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  2006 Winter Paralympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
All skiing athletes were accommodated in the Paralympic Village in Sestriere.
Ice sledge hockey was held in Torino, and wheelchair curling was held in Pinerolo.
This was an increase of three from the 36 represented at the 2002 Winter Paralympics.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2006_Winter_Paralympics   (371 words)

  
 Torino 2006 - Dream-like Paralympics: Thank You Torino »   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
The end of the Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games was a grand finale, a hymn to life.
But also the parade of the athletes accompanied by the Torino 2006 volunteers and the hand-over from the mayor of Torino Sergio Chiamparino to the mayor of Vancouver, Sam Sullivan, of the Paralympic flag.
Taste the Paralympic excitement with the clips we are offering: among others, interviews of "our champions" and live coverage of the events broadcast in streaming on ParalympicSport.TV
www.paralympicgames.torino2006.org /ENG/ParalympicGames/home/index.html   (349 words)

  
 Paralympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Since 1988, the Summer Paralympics have been held in the conjunction with the Olympic Games in the same host city.
This practice was adopted in 1992 for the Winter Paralympics, and became an official policy of the International Olympic Committee and the IPC following a June 19, 2001 agreement.
Dwarfism, multiple sclerosis or birth deformities of the limbs such as that caused by thalidomide are examples of this.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Paralympics   (709 words)

  
 CBC.CA - Torino 2006 Paralympics
The 2006 Winter Paralympics open Friday in Turin, Italy.
The Paralympic opening ceremony is produced by K2006 — FilmMaster Group, the same organizers who put together the opening and closing extravaganzas for the Torino Olympics.
The 2006 Paralympics take place in the same venues as the Winter Olympics with competition beginning Saturday and running until March 19.
www.cbc.ca /paralympics/stories/headlines.shtml?/story/paralympics/national/2006/03/10/Sports/paralympics_ceremony060310.html   (319 words)

  
 BBC - Ouch! - Play - Winter Paralympics: true or false?
Snow, ice and high speed thrills and spills are as much a part of the Winter Paralympics as they are of the Olympic events that happen only a couple of weeks before.
And like the Winter Olympics, the Paralympic version features sports that we may not be entirely familiar with, but make gripping viewing thanks to the action being played out on skis and skates.
To mark the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy, Ouch sets you the challenge of guessing whether 10 fascinating facts about the event and the sports on show there are true or false.
www.bbc.co.uk /ouch/play/quiz/winterparalympics.shtml   (135 words)

  
 Winter-Paralympics 2006 - Wikipedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
März 2006 in Turin, der Hauptstadt der italienischen Region Piemont, statt.
Mit den Maskottchen der Olympischen Winterspiele 2006, Neve und Gliz, bildet Aster ein Trio, deutlich an den sehr ähnlichen Gesichtszügen der drei Figuren zu erkennen.
Er hob die Bedeutung der Paralympics hervor und sprach sich in seiner Rede auch deutlich gegen Doping aus.
de.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Winter-Paralympics_2006   (354 words)

  
 CBC.CA - Torino 2006 Paralympics
The 2006 Paralympic Winter Games wrapped up with a dazzling display of light and sound, and a nod to Vancouver.
Martin O'Malley on skiing, the Winter Paralympics and copy editing.
Watch over 100 hours of action live from the Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games on ParalympicSport.tv
www.cbc.ca /paralympics   (184 words)

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