2006 Winter Olympic Games: By the Numbers
Some interesting facts on Team USA and Torino
by USOC
February 6th, 2006

XX Olympic Winter Games - By the Numbers

Some Interesting Numerical Facts on Team USA, Torino and the Winter Games.

2,200,000 - Population of Torino, making it the largest city ever to host an Olympic Winter Games

1,000,000 - Estimated number of spectators expected for the XX Olympic Winter Games

20,000 - Volunteers working at the XX Olympic Winter Games

10,000 - Approximate number of accredited journalists at the XX Olympic Winter Games

2,784 - Athletes competing at the XX Olympic Winter Games

418 - Hours of television coverage planned by NBC and its affiliates for the XX Olympic Winter Games

211 - U.S. Athletes competing at the XX Olympic Winter Games

191 - Total medals won by the U.S. in Winter Olympic history (67 gold, 71 silver, 51 bronze), third all-time behind Norway

(260) and the Soviet Union (194)

122 - U.S. men competing

89 - U.S. women competing

87 - Past Olympians on the U.S. Team

87 - Countries competing at the XX Olympic Winter Games

85 - U.S. Olympic Team members that return from the 2002 Salt Lake City Games.

84 - Official events on the XX Olympic Winter Games program

67 - Gold medals won by the United States in Winter Olympic history

54 - Age of the oldest member of the U.S. Olympic Team (Curler Scott Baird/Bemidji, Minn.)

49 - Two-time Olympians on the 2006 U.S. Olympic Team

38 - Age of the oldest women's U.S. Olympic Team member (Biathlete and Cross Country Skier Sarah Konrad/Bishop, Calif.)

35 - Medals won by Germany at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games - the most of any other country

34 - Medals the U.S. squad won in 2002 - a U.S. Winter Olympic Team record (10 gold, 13 silver, 11 bronze)

33 - States represented by members of the 2006 U.S. Olympic Team

30 - Three-time Olympians on the 2006 U.S. Olympic Team

30 - Speedskating medals the U.S. has won in Winter Olympic history, the most of any sport

26.02 - Average age in years of the 2006 U.S. Olympic Team

24 - Californians competing on the 2006 U.S. Olympic Team, making it the state which most U.S. Olympic team members list as their hometown

21 - Members of the 2006 U.S. Olympic Team that have won at least one Olympic medal