Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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Canada at the Olympic Games

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At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin
Competitors 196 in 15 sports
Flag bearer Danielle Goyette (opening)
Cindy Klassen (closing)
Medals
Rank: 5		 Gold
7		 Silver
10		 Bronze
7		 Total
24
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Canada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.

As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games. The Canadian Olympic Committee's goal for 2006 was to have a top three finish in the medal count [1] or 25 total medals, as a start to reach their goal of having the highest medal count at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada had managed to increase its medal count at each Winter Olympics since the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, United States. World Cup results from the 2005-06 season seemed to indicate that Canada would have a good performance in Turin, Italy. Canada met one of those goals and nearly met the other by finishing third behind the United States and Germany with 24 medals.[2]. The Games were also the first litmus test for the increased athletic funding and resources pursued by the Own the Podium - 2010 program.

Another task for the Canadian contingent was to promote the 2010 Games, Vancouver and surrounding region, the province of British Columbia, as well as Canada as a nation. This was evident in the Canadian participation in the closing ceremonies of the Games and the establishment of the Canada House in Turin. The Games also provided opportunities for organizing committees to gather experience and strategies to run the Games in Vancouver.

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[edit] Medals

Canada's total medal count of 24 was the highest ever won by the nation in any Winter Olympics, and was the second highest total for the country at any Olympic games (summer or winter), exceeded only by the 44 medals won at the 1984 Summer Olympics which were boycotted by the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries. Not only did Canada increase its total medal count from the previous Winter Games for the 7th straight time (since 1980), but the total medal count was also the "best ever" for Canada for the 5th straight time (since 1992).

Canada won at least one medal in 10 of the 15 sport disciplines competed at the games, and gold medals in 6 different disciplines; both feats were unmatched by any other nation. Canada also had the most 4th and 5th place finishes (14 and 9 respectively) of any country in these games. These results support the effectiveness of the Own the Podium - 2010 program.

Cindy Klassen bests the total Olympic medals collected in a single Games by a Canadian, with 5 and bests the total Olympic medal count of any Canadian (Winter and Summer) with 6. The previous record of 3 medals at a single Olympics was held by Gaetan Boucher for the 1984 Winter Olympics and Marc Gagnon at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Meanwhile, Clara Hughes ties the old mark of 5 career Olympic medals, held by Marc Gagnon and Phil Edwards. Sixteen of the 24 medals were won by female athletes. At age 50, Russ Howard became the oldest Canadian gold medallist in Olympic history.

[edit] Gold

[edit] Silver

[edit] Bronze

[edit] Other Top 10 finishes

[edit] 4th place

[edit] 5th place

[edit] 6th place

[edit] 7th place

[edit] 8th place

[edit] 9th place

[edit] 10th place

[edit] Athletes by sport

[edit] Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Men's combined

Name Downhill Slalom run 1 Slalom run 2 Total Final rank
John Kucera 1:41.04 46.67 45.55 3:13.26 17th place
François Bourque 1:40.50 47.52 46.23 3:14.25 21st place
Manuel Osborne-Paradis 1:39.69 50.11 DNS - -
Ryan Semple 1:41.65 DNF - - -

Men's downhill

Name Final Rank
Manuel Osborne-Paradis 1:50.45 13th place
Francois Bourque 1:50.70 16th place
John Kucera 1:51.55 27th place

Men's giant slalom

Name Run 1 Run 2 Total Final rank
Francois Bourque 1:16.61 1:19.31 2:35.92 4th place
Thomas Grandi 1:17.23 1:19.65 2:36.88 10th place
Jean-Philippe Roy 1:17.36 Did not finish - -
Ryan Semple Did not finish - - -

Men's slalom

Name Run 1 Run 2 Total Final rank
Thomas Grandi 53.64 51.20 1:44.84 9th place
Michael Janyk 55.32 50.87 1:46.19 17th place
Patrick Biggs 54.38 Did not finish - -
Jean-Philippe Roy Did not finish - - -

Men's Super-G

Name Final Rank
Erik Guay 1:31.08 4th place
Francois Bourque 1:31.27 8th place
Manuel Osborne-Paradis 1:32.02 20th place
John Kucera 1:32.10 22nd place

