2006 Winter Paralympics

Italy will host the Winter Paralympics again in 2026, scheduled to be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Cross-country skiing and biathlon events were held shared by the Cesana San Sicario complex.

[3] The Paralympic flame has been lit under the Arch of Constantine on the front of the Coliseum in Rome, Italy.

Three days before the opening ceremonies, on 5 and 6 March, the Paralympic flame take a leg through the landscape of the Province of Vercelli and went up to the Margherita Hut at the peak of Monte Rosa, when started his way back to Turin.

Then a leg with another group of athletes carried the fire to the Alagna-Pianalunga gondola and the continued the way to towards Passo dei Salati.At the next day the torchbearers will followed a trail for about an hour and was taken by helicopter to italian side of the Signalkuppe,reaching in a single group of athletes,the Margherita Hut.

A special torch was used to burn the flame on the peak, and this group of athletes donate a symbolic book to the highest library in Europe, situated in the 4.554 meter refuge.

Note that, although Greece was scheduled to compete and paraded during the Opening Ceremonies, no Greek athlete took part in any event; the International Paralympic Committee does not list Greece as having entered any athlete in the Games, and considers that there were thirty-eight NPCs at the Games, rather than thirty-nine.

In the end, ComParTo managed to raise an estimated amount of USD$ 40 million.Despite this, the entire organization of both events was carried out in a unified manner.

Participating nations. Green: fewer than 5 athletes; blue: 5–9; orange: 10–19; red: 20 or more.