Australia at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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Australia at the Olympic Games

Flag of Australia
IOC code: AUS
NOC: Australian Olympic Committee
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2006 Winter Olympics in Turin
Competitors 40 in 10 sports
Flag Bearer Alisa Camplin (opening)
Dale Begg-Smith (closing)
Medals Gold
1		 Silver
0		 Bronze
1		 Total
2
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908* • 1912* • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004
*with New Zealand as Australasia
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006
NOC symbol of Australia
NOC symbol of Australia

Australia competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The team of 40 athletes was the largest ever for Australia, surpassing the team of 31 that participated at the 1960 Winter Olympics.

Prior to the Olympics, Australia had set a goal of winning one medal.[1] They were able to win two medals – one gold and one bronze – and had several other Top 10 finishes.

Alisa Camplin served as flag bearer at the opening ceremonies.

Contents

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

Freestyle skiing

[edit] Bronze

Freestyle skiing

[edit] Top 10 Finishes

[edit] 5th place

[edit] 6th place

[edit] 7th place

[edit] 8th place

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Alpine skiing

Men's Combined

Name Downhill Slalom Run 1 Slalom Run 2 Total Final Rank
Jonathon Brauer Did not finish - - - -

Men's Downhill

Name Final Rank
Craig Branch 1:52.55 32nd place

Men's Giant Slalom

Name Run 1 Run 2 Total Final Rank
Bradley Wall Did not finish - - -

Men's Giant Slalom

Name Run 1 Run 2 Total Final Rank
Jonathon Bauer Did not finish - - -

Men's Super-G

Name Final Rank
AJ Bear Did not finish -

[edit] Biathlon

Men's 10 km Sprint

Name Missed shots Final Rank
Cameron Morton 4 32:07.4 82nd place

Men's 20 km Individual

Name Missed shots Final Rank
Cameron Morton 7 1:07:03.7 83rd place

[edit] Bobsleigh

Men’s 2-man Bobsleigh

Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Final Rank
Jeremy Rolleston
Shane McKenzie		 56.77 56.59 57.22 - - -

Women’s 2-woman Bobsleigh

Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Final Rank
Astrid Loch-Wilkinson
Kylie Reed		 58.53 58.85 59.00 58.73 3:55.11 14th place

[edit] Cross-country skiing

Australia sent 3 skiers to compete in the Cross Country events, its largest contingent at a Winter Olympics.

Men's Sprint

  • Paul Murray
Qualification - 2:25.29 (did not advance)

Women's 15 km Pursuit (7.5+7.5)

  • Clare-Louise Brumley
Final - 47:03.1 (42nd place)

Women's Sprint

  • Esther Bottomley
Qualification - 2:23.55 (did not advance)

[edit] Figure skating

Women's

Short program - 40.86 (25th place - did not advance)

[edit] Freestyle skiing

Canadian-born Dale Begg-Smith is ranked number 1 in the world with 585 points, 149 points ahead of his nearest competitor. Australia sent its full quota of women's aerial skiers, including Salt Lake gold medallist Alisa Camplin.

[edit] Aerials

Women’s Aerials

  Qualification Final  
Name Jump 1 Jump 2 Total Jump 1 Jump 2 Total Final Rank
Alisa Camplin 69.97 95.35 165.32 94.99 96.40 191.39 Bronze medal
Jacqui Cooper 113.80 99.56 213.36 78.97 73.72 152.69 8th place
Lydia Ierodiaconou 101.52 53.93 155.45 - - - -
Elizabeth Gardner 65.56 61.86 127.42 - - - -

[edit] Moguls

Men’s Moguls

Name Qualification Final Final Rank
Dale Begg-Smith 25.40 points 26.77 points Gold medal
Nicholas Fisher 22.89 points 23.39 points 12th place
Jason Begg-Smith 20.22 points - -
Manuela Berchtold 21.52 points - -

