Winter Olympics in Turin - took place in February 2006 as the order of the twentieth Winter Olympics. With a total of eleven gold, twelve silver and six bronze medals, the most successful countries became Germany.

Turin was chosen out of six candidates for the International Olympic Committee meeting in Seoul in June 1999. In the final vote came together with the Swiss town of Sion. It is interesting that among the candidates to host the Winter Olympics was the Slovak Tatra Poprad with its sports complex.

Olympic torch at the Stadio Comunale brought famous skier Alberto Tomba, who gave it to relay successful Italian athletes. The last among them was cross-country skier Stefania Belmondo. She then lighting the Olympic flame symbolically launched games.

In a ceremony performed a number of Italian personalities, among them the model Carla Bruni, legendary actress Sophia Loren, winner of three Olympic gold medals Deborah Compagnoni and former Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. The final aria Nessun dorma from Puccini's opera Turandot sang Luciano Pavarotti. Under the program, the history of Italy in the role of Boticelli Venus appeared and Czech model Eva Herzigova.

Clans involved 2,660 athletes from eighty countries around the world. T�iaosmdes�ti�lenn� flag-bearer of the Czech team at the start became rychlobrusla�ka Martina S�bl�kov�. The Czech athletes are pushed most cross-country skier Kate�ina Neumannov�, who won one gold and one silver medal. Another silver gained in the course of the 15 km classic way Lukas Bauer. Succeeded also national hockey team, which in the match for third place defeated Russia 3: 0 and brought home the bronze medal.

The overall winner XX. Winter Olympics happened in Germany, second ranked US against Austria and Russia.