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The Opening Ceremony of the [[2006 Winter Olympics]] (''Torino 2006'') was held on 10 February 2006 beginning at 20:00 [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]]) at the [[Stadio Olimpico (Turin)|Stadio Olimpico]] in [[Turin]], [[Italy]].
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| caption = [[Fireworks]] illuminated the Olympic rings during the 2006 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
| date = 10 February 2006
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The ceremony was attended by 35,000 spectators with the presence of numerous international and Italian guests on the stage and heads of state and government on the stands. The event was broadcast live to an estimated two-billion audience worldwide by 32 television cameras.

The ceremony saluted the region's culture and history, was highlighted by Italian celebrities and showcased [[Italian culture|Italian]] designs. There were the customary parade of athletes and raising of the host nation's flag and the Olympic flag. Apart from the choreography, the [[fireworks]], and the pageantry, the ceremony was a reminder of peace as a goal of these Games. It climaxed with the lighting of the Olympic Flame.

==Program==
The theme of the program was "Passion Lives Here," and the 4000m<sup>2</sup> stage was shaped like an anatomic [[heart]] with a [[circle pit|mosh pit]] in the centre where the athletes congregated for the second half of the ceremonies. The athletes were thus put in the centre of action and in front of the stage, emphasizing that the heart of each athlete was the focus of the Games.

There were sentiments of self-conceit amongst TOROC for not including a tribute section during the Opening Ceremonies honoring the Past Host Cities of the previous installments of the Olympic Winter Games that was the very first part of the [[2002 Winter Olympics|XIX Olympic Winter Games]] that had been held in Salt Lake City, USA on 8 February 2002.

The ceremony was conducted in [[French language|French]] and [[English language|English]], the two official languages of the [[International Olympic Committee]], and [[Italian language|Italian]], the language of the host country.
The program was executed by 6,100 volunteers and 240 professionals after 15,000 man days of work.

===Rhythm of Passion===
'''Sparks of Passion'''

*Artistic, 1m countdown plus 4m 20s
*776 performers
*Direction: Gabriele Vacis
*Assistant direction: Roberto Tarasco
*Choreography: Giuseppe Arena
*Moshpit choreography: Doug Jack
*Pyrotechnical effects: Christophe Berthonneau
*Segment coordinator: Annalisa Barbieri
*Helmet-donning skaters costume design: [[Dainese|Lino Dainese]]
*Sparks special effects: Vittorio Comi
*Helmet-donning skaters choreography: Giuseppe Arena
*Helmet-donning skaters: Fabio Cassinelli, Simone Giaccaglia, Luca Imperio, Elia Locagliano, Simone Martino, Daniele Pin
*Original Music: Composed arranged and orchestrated by Michele Centonze in collaboration with Stefano Nanni

The Opening Ceremonies began with a traditional [[countdown]] by the spectators. Italian gymnast [[Yuri Chechi]] as a [[shaman]] striking an [[anvil]] with a hammer opened the first scene of the program representing the industrial past of the [[Piedmont]] region. Each strike spewed up a fountain of flames and were responded to with flames over three metres high, lit from 52 nozzles lined up around the piazza. A group of [[inline skate]]rs in red unitards soon entered and executed their choreograph and formations. With the fire, costume and flood light, the stage was soon turned into a sea of red. In the mosh pit, performers executed synchronised swimming moves to the pulsing rhythm. It was said{{by whom|date=June 2012}} that the choreographer was inspired by [[synchronised swimming]] when he saw the event for the first time in the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]].

The skaters then gyrated to the pulsing rhythm forming a familiar heart shape pumping to the beat. The formation was soon shattered when a lone skater symbolising a spark of passion shot through the beating heart. Six helmet-donning skaters then entered with two-foot flames flared from the back of their helmets and crisscrossed the stage.

===Greetings from the Alps===
'''Mountain Folk'''

*Artistic, 4m 30s
*829 performers
*Direction: Gabriele Vacis
*[[Circle pit|Moshpit]] choreography: Doug Jack
*Segment coordinator: Annalisa Barbieri
*Music: [[Occitania|Occitan]]e [[National anthem|Anthem]] "[[Se Canto|Se Chanta]]" performed by L'Ange Gardien Chorus; [[Ouverture]] "[[Gazza Ladra]]" by [[Gioacchino Rossini|Rossini]], arranged and orchestrated by Michele Centonze in collaboration with Stefano Nanni

Following the exit of the flaming skaters, the sounding of seven [[alphorn]]s to the notes of the ''Occitan Hymn'' signaled the beginning of the next segment that paid tribute to the [[Alps]] and the seven Alpine countries: [[Italy]], [[France]], [[Switzerland]], [[Liechtenstein]], [[Austria]], [[Germany]] and [[Slovenia]]. Artificial snow and life-size pine tree shapes set the mood for this segment as the stage was transformed from red to white.

