Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 25, 2006 - Kevin Reed (top center), a corporate investor in the Canadian Athletes Now Fund, holds the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" the organization received from Coca-Cola on Saturday in Torino. Also attending the award ceremony in Piazza Solferino were Peter Mackay (top right), Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada; and four members of Canada's Olympic Team (front row, left to right): Ski Jumpers Graeme Gorham, Gregory Baxter and Stefan Read, along with Jason Myslicki, who competes in Nordic Combined. The award presentation to the CAN Fund was made by Scott McCune (top left), vice president, Worldwide Sports, Entertainment and Licensing, The Coca-Cola Company.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 25, 2006 - Kevin Reed (right), a corporate investor in the Canadian Athletes Now Fund, holds the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" presented to his organization Saturday in Torino by Scott McCune (left), vice president, Worldwide Sports, Entertainment and Licensing. The award, which salutes those who reflect the ideals of the Olympic Games in their everyday lives, was presented to the CAN Fund for its support of Canada's athletes.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 25, 2006 - Peter Mackay (right), Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada, attended Saturday's presentation of the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" at the Coca-Cola Press Lounge in Torino. The ceremony recognized the Canadian Athletes Now Fund for its support of Canada's athletes. Kevin Reed (center), a corporate investor in CAN Fund, accepted the award on behalf of his organization from Scott McCune (left), of The Coca-Cola Company. Each Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic is an original Renato Missaglia creation from airbrushed acrylic.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 24, 2006 - Heinrich Bergmueller (right) admires the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" presented by Philipp Bodzenta on behalf of The Coca-Cola Company Friday in Torino. The trainer of some of Austria's legendary athletes, Mr. Bergmueller is best known for propelling Hermann Maier to two gold medals at the Nagano 1998 Olympic Winter Games and then rehabilitating the skiing star after Maier was seriously injured in a 2002 motorcycle accident. Maier earned a silver medal and a bronze medal this month at the XX Olympic Winter Games here.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 24, 2006 - Philipp Bodzenta (left), director, Global Marketing Communications, The Coca-Cola Company, and Heinrich Bergmueller show ceremony attendees the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" that Mr. Bergmueller received Friday in Torino. Mr. Bergmueller is Austria's widely respected sports trainer and also has authored several best-selling books on conditioning and performance. Each award is an original Renato Missaglia creation from airbrushed acrylic.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 24, 2006 - Austrian trainer Heinrich Bergmueller answers questions from the media Friday evening after receiving the ""Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" at the Coca-Cola Press Lounge in Torino. The award salutes individuals who reflect the ideals of the Olympic Games in their everyday lives.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 23, 2006 - Yuki Ohno (second from left), father of short track speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno, and Swiss skiing hero Pirmin Zurbriggen (second from right), the men's downhill gold medalist at the Calgary 1988 Olympic Winter Games, Thursday were each honored with the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" at Piazza Solferino in Torino. The award salutes individuals who reflect the ideals of the Olympic Games in their everyday lives. Pictured with the honorees are Dina Gerson (far left) and Philipp Bodzenta (far right), both of The Coca-Cola Company.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 23, 2006 - Dina Gerson (left), Olympic Games senior marketing manager for The Coca-Cola Company, leads the applause as Yuki Ohno receives the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" Thursday in Torino. Each award is an original Renato Missaglia creation from airbrushed acrylic.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 23, 2006 - Dina Gerson (left), Olympic Games senior marketing manager for The Coca-Cola Company, offers a congratulatory kiss to Yuki Ohno at Thursday's presentation to Mr. Ohno of the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" in Torino.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 23, 2006 - With son Elia, 15, at his side, Swiss skiing legend Pirmin Zurbriggen addresses the audience Thursday after he received the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" at the Coca-Cola Press Lounge in Torino's Piazza Solferino.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 23, 2006 - Olympian Pirmin Zurbriggen (center), of Switzerland, answers questions from the media Thursday after being presented the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" in Torino.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 22, 2006 - Johnny and Vonetta Flowers hold the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" that Johnny received Wednesday during the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games. Mr. Flowers was recognized for his sacrifices and the inspiration he has provided his wife in her multifaceted athletic career, which includes a gold medal with teammate Jill Bakken in the first Olympic bobsleigh competition for women, at the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Pictured with the couple are their children, Jorden (far right) and Jaden.