Why are the winter Olympics in Turin but they keep calling it Torino?
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Because in Italian the city is called Torino and not Turin.  If you asked and Italian how to get to Turin, they would look at you like you are from Mars.  I applaud NBC for using the actual name of the city and not using the English name.  I wish all references to Torino did this!
181651
Yes it should and don't criticize it just because you don't understand it. Curling is very popular in many parts of the world, just not so big in the USA. But it was one of the best attended sports at the Turin games, averaging over 90 percent of stadium capacity for every single round. It was also pretty much the only sport to have every match shown on US television, even if it was buried on an smaller cable network instead of the main NBC feed.
1134653
Who is deciding that??? Also you have missed Torino.\nAnyway, Juventus should be the one.
31938
There have been 19 Winter Olympics held in the following locations:\n\n1924: Chamonix (France)\n1928: St. Moritz (Switzerland)\n1932: Lake Placid (United States)\n1936: Garmish-Partenkirchen (Germany)\n1948: St. Moritz (Switzerland)\n1952: Olso (Norway)\n1956: Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy)\n1960: Squaw Valley (United States)\n1964: Innsbruck (Austria)\n1968: Grenoble (France)\n1972: Sapporo (Japan)\n1976: Innsbruck (Austria)\n1980: Lake Placid (United States)\n1984: Sarajevo (Bosnia)\n1988: Calgary (Canada)\n1992: Albertville (France)\n1994: Lillehammer (Norway)\n1998: Nagano (Japan)\n2002: Salt Lake City (United States)\n\nand next month\n\n2006: Turin (Italy)
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Turin and Torino are the same city. Torino is the Italian name for the city and Turin is the Anglicised name. The tradition of changing place (and person) names to a more "English" form dates back to the Middle Ages at least.\n\nThe alternate namings arent't just limited to English speakers. During the opening ceremonies of the 2006 Olympics, many of the country name on the standards that were carried before the athletes as they entered the stadium had Italian versions of their true names. For example, the United States was shown as Stati Uniti d'America and the Netherlands was shown as Paesi Bassi.
312546
The Olympics games were not originally an international competition, they were held with in Greece.  They used to be male only competitions, and the men had to compete naked to prove they were male after a woman competed and beat some men somewhere back in history before they had to do it nude.\nThere are many more sports in the modern olympics than there were in the classic games, tho there are some that remain, mainly athletic events such as javelin, discus, jumps and running events.\nDuring the classical period the olympic movement did not have the same ideals as the modern one, and there were no winter olympics.\nThe 5 interlocking rings is a new symbol, though there was a torch in the classical period.\nThe games from classical greece were held to honour the gods, now they are used to spread a message about good sportsmanship and international co-operation.\nRules have become rationalised in the modern olympics, no doubt in the classic games the final decision was made by an important official, probably with a few favourites....
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Aparantly both are the name of the same city Turin. Check this out... The name Torino is the italian name of this city Turin.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turin\n\n.:Fishie:.
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http://www.torino2006.org/\n\nThe schedule can be found on the olympic homepage
98735
For some people I can see how it would spoil the results.  But if you're a true fan of the Olympics then it doesn't matter.  It's unfortunate that they can't be held on our continent every time but there are other people in the world besides Americans. (That may shock some of you to learn!)  But we can all look forward to the next winter olympics that will be held in Canada.
27036
Obviously this way, with the Summer and Winter Olympics not falling in the same year, it keeps people talking about it more often. And when they were both in the same year, I think it was easier to overlook Winter, since the Summer Olympics are more popular.
93846
Its all in the name. Trust me. The Olympics is all the sports with a Big Name...that's it.
98665
I think it should be called " Danger Will Robinson!  Danger!" :)\n\nIt is really called a BIATHLON\n \nThe Biathlon consists of cross country skiing in which the skier stops at intervals to shoot at a target. Evidence of a skiing and shooting sport exists in cave paintings in Norway from about 2000 BC, depicting hunters on skis while stalking animals for game. The modern sport has a military basis, in which Scandinavian soldiers were trained to ski while carrying rifles and to periodically stop and shoot. Biathlon-type events in Scandinavia are known to have been held as early as the 18th century.\n\nThe first modern biathlon probably occurred in 1912 when the Norwegian military organised the Forvarsrennet in Oslo. An annual event, it consisted initially of a 17km cross-country ski race with two-minute penalties for the shooting part of the competition. A military patrol event was included at the Olympic Winter Games as a demonstration sport in 1924, 1928, 1936, and 1948, although it was not exactly the same as the biathlon.\n\nThe 2006 BIATHLON events have an informationlink below.\n\nThe first 2006 BIATHLON Event is the \nMen's 20 km Individual Held at \nCesana San Sicario (Mountain Venues)\nOn  Feb.11, at 13:00 - 14:55
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Turin or Torino, Italy
460967
It is (I know this for sure, because I am going there this summer) happening in British Columbia, Canada. More specifically, Vancouver, and the surrounding areas. There are numerous mountains for the downhill (skiing and snowboarding) events to take place at. The indoor events (ice skating, curling, etc.)- as well as the opening/ closing ceremonies- will happen right in Vancouver. I'm not sure where the nordic, and other outdoor events will happen, but probably just outside the city. They have really great facilities everywhere, so even though they have a lot of work to do, they already have a great head start. Also, I know from experience, the village at Whistler/ Blackcomb are great "tourist" attractions, and there is a great deal to do right in Vancouver.
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First of all the name of the town is Turin - it is the american journalist that have named it Torino.\n\nThe climate there is similar to Switzerland, & Austria.  It is in the Italian Alps, due to the high elevation the climate is cooler. But don't let that fool you, you can very easily get a bad sunburn, the reflection of the snow, and the thinner atmosphere contribute to more intense sunrays.
143568
Actually if the name of the park does not glorify one person or corporation it seems like a good name. Yea name it after the type of park or arena to the team of the area that pertains to that sport. If it is commercially sponsored it kills the spirit of a team identity. What if the Roman Colisieum was named after some rich temporary corporation of its time, do you think it would of been marveled as the greatest arenas of all times?! Imagine Bartles and James Colisium, or Rigo Spumanti Winer-arena! ... but I bet in that stadium there must of been at least  one wardrobe malfunction per games at halftime! Also it was designed for all sports, even chariot races, maybe they could of called it Chariot-ona 500! There is where you can put your greedy sponsors, on the chariots themselves!
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If you go to the official site here:http://www.torino2006.org/ENG/OlympicGames/sport_ed_atleti/sport_ed_atleti.html just click on the sport of your choice then "teams and athletes" and you can see everyone. ! Hope this helps!! :]