It had been 14 years since the Winter Olympic Games were last held in the Alps, in [[1992 Winter Olympics|1992 in Albertville, France]]. The 13 million people living in the mountainous region were represented by dancers waltzing in their national costumes. Life-size cow effigies were pulled in and paraded around the stage representing the significance of the [[dairy farming]] industry in the Alpine region. Three waltzing couples in cow suits soon entered the scene, while cow bells were heard ringing from the crowd.

After the stage was cleared, 50 performers in white [[leotards|unitards]] entered with very large white balloons on their heads symbolising the arrival of the snowflakes.<!--which were what?--> A change of music signalled the exit of the snowflakes and in the [[mosh pit]] performers formed a snowflake which was lit up by flashlights as the segment came to a close.

===Italy===
'''Italian flag'''

'''Entry of the authorities'''

'''Italian anthem'''
* Direction: Gabriele Vacis
* Artistic direction and costume design: [[Armani|Giorgio Armani]]
* Protocol coordinator: Sigrid Guillion Mangilli
* Protocol segment coordinator: Pamela Allvin
* Segment coordinator: Annalisi Barbieri
* Coordinator: CONI - Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano
* [[Carabinieri|Carabineers]]' Guard of Honour
* Music: "[[Amarcord]]", by Nino Rota; [[Il Canto degli Italiani|Italian Anthem]], composed by [[Mameli, Goffredo|Goffredo Mameli]] and Michele Novaro, arranged by Michele Centonze

This section paid tribute to the [[Flag of Italy|Italian flag]], whose entrance was led by 26 Olympic medalists in white suits and gowns marching in two files. Following the athletes was model, singer and future French first lady [[Carla Bruni]] carrying a folded Italian flag. Bruni wore a sparkling gown by [[Giorgio Armani]], inspired by crystal and ice.

The stage was flooded in the Italian colours red, white, and green by the coloured spotlights at the top of the stadium as the entrance of the President of the [[International Olympic Committee]] [[Jacques Rogge]] and the President of Italy [[Carlo Azeglio Ciampi]] was announced.

Sustained drumbeats set a mood as three [[Carabinieri]] officers entered and retrieved the flag from Bruni and brought it to the flag pole.

The flag was raised to the solo rendition of the Italian national anthem after a short pastoral orchestra introduction (as opposed to the usual marching introduction). "''[[Il Canto degli Italiani]]''" was performed by nine-year-old Eleonora Benetti wearing the [[Italian tricolour]]. Her verse ended as the choir, conducted by Roberto Bertaina, joined in for the much more rapid [[refrain]].

=== Torino Olympic City ===
'''XX Olympic Winter Games'''

'''The Great Skier'''

*Artistic, 6m 10s
*467 performers
*Direction & Choreography Concept: Doug Jack
*Choreography: Bryn Walters, Nikis Lagousakos, Claire Terri
*Segment coordinator: Annalisa Barbieri
*Original music: composed arranged and orchestrated by Michele Centonze in collaboration with Stefano Nanni

467 performers, each wearing one of the 5 Olympic colours, created a 20 meter tall ski jumper formation, after the playing of the Italian national anthem. The choreography showed an animated ski jumper gliding down the take-off slope, flying through the night air and eventually landing safely in perfect form on the ground. Puffs of air could be seen as the jumper prepared his jump. Performers carrying a blue banner then entered to show the skier gliding down the slope. In flight the figure was lit up by headlamp flashlights in a formation of a ski jumper in peak flight. The ski jumper eventually made a graceful landing on the ground as performers released confetti (to represent a snowplow stop) and cheered as the segment came to a close.

===Olympic Spirit===
'''Citius, altius, fortius'''

*Artistic, 6m 10s
*149 performers
*Direction and choreography: Giulia Staccioli (Kataklò)
*Technical director: Richard Hartman
*Production director: Simone Masserini
*Segment coordinator: Vichi Lombardo
*Kataklò technical Coordinator: Andrea Zorzi
*Ground choreography: Bryn Walters
*Performer athletes: Maria Agatiello, Davide Agostini, Sara Bonarti, Ilaria Cinzia Cavagna, Mauro Maurizio Colucci, Valentina Marino, Giulia Piolanti, Stefano Pribaz, Davide Rabaioli, Marco Zanotti, Gabriele Zappa
*Original music: composed, arranged and orchestrated by Michele Centonze, in collaboration with Stefano Nanni

The Sparks of Passion reentered the stadium in this segment where the largest and tallest Olympic Rings for the Opening Ceremonies would be created. Acrobats could be seen maneuvering on three ring shaped frames floating up and down along four lattice columns on the opposite end of the stadium to the stage and the mosh pit. Dancers in red unitards below gyrated to pulsing beats as the theme of passion returned for this segment of the program. While the acrobats descended to the ground, two additional ring shaped frames were raised. The five circular frames were flipped vertically revealing the five Olympic Rings shimmering in light. The rings were then illuminated in the Olympic colours and the structure was lit up in fireworks. The black ring in the centre of the symbol was substituted with white since it is impossible to produce [[black light]].

