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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics, 2006 Tim Hortons Brier, 2006 Scott Tournament of Hearts, 2006 European Curling Championships, 2006 World Men's Curling Championship, 2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship, 2005-06 curling season, Wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics, 2006 Continental Cup of Curling, Torger Nergard, Brad Gushue, Pete Fenson, Anette Norberg, Cassandra Potter, Rhona Martin, David Murdoch, Jackie Lockhart, Shannon Kleibrink, Markku Uusipaavalniemi, Russ Howard, Dordi Nordby, Sean Becker, Joe Polo, Kelly Wood, Jamie Korab, Mirjam Ott, Ewan MacDonald, Liudmila Privivkova, Warwick Smith, Andy Kapp, Moe Meguro, Pal Trulsen, Ralph Stockli, Jamie Haskell, Cathrine Lindahl, Valeria Spalty, Mark Nichols, Amy Nixon, Peja Lindholm, Flemming Davanger, Nkeirouka Ezekh, Eva Lund, Lars Vagberg, Mari Motohashi, Ekaterina Galkina, Sandra Jenkins, Anna Le Moine, Dorthe Holm, Olga Jarkova, Bent Anund Ramsfjell, Maureen Brunt, Mike Adam, Simon Strubin, Teemu Salo, Craig Wilson, Uli Kapp, Euan Byers, Glenys Bakker, Scott Baird, Binia Feltscher-Beeli, Ulrika Bergman, Kalle Kiiskinen, Christine Keshen, Lynn Cameron, Jessica Schultz, Joel Retornaz, Jani Sullanmaa, Deborah Knox, Manuela Kormann, Ayumi Onodera, Diana Gaspari, Violetta Caldart, Sakurako Terada, Yumie Hayashi, Giulia Lacedelli. Excerpt: Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in the town of Pinerolo, Italy from February 13 to February 24. It proved to be the sleeper hit in terms of television ratings in Italy. According to a CBC feature, curling at the 2006 Winter Games drew 5 million viewers, eclipsing ice hockey and figure skating. This, and the success of the Italian men's curling team created a surge of interest in curling within Italy, where there was no previous tradition of the sport and only...