Fireworks erupt over the stadium after the Olympic flame was lit during the opening ceremony for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy, Friday, Feb. 10. 2006 (AP Photo/Chris Helgren, Pool) ...

TURIN, Italy – The official slogan of the 2006 Winter Olympics is “Passion Lives Here.” But in the week leading up to the opening of these games, many wondered how accurate that was.