===Heroes of Our Time - Parade of Nations=== 
*Protocol, 53m
*Director & Choreography: Doug Jack
*Placard bearers' costumes: [[Moschino]] (Rossella Jardini, Joan Tann)
*Music: [[wiktionary:Medley|Medley]] [[disco|disco music]]

The national teams then entered underneath the five-ring structure in the traditional Parade of Nations. As with all Olympic games, the first team to emerge was Greece, since it was the birthplace of the games, and the host nation Italy entered last. The rest of the nations entered following the alphabetical order according to the spelling of the country in Italian, the language of the host country, as is tradition. 

The names of the nations were announced first in Italian, then in English and followed by French.

[[North Korea]] and [[South Korea]] marched together under the [[Unification Flag]] for the first time in the Winter Olympic Games; this would not happen again (either Summer or Winter) until the [[2018 Winter Olympics]] in PyeongChang. Altogether, 80 [[National Olympic Committee]]s participated in the Games, an increase from 77 in the previous Winter Games.

The [[Moschino]] designed the clothes of the women bearing the placards with team names in Italian for the athletes' parade. The dresses were shaped as snowy mountain tops, complete with pine trees and small houses lit up by embedded lights. [[Miss Italia]], [[Edelfa Chiara Masciotta]], was carrying the placard for team Italy who wore a special dress designed to pay tribute to Turin. When assembled on stage the ladies represented the Italian Alps' beauty, strength, and poise.

The march of the Olympic teams was accompanied by a selection of 1970s and 1980s American and European [[disco]] music, including "[[Video Killed the Radio Star]]" by [[The Buggles]], "[[Y.M.C.A. (song)|YMCA]]" by the [[Village People]], "[[I Will Survive]]" by [[Gloria Gaynor]], "[[Daddy Cool (Boney M. song)|Daddy Cool]]" by [[Boney M]] and songs by the [[Doobie Brothers]] and [[Eurythmics]] among others.

The following table lists the countries and territories in the order of their entrance. It is worth noting that not all the athletes participated in the opening ceremonies, as some may have chosen to prepare themselves for races and competitions that were scheduled the very next morning. Other commitments may have prevented some athletes from participating in the parade. For example, most men's hockey teams would not arrive in Turin until the following week since most of the players are involved with the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]. On the other hand, the parade included officials, judges, coaches and other team staff.

