- Network: NBC
- Series Premiere Date: Feb 10, 2006
Summary:
The 2006 Winter Olympics were held in Turin (Torino), Italy, and the surrounding Alpine ski resorts west of the city. The region hosted 2,500 athletes, 650 referees and judges, 2,500 coaches and team officials and 2,300 members from the International Olympic Committee, national Olympic committees and sports federations. In addition, there were 10,000 members of the media and 6,000 guests of Olympic sponsors.
Eighty-four medals were awarded in 15 sports:
Alpine Skiing
Biathlon
Bobsled
Cross-Country Skiing
Curling
Figure Skating
Freestyle Skiing
Hockey
Luge
Nordic Combined
Short-Track Speedskating
Skeleton
Ski Jumping
Snowboarding
Speedskating
The official Turin logo represented the Mole Antonelliana, the landmark of Turin. The design is supposed to depict crystals of ice forming the spire in a web, to represent "new technologies and the eternal Olympic spirit of communion among peoples."
The Opening Ceremony began the Games on Friday, February 10, 2006. Day One of competition took place on Saturday, February 11, 2006. The Closing Ceremony was held on Sunday, February 26, 2006.
Bob Costas hosted NBC's coverage of the Games. Jim Lampley served as host for the daily late night program. Mary Carillo hosted the daily Olympics skating show "Olympic Ice" along with Canadian skaters Jamie Sale and David Pelletier (2002 co-gold medalists in the pairs competition).
For more features, check out the TV.com Viewers Guide to the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Details
| Network: | NBC |
|---|---|
| Genre(s): | Sports, Reality |
| Seasons: | 1 |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Duncan Kennedy | Analyst-Luge |
| Tim Ryan | Commentator-Alpine Skiing |
| Brian Williams (II) | Star |
| Scott Hamilton | Analyst-Figure Skating |
| John Morgan | Analyst-Bobsled, Skeleton |
| Bob Costas | Host |
| Bill Clement | Hockey Cable TV Broadcasts-Host |
| Marco Balich | Producer And Artistic Manager, Opening And Closing Ceremonies |
| Todd Brooker | Analyst-Alpine Skiing |
| Mary Carillo | Host |
| Jim Lampley | Host |
| Jimmy Roberts | Contributor |
| Tom Hammond | Commentator-Figure Skating |
| Tracy Wilson | Analyst-Ice Dancing |
| Dick Button | Analyst-Figure Skating |
| Ted Robinson | Commentator-Short Track |
| Melissa Stark | Reporter |
| Bob Papa | Commentator-Bobsled, Luge, Skeleton |
| Carol Lewis | Analyst-Bobsled, Skeleton |
| Bob Neumeier | Reporter-Bobsled, Luge, Skeleton |
| Sandra Bezic | Analyst-Figure Skating |
| Andrea Joyce | Reporter-Figure Skating |
| Jamie Salé | Host-Olympic Ice |
| David Pelletier | Host-Olympic Ice |
| Dan Hicks | Commentator-Speedskating |
| Kenny Albert | Commentator-Hockey |
| Len Berman | Commentator-Biathlon |
| Mike Emrick | Commentator-Hockey |
| Robbie Floyd | Reporter-Freestyle Skiing |
| Brian Hayward | Analyst-Hockey |
| Pierre McGuire | Reporter-Lead Team-Hockey |
| Peter McNab | Analyst-Hockey |
| Joe Micheletti | Analyst-Women's Hockey, Reporter-Men's Hockey |
| A. J. Mleczko | Analyst-Women's Hockey |
| Steve Podborski | Commentator-Freestyle Skiing |
| Chad Salmela | Analyst-Biathlon |
| Dave Strader | Commentator-Hockey |
| Trace Worthington | Analyst-Freestyle Skiing |
| John Figure Skating-Ice Dancing-Great Britain | Figure Skating-Ice Dancing-Great Britain |
