Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events, held at Sestriere and Cesana-San Sicario, Italy. The races were held 12–25 February 2006.[1]

Alpine skiing
at the XX Olympic Winter Games
VenueSestriere and Cesana-San Sicario
Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Dates12–25 February 2006
No. of events10
Competitors287 (168 men, 80 women) from 60 nations
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Turin is located in Alps
Turin
Turin
Location in the Alps of Europe
Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics is located in Piedmont
Sestriere
Sestriere
Turin
Turin

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Austria45514
2  United States2002
3  Croatia1203
4  France1102
5  Sweden1034
6  Norway1001
7  Switzerland0123
8  Finland0101
Totals (8 entries)10101030

Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Downhill
details
Antoine Dénériaz
  France
1:48.80 Michael Walchhofer
  Austria
1:49.52 Bruno Kernen
  Switzerland
1:49.82
Combined
details
Ted Ligety
  United States
3:09.35 Ivica Kostelić
  Croatia
3:09.88 Rainer Schönfelder
  Austria
3:10.67
Super-G
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Kjetil André Aamodt
  Norway
1:30.65 Hermann Maier
  Austria
1:30.78 Ambrosi Hoffmann
  Switzerland
1:30.98
Giant slalom
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Benjamin Raich
  Austria
2:35.00 Joël Chenal
  France
2:35.07 Hermann Maier
  Austria
2:35.16
Slalom
details
Benjamin Raich
  Austria
1:43.14 Reinfried Herbst
  Austria
1:43.97 Rainer Schönfelder
  Austria
1:44.15

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Downhill
details
Michaela Dorfmeister
  Austria
1:56.49 Martina Schild
  Switzerland
1:56.86 Anja Pärson
  Sweden
1:57.13
Combined
details
Janica Kostelić
  Croatia
2:51.08 Marlies Schild
  Austria
2:51.58 Anja Pärson
  Sweden
2:51.63
Super-G
details
Michaela Dorfmeister
  Austria
1:32.47 Janica Kostelić
  Croatia
1:32.74 Alexandra Meissnitzer
  Austria
1:33.06
Giant slalom
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Julia Mancuso
  United States
2:09.19 Tanja Poutiainen
  Finland
2:09.86 Anna Ottosson
  Sweden
2:10.33
Slalom
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Anja Pärson
  Sweden
1:29.04 Nicole Hosp
  Austria
1:29.33 Marlies Schild
  Austria
1:29.79

Participating NOCs

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Fifty-eight nations contributed alpine skiers to the events at Torino.

Course information

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Date Race Start
elevation
Finish
elevation
Vertical
drop
Course
length
Average
gradient
Sun 12 Feb  Downhill – men   2,800 m (9,186 ft)   1,886 m (6,188 ft)   914 m (2,999 ft)   3.299 km (2.050 mi) 27.7%
Wed 15 Feb  Downhill – women   2,538 m (8,327 ft)   1,738 m (5,702 ft)   800 m (2,625 ft)   3.058 km (1.900 mi) 26.2%
Tue 14 Feb  Downhill (K) – men   2,686 m (8,812 ft)   1,886 m (6,188 ft)   800 m (2,625 ft)   2.965 km (1.842 mi) 27.0%
Sat 18 Feb  Downhill (K) – women   2,286 m (7,500 ft)   1,738 m (5,702 ft)   548 m (1,798 ft)   2.331 km (1.448 mi) 23.5%
Sat 18 Feb  Super-G – men   2,536 m (8,320 ft)   1,886 m (6,188 ft)   650 m (2,133 ft)   2.325 km (1.445 mi) 28.0%
Mon 20 Feb  Super-G – women   2,286 m (7,500 ft)   1,738 m (5,702 ft)   548 m (1,798 ft)   2.331 km (1.448 mi) 23.5%
Mon 20 Feb  Giant slalom – men   2,480 m (8,136 ft)   2,030 m (6,660 ft)   450 m (1,476 ft)
Fri 24 Feb  Giant slalom – women   2,370 m (7,776 ft)   2,030 m (6,660 ft)   340 m (1,115 ft)
Sat 25 Feb  Slalom – men   2,240 m (7,349 ft)   2,030 m (6,660 ft)   210 m (689 ft)
Wed 22 Feb  Slalom – women   2,210 m (7,251 ft)   2,030 m (6,660 ft)   180 m (591 ft)
Tue 14 Feb  Slalom (K) – men   2,210 m (7,251 ft)   2,030 m (6,660 ft)   180 m (591 ft)
Fri 17 Feb  Slalom (K) – women   2,170 m (7,119 ft)   2,030 m (6,660 ft)   140 m (459 ft)

Qualification

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All entries had to be submitted to the organizing committee by 30 January 2006.

In general, athletes must be among the top 500 in the world in their event to compete. They must also have no more than 120 FIS points. Each National Olympic Committee may enter up to 22 athletes, but not more than 14 men or 14 women. No more than 4 athletes from any NOC may compete in each event.

If an NOC has fewer than 2 athletes qualified under those rules, it may send one male and one female athlete with an FIS score of no more than 140 in the slalom or giant slalom event.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2006 Turin Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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  • FIS-Ski.com – alpine skiing – 2006 Winter Olympics – Sestriere and San Sicario, Italy