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!Italian Name
!Flag bearer
!Sport
!Athletes
|-
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|Grecia
|[[Eleftherios Fafalis]]
|[[Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Cross-country skiing]]
|5
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|ALB|2006 Winter}}{{Ref|first}}
|Albania
|[[Erjon Tola]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
|1
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|ALG|2006 Winter}}
|Algeria
|[[Christelle Laura Douibi]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
|2
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|AND|2006 Winter}}
|Andorra
|[[Alex Antor]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
|3
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|ARG|2006 Winter}}
|Argentina
|[[María Belén Simari Birkner]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
|9
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|ARM|2006 Winter}}
|Armenia
|[[Vazgen Azroyan]]
|[[Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Figure skating]]
|5
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|AUS|2006 Winter}}
|Australia
|[[Alisa Camplin]]
|[[Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Freestyle skiing]]
|40
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|AUT|2006 Winter}}
|Austria
|[[Renate Götschl]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
|73
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|AZE|2006 Winter}}
|Azerbaigian
|[[Mikhail Rakimov]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AZE/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417093729/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AZE/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Azerbaijan |website=sports-reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=11 October 2022}}</ref>
|
|2
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|BEL|2006 Winter}}
|Belgio
|[[Kevin van der Perren]]
|[[Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Figure skating]]
|4
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|BER|2006 Winter}}
|Bermuda
|[[Patrick Singleton]]
|[[Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Skeleton]]
|1
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|BLR|2006 Winter}}
|Bielorussia
|[[Alexandr Popov (biathlete)|Alexandr Popov]]
|Coach ([[Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Biathlon]])
|28
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|BIH|2006 Winter}}
|Bosnia Erzegovina
|[[Aleksandra Vasiljević]]
|[[Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Biathlon]]
|6
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|BRA|2006 Winter}}
|Brasile
|[[Isabel Clark Ribeiro|Isabel Clark]]
|[[Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Snowboarding]]
|9
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|BUL|2006 Winter}}
|Bulgaria
|[[Ekaterina Dafovska]]
|[[Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Biathlon]]
|21
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|CAN|2006 Winter}}
|Canada
|[[Danielle Goyette]]
|[[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Ice hockey]]
|191
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|CZE|2006 Winter}}
|Repubblica Ceca
|[[Martina Sáblíková]]
|[[Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Speed skating]]
|83
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|CHI|2006 Winter}}
|Cile
|[[Daniela Anguita]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
|9
|-
|{{flagIOC2team|CHN|2006 Winter Olympics|name=People's Republic of China}}
|Cina
|[[Yang Yang (A)]]{{Ref|flag}}<!--She still uses the (A) in competition, even though Yang Yang (S) is now retired.--> 
|[[Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Short track speed skating]]
|73
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|CYP|2006 Winter}}
|Cipro
|[[Theodoros Christodoulou]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
|1
|-
|[[File:Unification flag of Korea (pre 2009).svg|22px]] [[North Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics|North Korea]] (PRK)
|rowspan=2| Corea
|[[Han Jong-In]]
|[[Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Figure skating]]
|6
|-
|[[File:Unification flag of Korea (pre 2009).svg|22px]] [[South Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics|South Korea]] (KOR)
|[[Lee Bo-ra]]
|[[Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Speed skating]]
|40
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|CRC|2006 Winter}}
|Costa Rica
|[[Arthur James Barton]]
|Coach
|1
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|CRO|2006 Winter}}
|Croazia
|[[Janica Kostelić]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
|23
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|DEN|2006 Winter}}
|Danimarca
|[[Dorthe Holm]]
|[[Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Curling]]
|4
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|EST|2006 Winter}}
|Estonia
|[[Eveli Saue]]
|[[Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Biathlon]]
|26 
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|ETH|2006 Winter}}{{Ref|first}}
|Etiopia
|[[Robel Teklemariam]]
|[[Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Cross-country skiing]]
|1
|-
|{{flagIOC2team|MKD|2006 Winter Olympics|name=Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia}}
|Ex Repubblica Jugoslava di Macedonia
|[[Gjorgi Markovski]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
|3
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|FIN|2006 Winter}}
|Finlandia
|[[Janne Lahtela]]
|[[Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Freestyle skiing]]
|90
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|FRA|2006 Winter}}
|Francia
|[[Bruno Mingeon]]
|[[Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Bobsleigh]]
|82
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|GEO|2006 Winter}}
|Georgia
|[[Vakhtang Murvanidze]]
|[[Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Figure skating]]
|3
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|GER|2006 Winter}}
|Germania
|[[Kati Wilhelm]]
|[[Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Biathlon]]
|155
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|JPN|2006 Winter}}
|Giappone
|[[Joji Kato]]
|[[Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Speed skating]]
|110
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|GBR|2006 Winter}}
|Gran Bretagna
||[[Rhona Martin]]
|[[Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Curling]]
|39
|-
|{{flagIOC2team|HKG|2006 Winter Olympics|name=Hong Kong, China}}
|Hong Kong, Cina
|[[Yueshuang Han]]
|[[Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Short track speed skating]]
|1
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|IND|2006 Winter}}
|India
|[[Neha Ahuja]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
|4
|-
|{{flagIOC2team|IRI|2006 Winter Olympics|name=Islamic Republic of Iran}}
|Iran
|[[Alidad Saveh-Shemshaki]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
|2
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|IRL|2006 Winter}}
|Irlanda
|[[Kirsten McGarry]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
|4
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|ISL|2006 Winter}}
|Islanda
|[[Dagny Kristjansdottir]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
|5
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|ISV|2006 Winter}}
|Isole Vergini
|[[Anne Abernathy]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.torino2006.it/ENG/IDF/ATH/603140.html |title=Torino 2006 - Athlete details |access-date=9 February 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140209214319/http://www.torino2006.it/ENG/IDF/ATH/603140.html |archive-date=9 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|[[Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Luge]]
|1
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|ISR|2006 Winter}}
|Israele
|[[Galit Chait]]
|[[Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Figure skating]]
|5
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|KAZ|2006 Winter}}
|Kazakistan
|[[Alexander Koreshkov (ice hockey)|Aleksandr Koreshkov]]
|[[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Ice hockey]]
|55
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|KEN|2006 Winter}}
|Kenya
|[[Phillip Boit]]
|[[Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Cross-country skiing]]
|1
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|KGZ|2006 Winter}}
|Kirghizistan
|[[Ivan Borisov (alpine skier)|Ivan Borisov]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
|1
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|LAT|2006 Winter}}
|Lettonia
|[[Arturs Irbe]]
|[[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Ice hockey]]
|57
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|LIB|2006 Winter}}
|Libano
|[[Edmond Keiroue]]
|
|3
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|LIE|2006 Winter}}
|Liechtenstein
|[[Jessica Walter (skier)|Jessica Walter]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
|5
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|LTU|2006 Winter}}
|Lituania
|[[Vida Venciene]]
|Chef de mission
|7
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|LUX|2006 Winter}}
|Lussemburgo
|[[Fleur Maxwell]]
|[[Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Figure skating]]
|1
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|MAD|2006 Winter}}{{Ref|first}}
|Madagascar
|[[Mathieu Razanakolona]]{{Ref|citizen}}
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
|1
|-
|{{flagIOC2team|MDA|2006 Winter Olympics|name=Republic of Moldova}}
|Moldova
|[[Natalia Levtchenkova]]
|[[Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Biathlon]]
|6
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|MON|2006 Winter}}
|Monaco
|[[Patrice Servelle]]
|[[Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Bobsleigh]]
|4
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|MGL|2006 Winter}}
|Mongolia
|[[Khash Erdene Khurelbaatar]]
|[[Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Cross-country skiing]]
|2
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|NEP|2006 Winter}}
|Nepal
|[[Dachhiri Sherpa]]
|[[Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Cross-country skiing]]
|1
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|NOR|2006 Winter}}
|Norvegia
|[[Pål Trulsen]]
|[[Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Curling]]
|67
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|NZL|2006 Winter}}
|Nuova Zelanda
|[[Sean Becker]]
|[[Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Curling]]
|15
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|NED|2006 Winter}}
|Paesi Bassi
|[[Jan Bos]]
|[[Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Speed skating]]
|33
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|POL|2006 Winter}}
|Polonia
|[[Paulina Ligocka]] {{Ref|sick}}
|[[Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Snowboarding]]
|45
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|POR|2006 Winter}}
|Portogallo
|[[Danny Silva]]
|[[Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Cross-country skiing]]
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|{{flagIOCteam|ROU|2006 Winter}}
|Romania
|[[Gheorghe Chiper]]
|[[Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Figure skating]]
|25
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|{{flagIOC2team|RUS|2006 Winter Olympics|name=Russian Federation}}
|Russia
|[[Dmitry Dorofeev]]
|[[Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Speed skating]]
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|{{flagIOCteam|SMR|2006 Winter}}
|San Marino
|[[Marino Cardelli]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
|1
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|SEN|2006 Winter}}
|Senegal
|[[Leyti Seck]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
|1
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|{{flagIOCteam|SCG|2006 Winter}}
|Serbia e Montenegro
|[[Jelena Lolović]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
|6
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|{{flagIOCteam|SVK|2006 Winter}}
|Slovacchia
|[[Walter Marx]]
|[[Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Luge]]
|58
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|{{flagIOCteam|SLO|2006 Winter}}
|Slovenia
|[[Tadeja Brankovič]]
|[[Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Biathlon]]
|36
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|{{flagIOCteam|ESP|2006 Winter}}
|Spagna
|[[Maria Jose Rienda]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
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|{{flagIOC2team|USA|2006 Winter Olympics|name=United States of America}}
|Stati Uniti d'America
|[[Chris Witty]] 
|[[Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Speed skating]]
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|{{flagIOCteam|RSA|2006 Winter}}
|Sud Africa
|[[Alexander Heath]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
|3
|-
|{{flagIOCteam|SWE|2006 Winter}}
|Svezia
|[[Anja Pärson]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
|106
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|{{flagIOCteam|SUI|2006 Winter}}
|Svizzera
|[[Philipp Schoch]]
|[[Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Snowboarding]]
|125
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|{{flagIOCteam|TJK|2006 Winter}}
|Tagikistan
|[[Andrei Drygin]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
|1
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|Taipei Cinese
|[[Chih-Hung Ma]]
|[[Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Luge]]
|1
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|Thailandia
|[[Prawat Nagvajara]]
|[[Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Cross-country skiing]]
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|Turchia
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|[[Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Figure skating]]
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|Ucraina
|[[Natalia Yakushenko]]
|[[Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Luge]]
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|Ungheria
|[[Rozsa Darazs]]
|[[Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Short track speed skating]]
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|Uzbekistan
|[[Kayrat Ermetov]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
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|Venezuela
|[[Werner Hoeger]]
|[[Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Luge]]
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|[[Carolina Kostner]]
|[[Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Figure skating]]
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# {{note|first}} The 2006 games were the first winter games in which these countries have participated.
# {{note|flag}} Yang Yang (A) was China's first female flag bearer for the Olympics.
# {{note|citizen}} These flag bearers are also citizens of Canada.
# {{note|sick}} This young [[snowboard]]er replaced her older colleague [[Jagna Marczulajtis]] who was sick.

