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IRAQ


Faisal Faisal failed to qualify for Skeleton .

Iraq has never competed at a Winter Olympics.


JAMAICA


Jamaica did not send any athletes to the ''' 2006 Winter Olympics '''. Jamaica's Bobsleigh Team failed to qualify for the Games. However, former Jamaican bobsledder Lascelles Brown , who was born in Jamaica, and obtained Canadian citizenship in January of 2006 by parliamentary decree, participated with Pierre Lueders in the 2-man and 4-man events and won Silver in the 2-man, and finished 4th in the 4-man.

Jamaica had competed at every Winter Olympics from 1988 to 2002 .


MEXICO


Mexico did not send any athletes to the ''' 2006 Winter Olympics '''. The teams for Bobsleigh and Skeleton both failed to qualify for the Games. Alpine Skier Hubertus Von Hohenlohe had gained enough FIS points to qualify for the Olympics, but the Mexico National Olympic Committee decided not to send a one man team to the Games.

von Hohenlohe lobbied strenuously to get to go to what would be his fifth Games, with support from the Turin Committee, the Italian Olympic Committee, the IOC, and FIS.


MOROCCO


Morocco qualified to participate at the ''' 2006 Winter Olympics ''', in Turin , Italy with the representation by Samir Azzimani (who lives in France ) and Sarah Ben Mansour (who lives in Belgium ), both in Alpine Skiing . However, they did not appear on the start list at the event.


PAKISTAN


Pakistan was scheduled to send 2 alpine skiers to the ''' 2006 Winter Olympics ''' in Turin , Italy . However, both Muhammed Abbas and Waseem Abbas failed to qualify.


PERU


Peru had intended to participate in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time in its history, but failed to appear for the Opening Ceremony, and the four snowboarders failed to register for their events.


VIRGIN ISLANDS


The United States Virgin Islands sent one competitor, Anne Abernathy , for the women's singles Luge competition; however, she injured her wrist during a crash in practice and was unable to compete.


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