XXth Olympic Winter Games (From the 10th to 26th February 2006)

The Ferrari © ReutersFeb 10 2006
The appointment is set for tonight at the Stadio Olimpico in Torino: among the most important names of the world of sport
, entertainment
, politics and the international jet set will be spectators of one of the greatest media events of the past years
, the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games
. At the stadium 35 thousand spectators are expected
, while there will be over 2 billion people glued to their TV screens
.
.
.

In the city some Italian and foreign stars have already arrived: Sofia Loren who will be the patroness of the Ceremony
, Yoko Ono and the American actress Susan Sarandon. They will stay at the Principe di Piemonte
, a luxury hotel in the town centre
, just been renovated
, At their arrival they said they were very excited to have been invited to take part in this world celebration
,

In the meantime the preparations are proceeding feverishly for the Opening Ceremony: the show’s costumes will be “signed” by Giorgio Armani
, The Italian designer in fact created the clothes for one of the most fascinating moments of the whole evening: the entrance of the Italian flag
. The atelier Moschino, instead, designed the clothes for the athletes parade. Miss Italia
, Edelfa Chiara Masciotta
, flag-bearer for Italy
, will wear a special dress designed to pay tribute to Torino
,

Protagonists of the Opening Ceremony will also be the actor and director Adriano Giannini and the top model Eva Herzigova. A significant part of the show will then be the presence of the “lord of the rings”: nothing to do with Tolkien’s saga
, but one of the most loved and winning athletes of Italian sport, Jury Chechi, who will have the honour to officially open the ceremony.