===From Renaissance to Baroque===
*Artistic, 16m
*515 performers
*Direction and choreography: [[Monica Maimone]]
*Artistic direction: [[Valerio Festi]]
*Costumes: Gabriella Pescucci
*Segment coordinator: Nicola Tamburrano
*Producer: Alessandra Rossetti
*Set design: Roberto Rebaudengo
*Drammaturgy: Paolo Dalla Sega
*Flag wavers' coordinator: Stefano Mosele
*Flag wavers and musicians: F.I.SB. - Federazione Italiana Sbandieratori
*Original music: composed, arranged anc orchestrated by Michele Centonze, in collaboration with Stefano Nanni

After a short homage to [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]] and ''[[The Divine Comedy]]'', there were [[Renaissance]] and [[Baroque]] displays, with an homage to [[Giuseppe Arcimboldo|Arcimboldo]]. A scene was based on the [[The Birth of Venus (Botticelli)|Birth of Venus]] painting. The role of Venus was played by Czech supermodel [[Eva Herzigová]], emerging from a shell like in the ''[[The Birth of Venus (Botticelli)|Birth of Venus]]'' by [[Sandro Botticelli|Botticelli]]. A dance played a major part in the ceremony, as well as displays of flag waving and [[baroque]] [[Musical ensemble|bands]].
Sportscaster [[Bob Costas]] called it a celebration of the emergence from the dark days of the Middle Ages, embracing the intellectual pursuits of art, literature and music.

