Italian Olympic facts

1. Italia

2. Italian Olympic Facts
• Ciao and welcome to Italy (Italia in
Italian)! Italy is a country in southern Europe.
It is known as "Bel Paese" or beautiful country.
Italy is famous for beautiful
paintings, sculptures, historic buildings, and
delicious foods.

3. Italian Olympic Facts
Italy has hosted the Olympic Games three
times.
• The 1956 Winter games in Cortina
d’Ampezzo.
• The 1960 Summer games in Rome,
• The 2006 Winter in Turin.

4. Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956
• This was the year the Soviet Union first took part
in the games.
• The Cortina Games were the last Games at which
the figure skating competitions took place
outdoor
• For the first time in the history of the Games, the
Olympic Promise was made by a female athlete

5. Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956
• The Body Position
In the ski jumping competition, the Finnish
team introduced a new aerodynamic style, of
holding the arms flat against the body rather
than over the head in a diving position.

6. Rome 1960 Olympic games
Cassius Clay of the US, also known as
Muhammad Ali, became famous by winning
the light-heavyweight gold medal.
The Games in Rome were the last Games in
which racism was tolerated, with the banning
of the once Racist South Africa for 32 Years.

7. Turin 2006
With a population of more than 900,000, Turin
became the largest city ever to host the
Olympic Winter Games.

8. Turin 2006
• Live video coverage
• For the first time, live video coverage of the
Olympic Games was available on mobile
phones.

9. Turin 2006
• Oldest athlete
• Duff Gibson of Calgary, Canada became the
oldest athlete in the history of the Winter
Games by winning a gold medal. On the day
he won, he was 39 years and 190 days’ old.

10. Turin 2006
US speed skater Joey Cheek won a gold medal
in the 500 metres event and a silver at 1,000
metres. His gold medal earned him $25,000
which he donated to charity.

11. Turin 2006
Saw the introduction of snowboard cross.