The winter Olympics

The winter Olympics are when athletes from all around the world sports every 4 years to try and win medals. The 2006 winter Olympics are in Turin, Italy. The olympics are from February 10-February 26. The olympics play ice hockey, skating and curling, Luge, Bobsleigh and Biathlon. You can win a gold medal for 1st place, a silver medal for 2nd place and a bronze medal for 3rd place.