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	newsobserver.com 2006 Winter Olympics
		Turin bid farewell to its Olympics and handed over custody of the Winter Games to Vancouver in a spectacular, circus-like closing ceremony Sunday night, with a legion of clowns, acrobats and daredevils echoing both the misadventures and magnificence of the past two weeks.
		Five-time 2006 Olympic medallist Cindy Klassen has been named Canada's flag bearer for Sunday's closing ceremony at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Italy.
		Home / Sports / Olympics / 2006 Winter Olympics
	www.newsobserver.com /sports/olympics/2006 (650 words)

	SI.com - 2006 Winter Olympics
		Turin bid farewell to the Olympics with a Carnevale-themed closing ceremony that included a fireworks display and confetti.
		The 20th Winter Games came to an end with Sunday's Closing Ceremony.
		Which multiple medalist was the most impressive U.S. athlete of the Olympics?
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/2006 (147 words)

	CBC.CA - Torino 2006
		German luge veteran Georg Hackl was among the sporting legends to compete in their last Winter Games.
		Relive the pageantry of the Torino Olympics closing ceremony.
		Led by snow explorers with a white horse symbolizing victory, the Olympic closing ceremony began in grand style at Stadio Olimpico in Turin, Italy, Sunday.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics (264 words)

	CBC.CA - Torino 2006
		German luge veteran Georg Hackl was among the sporting legends to compete in their last Winter Games.
		Relive the pageantry of the Torino Olympics closing ceremony.
		Led by snow explorers with a white horse symbolizing victory, the Olympic closing ceremony began in grand style at Stadio Olimpico in Turin, Italy, Sunday.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics (264 words)

	Torino Winter Olympics 2006
		Bermuda's Olympic hopeful in these Games is Patrick Singleton, who competes in the skeleton event and hopes to qualify for the Games in the next year.
		Closing Ceremony of the XX Olympic Winter Games
		Opening Ceremony of the XX Olympic Winter Games
	www.olympics.bm /torino2006winterolympics.htm (189 words)

	wcco.com - 2006 Winter Olympics
		Sunday, Feb. 26, 2006: Fireworks explode during the closing ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy.
		Tom Cruise was in New York, May 3, 2006, for the premiere of "Mission: Impossible III," which opens in theaters this Friday, May 5.
		Scenes of the 2006 Winter Olympics in and around Torino, Italy.
	wcco.com /slideshows/photoalbum_slideshow_041232244 (478 words)

	2006 Winter Olympics
		Fireworks light up the sky during the Closing Ceremony of the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 26 at the Olympic Stadium in Turin, Italy.
		Embattled Austrian ski coach is in a psychiatric hospital
		NBC points to new trends in claiming Olympic gold
	www.sptimes.com /2006/webspecials06/olympics (123 words)

	Olympics - 2006 Winter Olympic Preview: Ice Hockey - sacbee.com
		Turin bid farewell to its Olympics and handed over custody of the Winter Games to Vancouver in a spectacular, circus-like closing ceremony Sunday night, with a legion of clowns, acrobats and daredevils echoing both the misadventures and magnificence of the past two weeks.
		Women's ice hockey makes its third appearance at the Olympic Winter Games in Torino.
		Sweden has emerged as a solid women's hockey team in recent years, winning bronze in both the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and the '05 IIHF World Championships.
	www.sacbee.com /24hour/olympics/story/3082997p-11782675c.html (2131 words)

	CBC.CA - Torino 2006
		Canadian pop superstar Avril Lavigne will perform during the Closing Ceremony of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino.
		The 1956 Winter Games ushered in the era of big business and corporate sponsorships.
		Canada's Helen Upperton is riding the fast track to bobsleigh success.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics (205 words)

	Winter Olympics 2006
		The well anticipated opening ceremony will occur on February 10, 2006 at the Olympic Stadium in Turin with the closing ceremonies concluding there on February 26, 2006.
		The excitement of the 2006 Winter Olympics is just around the corner.
		Also, a big part of winter activities is the weather, don't be left in the cold...get your weather forecast for the Olympics HERE!
	www.personal.psu.edu /students/a/e/aeg5018 (273 words)

	Winter Olympics 2006 in Turin, Italy Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
		Turin makes a scene in Olympics sendoff— The "magnificent" Winter Olympics of Turin 2006 ended Sunday as they began, with elaborate ceremonies that mixed unique elements of Italian culture with 1970s American kitsch.
		Fireworks light up the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy.
		Speedskater Chad Hedrick of Spring won three Olympic medals in Turin.
	www.chron.com /olympics (371 words)

	Olympics - U.S. wins first ice dance medal since 1976 - sacbee.com
		Five-time 2006 Olympic medallist Cindy Klassen has been named Canada's flag bearer for Sunday's closing ceremony at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Italy.
		Turin bid farewell to its Olympics and handed over custody of the Winter Games to Vancouver in a spectacular, circus-like closing ceremony Sunday night, with a legion of clowns, acrobats and daredevils echoing both the misadventures and magnificence of the past two weeks.
		Fresh from the Turin winter games, where she came back from a fall to take second place in figure skating, Cohen has taken a spin into the Hollywood arena.
	www.sacbee.com /24hour/olympics/story/3182807p-11895804c.html (1629 words)

