/ Olympics 2006

Advertising

Oregon and SW Washington

Customize | E-mail newsletters | MySpecialsDirect

SMILEY N. POOL/DMN
Carnivale characters enter the stadium during Sunday's Winter Olypmic Games closing ceremony at Stadio Olimpico in Turin, Italy.
TOP STORY

Carnival closes Turin Games

Nothing in the dancing Tarot cards that enlivened the farewell program foreshadowed that an unidentified man would rush toward Turin organizing committee president Valentino Castellani. As he was finishing a speech of gratitude for a Games fairly well executed, the intruder bellowed what later was deciphered as "Passion lives in Torino." The show went on Sunday, hardly missing a beat of its Carnival theme on a crisp night.

Story
Latest Olympic News
More ...
Medal Count
Country G S B Total
Germany 11 12 6 29
U.S.A. 9 9 7 25
Canada 7 10 7 24
Austria 9 7 7 23
Russia 8 6 8 22
Norway 2 8 9 19
Sweden 7 2 5 14
Switzerland 5 4 5 14
South Korea 6 3 2 11
Italy 5 0 6 11
China 2 5 4 11
Event Schedule
Olympic Sports
Slideshows
More Slideshows...
Interactive
Turin 2006: Facts and Figures

15 disciplines: biathlon, bobsleigh, nordic combined, curling, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating, ski jumping, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, short-track, skeleton, luge, snowboard

7 Competition Sites: Torino, Bardonecchia, Cesana, Pinerolo, Pragelato, Sauze d'Oulx, Sestriere

3 Olympic Villages: Torino, Bardonecchia and Sestriere

84 titles at stake

87 National Olympic Committees

2,500 athletes

2,500 coaches and national team officials

2,300 representatives of the IOC, National Olympic Committees and Federations

650 judges and referees

10,000 media

6,000 guests of sponsors

1 million spectators

Advertising

Advertising
Table of Contents
Local News
Oregon Washington California Press Releases
Nation/World News
National/World News Iraq Politics
Business
NW Business National Business AP Business Wire NW Stocks PR Newswire
Weather
Weather index NW Live Cameras Precip. Maps Mountain Forecast School Closures Ski Reports Travel Regional Forecasts
Sports
National Sports NW College Sports Prep sports scores Blazers schedule/scores Mariners Seahawks
Entertainment
Local Events Guide Movies Music Video Games Ticket Center
Lifestyle
Fashion/Style Food & Recipes Pets Local Events Community Calendar Lottery numbers Ski Report Northwest Backroads E-mail greeting cards Weddings
Interactive tools
Desktop News Palm/PDA edition Forums E-mail newsletters Make KGW your home page Customize site Help Center
Classifieds AdCenter

Complete Site map

© 2009, KGW-TV