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 22, 2006 - Johnny Flowers shares a hug with wife Vonetta after he received the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" Wednesday in Torino. Mr. Flowers' acceptance remarks included a tribute to his wife, who in 2002 became the first athlete of African descent to earn a medal in the Olympic Winter Games, when she won the women's bobsleigh with partner Jill Bakken. The "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" - presented daily during the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games - salutes individuals who reflect the ideals of the Olympic Games in their everyday lives. Each award is an original Renato Missaglia creation from airbrushed acrylic.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 22, 2006 - With wife Vonetta at his side, Johnny Flowers shares his "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" with their children, Jorden and Jaden, Wednesday at the Coca-Cola Press Lounge in Torino's Piazza Solferino. Mr. Flowers was honored for the inspiration he has provided Vonetta during her athletic career, which includes an Olympic Winter Games gold medal in the inaugural women's bobsleigh (2002), won with teammate Jill Bakken.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 22, 2006 - Host John Egan (left), sports marketing group director at Coca-Cola North America, introduces honoree Johnny Flowers (center) - Wednesday's recipient of the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" - and Flowers' wife Vonetta in Torino. The Flowers' two children, Jaden (lower right) and Jorden, also were in attendance for the award presentation to their father at the Coca-Cola Press Lounge in Piazza Solferino.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 22, 2006 - (Left to right) John Egan, of Coca-Cola North America, and Johnny and Vonetta Flowers are shown following Wednesday's presentation to Johnny Flowers of the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic." Also pictured are the Flowers' two children, Jorden (lower right, with ball) and Jaden.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 21, 2006 - Paul Etchells (left), president of Coca-Cola (China) Beverages Ltd., presents the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" Tuesday to Sun Hai Ping, head coach of the Chinese National Track Team. Sun donated the coaching bonus he received after the Athens 2004 Olympic Games to Project Hope and the China Youth Development Foundation. The Chinese coach and his star performer, Olympic Games hurdling gold medalist Liu Xiang, have contributed approximately 2 million RMB (US$250,000) to those charities. Photo by Giacomo Chieffi/courtesy Coca-Cola
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 21, 2006 - (Left to right) Paul Etchells, president of Coca-Cola (China) Beverages Ltd.; Sun Hai Ping, head coach of the Chinese National Track Team; and Italian artist Renato Missaglia pose with the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" that Sun received Tuesday. The award - presented daily during the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games - salutes individuals who reflect the ideals of the Olympic Games in their everyday lives. Each award is an original Missaglia creation from airbrushed acrylic. Photo by Katie Lewis/courtesy Coca-Cola
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 21, 2006 - Sun Hai Ping, head coach of the Chinese National Track Team, meets with reporters after receiving the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" Tuesday at the Coca-Cola Press Lounge in Torino's Piazza Solferino. Photo by Katie Lewis/courtesy Coca-Cola
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 21, 2006 - Sun Hai Ping, head coach of the Chinese National Track Team, is interviewed by China national television network CCTV after receiving the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" Tuesday at the Coca-Cola Press Lounge in Torino's Piazza Solferino. Photo courtesy Coca-Cola
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 21, 2006 - Sun Hai Ping, head coach of the Chinese National Track Team, is interviewed by student journalists Katie Lewis (far right, with microphone), of Canada, and Giacomo Chieffi (gray sweater), of Italy, at the Coca-Cola Press Lounge after Sun received the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" Tuesday in Torino. Photo courtesy Coca-Cola
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 19, 2006 - Tracey (left) and Joe Lamb share a brotherly embrace Sunday while holding the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" received in Torino on behalf of their entire family. Their parents, Vern and Winnie Lamb, were instrumental in bringing the 1980 Olympic Winter Games to Lake Placid, N.Y. Tracey Lamb, associate director of the Lake Placid Olympic Training Center, is the 2006 Team USA biathlon team leader at the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games and was coach of America's 1988 Olympic Biathlon Team. Brother Joe, an Olympian in Nordic Combined, is now the technical delegate in charge of the Nordic Combined competition at Torino 2006. Joe also is an official with the International Ski Federation. Photo by Katie Lewis/Courtesy Coca-Cola
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 19, 2006 - Petro Kacur (left), of The Coca-Cola Company, congratulates brothers Tracey Lamb (center) and Joe Lamb during Sunday's presentation of the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" at Piazza Solferino in Torino. Two generations of the Lamb family, from Lake Placid, N.Y., were honored for their support of the Olympic Winter Games and ski sport, as organizers, athletes and coaches. The "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" salutes individuals who reflect the ideals of the Olympic Games in their everyday lives. Each award is an original work of airbrushed acrylic commissioned by Coca-Cola from renowned Italian artist Renato Missaglia.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 18, 2006 - Chinese figure skating stars Shen Xue (left) and Zhao Hong Bo (center) are introduced before the presentation of the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" Saturday by Brenda Lee (right), vice president public affairs and communication, The Coca-Cola Company. Zhao overcame a recent injury to team with Shen and earn a bronze medal in pairs competition at the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games. The "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" salutes individuals who reflect the ideals of the Olympic Games in their everyday lives. Each award is an original work of airbrushed acrylic commissioned by Coca-Cola from renowned Italian artist Renato Missaglia.