Women's combined

Name Slalom run 1 Slalom run 2 Downhill Total Final rank
Brigitte Acton 40.18 44.59 1:30.98 2:55.75 10th place
Emily Brydon 40.94 45.65 1:29.92 2:56.51 13th place
Shona Rubens DNF - - - -

Women's downhill

Name Final Rank
Emily Brydon 1:58.97 20th place
Kelly Vanderbeek 1:59.63 24th place
Shona Rubens 2:00.30 26th place
Sherry Lawrence 2:00.47 27th place

Women's giant slalom

Name Run 1 Run 2 Total Final rank
Genevieve Simard 1:01.47 1:09.26 2:10.73 5th place
Brigitte Acton 1:02.07 1:09.64 2:11.71 11th place
Christina Lustenberger Did not finish - - -

Women's slalom

Name Run 1 Run 2 Total Final rank
Brigitte Acton 44.75 47.15 1:31.90 17th place

Women's Super-G

Name Final Rank
Kelly Vanderbeek 1:33.09 4th place
Emily Brydon 1:33.50 9th place
Genevieve Simard 1:34.38 20th place
Sherry Lawrence 1:35.47 34th place

[edit] Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Men's 10 km sprint

Name Missed shots Final Rank
David Leoni 1 28:50.4 43rd place
Robin Clegg 3 29:12.4 52nd place
Jean Philippe Leguellec 2 29:32.3 61st place

Men's 12.5 km pursuit

Name Missed shots Final Rank
Robin Clegg 4 +5:10.1 46th place
David Leoni 5 +5:47.2 49th place

Men's 20 km individual

Name Missed shots Final Rank
Robin Clegg 2 59:21.5 36th place
Jean Philippe Leguellec 3 1:00:28.0 48th place
David Leoni 6 1:02:37.8 65th place

Women's 7.5 km sprint

Name Missed shots Final Rank
Zina Kocher 4 26:11.1 62nd place
Sandra Keith 3 26:20.7 66th place
Martine Albert 2 27:04.4 73rd place
Marie Pierre Parent 2 27:31.1 76th place

Women's 15 km individual

Name Missed shots Final Rank
Zina Kocher 3 54:18.8 27th place
Sandra Keith 2 55:56.3 42nd place
Martine Albert 5 59:52.1 65th place
Marie Pierre Parent 4 1:02:57.1 77th place

Women's 4x6 km relay

Name Missed shots Penalty loops Final Rank
Zina Kocher 1 0 20:24.3
Sandra Keith 3 0 21:32.8
Martine Albert 2 0 21:25.2
Marie Pierre Parent 4 1 22:47.4
Total 10 1 1:26:09.7 17th place

[edit] Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Men's two-man

Names Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Final rank
Pierre Lueders
Lascelles Brown		 55.57 55.50 56.11 56.41 3:43.59 Silver medal
Serge Despres
David Bissett		 56.13 55.92 56.69 56.93 3:45.67 11th place

Men's four-man

Names Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Final rank
Pierre Lueders
Ken Kotyk
Morgan Alexander
Lascelles Brown		 55.34 55.43 54.95 55.20 3:40.92 4th place
Serge Despres
Nathan Cunningham
Steve Larsen
David Bissett		 56.10 56.15 55.69 55.58 3:43.52 18th place

Women's two-woman

Names Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Final rank
Helen Upperton
Heather Moyse		 57.37 57.77 58.09 57.83 3:51.06 4th place
Suzanne Gavine-Hlady
Jaime Cruickshank		 58.49 57.86 58.65 58.82 3:53.82 13th place

[edit] Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Sean Crooks was suspended for 5 days by the International Ski Federation for having excessive hemoglobin levels. He was able to participate in the men's sprint and 4x10 km relay.

