* 15 winter disciplines, 84 medal events, 1,026 medals awarded (342 gold, 342 silver, 342 bronze)
* 2,573 athletes and 2,704 trainers and escorts belonging to 80 international Olympic Committees
* 6,720 TV and radio personnel and 2,688 press, newswires, and photographers
* Almost 1,000 hours of live broadcasts from 94 broadcasters including 400 television
cameras and 484 miles of cables
* The Games were broadcast to 130 countries in 50 languages
* 2,500 paid staff (employees, project collaborators, staff consultants, and temporary workers)
* 18,000 volunteers were trained from 64 countries of origin, worked in 14
operating areas performing 207 different types of jobs during 302,634 shifts while
the Olympic Games were taking place
* 400,000 meals served to the workforce (paid staff, volunteers and contractors
* More than 100,000 meals provided to the athletes in the three Olympic Villages
* More than 30,000 bottles of wine were consumed along with more than 1,200,000 liters of soft
drinks
* 90,000 rolls of toilet paper used in the three athletes' villages (Torino, Sestriere,
and Bardonecchia)
* 1,740 TOROC personnel employed for security including 204 paid staff and 1,536 volunteers
* Medical services were provided by 500 physicians, 850 nurses, 1.600 volunteers and
patients were transported by 42 ambulances and 3 helicopters
* 2,700 cars and 1,200 were used to transport 930,000 total spectators in the city and mountains
* 900,000 tickets were sold for the Olympic Games for total proceeds of more than 69 million euro
* The cross-country 50 km race was the most successful event (besides Opening or Closing Ceremonies)
in terms of number of tickets sold with 14,000
* The Men's hockey final between Finland and Sweden was the most successful event
(besides Opening or Closing Ceremonies) in terms of income bringing in ¤1,737,884.00
* The hockey game in which the most number of tickets were sold (9,378) featured Russia
vs. USA on February 21st.
* About 23,000 students were present at the Olympic Events
* 3,000 "Torino 2006" flags were hung throughout the city and the mountain villages.
Random, but Interesting Facts Compiled from the
Torino Organizing Committee
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