<P> The 2006 Winter Olympics , officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games ( French : Les XX Jeux olympiques d'hiver , Italian : XX Giochi olimpici invernali ) and commonly known as Turin 2006 or Torino 2006 , was a winter multi-sport event which was held in Turin , Piedmont , Italy from February 10 to 26 , 2006 . This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games , the first being the VII Olympic Winter Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956 . Italy also hosted the Games of the XVII Olympiad in Rome in 1960 . Turin was selected as the host city for the 2006 games in June 1999 . </P>
<P> The 2006 Winter Olympics , officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games ( French : Les XX Jeux olympiques d'hiver , Italian : XX Giochi olimpici invernali ) and commonly known as Turin 2006 or Torino 2006 , was a winter multi-sport event which was held in Turin , Piedmont , Italy from February 10 to 26 , 2006 . This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games , the first being the VII Olympic Winter Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956 . Italy also hosted the Games of the XVII Olympiad in Rome in 1960 . Turin was selected as the host city for the 2006 games in June 1999 . </P>
when were the winter olympics held in italy
when were the winter olympics held in italy
1956 2006
1956 2006