Men's 15 km classical

Name Final Rank
George Grey 40:43.9 32nd place
Devon Kershaw 41:42.7 48th place
Drew Goldsack 42:09.3 54th place
Dan Roycroft 42:39.7 58th place

Men's 30 km pursuit (15+15)

Name Final Rank
George Grey 1:19:08.9 26th place
Dan Roycroft 1:20:53.3 39th place
Drew Goldsack 1:24:14.3 57th place
Chris Jeffries 1:26:17.0 62nd place

Men's 50 km free, mass start

Name Final Rank
George Grey 2:09:38.4 44th place
Dan Roycroft 2:13:47.5 57th place
Chris Jeffries 2:13:49.5 58th place

Men's sprint

Name Qualification Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Drew Goldsack 2:20.62 - - - -
Sean Crooks 2:20.70 - - - -
Devon Kershaw 2:21.49 - - - -
Phil Widmer 2:23.79 - - - -

Men's team sprint

Name Semifinals Finals Rank
Devon Kershaw
George Grey		 17:31.2
Semifinal 2
6th place		 - -

Men's 4x10 km relay

Names Final Rank
Devon Kershaw
Sean Crooks
Chris Jeffries
George Grey		 1:48:15.9 11th place

Women's 10 km classical

Name Final Rank
Sara Renner 28:33.0 8th place
Milaine Theriault 31:30.4 46th place
Amanda Ammar 31:51.7 54th place
Beckie Scott Disqualified -

Women's 15 km pursuit (7.5+7.5)

Name Final Rank
Beckie Scott 43:20.6 6th place
Sara Renner 44:30.9 16th place
Milaine Theriault 48:38.9 54th place
Chandra Crawford 50:35.4 60th place

Women's sprint

Name Qualification Quarterfinals Semifinals Rank
Chandra Crawford 2:15.06 Quarterfinal 5
1st place		 Semifinal 2
1st place		 Gold medal
Beckie Scott 2:12.45 Quarterfinal 1
1st place		 Semifinal 1
2nd place		 4th place
Sara Renner 2:15.37 Quarterfinal 4
4th place		 - -
Amanda Ammar 2:22.78 - - -

Women's team sprint

Name Semifinals Finals Rank
Sara Renner
Beckie Scott		 17:19.3
Semifinal 1
2nd place		 16:37.5 Silver medal

Women's 4x5 km Relay

Names Final Rank
Milaine Theriault
Sara Renner
Amanda Ammar
Beckie Scott		 56:49.8 10th place

[edit] Curling

Main article: Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Men's curling

Game results

Date Opponent Score Result
February 13 Germany 10-5 W
February 14 Sweden 8-7 L
February 15 Great Britain 9-5 W
February 15 Switzerland 7-5 W
February 16 Norway 6-5 W
February 17 Finland 8-7 L
February 18 Italy 7-6 L
February 19 New Zealand 9-1 W
February 20 United States 6-3 W
February 22 United States 11-5 W
(Semifinals)
February 24 Finland 10-4 W
(Gold medal)

In the words of the Mayor of St. John's, Newfoundland, the gold medal at the Olympics was the biggest celebration in Newfoundland in "recent memory". Schools across the province cancelled classes in the afternoon to watch the game.

Women's curling

Game results

Date Opponent Score Result
February 13 Sweden 7-5 L
February 14 United States 11-5 W
February 14 Russia 6-5 W
February 16 Switzerland 6-5 L
February 16 Norway 10-8 W
February 17 Great Britain 9-3 W
February 18 Japan 5-2 L
February 19 Italy 11-4 W
February 20 Denmark 9-8 W
February 22 Switzerland 7-5 L
(Semifinals)
February 23 Norway 11-4 W
(Bronze medal)

[edit] Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

[edit] Men's individual

Name Short program Free skate Overall Final rank
Jeffrey Buttle 73.29 154.30 227.59 Bronze medal
Shawn Sawyer 67.20 123.63 190.83 12th place
Emanuel Sandhu 69.75 120.49 190.24 13th place

[edit] Women's individual

Name Short program Free skate Overall Final rank
Joannie Rochette 55.85 111.42 167.27 5th place
Mira Leung 50.61 94.55 145.16 12th place

[edit] Pairs

Names Short program Free skate Overall Final rank
Jessica Dube
Bryce Davison		 55.48 104.23 159.71 10th place
Valerie Marcoux
Craig Buntin		 55.62 102.59 158.21 11th place

