2006 Winter Paralympics
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| Host city | Turin, Italy | ||
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| Motto | Passion Lives Here (Italian: La Passione Vive Qui) | ||
| Nations participating | 39 | ||
| Athletes participating | 486 | ||
| Events | 58 in 4 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | March 10 | ||
| Closing ceremony | March 19 | ||
| Officially opened by | President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi | ||
| Athlete's Oath | Fabrizio Zardini | ||
| Paralympic torch | Silvia Battaglio Aroldo Ruschioni |
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| Paralympic stadium | Stadio Olimpico | ||
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The 2006 Winter Paralympic Games (Italian: IX Giochi paralimpici invernali), the ninth Winter Paralympics, took place in Turin, Italy from 10 to 19 March 2006. These were the first Winter Paralympic Games to be held in Italy. They were also the first Paralympics to use the new Paralympics logo.
The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Italy) is highlighted.
The Games featured 58 medal events in five disciplines of four sports. As with other Paralympic Games, medals are awarded for each classification within each event. The sport of wheelchair curling made its Paralympic debut at these games.
The sport venues were also used during the Winter Olympics, although not all Olympic venues were in use for the Paralympics.
Alpine skiing events were held at Sestriere. Cross-country skiing and biathlon events were held at Cesana San Sicario. All skiing athletes were accommodated in the Alpine Paralympic Village in Sestriere.
Ice sledge hockey was held in Turin, and wheelchair curling was held in Pinerolo. These athletes were accommodated in the City Paralympic Village in Turin.
Thirty-nine National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) entered athletes at the 2006 Winter Paralympics. This was an increase of three from the 36 represented at the 2002 Winter Paralympics. The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants from each NPC.
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