===From Futurism to Future===
*Artistic, 9m 30s
*205 performers and 24 ''[[bambolari]]''
*Direction: Enzo Cosimi
*Futurist hero: [[Roberto Bolle]]
*Costumes and props: Daniela Dal Cin
*Segment coordinator: Nicola Tamburrano
*Set machine realization: Raoul Rossigni
*Music: composed and arranged by Ritchie Hawtin ("Substance Abuse" from the F.U.S.E. disc [[Dimension Intrusion]])

The segment started with a modern [[ballet]] performance which led from a replica of [[Umberto Boccioni]]'s sculpture "Unique Forms of Continuity in Space" to a celebration of [[Futurism (art)|Futurism]].
[[Roberto Bolle]] performed as lead in the dance part.<ref>{{cite news|date=28 November 2005|title=The Olympic Ceremonies Preview|publisher=Torino 2006 official web site|url=http://www.torino2006.org/ENG/OlympicGames/news/news_ita150170.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070812063727/http://www.torino2006.org/ENG/OlympicGames/news/news_ita150170.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 August 2007|access-date=12 February 2006 }}</ref> He represented the [[Futurism (art)|futuristic]] hero, dancing with other ''mechanical dancers'' to show modernity, technology, and speed.
The second part was performed by [[kung-fu]] athletes representing futuristic soldiers, while in the final section a group of bodybuilders pushed 6 motorbikes in the center of the stadium, thus emphasizing the role played by speed and technology in [[Futurism (art)|Futurism]].

===Pit Stop===
*Artistic, about 4m
*Driver: [[Luca Badoer]]
*Note: this segment was kept secret before the Ceremony and is not reported in the official programme

Italian driver [[Luca Badoer]] drove the 2005 [[Ferrari F2005]] car bearing only the Olympic Rings, ''Torino 2006'' name and Italian [[Flag of Italy|tricolore]] to the centre of the stadium, performing '[[Doughnut (driving)|donuts]]' and revving the V10 engine for a few minutes.

===Words and Symbols===<!-- This section is linked from [[Nawal El Moutawakel]] -->
'''Address by the President of the Organising Committee'''

'''Address by the President of the International Olympic Committee'''

'''President of the Italian Republic: Opening of the Games'''

'''Olympic Anthem'''

'''Entry of the Olympic Flag'''

'''Olympic Oath'''

*Protocol, 20m
*264 performers
*Choreography: Doug Jack
*Olympic flag coordinator: Nicoletta Mantovani
*Protocolcoordinator: Sigrid Guillion Mangilli
*Protocol segment Coordinator: Pamela Allvin

After the Parade of Nations had concluded and the athletes were gathered in the center of the stadium, two short speeches in Italian, French and English were delivered.

The first speech came from [[Valentino Castellani]], the chief organizer of the Torino 2006 Olympic Games. He declared the industrial city "the world capital of sports" during the Olympics.

Valentino Castellani was followed by [[International Olympic Committee]] President [[Jacques Rogge]], who told the Olympic athletes, "Your achievements will inspire and motivate [[future]] generations," before adding, "Please compete cleanly, without using doping." Rogge also hoped for peace during his short speech. "Our world today is in need of peace and brotherhood, the values of the Olympic Games," he said. "May these Games be held in peace in the true spirit of the Olympic Truce."

Rogge then introduced [[List of Presidents of the Italian Republic|Italian President]] [[Carlo Azeglio Ciampi]], who declared the games officially open.

Following the trend set from the selection of eight personalities representing the five continents and the three pillars of Olympism at the [[2002 Winter Olympics|Salt Lake City Olympics]] Opening Ceremony, the flag was brought this time into the stadium by eight women:<ref>{{cite news|date=10 February 2006 |title=Turin 2006 Games – The Opening Ceremony |publisher=GamesBids |url=http://www.gamesbids.com/cgi-bin/news/viewnews.cgi?category=1&id=1139612633 |access-date=12 February 2006  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060222194734/http://www.gamesbids.com/cgi-bin/news/viewnews.cgi?category=1&id=1139612633 |archive-date=22 February 2006 |url-status=live }}</ref>

*[[Sophia Loren]], Italian born actress who was the patroness of the Ceremonies;
*[[Isabel Allende]], Chilean novelist;
*[[Nawal El Moutawakel]], member of the IOC from Morocco, the first Muslim woman to win an Olympic gold medal;
*[[Susan Sarandon]], American actress and activist;
*[[Wangari Maathai]], Nobel laureate and the founder of the Kenyan Green Belt Movement;
*[[Manuela Di Centa]], Italian seven-time Nordic skiing gold medalist; She would later bestow the 50 km (Cross Country) Freestyle Gold Medal to her brother [[Giorgio Di Centa]] during the Closing Ceremony.
*[[Maria de Lurdes Mutola]], gold medalist from Mozambique;
*[[Somaly Mam]], Cambodian human rights activist.

