Turin closes Winter Games with Carnevale style spectacle
The Turin closing ceremony blends Carnevale pageantry with sport as Giorgio di Centa wins the 50 km and Italy parades medalists. IOC chief Rogge hails the Games as magnificent while VIPs, including Berlusconi and Giuliani, watch clowns, acrobats, and flying performers cap a dreamlike finale.
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Turin
Italy
Carnevale
Olympic Stadium
Ttaly
Giorgio di Centa
di Centa
Manuela
IOC
Jacques Rogge
Grazie
Torino
Valentino Castellani
Cross Country 50k results and medalists spark Sweden
Italy’s Giorgio di Centa wins the 50k in 2 06 11.8 with Russia’s Eugene Dementsev second and Austria’s Mikhail Bombnay third. Also listed are multiple finishers, nationalities, and team medalists for men and a separate hockey team standings showing Sweden, Finland, and the Czech Republic as top nations.
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Giorgio di Centa
Italy
Eugene Dementsev
Russia
Mikhail Bombnay
Austria
Emmanuel Jennier
France
Pietro Pier Cottier
Anders Soedergren
Sweden
Martin Koukal
Czech Republic
B. Jih Magal
Vincent Vittoz
Mathias Fredriksson
Jean Marc Gaillard
Sergei Dolidovich
Belarus
Maxim Odnodyortsev
Kazakhstan
Martin Bajelak
Slovakia
Tord Aste Gjerdalen
Norway
Eugeni Dementiev
Mikhail Botchnov
Christian Backman
Niclas Havelid
Kenny Jonsson
Niklas Kronwall
Nicklas Udstrom
Mattias Ohlund
Ronnie Sundin
Daniel Tiamaqvist
Daniel Alfredsson
Per Johan Axelsson
Peter Forsberg
Mika Hannula
Tomas Holmstrom
Jorgen Jonsson
Fredrik Mod
David Vyborny
Dominik Hasek
Milan Hailicka
Dusan Salsicky
Tomas Vokoun
Canada
Switzerland
South Korea
China
Netherlands
Finland
Estonia
Croatia
Australia
Poland
Ukraine
Japan
Britain
Bulgaria
Stovakia
Latvia
Pragelato
Giorgio di Centa Fin
Sweden tops Finland for Olympic men's hockey gold
Sweden defeats Finland 3-2 to win the Olympic gold as Nicklas Lidstrom nets the game winner 10 seconds into the third period with assists from Mats Sundin and Peter Forsberg. Three stars and three goals amplify Sweden's on ice dominance over its neighbor in Turin.
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Italy
Sweden
Forsberg
Sundin
Lidstrom
Nicklas Lidstrom
Mats Sundin
Peter Forsberg
Finland
Julie Jacobson
Antti-Jussi Niemi
Memorable Moments From the 2006 Turin Olympics
A retrospective of the Turin Games highlights dramatic upsets and standout feats. It notes Lindsey Vonn Kildow's dramatic crash, Shaui Davis and Chad Hedrick’s feud, Julia Mancuso and Todd Ligety winning gold, Lindsey Jacobellis crash cost a gold, and Joey Cheek’s charity gesture among U S athletes. It also covers Lindsey Kildow’s partial comeback and other notable events.
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Turin
Italy
U.S
Shaui Davis
Chad Hedrick
Davis
Hedrick
Todd Ligety
Julia Mancuso
Nice
Mancuso
Ligety
Apolo Anton Ohno
Shaun White
Joey Cheek
Miller Leads U S Through Disappointing Olympic Winter Games
The United States posted seven medals in men’s long track speedskating and snowboarding yet faced scrutiny over unmet expectations. Bob Davis, Apolo Ohno, and Shaun White helped anchor a mixed performance, while Dan J. Miller and Lindsey Vonn strived for goals not fully realized. The Games closed amid controversy and strong sibling rivalries.
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Germany
USOC
Jim Scherr
Miller
Hedrick
Davis
Jackie Robinson
U.S
Apolo Anton Ohno
Piedmont
NHL
Michele Kwan
David Letterman
Bode Miller
Jacobellis
Jeret
Peterson
Tanith Belbin
Turin
Ben Agosto
Shauna Rohbock
Valerie Fleming
Rosey Fletcher
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Sam Sullivan
Sullivan
Ital
Ian
Silvio Berlusconi
New York City
Rudolph Giuliani
Mario Andretti
Berlusconi
Nino Benvenuti
Gustavo Thoeni
Verdi
Pensiero
Andrea Bocelli
Koji Sasahara
Andrew Johnson
Greensboro
Gil
Kris Freeman
Andover
Carl Swenson
Park City
Utah
ONF
James Southam
Anchorage
Alaska
The
Associated Press
Ished
Mikhail Botcinov
John Marshall
Ghee
Speedy Peterson
Lambeau
United States
Piazza Costello
Lindsey Kildow
Lindsey Jacobellis
Walter Mayer
Salt Lake City
Michelle Kwan
Sasha Cohen
Dusan Yranic
Shani Davis
Hayato Sueyoshi
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