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 18, 2006 - Chinese figure skating stars Shen Xue (center) and Zhao Hong Bo (right) receive the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" Saturday from David Brooks (left), general manager of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Project Team for The Coca-Cola Company. Zhao overcame a recent injury to team with Shen and earn a bronze medal in pairs competition at the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games. The "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" salutes individuals who reflect the ideals of the Olympic Games in their everyday lives. Each award is an original work of airbrushed acrylic commissioned by Coca-Cola from renowned Italian artist Renato Missaglia.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 17, 2006 - Austrian singer and entertainer Verena (left) congratulates Russian ice-dancing legend Ilia Averbukh during "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" presentation ceremonies Friday in Torino. Averbukh and wife Irina Lobacheva, who was unable to attend, were both honored with the award, which salutes individuals who reflect the ideals of the Olympic Games in their everyday lives. Averbukh and Lobacheva were silver medalists at the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games and now operate one of the most-respected youth sports academies in Russia. Verena, Austria's "Starmania II" talent search champion, recently released the hit single, "Live Olympic," for Universal Music Austria Gmbh. Each "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" is an original work of airbrushed acrylic commissioned by Coca-Cola from renowned Italian artist Renato Missaglia.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 17, 2006 - Russia's Ilia Averbukh holds the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" he and wife Irina Lobacheva received Friday in Torino. The legendary ice dancing pair - silver medalists at the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games - were honored for their sports work with Russian youth. Photo by Nicole Diekmann/Courtesy Coca-Cola.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 17, 2006 - Russia's Ilia Averbukh (right) and Austrian singer-entertainer Verena hold the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" that was presented to Averbukh and his wife, Irina Lobacheva, Friday in Torino. Averbukh and Lobacheva - silver medalists in ice dancing at the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games - were honored for their sports work with Russian youth. Verena, Austria's "Starmania II" talent search champion, recently released the hit single, "Live Olympic," for Universal Music Austria Gmbh. The "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" salutes individuals who reflect the ideals of the Olympic Games in their everyday lives. Each award is an original work of airbrushed acrylic commissioned by Coca-Cola from renowned Italian artist Renato Missaglia. Photo by Marina Miglitsch/Courtesy Coca-Cola.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 17, 2006 - Russia's Ilia Averbukh (right) and Austrian singer-entertainer Verena hold the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" that was presented to Averbukh and his wife, Irina Lobacheva, Friday in Torino. Averbukh and Lobacheva - silver medalists in ice dancing at the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games - were honored for their sports work with Russian youth. Verena, Austria's "Starmania II" talent search champion, recently released the hit single, "Live Olympic," for Universal Music Austria Gmbh. The "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" salutes individuals who reflect the ideals of the Olympic Games in their everyday lives. Each award is an original work of airbrushed acrylic commissioned by Coca-Cola from renowned Italian artist Renato Missaglia.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 16, 2006 - Philipp Bodzenta (left), director, Global Marketing Communications, The Coca-Cola Company, presents veteran sportswriter Gianni Merlo the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" Thursday at the Coca-Cola Press Lounge in Torino's Piazza Solferino. Merlo, who has covered numerous Olympic Games, is also president of the International Association of Sports Journalists. The award salutes individuals who reflect the ideals of the Olympic Games in their everyday lives. Each award is an original work of airbrushed acrylic commissioned by Coca-Cola from renowned Italian artist Renato Missaglia. Photo by Marina Miglitsch/Courtesy Coca-Cola.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 16, 2006 - Sportswriter and editor Gianni Merlo (right), a veteran of Olympic Games coverage and also president of the International Association of Sports Journalists, shows attendees the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" he received Thursday at the Coca-Cola Press Lounge in Torino's Piazza Solferino. Presenting the award was Philipp Bodzenta (left) of The Coca-Cola Company. The award salutes individuals who reflect the ideals of the Olympic Games in their everyday lives. Each award is an original work of airbrushed acrylic commissioned by Coca-Cola from renowned Italian artist Renato Missaglia. Photo by Nicole Diekmann/ Courtesy Coca-Cola.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 15, 2006 - Angelo Sardi (right), the first of the 20,000 volunteers who signed up in recent years to support the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games, and Nicola Kettlitz, general manager of the Torino Olympic Project Team for The Coca-Cola Company, hold the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" that Mr. Sardi received Wednesday. The award salutes individuals who reflect the ideals of the Olympic Games in their everyday lives. Each award is an original work of airbrushed acrylic commissioned by Coca-Cola from renowned Italian artist Renato Missaglia.