[edit] Ice dancing

Names Compulsory dance Original dance Free dance Overall Final rank
Megan Wing
Aaron Lowe		 31.42 49.17 85.81 166.40 11th place
Marie-France Dubreuil
Patrice Lauzon		 37.44 54.36 Withdrew due to injury

[edit] Freestyle skiing

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

[edit] Aerials

Men's aerials

  Qualification Final  
Name Jump 1 Jump 2 Total Jump 1 Jump 2 Total Final rank
Kyle Nissen 128.10 103.54 231.64 114.38 130.53 244.91 5th place
Warren Shouldice 123.01 120.44 243.45 123.45 116.25 239.70 6th place
Jeff Bean 117.92 80.57 198.49 - - - -
Steve Omischl 124.78 73.45 198.23 - - - -

Women's aerials

  Qualification Final  
Name Jump 1 Jump 2 Total Jump 1 Jump 2 Total Final rank
Veronika Bauer 94.29 82.37 176.66 67.32 58.33 125.65 12th place
Amber Peterson 80.64 72.43 153.07 (did not advance)
Deidra Dionne 69.79 58.51 128.30 (did not advance)

[edit] Moguls

Jennifer Heil became the first Canadian woman to ever win gold in freestyle skiing after winning for women's moguls. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, she finished fourth and ended up a hundredth of a point off the podium.

Dale Begg-Smith, who won gold in men's moguls for Australia, was born in Canada and holds dual citizenship. He originally started skiing in Canada but found Canada's training program too restrictive. He moved to Australia to have more time to work on his business interests. Ironically, his win bumped Marc-Andre Moreau down to 4th place and off of the podium.

Men's team

Name Qualification Final Final rank
Marc-Andre Moreau 24.69 points 25.62 points 4th place
Alexandre Bilodeau 23.75 points 23.42 points 11th place
Chris Wong 23.89 points 22.88 points 14th place

Women's team

Name Qualification Final Final rank
Jennifer Heil 26.67 points 26.50 points Gold medal
Kristi Richards 23.76 points 23.30 points 7th place
Audrey Robichaud 22.72 points 23.10 points 8th place
Stephanie St. Pierre 22.15 points 22.52 12th place

[edit] Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Hockey, like the previous two Olympics, attracted significant attention from Canadian fans. Many consider the Canadian men's team's performance in Turin as the most disappointing in years. In the last four games of the tournament, Canada failed to score in 11 of 12 periods, losing with the same score (2-0) against Switzerland, Finland, and in the quarter-finals against Russia. Hockey commentators, including Kelly Hrudey, commented that Canada did not play well as a team. The match against the Czech team was believed to be a better performance by the hockey team but the team lost to Russia two days after.

The quarter-final game against Russia was watched on television screens across the nation in the afternoon Canadian time. The intensity of the game increased as the scoreless tie extended into the third period.

However, in the women's hockey discipline, Team Canada dominated the field with numerous wins leading up to their gold medal winning game.

Men's team:

Performance

Game Opponent Score Win/Loss
1 Italy 7-2 W
2 Germany 5-1 W
3 Switzerland 2-0 L
4 Finland 2-0 L
5 Czech Republic 3-2 W
6 Russia 2-0 L (Elim.)

Roster

Athlete Position Goals Assists Points
Pat Quinn Coach
Martin Brodeur G 0 0 0
Roberto Luongo G 0 0 0
Marty Turco G 0 0 0
Rob Blake D 0 0 0
Adam Foote D 0 1 1
Jay Bouwmeester2 D 0 0 0
Chris Pronger D 1 2 3
Bryan McCabe1 D 0 0 0
Wade Redden D 1 0 1
Robyn Regehr D 0 1 1
Joe Sakic F 1 2 3
Jarome Iginla F 2 1 3
Simon Gagne F 1 2 3
Vincent Lecavalier F 0 3 3
Brad Richards F 2 2 4
Martin St. Louis F 2 1 3
Dany Heatley F 1 2 3
Joe Thornton F 1 2 3
Shane Doan F 2 1 3
Todd Bertuzzi F 0 3 3
Kris Draper F 0 0 0
Rick Nash F 0 1 1
Ryan Smyth F 0 1 1
Totals 14 25 29