	CBC.CA - Torino 2006
		Relive the pageantry of the Torino Olympics closing ceremony.
		German luge veteran Georg Hackl was among the sporting legends to compete in their last Winter Games.
		Led by snow explorers with a white horse symbolizing victory, the Olympic closing ceremony began in grand style at Stadio Olimpico in Turin, Italy, Sunday.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics (231 words)

	CBC.CA - Torino 2006 Paralympics
		The Paralympic opening ceremony is produced by K2006 — FilmMaster Group, the same organizers who put together the opening and closing extravaganzas for the Torino Olympics.
		The 2006 Paralympics take place in the same venues as the Winter Olympics with competition beginning Saturday and running until March 19.
		A crowd of 25,000 fans is expected to witness the opening ceremony of the IX Winter Paralympic Games in Turin, Italy, on Friday.
	www.cbc.ca /paralympics/stories/headlines.shtml?/story/paralympics/national/2006/03/10/Sports/paralympics_ceremony060310.html (377 words)

	Olympic Winter Games News
		The closing ceremony for the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, may have been two weeks ago, but Bruce Kohen is still exhilarated.
		The Association of Washington Business said the 2010 Winter Olympics in British Columbia are an opportunity for state businesses, especially small and medium-size vendors and suppliers.
		NBC couldn't count on Bode Miller winning a medal, Michelle Kwan skating for gold or viewers tuning out "American Idol" to watch the Winter Olympics, and primetime ratings were the worst ever.
	www.topix.net /olympics/winter (652 words)

	Olympics - 2006 Winter Olympics Preview: Ski Jumping - sacbee.com
		Five-time 2006 Olympic medallist Cindy Klassen has been named Canada's flag bearer for Sunday's closing ceremony at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Italy.
		Turin bid farewell to its Olympics and handed over custody of the Winter Games to Vancouver in a spectacular, circus-like closing ceremony Sunday night, with a legion of clowns, acrobats and daredevils echoing both the misadventures and magnificence of the past two weeks.
		This will be the fourth Games for Ahonen, who made his Olympic debut as a 16-year-old at the 1994 Lillehammer Games.
	www.sacbee.com /24hour/olympics/story/3092453p-11793321c.html (1289 words)

	CBC.CA - Torino 2006
		Relive the pageantry of the Torino Olympics closing ceremony.
		Led by snow explorers with a white horse symbolizing victory, the Olympic closing ceremony began in grand style at Stadio Olimpico in Turin, Italy, Sunday.
		German luge veteran Georg Hackl was among the sporting legends to compete in their last Winter Games.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics (231 words)

	Olympics - 2006 Winter Olympics Preview: Ski Jumping - sacbee.com
		Five-time 2006 Olympic medallist Cindy Klassen has been named Canada's flag bearer for Sunday's closing ceremony at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Italy.
		Turin bid farewell to its Olympics and handed over custody of the Winter Games to Vancouver in a spectacular, circus-like closing ceremony Sunday night, with a legion of clowns, acrobats and daredevils echoing both the misadventures and magnificence of the past two weeks.
		This will be the fourth Games for Ahonen, who made his Olympic debut as a 16-year-old at the 1994 Lillehammer Games.
	www.sacbee.com /24hour/olympics/story/3092453p-11793321c.html (1289 words)

	Olympics - 2006 Winter Olympic Preview: Ice Hockey - sacbee.com
		Five-time 2006 Olympic medallist Cindy Klassen has been named Canada's flag bearer for Sunday's closing ceremony at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Italy.
		Turin bid farewell to its Olympics and handed over custody of the Winter Games to Vancouver in a spectacular, circus-like closing ceremony Sunday night, with a legion of clowns, acrobats and daredevils echoing both the misadventures and magnificence of the past two weeks.
		USA Hockey appointed Philadelphia Flyers assistant general manager Paul Holmgren as the GM of the U.S. national team which will compete in the 2006 World Championship in May. Holmgren, a former head coach of the Flyers and Hartford Whalers, was also the assistant GM of the 2006 U.S. Olympic squad.
	www.sacbee.com /24hour/olympics/story/3092429p-11793293c.html (2101 words)

	Olympics - 2006 Winter Olympic Preview: Ice Hockey - sacbee.com
		Five-time 2006 Olympic medallist Cindy Klassen has been named Canada's flag bearer for Sunday's closing ceremony at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Italy.
		Turin bid farewell to its Olympics and handed over custody of the Winter Games to Vancouver in a spectacular, circus-like closing ceremony Sunday night, with a legion of clowns, acrobats and daredevils echoing both the misadventures and magnificence of the past two weeks.
		Fresh from the Turin winter games, where she came back from a fall to take second place in figure skating, Cohen has taken a spin into the Hollywood arena.
	www.sacbee.com /24hour/olympics/story/3092429p-11793293c.html (1917 words)

