People have been incredibly receptive, showing a very positive attitude and lots of goodwill. Turin will be a much more international city now.

I've seen some people of NBC very nervous about it, but I can assure you that our opening ceremony will be outstanding.

There have been so many different ideas and surveys for the last 20 years. People here are so proud of their (shroud). In some way, they don't really want to know the truth.

I can't say but the names given are those of the finalists. Let's surprise the public.

I know we are in good hands. But still, I couldn't help thinking....

There's a circuit of Olympic specialists. They are the elite of the elite - super-professionals who move from one Olympics to the next. They are more flexible, open to big changes and more used to moving around.