Their walk with the flag was accompanied by Giuseppe Verdi's "Triumphant March," from Aida. The [[Olympic flag]] was then handed over to eight members of the [[Alpini]], an Italian infantry unit, who raised the flag while the [[Olympic Hymn]] was played.

Italian skier [[Giorgio Rocca]] recited the [[Olympic Oath]] on behalf of all the athletes from the podium followed by [[Fabio Bianchetti]] from the [[International Skating Union]] reading the oath on behalf of all judges. There had been a [[2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating scandal|major judging controversy]] in the figure skating event at the [[2002 Winter Olympic Games|previous Winter Games]].

===Peace===
'''The Dove'''

'''A Song of Peace'''

*Protocol, 6m
*40 performers
*Direction and choreography: Ivan Manzoni
*Segment coordinator: Vichi Lombardo
*Original music: composed, arranged and orchestrated by Michele Centonze, in collaboration with Stefano Nanni

Twenty-eight [[acrobatics|acrobats]] climbed on a net set up on the main stage and executed their choreographed manoeuvres, spinning and flipping to the music. At the end of the routine they all came together and formed the shape of a [[dove]], the [[peace symbol|symbol of peace]], to a roaring cheer from the crowd.

[[Yoko Ono]], dressed in white like many of the people in the ceremony (the spectators were provided with, and most wore, a white poncho, symbolizing the snow which makes the Winter Olympics possible), then entered and read a free verse poem from a prepared script calling for peace in the world. She called for "taking action" to spread peace. Ono's poem served as an introduction to a rendition of her late husband [[John Lennon]]'s ''[[Imagine (John Lennon song)|Imagine]]'' by [[Peter Gabriel]].

===Light the Passion===
'''Arrival of the Flame'''

'''Lighting of the Cauldron'''

'''The Olympic System'''

*Protocol, 6m 20s
*Choreography: Doug Jack
*Cauldron and torch design: [[Pininfarina]]
*Original music: "Olimpia", composed, arranged and orchestrated by Michele Centonze

The [[Olympic Torch]] entered the stadium in the hand of [[Alberto Tomba]], who then passed the flame to the hands of the [[1994 Winter Olympics|1994]] men's Italian [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skiing]] relay team ([[Marco Albarello]], [[Giorgio Vanzetta]], [[Maurilio De Zolt]], and [[Silvio Fauner]]). The flame was then passed to [[Piero Gros]], then [[Deborah Compagnoni]] before the [[Olympic Flame]] was lit by former Italian cross-country skier [[Stefania Belmondo]]. Belmondo paused to show the torch to the cheering crowd one last time before placing it on the arched lighting apparatus. The flame initiated a series of fireworks before lighting the top of the 57-meter high [[Olympic Flame]], the highest in the history of the [[Olympic Winter Games]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mediacenter.corriere.it/MediaCenter/action/player?uuid=20d2ef64-9a88-11da-a3c1-0003ba99c667&pagina=8&filtro=video&menu=main2&idCanale=Sport&idCanaleADV=Sport|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314235136/http://mediacenter.corriere.it/MediaCenter/action/player?uuid=20d2ef64-9a88-11da-a3c1-0003ba99c667&pagina=8&filtro=video&menu=main2&idCanale=Sport&idCanaleADV=Sport|archive-date=14 March 2007|title=Corriere della Sera - Ultime Notizie}}</ref>

The cauldron lighting was also the first in recent memory to be lit indirectly, that is, the flame did not directly touch or travel to (such as the arrow lighting at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] in [[Barcelona]]) the cauldron itself. The precise timing of the pyrotechnics was obviously computer timed from the precise moment the flame touched the center frame in the center of the stadium. Because of the elaborate fireworks, it is highly unlikely the flame travelled to all the charges directly. However, it is possible that the cauldron was lit from a backup flame inside, or that an electronic signal from Belmondo's apparatus to the cauldron served as the "flame" (much like the [[1976 Summer Olympics]] where a satellite signal carried the "flame" from Greece to Canada, though not at the opening ceremony).

