Three men from South Africa competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

One of them, Alexander Heath, became the first African to compete in all 5 alpine events.

The three-man South African team was the largest from the continent in Turin.

Alexander Heath, competing in his third Olympics, qualified in all five events, with his best finish a 27th in the giant slalom.

[4] Tyler Botha finished second in a pair of Challenge Cup events that allowed him to qualify for the Games, where he ended up in 21st place.