2006 Winter Paralympics
winter paralympic game italian giochi paralimpici invernali del ninth paralympic winter game took place turin italy march first winter paralympic game held italy also first paralympics use new paralympics logo italy host winter paralympics scheduled held milan cortina dampezzo top npc number gold medal listed host nation italy highlighted game featured medal event five discipline four sport paralympic game medal awarded classification within event sport wheelchair curling made paralympic debut game alpine skiing ice sledge hockey nordic skiing biathlon crosscountry skiing wheelchair curling five competition venue used winter paralympics hosted competition winter olympics opening ceremony held stadio olimpico grande torino closing awarding ceremony snow event also held turin held medal plaza piaza castello alpine skiing event held sestriere crosscountry skiing biathlon event held shared cesana san sicario complex skiing athlete accommodated mountain paralympic village sestriere ice sledge hockey held torino esposizioni wheelchair curling held pinerolo palaghiaccio athlete accommodated main paralympic village turin thirtynine national paralympic committee npc classified athlete compete winter paralympics increase three represented winter paralympics number parenthesis indicates number participant npc note although greece scheduled compete greek athlete took part event international paralympic committee list greece entered athlete game considers thirtyeight npc game rather thirtynine total athlete participated game male female increase athlete participated despite overall increase delegate athlete following nation participated winter paralympics send athlete turin estonia netherlands mexico country sent athlete winter paralympics olympics second paralympic game held italy hosted first summer paralympics rome first paralympic game feature live webcast event hosted paralympicsporttv game mascot aster starshaped snowflake similar design younger brother olympic mascot neve gliz unable fund hosting olympic organizing committee toroc sold right company estimated u million winter olympics official website torino paralympics → archive copy wayback machine torino paralympic game english → archive copy wayback machine paralympicsporttv international paralympic committee