Women's team

Performance

Game Opponent Score Win/Loss
1 Italy 16-0 W
2 Russia 12-0 W
3 Sweden 8-1 W
Semi-final Finland 6-0 W
Final Sweden 4-1 W
Gold medal

Roster (Final results)

Athlete Position Goals Assists Points
Melody Davidson Coach
Charline Labonté G 0 0 0
Kim St-Pierre G 0 0 0
Gillian Ferrari D 0 0 0
Becky Kellar D 0 1 1
Carla MacLeod D 2 1 3
Caroline Ouellette D 5 4 9
Cheryl Pounder D 2 2 4
Colleen Sostorics D 0 1 1
Meghan Agosta F 3 1 4
Gillian Apps F 7 7 14
Jennifer Botterill F 1 6 7
Cassie Campbell F 0 5 5
Danielle Goyette F 4 2 6
Jayna Hefford F 3 4 7
Gina Kingsbury F 0 3 3
Cherie Piper F 7 8 15
Vicky Sunohara F 1 2 3
Sarah Vaillancourt F 2 4 6
Katie Weatherston F 4 1 5
Hayley Wickenheiser F 5 12 17
Totals 46 64 110

[edit] Luge

Main article: Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Men's singles

Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Final rank
Jeff Christie 52.382 52.027 52.013 51.939 3:28.361 14th place
Samuel Edney 52.663 52.523 52.360 52.311 3:29.857 19th place
Ian Cockerline 52.290 52.107 52.255 DNF

Women's singles

Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Final rank
Regan Lauscher 47.584 47.418 47.320 47.321 3:09.643 10th place
Alex Gough 48.286 49.902 47.922 48.045 3:14.155 20th place
Meaghan Simister 48.585 48.682 DNF

Men's doubles

Names Run 1 Run 2 Total Final rank
Chris Moffat
Mike Moffat		 47.715 47.826 1:35.541 9th place
Grant Albrecht
Eric Pothier		 47.478 48.083 1:35.561 10th place

[edit] Nordic combined

Main article: Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Individual Gundersen

Name 1st round Final round Jump Total 15 km Final rank
Jason Myslicki 104.5 103.0 207.5 42:41.10
(6:36.4 behind)		 41st place
Max Thompson 85.5 86.0 171.5 41:53.8
(8:13.2 behind)		 44th place

Large hill sprint

Name LH Jump Sprint 7.5 km Final rank
Jason Myslicki 90.0 19:00.1
(2:54.1 behind)		 41st place
Max Thompson 84.5 19:24.3
(3:40.3 behind)		 46th place

[edit] Short track speed skating

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Men's 500 m

Name Qualifying Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Francois-Louis Tremblay 0:42.779
Heat 4
2nd place		 0:42.110
Quarterfinal 4
2nd place		 0:42.261
Semifinal 1
1st place		 0:42.002 Silver medal
Eric Bedard 0:42.480
Heat 2
1st place		 0:42.267
Quarterfinal 3
1st place		 0:41.950
Semifinal 2
2nd place		 0:42.093 4th place

Men's 1000 m

Name Qualifying Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Éric Bédard 1:28.274
Heat 5
1st place		 1:27.546
Quarterfinal 4
2nd place		 Disqualified - -
François-Louis Tremblay 1:28.925
Heat 2
1st place		 Disqualified - - -

Men's 1500 m

Name Qualifying Semifinal Final Rank
Charles Hamelin 2:19.469
Heat 5
1st place		 2:20.854
Semifinal 1
1st place		 2:26.375 4th place
Mathieu Turcotte 2:23.402
Heat 1
1st place		 2:18.280
Semifinal 2
3rd place		 Final B
2:24.558		 6th place

Men's 5000 m relay

Name Qualifying Semifinal Final Rank
Éric Bédard
Jonathan Guilmette
Charles Hamelin
François-Louis Tremblay
Mathieu Turcotte		 6:57.004 Semifinal 1
1st place		 Final A
6:43.707		 Silver medal

