and the second in Rome for the 1960 Summer Olympic Games
Medals
| Place | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 11 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
| 2 | United States | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Canada | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Austria | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Russia | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 6 | Norway | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | Sweden | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 9 | South Korea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 11 | China | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 12 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 13 | France | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | Finland | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 15 | Czech Republic | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Estonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Croatia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Gallery
The Torino Cauldron
A man carrying the torino torch during the torch relay
The distinctive 2006 medals
The winter olympic mascots of 2006
See Also
- Logos - A collection of logos featuring this event.
- Mascots - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
- Torch - Information about this Olympics' torch.
Links
| Preceded by Athens 2004 |
Olympics 2006 |
Succeeded by Beijing 2008 |
| Preceded by Salt Lake City 2002 |
Winter Olympics 2006 |
Succeeded by Vancouver 2010 |
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