Olympic Turin - Torino Olimpica: Olympic
Mountains
The Olympic Valleys, that alpine arc comprising the
Susa, Sangone and Pinerolo, Chisone, Germanasca and Pellice Valleys
form the natural backdrop for the great feats of the 20th Winter
Olympic.
In these valleys – surrounded by endless nuances of nature:
lakes, alpine meadows, woods, rock faces – the great Olympic
adventure was about into gear for some thrilling moments on the
snow. A chance to be part of this great event, but also for
discovering a territory rich in history, tradition, excellent
cuisine, and determined to offer the very best.
Bardonecchia
Bardonecchia hosted snowboard events on the Melezet 23 and 24
competition courses.
Course 23 offers ideal length and height differences for the giant
parallel slalom, and spectators have full visibility of the race
from start to finish. Course 24 was just been constructed and used
for half pipe events.
Cesana bob course (Photo: Regione Piedmont Archive)
Cesana – San Sicario
The bob, skeleton and luge facilities were at Cesana in the Pariol
Greniere district. The course can be considered very selective, has
19 spectacular bends, and speeds can reach 130 km/h as there is an
excellent safety standard. Apart from competition course starting
lines, there are another three for junior, practice and kids.
The Biathlon events took place in the San Sicario district. The
competition facility comprised a shooting range and courses of
different lengths and difficulty.
Pinerolo
The new Pinerolo Palaghiaccio ice rink hosted curling competitions.
After the 20th Winter Olympics, it will continue to serve for ice
hockey, short track and skating events, but also as a theatre.
Specially-designated service areas encourage amateur skaters to use
the facility and thus transform the Palaghiaccio into a permanent
ice rink for Pinerolo.
Pragelato (Photo: Regione Piedmont Archive)
Pragelato
The Cross-Country, Nordic Combined and Ski Jump events took all
place on Pragelato’s five-ring course and ski jumps. The
Cross-Country facility was on the Chisone Valley floor, between the
hamlets of Pattemouche and Granges. It comprised a 10km loop with
various deviations. The Ski Jump facility is on the right bank of
the Chisone torrent, opposite the hamlet of Rivets. It comprises two
Olympic and three training trampolines.
Sauze d’Oulx
Sauze d’Oulx-Jouvenceaux, on the opposite slope of Mount Fraiteve to
Sestriere, hosted Freestyle events. There are two competition
facilities: an aerial and a mogul, sharing the finish line. The two
slopes are served by a single new lift.
Sestriere (Photo: Regione Piedmont Archive)
Sestriere
Sestriere was the location for the 1997 World Alpine Skiing
Championships and hosted the Alpine Skiing events for the 2006
Winter Olympics.
Sestriere is a famous winter resort at 2035 m a.s.l. with a huge
number of tracks for both cross-country and alpine skiing.
It is situated in the Via lattea and the main ski-slopes are: - Banchetta
- Fraiteve
- Sises
- Rio Nero
Sestriere includes 4 villages: Sestriere Colle, Sestrere Borgata, Champlas
du Col e Champlas Janvier. It is 105 km from Turin.
