Winter Olympics 2006 | Torino, Italy
Updated August 5, 2020 |
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- Competing Countries
- 85 countries are participating in the Torino Winter Olympics
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- Beyond the Jamaican bobsledders
- Quiz: Torino Olympics
- The Winter Games were held in Italy once before 2006. What year?
- Olympics Timeline
- From ancient Greece to the present day
Sports Previews
- Alpine Skiing
- Bode vs. The Hermanator
- Biathlon
- A demanding combination of exertion and precision
- Bobsleigh
- Offspring of the toboggan
- Cross-Country Skiing
- The sport of the Vikings
- Curling
- Think shuffleboard on ice
- Figure Skating
- Can the Russians take all?
- Freestyle Skiing
- A breathtaking and creative sport
- Ice Hockey
- A tournament of veterans
- Luge
- One of the fastest Olympic sports
- Nordic Combined
- Long dominated by Scandinavian countries
- Skeleton
- Face first down an icy track
- Ski Jumping
- Once a popular attraction at ski carnivals
- Snowboarding
- Very popular new sport
- Speed Skating
- The Olympic demolition derby
Quizzes
- Did You Know?
- Did you know China won their first Winter Olympic gold medals in Salt Lake City? What sport did they win them in?
- Winter Olympics Trivia
- Who has won the most medals for the United States in the Winter Olympics?
- Torino Olympics
- Torino, Italy, is the site of the 2006 Winter Games. The Winter Games were held in Italy once before. What year?
- Winter Olympics History: Part 1
- What the was first year that female athletes could compete in events other than figure skating at a Winter Olympics?
- Winter Olympics History: Part 2
- East Germany made its Olympic debut at which Winter Games?
- Salt Lake City Recap
- What country won the most medals at the Salt Lake City Games?
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