 At the Opening Ceremony for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin on 10 February, he and his 4 x 10 km relay teammates (Maurilio De Zolt, Marco Albarello, and Silvio Fauner) who won the gold at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, were among the last carriers of the Olympic torch before it was lit by fellow Italian cross-country skier Stefania Belmondo.All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).Note