the winter olympics were held at cortina d'ampezzo in italy.
where was the winter olympics held in italy?
cortina d'ampezzo
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the 2006 winter olympics, officially known as the xx olympic winter games () and commonly known as turin 2006 or , was a winter multi-sport event which was held in turin, piedmont, italy from february 10 to 26, 2006. this marked the second time that italy had hosted the winter olympic games, the first being the 1956 winter olympics in cortina d'ampezzo. italy also hosted the summer olympics in 1960 in rome. turin was selected as the host city for the 2006 games in june 1999.
2006 winter olympics
the 1960 winter olympics held in squaw valley saw the debut of speed skating for women. helga haase, representing the united team of germany won the inaugural gold medal for women in the competition after winning the 500 metres event. the programme remained the same for the 1960 summer games held in rome. at the 1964 winter olympics in innsbruck, the women's 5km cross-country skiing event debuted. at the 1964 summer olympics held in tokyo, volleyball made its debut with the host japanese taking the gold. at the 1968 winter olympics held in grenoble, women's luge appeared for the first time. erika lechner of italy won the gold after east german racers ortrun enderlein, anna-maria müller and angela knösel allegedly heated the runners on their sleds and were disqualified. whether the east germans actually heated their sleds or if the situation was fabricated by the west germans remains a mystery. at the 1968 summer olympics in mexico city, women competed in shooting for the first time. the women competed in mixed events with the men and were allowed to compete in all seven disciplines.
participation of women in the olympics