2006 Turin Winter Olympics

Also called: XX Olympic Winter Games, 2006 Winter Olympics, Torino 2006

Games at Turin, Italy, where short-track skaters Ahn Hyun-soo and Jin Sun-yu each won three golds.

Eighty nations took part from 10 to 26 February in Italy’s second Winter Olympics, with ice events in Turin and snow events in the Alpine villages. In short track, South Korea’s Ahn Hyun-soo won the men’s 1000 m, 1500 m and 5000 m relay and Jin Sun-yu the women’s 1000 m, 1500 m and 3000 m relay, each taking three golds, and Korea finished seventh with six golds, three silvers and two bronzes.