2006 Winter Paralympics
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| Nations participating | 39 |
| Athletes participating | 486 |
| Events | 20 in 5 disciplines in 4 sports |
| Opening ceremony | March 10 |
| Closing ceremony | March 19 |
| Officially opened by | Carlo Azeglio Ciampi |
| Athlete's Oath | Fabrizio Zardini |
| Paralympic Torch | Silvia Battaglio and Aroldo Ruschioni |
| Stadium | Stadio Olimpico |
The 2006 Winter Paralympic Games, the ninth winter Paralympics, took place in Turin, Italy from 10 to 19 March, 2006. These were the first Winter Paralympic Games to be held in Italy.
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[edit] Medal Tally
| 2006 Winter Paralympics medal count |  |
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| 1 |  Russia |
13 | 13 | 7 | 33 |
| 2 |  Germany |
8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 |  Ukraine |
7 | 9 | 9 | 25 |
| 4 |  France |
7 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 |  United States |
7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 |  Canada |
5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 |  Austria |
3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 |  Japan |
2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 |  Italy |
2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 |  Poland |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Belarus |
1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 12 |  Norway |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 |  Australia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Spain |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Switzerland |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Slovakia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  Czech Republic |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 |  Great Britain |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 |  Sweden |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Events
The Games featured 58 medal events in five disciplines of four sports. As with other Paralympic Games, medals are awarded for each classification within each event.
[edit] Venues
The sport venues were also used during the Winter Olympics, although not all Olympic venues were in use for the Paralympics.
Alpine skiing events were held at Sestriere. Cross-country skiing and biathlon events were held at Cesana San Sicario. All skiing athletes were accommodated in the Paralympic Village in Sestriere.
Ice sledge hockey was held in Torino, and wheelchair curling was held in Pinerolo. These athletes were accommodated in Paralympic Village in Torino.
[edit] Calendar
| ● | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | ● | Event finals | ● | Closing ceremony |
| March | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th |
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| Ceremonies | ● | ● | ||||||||
| Alpine Skiing | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Biathlon | ● | ● | ||||||||
| Cross-country skiing | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||
| Ice sledge hockey | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Wheelchair curling | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
[edit] Participants
Thirty-nine National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) entered athletes at the 2006 Winter Paralympics. This was an increase of three from the 36 represented at the 2002 Winter Paralympics. The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants from each NPC.
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A total of 486 athletes participated in the Games, 385 male and 101 female. This is an increase from the 430 athletes participated in 2002. Despite overall increase of delegates and athletes, the following nations who participated in the 2002 Winter Paralympics did not send athletes to Turin.
Mexico is the only country who had sent an athlete to these Games but not the Winter Olympic Games in 2006.
[edit] Other Information
These are the second Paralympic Games to be held in Italy, which hosted the first Summer Paralympics in Rome in 1960.
These are the first Paralympic Games to feature a live webcast of events, hosted by ParalympicSport.TV.
The Games mascot is Aster, a star-shaped snowflake similar in design to the Olympic mascots Neve and Gliz.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Torino 2006
- Torino 2006 Paralympic Games (English)
- ParalympicSport.TV
- International Paralympic Committee
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