2006 winter olympics

the 2006 winter games were in Torino, Italy and were held from February 10 - 26.  80 nations went to these games.  highlights include:  1. Latvia wins its first winter games medal in men's luge.  Martins Rubenis won bronze.  2.  Ted Ligety wins the mens combined in alpine skiing in a race that was riddled with disqualifications - including Bode Miller and Benjamin Raich.  3.  Duff Gibson beats out fell Canadian Jeff pain to win gold in skeleton.  Gibson became the oldest individual gold medalist in winter games history.  4.  Sweden beats the U.S. in the womens hockey semi final game, becoming the first team - other than Canada - to beat the U.S.  5.  Canada was at the wrong end of two upsets on day 9, the Italians beat them in curling and Switzerland in men's hockey.  6. Laselles Brown of Canada became the first Jamacian born athlete to win a medal, winning a silver with Pierre Leuders in bobsled.  Canada finished .21 behind Germany and .14 ahead of Switzerland.  7. Manuela Di Centa - a former athlete and IOC member - was to hand out the medals for the men's 50km cross country skiing event.  she ends up handing out the gold medal to brother Giorgio, who won the race.  Canada won 24 medals (7g, 10s, 7b) at these games.  tomorrow - 2010.  here is the logo for the 2006 games.