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 14, 2006 - Dutchman Jeroen Straathof (right), the only athlete to compete in the Olympic Games, Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Games, received the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" Tuesday from Scott McCune (left), vice president, Worldwide Sports, Entertainment and Licensing, The Coca-Cola Company. Since retiring from athletic competition after the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, Mr. Straathof has served as an ambassador for "Right To Play," an athlete-driven, international, humanitarian organization that uses sport and play as a tool for the development of children and youth in the most-disadvantaged areas of the world. The "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" salutes individuals who reflect the ideals of the Olympic Games in their everyday lives. Each award is an original work of airbrushed acrylic commissioned by Coca-Cola from renowned Italian artist Renato Missaglia. Photo by Marina Miglitsch/Courtesy Coca-Cola.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 13, 2006 - Mikhail Kusnirovich (right), a major supporter of sports in Russia, receives the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" Monday from Philipp Bodzenta (left), director, Global Marketing Communications, The Coca-Cola Company. The "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" salutes individuals who reflect the ideals of the Olympic Games in their everyday lives. Ceremonies take place daily during the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games inside the Coca-Cola Lounge at the city's Piazza Solferino sponsor village. Each award is an original work of airbrushed acrylic commissioned by Coca-Cola from renowned Italian artist Renato Missaglia.
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| | Mikhail Kusnirovich (center), a major supporter of sports in Russia, receives the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" Monday from Philipp Bodzenta (left), director, Global Marketing Communications, The Coca-Cola Company and Anna Kozlovskaya (right), public affairs and communications manager, The Coca-Cola Company. The "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" salutes individuals who reflect the ideals of the Olympic Games in their everyday lives. Ceremonies take place daily during the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games inside the Coca-Cola Lounge at the city's Piazza Solferino sponsor village. Each award is an original work of airbrushed acrylic commissioned by Coca-Cola from renowned Italian artist Renato Missaglia.
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| | Jerry Wilson (right), president, McDonald's Worldwide, The Coca-Cola Company, and Ronald McDonald (left) present the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" to the McDonald's Olympic Champion Crew. The "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" salutes individuals who reflect the ideals of the Olympic Games in their everyday lives. Ceremonies take place daily during the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games inside the Coca-Cola Lounge at the city's Piazza Solferino sponsor village. Each award is an original work of airbrushed acrylic commissioned by Coca-Cola from renowned Italian artist Renato Missaglia.
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| | TORINO, Italy, February 13, 2006 - Jerry Wilson (left), president, McDonald's Worldwide, The Coca-Cola Company, and Ronald McDonald (right) present Rocco DeLuca (center) representing the McDonald's Olympic Champion Crew, with the "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic." The "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" salutes individuals who reflect the ideals of the Olympic Games in their everyday lives. Ceremonies take place daily during the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games inside the Coca-Cola Lounge at the city's Piazza Solferino sponsor village. Each award is an original work of airbrushed acrylic commissioned by Coca-Cola from renowned Italian artist Renato Missaglia.
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| TORINO, Italy, February 11, 2006 - Italy's Piero Rebaudengo (L) and Tiziana Nasi (C) show audience their "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" received in ceremonies Saturday at Torino's Piazza Solferino. The award presentations to Ms. Nasi and Mr. Rebaudengo were made by three-time Paralympic Games tennis medalist Kai Schrameyer (R), who also is a member of the Coca-Cola project team in Italy for the Torino 2006 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Each award is an original work of airbrushed acrylic commissioned by Coca-Cola from renowned Italian artist Renato Missaglia.
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| TORINO, Italy, February 11, 2006 - Italy's Piero Rebaudengo (left) and Tiziana Nasi (right) show audience their "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" received in ceremonies Saturday at Torino's Piazza Solferino. The award presentations to Ms. Nasi and Mr. Rebaudengo were made by three-time Paralympic Games tennis medalist Kai Schrameyer (center), who also is a member of the Coca-Cola project team in Italy for the Torino 2006 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Each award is an original work of airbrushed acrylic commissioned by Coca-Cola from renowned Italian artist Renato Missaglia.
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| TORINO, Italy, February 11, 2006 - Italy's Tiziana Nasi (left) shares thoughts with Eurosport TV reporter after receiving "Coca-Cola Award: Live Olympic" Saturday at Torino's Piazza Solferino. Ms. Nasi is general manager of the Organizing Committee for the IX Paralympic Winter Games.
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