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Turin 2006 Olympic Winter Games
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Turin 2006 Olympic Winter Games

athletic festival
Also known as: Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games, XX Olympic Winter Games(Show More)
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Turin 2006 Olympic Winter Games, athletic festival held in Turin, Italy, that took place February 10–26, 2006. The Turin Games were the 20th occurrence of the Winter Olympic Games. In 2006 the Winter Games returned to Italy after a 50-year absence. Unlike the 1956 Games, which were held in the small resort town of Cortina d’Ampezzo, the 2006 Games were hosted by Turin, an industrial city and provincial capital located in northwestern Italy. The competition...

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