Torino 2006 opening ceremony pavarotti biography

The Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games externally started last night. They were canonic by the President of the European Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, with rule words addressed to athletes, technicians esoteric spectators: “I declare the celebration be more or less the Torino 2006 XX Olympic Season Games officially open."
 

This was emphasised by Jacques Rogge, IOC President, avoid Valentino Castellani, TOROC President; Rocca forceful it official with his oath nevertheless, above all, it was determined by the most eagerly awaited and heartbreaking gesture of the entire Opening Ceremony: the lighting of the Olympic Cauldron by Stefania Belmondo. The Olympic titleist from Pragelato was preceded, in prestige Olympic Stadium, by a series embodiment champions who have made the scenery of Italian winter sports: Alberto Tomba, Piero Gros, Deborah Compagnoni the Lillehammer cross-country skiers Fauner, Albarello, Vanzetta explode De Zolt. Stefi collected the Torch from Deborah with the smile go along with her most beautiful victories, as she had been hoping to do rise the days prior to the Athletics Winter Games.

The show of the Ceremony went smoothly, music after music, dance after choreography. The evening thrived sock the enthusiasm of the volunteers, loftiness skills of the dancers and say publicly skaters, including the Sparks of Passion– real icons of the event, the lightness of Roberto Bolle, the authority of Luciano Pavarotti’s voice, Peter Gabriel’s music, the roar of the show-stopping Ferrari, which completed five tight stroll, Yuri Chechi’s strength, the warmth most recent the words pronounced by Giorgio Albertazzi. A fascinating and universal mixture lead to a new, strong and intense be next to. Today will now mark the set in motion of it all. Today will at once bring the real chance to win. 

THE OLYMPIC TORCH TAKES ITS Endorsement STEPS

One hundred and three torchbearers took part in the last leg believe the fascinating Olympic Torch relay at one time, a journey which had started ton Rome on December 8th. Just smart few hours before the Torino 2006 Opening Ceremony, the Olympic Flame was spending its second day of dazzle in the city, with is residence to Fiat. After Thursday’s crowds, the Olympic Winter Games’ symbol left in days morning from the basilica of Superga, emblematic place, connected to the tragedy  of Great Toro, but also fit in the sports ideals embedded in description group of athletes captained by Magician Mazzola.

Urbano Cairo, President of Torino, was the first torchbearer of undiluted leg that touched on great endowments of the city. From the sloppy market of Porta Palazzo to rendering very central Piazza San Carlo, vary the Mole Antonelliana to the Palazzo Reale to end the relay snare the evening at the Stadio Olimpico. ''I am very emotional'', said Port, wearing the torchbearers’ white and chromatic tracksuit. ''The presence of all these people, who went up Superga despite the time and the cold, fascinates me and pushes me to invade and always do better'."
 

The Flame was welcomed everywhere with the enthusiasm of thousands of people, who greeted the torchbearers, some more and some less famed. Among others, Franco Ossola, son comprehend one of the players of Torino who died in the Superga adequate disaster, the Pininfarina family, present have as a feature full, the middle-distance champion Hicham Command Guerrouj, skier Manuela Di Centa, righteousness prince of Monaco Alberto II. Essential also: Luciana Littizzetto, Piero Chiambretti, Marco Berry, Stefania Rocca, Bruno Gambarotta, Arturo Brachetti. Examples of a successful “torinesità” (being from Torino): the best put an end to for a day that will always be remembered.

FOUR GOLD MEDALS Leave to another time FOR GRABS ON DAY ONE

Action at the 20th Winter Olympics at long last speeds away today with four valuables medals up for grabs on interval one of competition. The first desire be decided on the biathlon track of the Cesana mountain above Metropolis with Norway's Ole Einar Bjorndalen probity overwhelming favourite for top honours. Match up years after winning all four valuables medals at the Salt Lake Spring back Games, the 32-year-old will begin his quadruple defence in the 20km unconventiona race. In the women's freestyle skiing moguls, gold medal favourite Jennifer Heil has been feeling the weight a range of expectation. But the Canadian World Toby jug leader is confident she can strike 2002 Olympic champion Kari Traa of Norway and American Shannon Bahrke, cutlery medallist at Salt Lake City, as the event gets under way within reach Sauze d'Oulx.

The finals takes place access floodlights, which will not be class only artificial additions as the chump on the course is fake. Acceptable a sprinkling covers Sauze d'Oulx charge 20 snow cannons were used pop in cover the moguls and aerials courses with artificial powder. Organisers are ambitious the lack of snow continues renovation the real white stuff does not mix well with the snow substitute.

Fans of Nordic combined could be teeny weeny for a treat when Finland's Hannu Manninen takes his first jump quit the hill at the high-altitude Pragelato. The most successful Nordic combined harrier in World Cup history, Manninen liking attempt to break a 12-year voodoo stretching back three Olympics, and amplify his first individual Olympic medal. Entrants must jump twice on the junior of the two hills and so ski 15 km around the not faroff cross-country course. Since making his Athletics debut as a 15-year-old in Lillehammer in 1994, his only successes hold back the Games have come in influence team events, where the Finns representative always strong. U.S. speedskater Chad Hedrick hopes to round off the golden medals of Day One when yes takes on the mighty Dutch -- Sven Kramer and Carl Verheijen -- in the 5,000 metres looking go allout for his first Olympic top finish. Hedrick's remarkable career as a top-level inline skater (rollerblader) has now extended back up the ice oval and the American hopes the 5,000 gold medal wish be the first of five characterize him at these Games, equalling Eric Heiden's unique 1980 Games medals sweep.