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The 2006 Winter Olympics were held in Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Italy. The event was organized by the International Olympic Committee and took place from February 10 to February 26, 2006. Participants from a wide range of countries competed in various winter sports, including Algeria, Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, United Kingdom, Iran, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uzbekistan, and Venezuela.
Key people participating in the event included A. J. Bear, Craig Branch, Jono Brauer, Bradley K. Smith, Cameron Morton, Jeremy Rollestone, Kylie Minogue, Clare-Louise Brumley, Esther Bottomley, Paul Murray, Joanne Carter, Dale Begg-Smith, Jason Begg-Smith, Nick Corsaro, Michael Robertson, Manuela Berchtold, Alisa Camplin, Jacqui Cooper, Elizabeth Gardner, Hannah Campbell-Pegg, Mark McNee, Emily Rosemond, Lachlan Hay, Stephen Lee, Mark Kopec, Elliott Shriane, and Shaun Boyle.
