The 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, the 20th Winter Olympic Games, were held in Turin, Italy, from 10 February to 26 February. Although Italy is not Europe's top ice and snow power, its enthusiasm for hosting the Winter Olympics has not diminished, and they defeated Sion, Switzerland, in the final round of the election, and successfully won the right to host the Winter Olympics. It is worth mentioning that the Turin Winter Olympics is also the second time that Italy has hosted the Winter Olympic Games after 1956. A total of 7 major events, 15 sub-events and 84 minor events were set up in this Olympic Games, which is basically the same as the previous Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. A total of 80 countries and regions participated in the Winter Olympics, and the Chinese team sent a lineup of 78 participants. In the end, Wang Meng won the gold medal in the short track speed skating women's 500 meters event on the first Winter Olympics trip, while Han Xiaopeng won the gold medal in the men's freestyle ski aerial skills event.
The opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Turin kicked off on February 10 at the Turin Olympic Stadium, which can accommodate nearly 35,000 spectators. According to relevant people, in order to let more people feel the shock of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics at close range, after the successful bidding, the Italian Winter Olympic Organizing Committee also deliberately let the construction team add a roof to the stadium and add 10,000 seats. On the day of the opening ceremony, the Turin Olympic Stadium was full of people and glittering lights, burning passion, accumulating energy and enjoying the Olympic Games became the main line running through the opening ceremony. With the help of a variety of color changes, a variety of programs have presented a visual feast with unique Italian characteristics.
One of the most amazing is the "ice hockey player" known as the "spark of passion", whose appearance instantly detonated the entire Turin Olympic Stadium and pushed the opening ceremony to another climax. And in the much-anticipated ignition ceremony, the "spark of passion" once again became the protagonist, and it successfully lit the main torch of the Olympic Games, a spectacle that made everyone refreshed. Unlike previous Winter Olympics, the Turin Winter Olympics were held in seven regional venues, including Turin, Sestriele and Cesana, which greatly reduced the travel and time of athletes from all over the world. The medal design of this Winter Olympics is also ingenious, the shape of the medal is a circular silhouette, the designer also hollowed out a circle in the middle of the medal, the reason for this production is because the overall shape of the medal is hoped to fit perfectly with italy's nationally famous iconic image "square".
According to the designer, the hollowed-out medal looks like a ring symbolizing Olympic victory, with a chest in the middle, reflecting the enthusiasm of the Italian people for the Winter Olympics. The medal is printed with a special pattern of the Winter Olympics on the front and a specific sports declaration on the reverse. Many athletes are obsessed with the medals of the Turin Winter Olympics, saying that the construction and design of such medals are extremely rare, and they are the most distinctive of the medals they have won. The names of the mascot are known as "Neve" and "Grize", from the appearance, the former is a little girl in red dress, and some people think that this mascot looks like a snowball to the naked eye.
The latter is the image of a little boy dressed in blue, like a square ice cube. The design concept of the two mascots originated from the Snow Mountain Project and the Ice Project of the Winter Olympics, and after the mascot was announced, it quickly caused widespread discussion in the outside world. On February 26, the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games was successfully concluded at the Olympic Stadium in Turin, and the enthusiasm of the people from the Apennines Peninsula for ice and snow has also become a beautiful talk in the history of the Winter Olympic Games. In this Winter Olympics, the Chinese team finally ended with 2 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze, and 11 medals also created the best result of the Chinese team in the history of the Winter Olympic Games.
(Luo Treasurer)