© Slovak Post, 2006 For the second time in history, the Winter Olympic Games will be hosted by Italy. Half a century after the 7th Winter Olympic Games that were held in Cortina d ´Ampezzo - a town in the area of Dolomites - in 1956, this honour and responsibility has been awarded to the Northern Italian city of Torino. While in Cortina the Czechoslovak Olympic Expedition of 41 members included only three Slovak sportsmen, more than thirty sportsmen and sportswomen in Torino will represent Slovakia. Karol Divín – a legendary Slovak figure skater – took up to a successful 5th...
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