'' To sort this table by nation , total medal count , or any other column , click on the Stefania Belmondo , a 10-time Olympic medalist in cross-country skiing , lit the Olympic Flame during the opening ceremony on February 10 . Before that , the ceremony celebrated the best of Italy and Sport including a segment honoring the Alps . The FilmMaster Group K-events ( from March 2012 : Filmmaster Events ) created and produced the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the XX Winter Olympic Games in Turin in 2006 . Executive Producer Marco Balich , Content Supervisor Alfredo Accatino , Art Direction Lida Castelli . Monica Maimone of Studio Festi directed the section '' From Renaissance To Baroque '' , part of the Opening Ceremony
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2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
2006 Winter Olympics