Quotes by Giuseppe Gattino

“This snow fall will help the Olympics, particularly by making the views prettier. It was not necessary because we have a program of artificial snow to ensure theres plenty for the games.”

“Its typical for Italians to do things at the last minute. We are also keeping back tickets to be sold on the spot.”

“We have a very, very precise project which is related to no waste after the games.”

“She was recorded ahead of the ceremony. Such a young child, its difficult to send her (live) in such an event.”

“Obviously, you sell more tickets for a Winter Olympics in Switzerland than in Sicily. And since we have the euro and no border checks, its normal to see more people coming from France than from Sicily, which is farther away.”

“The real story is that we had 9,000 people in the Piazza Castello and more than 10,000 in Piazza San Carlo where the big screens are [during the opening ceremony]. The whole town was partying until 2 in the morning. It is a great success and people are having fun.”

“They will let us know if they want us to give specific information to the athletes.”

“There are still some problems of course, We have 5,500 (bus) runs per day. 15 or 20 have problems.”

“The track is challenging. It is not particularly risky.”

“It is a dangerous sport.”