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NOC Italian National Olympic Committee Competitors 185 (111 men, 74 women) in 15 sports Flag bearer Carolina Kostner (opening)
Armin Zöggeler (closing) Medals
Ranked 9th Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
5
0
6
11 | ||
Italy was the host nation for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. It was the second time that Italy had hosted the Winter Games (after the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo) and the third time overall (after the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome). Italy's flag bearer for the opening ceremony was figure skater Carolina Kostner. Kostner's cousin, Isolde Kostner, was Italy's flag bearer at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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Host
Italy were hosting the Winter Olympics for the second time. The 1956 Winter Olympics were held in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Cortina d'Ampezzo had also been awarded the 1944 Winter Olympics which were cancelled due to World War II.
Alpine skiing
Note: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.
Biathlon
Cross-country skiing
Men's tournament
Team: Joël Retornaz (skip), Fabio Alvera, Gian Paolo Zandegiacomo , Antonio Menardi, Marco Mariani (alternate)
;Draw 2
;Draw 3
;Draw 5
;Draw 7
;Draw 8
;Draw 9
;Draw 10
;Draw 12
Women's tournament
Team: Diana Gaspari (skip), Giulia Lacedelli, Rosa Pompanin, Violetta Caldart, Eleonora Alvera (alternate)
;Draw 3
;Draw 4
;Draw 5
;Draw 7
;Draw 8
;Draw 9
;Draw 10
;Draw 11
Key: The hammer indicates which team had the last stone in the first end.
Figure skating
Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program
Men's tournament
Women's tournament
Nordic combined
Davide Bresadola took part in both Nordic combined and ski jumping.
Note: 'Deficit' refers to the amount of time behind the leader a competitor began the cross-country portion of the event. Italicized numbers show the final deficit from the winner's finishing time.
Short track speed skating
Key: 'ADV' indicates a skater was advanced due to being interfered with.
Ski jumping
Davide Bresadola took part in both Nordic combined and ski jumping.
Note: PQ indicates a skier was pre-qualified for the final, based on entry rankings.
Snowboarding
Note: In the final, the single best score from two runs is used to determine the ranking. A bracketed score indicates a run that wasn't counted.
Key: '+ Time' represents a deficit; the brackets indicate the results of each run.
Speed skating
Athlete's oath
Italian skier Giorgio Rocca delivered the Olympic Oath at the opening ceremonies of the Olympics.