The 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia can be seen in Google Earth. The venues for the games are focused on Melbourne itself, but some events are also taking place at several other locations outside the city in the Australian state of Victoria. A full list of the sports and venues is included below.

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The winter olympics 2006 are held in Italy. You can fly there or look in Google Earth and see where these athletes are competing for the gold medals.

Thanks to the Google Earth team you can ski down the slopes yourself and zoom over the Olympic Stadium to feel what it is like to collect a medal.

If you have Google Earth installed on your computer click on the globe image to fly directly to these places and do your sightseeing without spending a lifetime training and competing.

Olympic Venues

Olympic Events

Alpine Skiing (Sestriere Colle)
Biathlon
Bobsleigh
Closing Ceremonies
Cross Country Skiing
Curling
Figure Skating
Freestyle Skiing
Ice Hockey - Palasport Olimpico
Ice Hockey - Torino Esposizioni
Luge
Nordic Combined (Pragelato Plain)
Nordic Combined (Pragelato)
Opening Ceremonies
Short Track Speed Skating
Skeleton
Ski Jumping
Snow Boarding
Speed Skating

With grateful thanks to the Google Earth team who put in the effort to research the venue locations.