===Fortissimo===
[[File:Luciano Pavarotti - Concert.jpg|thumb|right|350px|[[Luciano Pavarotti]] singing ''Nessun dorma'', on his last public performance before his death]]
'''Allegro with Fire'''

*Artistic, 7min
*Direction: Marco Balich
*Chandelier design: Jacopo Foggini
*Pyrotechnical effects: Christophe Berthonneau
*Segment coordinator: Vichi Lombardo

After the largest [[curtain]] yet to be built revealed him on the [[Stage (theatre)|stage]], Italian [[tenor]] [[Luciano Pavarotti]], wearing a black cape embroidered with silver Olympic rings, ended the ceremony by singing [[Giacomo Puccini]]'s well-known aria ''[[Nessun Dorma]]'' from the opera ''[[Turandot]]'', which ends with the victorious line "At dawn, I shall win!" Pavarotti's performance caused NBC Olympic commentator [[Brian Williams]] to proclaim "And the master brings the house down." Indeed, the tenor's performance received the longest and loudest ovation of the opening ceremony from the international crowd. This would prove to be Pavarotti's final public performance of his signature aria.

==Security measures==
Security was present at the Opening Ceremony as has become the norm for the Olympics. Organizers stepped up the security measures in connection with the contemporary [[Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy]] and they insisted that the Olympic Games would be safe.<ref>{{cite news|title=Swifter, Higher, Stronger, Safer?; As Winter Games Open, Italian Officials Take Extra Precautions|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=10 February 2006|first=Daniel|last=Williams|page=A1}}</ref>

==Dignitaries and other officials in attendance==
Aside from celebrities participating in the ceremonies, [[President of the International Olympic Committee]] [[Jacques Rogge]] and [[List of members of the International Olympic Committee|members of the IOC]], many dignitaries and officials associated with the Olympic movement were in attendance (included 13 world leaders and 2 first ladies). They included :

*{{flagicon|UN}} [[Kofi Annan]], [[Secretary General of the United Nations]]
*{{flagicon|EU}} [[Jose Manuel Barroso]], [[President of the European Commission]]
*{{flagicon|UK}} [[Cherie Blair]], Wife of then-British Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Laura Bush]], [[First Lady of the United States]], and her daughter [[Barbara Bush (born 1981)|Barbara]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki]], Organizer of the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]
*{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Besir Atalay]], [[Deputy Prime Minister]] of [[Turkey]]
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Harald V of Norway|Harald V]], [[King of Norway]] and [[Queen Sonja of Norway|Queen Sonja]]
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden|Carl XVI Gustaf]], [[King of Sweden]]
*{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Frederik X|Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark]] (representing the [[Margrethe II of Denmark|Queen of Denmark]])
*{{flagicon|Monaco}} [[Albert II, Prince of Monaco|Albert II]], [[Prince of Monaco|Sovereign Prince of Monaco]]
*{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Henri]], [[Hereditary Grand Duke]] of [[Luxembourg]]
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Horst Köhler]], [[Federal President of Germany]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Pierre Raffarin]], [[Prime Minister of France]]
*{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz]], [[Prime Minister of Poland]]
*{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Carlo Azeglio Ciampi]], [[President of Italy]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands|Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange]], Crown Prince of the Netherlands (representing the [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Queen of the Netherlands]])
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Juan Carlos I]], [[King of Spain]]
*{{flagicon|Massachusetts}} [[Mitt Romney]], Organizer of the [[2002 Winter Olympics]], and [[Governor of Massachusetts]]
*{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Tarja Halonen]], [[President of Finland]] and [[Premier]] [[Matti Vanhanen]]
*{{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Ivan Gasparovic]], [[President of Slovakia]]
*{{flagicon|Rwanda}} [[Paul Kagame]], [[President of Rwanda]]
*{{flagicon|Liechtenstein}} [[Otmar Hasler]], [[Prime Minister of Liechtenstein]]
*{{flagicon|British Columbia}} [[Gordon Campbell (Canadian politician)|Gordon Campbell]], [[Premier of British Columbia]], host Canadian province of the [[2010 Winter Olympics]]
*{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Michaelle Jean]], [[Governor General of Canada]]
*[[Rita Levi-Montalcini]], [[Nobel prize]] winning physiologist and Italian [[Senator for life|senator-for-life]]
*[[Luca di Montezemolo]], President and CEO of [[Ferrari]] and chairman of [[FIAT]]

Italian [[Prime Minister of Italy|Prime Minister]] [[Silvio Berlusconi]] was absent. However he attended the Closing Ceremony on 26 February.

==See also==
*[[2006 Winter Olympics closing ceremony]]

==References==
{{wikinews|2006 Olympic Winter Games open in Italy}}
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==External links==
*[https://library.olympic.org/Default/doc/SYRACUSE/20621/media-guide-cerimonia-di-apertura-xx-giochi-olimpici-invernali-torino-2006-10-febbraio-2006-opening-?_lg=en-GB Turin 2006 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Media Guide (as found on the Olympic Library)]
{{Olympic Games opening ceremonies}}
{{EmmyAward VarietySpecial 2001–2025}}
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Return to 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

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