Farewell Torino

The Closing Ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Stadio Olimpico in Torino.




Mayor of Vancouver Sam Sullivan holds the Olympic flag after the flag was handed over by IOC President Jacques Rogge.



Canadian athletes carry a sign thanking Italy during the closing ceremony at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games.

For more info on the Winter Olympics in Vancouver visit here: http://www.vancouver2010.com/en

Giorgio di Centa

Giorgio di Centa celebrates after winning the men's 50km cross country competition at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Pragelato.







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Eugenio Monti 1956

In the 1956 Cortina Winter Olympic Games Eugenio Monti earned silver medals in both the two-man and the four-man bobsleigh events.

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Olympian Apolo Anton Ohno

Team members Alex Izykowski (251), Apolo Anton Ohno (254), Rusty Smith and J.P. Kepka celebrate after the men's 5000 metres short track speed skating relay.




Ohno crosses the finish line to win gold in the men's 500 metres short track speed skating final.

Ragazzo dell'oro - Enrico Fabris

Enrico Fabris, Ragazzo dell'oro, Golden boy.


Enrico Fabris celebrates his gold medal with 2nd best Shani Davis and bronze medalist Chad Hedrick of the United States during the medal ceremony for the Men's Speedskating 1,500 meters.


Enrico Fabris skates his way to the gold medal in the men's 1500 metres race in Oval Lingotto in Torino.




For more information about Enrico Fabris visit his website: http://www.enricofabris.com/

Silvia Fontana

Silvia Fontana of Italy skates during practice for the Women's Olympic Figure Skating competition.


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The 10th Mountain Division 1945

The 10th Mountain Division was America's first army division that was trained in winter combat and who fought on skis in the Italian Appenines during WWII. These were one of many significant engagements during the five months the 10th Mountain Division fought in Northern Italy.




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Il Pomodoro Volante - Shaun White

Shaun White, gold medallist in the snowboard half-pipe is known in Italy as Il Pomodoro Volante (The Flying Tomato) because of his red hair.
For more on Shaun White visit his website here.

One Huge Snowman (26 feet tall)

This more-than-8 meter tall snowman took the Bronkiewiczow family and their neighbors one month to build in their backyard in Mstow near the city of Czestochowa, Poland.

Australia Adventurers

Marion and Daniel down under... Australia 2005!

Two days til Torino

Italian schoolboys play street hockey in Piazzale Valdo Fusi in the old section of Torino.


Gliz poses with Canadian athletes following the flag raising ceremony.


Apolo Anton Ohno trains with his teammates at the Palavela short track a few days before the start of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games.


Apolo watches a practice of figure skating ladies short program at the Palavela figure skating venue.

Empire State Building Run Up (1576 steps)

Mark Hogan arrives at the 86th floor observation deck of New York's Empire State Building to finish of the 29th annual Empire State Run-Up. Over 200 competitors raced up 1576 steps to the top of Manhattan's tallest building.


Thomas Dold climbs the steps to the 65th floor of New York's Empire State Building on his way to winning the men's division.


Germany's Thomas Dold and Andrea Mayr of Austria were the winners of the 29th Annual Empire State Building Run Up, February 7, 2006. Official Internet Site.

Maverick's 2006

Peter Mel competes in the Maverick's surf contest at Half Moon Bay.


Evan Slater at the Maverick's surf contest at Half Moon Bay, California braving massive waves and the bone-chilling ocean south of San Francisco. Big-wave surfers from around the world attempt to catch waves as tall as 35 feet. Official site of the Maverick's.

Lewis Gordon Pugh (endurance swimmer)

Lewis Gordon Pugh dodged Sydney ferries and a fear of sharks to claim a world record.


Lewis reacts after arriving at the Sydney Opera House after a 12 mile swim from Manly to Sydney last month. Official Website of Lewis Gordon Pugh.

Punxsutawney Phil

Happy Groundhog Day 2006!


Bill Deeley holds Punxsutawney Phil up for the crowd on Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, PA after the groundhog made his annual weather prediction.


Visit the official site of the Punxsutawney, PA which includes a detailed history of the day. http://www.groundhog.org/

Tour of Qatar

Tom Boonen of Belgium waits for the start of the cycling race in Doha.


Bernhard Eisel of Austria is congratulated by cycling world champion Tom Boonen.


A pack of riders ride during the fourth stage.


Peter Wrolich of Austria and Rene Haselbacher pose with nn before the start of the cycling race from Camel race track to Al Khor Corniche. For more info on the Tour of Qatar visit here or visit here.