Torino Winter Games 2006

1st World Broadcasters Meeting

Jan 2004

Head of Sport - John Barton

 Torino Games Overview
 85 Competing Countries
 3000 Athletes
 82 Medal Events
 7 Sports
 16 Disciplines

Head of Sport - John Barton

 Overview
 14 Competition Venues
 Five Indoor
 9 Outdoor
 4 Non competition venues with broadcast
facilities
 All venues within 115 km of IBC

Head of Sport - John Barton

Changes from Salt Lake 2002
 TWO NEW EVENTS:
Snowboarding
Men’s and Women’s Boardercross

Biathlon (Mass Start)

Men’s 15K
Women’s 12.5 K

Head of Sport - John Barton

 Changes from Salt Lake
 TWO MODIFICATIONS:
Biathlon
Women’s 4x6 K relay (Was 4x7.5K)

Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined

Field of play. Jumping Hill now K 95

Head of Sport - John Barton

 Torino Olympic Broadcast
Organisation (TOBO)
 900 hours of live Olympic competition
 Unbiased and professional coverage
 Educating audience about each sport
 Follow the drama inherent to the
competition
 Enhance the viewer’s visual experience

Head of Sport - John Barton

 Indoor Venues
 Oval Lingotto Speed Skating
 Palasport Olimpico Ice Hockey 1
 Palavela Figure Skating & Short
Track Speed Skating
 Pinerolo Palaghiaccio Curling
 Torino Esposizioni Ice Hockey 2

Head of Sport - John Barton

 Outdoor Venues
 Bardonecchia
Snowboarding
Boardercross
Halfpipe
Parallel giant slalom

Head of Sport - John Barton

 Outdoor Venues
 Cesana Pariol
Bobsleigh
Skeleton
Luge
 Cesana San Sicario
Biathlon

Head of Sport - John Barton

 Outdoor Venues
 Pragelato
Ski Jumping
Nordic Combined
San Sicario Fraiteve
Alpine Skiing
Women’s Downhill
Combined Downhill
Super G
Head of Sport - John Barton
 Outdoor Venues
 Sauze d’Oulx Jouvenceaxu
Freestyle Skiing

 Sestriere Borgata
Men’s Downhill
Combined Downhill
Super G
Head of Sport - John Barton
 Outdoor Venues
 Sestriere Colle
Slalom
Combined Slalom
Giant Slalom

Head of Sport - John Barton

 Stadio Olympico
 Opening and Closing Ceremonies
 28 Cameras
 Specialised cams
Polecam
Steadicam
Robotic mini
Crane
Tracking Dolly
Head of Sport - John Barton
 The Villages
 Torino Olympic Villages
Three to be built at Torino, Sestriere,
and Bardonecchia
2,500 Athletes
 Media Villages
7 villages to be built at various locations in
Torino
9,600 Media Personnel

Head of Sport - John Barton

International Broadcast Centre

 Lingott Fiere:

Close to MPC
Near venues
Direct access to
highways to mountain
venues

Head of Sport - John Barton

 Highlights Programme
 Highlights Rundown – 24 hours before
 2-6 minute capsules of each sport
 Video of the best performers
 Interesting aspects of each competition
 Highlights cue sheet
 Two highlights programmes each day on
dedicated VandA
Head of Sport - John Barton
 Beauty Cameras
 Olympic Cauldron
 Piazza Castello
 Mole Antonelliana
 The Po River
 View of Alps from Susa Valley
 View of Alps from Pinerolo Valley

Head of Sport - John Barton

 Television Features
 The History of Torino – Italy’s First Capital
 The Wine Region
 Construction of the Mole Antonelliana
 The Shroud of Turin
 FIAT, the Lingotto and Agnelli families
 Modern day Torino

Head of Sport - John Barton

Torino Winter Olympic Games
2006

10 – 26 February 2006

Head of Sport - John Barton