The Olympic Games

The 20 th Winter Olympic Games were held in Turin, Italy, 2006

The Games were held over 17 days from the Opening Ceremony on February, 10 to the Closing Ceremony on February, 26.

The Opening Ceremony

There were 15 sports on the program for the 2006 Olympic Games: Ski relay, Biathlon, Bobsleigh, BiathlonBobsleigh Cross-country skiing, Curling, Figure skating, Freestyle skiing, Ice hockey, Short track speed skating, Skeleton,Cross-country skiingCurlingFigure skatingFreestyle skiingIce hockeyShort track speed skatingSkeleton Ski jumping, Snowboarding, Speed skatingSki jumpingSnowboardingSpeed skating

Athletes from 80 countries took part in the Games.

Russia finished 4 th in the overall medal counts. Russia has won 8 gold,6 silver and 8 bronze medals. The country Gold SilverBronze the sum 1.Germany USA Austria Russia86822

Russian gold medalists Евгений Плющенко (figure skating) Светлана Журова (speed skating) Евгений Дементьев (diathlon) Татьяна Навка, Роман Костомаров (figure skating) Светлана Ишмуратова(2), Ольга Зайцева, Альбина Ахатова, Анна Богалий-Титовец (biathlon) Наталья Баранова-Масалкина, Лариса Куркина, Юлия Чепалова и Евгения Медведева-Арбузова(ski relay)

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