Updated 2018
Torino’s name sounds like the Italian word for bull (toro) and there are bull emblems all over the city. But Torino is named after a Celtic tribe and the word means, “of the mountains.”
Torino was the first place in Italy to adopt cross-country skiing. Swiss engineer and resident of Torino Adolf Kind helped found the Ski Club of Torino in 1901. The first national ski federation was set up in Torino seven years later.
Source: Panasonic Media Guide