	Main Page - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Olympic flag is passed to the mayor of Vancouver, home of the 2010 Winter Olympics, during the closing ceremony.
		The 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy concludes with Germany atop the medal standings, and Canadian speedskater Cindy Klassen leading all athletes with 5 medals.
		The International Court of Justice launches its first hearings in a landmark case in which one state, Bosnia and Herzegovina, is accusing another state, Serbia and Montenegro, of genocide.
	vacilando.org /_cliextra/baghdadmuseumorg/includepage.php?... (732 words)

	CANOE - 2006 GAMES TURIN ITALY - Paralympics
		Nicholson, from Embrun, Ont., will be the Canadian flag-bearer when the Turin Paralympics open Friday with a glitzy ceremony at the same Stadio Olimpico that hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics.
		In this photo provided by the Turin 2006 Winter Paralympics Committee, the TOROC President Valentino Castellani, right, with IPC member Anna Cody carry the torches for the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy, Friday March 10.
		CANOE - 2006 GAMES TURIN ITALY- Paralympics
	slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Olympics/2006Turin/Paralympics/2006/03/09/1480187-cp.html (727 words)

	NBCOlympics.com - WJAC
		The official Olympic village cap of the 2006 U.S. Olympic team cap is made by Roots.
		Click Here for a chance to win a 4-day/3-night trip for two to the closing ceremony of the XX Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy.
		Since it debuted in 1936, alpine skiing has become one of the fastest and most exciting sports in the Winter Games.
	www.nbcolympics.com /wjac/?aff=wjac-et (296 words)

	Olympics - sacbee.com
		Five-time 2006 Olympic medallist Cindy Klassen has been named Canada's flag bearer for Sunday's closing ceremony at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Italy.
		Forsberg decided to head to the Olympics despite the groin injury that cost him the final eight games of the pre-Olympic slate, although he is not made a decision on playing yet.
		CHICAGO (AP) - Olympic gold medal speedskater Shani Davis is one of four plaintiffs suing the city of Chicago and former police superintendent Terry Hillard, claiming they were stopped and searched for illegal weapons because of their skin color.
	www.sacbee.com /24hour/olympics (11891 words)

	Special Olympics Canada - Home
		Although the Closing Ceremony of the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games is now over, the memories that have been created for each member of Team Canada will live on forever.
		Get caught up in the excitement of the Winter Olympic Games as we celebrate the accomplishments of past and future Winter Olympians while commemorating the upcoming 2006 Games in Turin, Italy.
		When the first Special Olympics Games were held in 1968 at Soldier Field in Chicago, the only two countries represented at those Games were the United States and Canada.
	www.cso.on.ca (1091 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		Good feelings prevailed to such an extent that at the Opening Ceremony the athletes broke ranks to join in spontaneous dancing, such celebration usually being reserved for the Closing Ceremony.
		Vist the official website of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino.
		Lighting the Olympic Flame by: Rafer Johnson (decathlete)
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1984 (1091 words)

	NBCOlympics.com - KING
		Relive the Closing Ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games and see our other images.
		A geologist who got her masters at the University of Washington, Konrad was the first American to compete in two winter sports in the Olympics.
		Even though the Olympic games are over, the NBC Universal Store still has your favorite Torino merchandise.
	www.nbcolympics.com /king/?call=king (276 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		Good feelings prevailed to such an extent that at the Opening Ceremony the athletes broke ranks to join in spontaneous dancing, such celebration usually being reserved for the Closing Ceremony.
		Visit the official website of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino.
		For his third Olympics, Daley Thompson (GBR-athletics) faced Jürgen Hingsen (GER) in the decathlon.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1984 (231 words)

	2006 Torino Winter Olympics Highlights and Preliminary Events at All Info About the Family Screen Scene
		The 85 member nations recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) walk together in the Parade of Nations in the Opening Ceremony and Closing Cermony.
		The Torino Olympic Winter Games will be held February 10-26, with televised coverage in the U.S. on NBC.
		The Olympic Stadium in Torino, the former Stadio Comunale, built in the 1930s, was used as the historic home of football matches by the Torino Calcio and Juventus FC football teams until the 1980s.
	familyscreenscene.allinfoabout.com /sports/olympics.html (2554 words)

	NBCOlympics.com - KPNX
		Click Here for a chance to win a 4-day/3-night trip for two to the closing ceremony of the XX Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy.
		The official Olympic village cap of the 2006 U.S. Olympic team cap is made by Roots.
		If U.S. figure skater Evan Lysacek is to have any shot at a gold medal in Torino, he knows he must attempt something he has never tried in competition: a quadruple jump.
	olympics.azcentral.com (305 words)

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