Women’s Moguls

Name Qualification Final Final Rank
Manuela Berchtold 22.19 points 22.21 points 14th place

[edit] Luge

Women’s Singles

Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Final Rank
Hannah Campbell-Pegg 49.577 49.350 49.574 49.038 3:17.539 23rd place

[edit] Short track speed skating

Men's 500 m

Name Qualifying Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Alex McEwan 45.173
Heat 2
4th place		 - - - -

Men's 1000 m

Name Qualifying Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Mark McNee 1:30.033
Heat 2
4th place		 - - - -

Men's 1500 m

Name Qualifying Semifinal Final Rank
Mark McNee 2:29.356
Heat 3
4th place		 - - -

Men's 5000 m Relay

Name Semifinal Final Rank
Lachlan Hay
Stephen Lee
Mark McNee
Elliott Shriane		 7:03.356
Semifinal 1
4th place		 7:01.666 6th place

Women’s 1000 m

Name Qualifying Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Emily Rosemond 1:39.942
Heat 6
2nd place		 1:37.627
Quarterfinal 1
3rd place		 - - -

Women’s 1500 m

Name Qualifying Semifinal Final Rank
Emily Rosemond 2:40.171
Heat 3
5th place		 - - -

[edit] Skeleton

Men's skeleton

Name Run 1 Run 2 Total Final Rank
Shaun Boyle 1:00.13 1:00.00 2.00.13 22nd place

Women's skeleton

Name Run 1 Run 2 Total Final Rank
Michelle Steele 1:01.26 1:02.21 2.03.47 13th place

[edit] Snowboarding

[edit] Giant Slalom

Men's Parallel Giant Slalom

  Qualification  
Name Blue Course Red Course Total 1/8 Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Emanuel Oppliger 36.56 35.55 1:12.11 Heat 8
2nd place		 - - - -

Women's Parallel Giant Slalom

  Qualification  
Name Blue Course Red Course Total 1/8 Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Johanna Shaw 53.76 45.10 1:38.86 - - - - -

[edit] Halfpipe

Men’s Halfpipe

In Men’s Halfpipe, there were two qualifying runs. The top 6 men from each qualifying run were advanced to the finals. In the first qualifying run, the top 6 scores ranged from 39.4 - 43.8 points. In the second qualifying run, the top 6 scores ranged from a 37.9 - 45.3 points. Shaun White from the United States won the gold medal with a final run score of 46.8 points. Andy Finch of the United States had the lowest final score of 24.7 points and took 12th place.

  Qualification Final  
Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 1 Run 2 Final Rank
Mitchell Allan 28.8 points 23.7 points - - -
Andrew Burton 15.2 points 21.8 points - - -
Ben Mates 4.9 points 5.0 points - - -

Women’s Halfpipe

In Women’s Halfpipe, there were two qualifying runs. The top 6 women from each qualifying run were advanced to the finals. In the first qualifying run, the top 6 scores ranged from 34.5 - 44.9 points. In the second qualifying run, the top 6 scores ranged from a 34.8 - 43.1 points. Hannah Teter from the United States won the gold medal with a final run score of 46.4 points. Chikako Fushimi of the Japan had the lowest final score of 15.6 points and took 12th place.

  Qualification Final  
Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 1 Run 2 Final Rank
Torah Bright 32.0 points 43.1 points 17.0 points 41.0 points 5th place
Holly Crawford 19.0 points 29.9 points - - -

[edit] Snowboard Cross

Men's Snowboard Cross

  Qualification  
Name Run 1 Run 2 1/8 Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Damon Hayler 1:24.79 1:21.51 Heat 3
1st place		 Quarterfinal 2
2nd place		 Semifinal 1
3rd place		 Small final
3rd place		 7th place

Women's Snowboard Cross

  Qualification  
Name Run 1 Run 2 1/8 Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Emily Thomas 1:37.69 1:34.57 - - - - -

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Herald Sun: Aussies set target of one medal February 2, 2006.


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