On Sunday, the 2006 Winter Olympic Games ended in Turin. On February 26, the flame of the XX Winter Olympic Games was extinguished at Turin's "Stadio Olimpico." After the mayor of Turin, Sergio Chiamparino, handed the Olympic flag to the mayor of Vancouver, where the next Winter Olympics will be held in 2010, Sam Sullivan, the Olympic flag was solemnly lowered and the Olympic flame was extinguished at the central Olympic stadium.
Closing the Games, the IOC president warmly thanked Turin and the people of Italy for the wonderful Olympics they gave to humanity.
2006 Olympic Games in Turin – medal standings
Germany 29 USA 25 Austria 23 Russia 2 Canada 24 Sweden 14 South Korea 11 Switzerland 14 Italy 11 Netherlands 9 France 9 Estonia 3 Norway 19 China 11 Czech Republic 4 Croatia 3 Australia 2 Japan 1 Finland 9 Poland 2 Belarus 1 Bulgaria 1 Great Britain 1 Slovakia 1 UKRAINE 2 Latvia 1 TOTAL: 252