Women's 500 m

Name Qualifying Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher 45.929
Heat 4
1st place		 44.821
Quartefinal 1
2nd place		 45.234
Semifinal 1
2nd place		 Final A
44.759		 Bronze medal
Kalyna Roberge 45.396
Heat 7
1st place		 45.710
Quarterfinal 4
2nd place		 44.960
Semifinals 2
3rd place		 Final B
46.605		 4th place
Alanna Kraus 45.688
Heat 2
1st place		 45.172
Quarterfinal 3
3rd place		 - - -

Women's 1000 m

Name Qualifying Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Tania Vicent 1:33.904
Heat 1
1st place		 1:35.594
Quarterfinal 4
Advanced		 1:32.650
Semifinal 1
3rd place		 1:34.191 4th place
Amanda Overland 1:33.761
Heat 1
1st place		 1:33.012
Quarterfinal 2
2nd place		 1:33.102
Semifinal 2
3rd place		 1:34.099 5th place

Women's 1500 m

Name Qualifying Semifinal Final Rank
Amanda Overland 2:27.666
Heat 2
2nd place		 2:22.946
Semifinal 2
2nd place		 Final A
2:26.495		 5th place
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher 2:28.001
Heat 4
4th place		 - - -

Women's 3000 m relay

Name Semifinal Final Rank
Alanna Kraus
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher
Amanda Overland
Kalyna Roberge
Tania Vicent		 4:17.231
Semifinal 1
2nd place		 4:17.336 Silver medal

[edit] Skeleton

Main article: Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Mellisa Hollingsworth-Richards won a bronze medal in Skeleton, thus becoming the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal in the event. A day later, Duff Gibson became the first Canadian to win a Gold medal in the event after taking the Men's Gold. Fellow Canadian Jeff Pain won the Silver medal, and there were chances of a Bronze as well; however, their teammate placed fourth.

Gibson, 39, became the oldest competitor to win an individual gold medal in Winter Olympics history, surpassing Al MacInnis as the oldest Canadian to win a gold medal. MacInnis won gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics on the Canadian men's hockey team.

Men's

Name Run 1 Run 2 Total Final rank
Duff Gibson 57.80 58.08 1:55.88 Gold medal
Jeff Pain 57.98 58.16 1:56.14 Silver medal
Paul Boehm 58.61 58.45 1:57.06 4th place

Women's

Name Run 1 Run 2 Total Final rank
Mellisa Hollingsworth-Richards 1:00.39 1:01.02 2:01.41 Bronze medal
Lindsay Alcock 1:01.26 1:01.59 2:02.85 10th place

[edit] Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Men's large hill individual

    Final round jumps  
Name Qualification 1st round Final round Total Final rank
Stefan Read 88.5 points 98.8 points 89.4 points 188.2 points 30th place
Graeme Gorham 69.4 points 61.1 points - - 50th place
Gregory Baxter 58.5 points - - - -
Michael Nell 48.0 points - - - -

Men's normal hill individual jump

    Final round jumps  
Name Qualification 1st round Final round Total Final rank
Stefan Read 114.50 points 105.00 points - - 42nd place
Gregory Baxter 100.00 points - - - -
Graeme Gorham 97.50 points - - - -
Michael Nell 83.50 points - - - -

Men's large hill team competition

Name 1st round Final round Total Final rank
Gregory Baxter 71.2 points -
Stefan Read 82.0 points -
Graeme Gorham 60.2 points -
Michael Nell 63.4 points -
Total 276.8 points 15th place

[edit] Snowboarding

Main article: Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics

[edit] Giant slalom

Men's parallel giant slalom

  Qualification  
Name Blue course Red course Total 1/8 finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Jasey-Jay Anderson 36.18 36.57 01:12.75 - - - - -
Philippe Berube 36.88 53.15 01:30.03 - - - - -

Women's parallel giant slalom

  Qualification  
Name Blue course Red course Total 1/8 finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Alexa Loo 42.94 40.57 01:23.51 - - - - -

[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
Crispin Lipscomb 19.6 points 37.9 points 23.4 points 33.5 points 11th place
Brad Martin 27.2 points 34.7 points - - -
Hugo Lemay 26.0 points 34.1 points - - -
Justin Lamoureux 10.1 points 31.5 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 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
Sarah Conrad 19.4 points 33.5 points - - -
Mercedes Nicoll 33.0 points 17.5 points - - -
Maelle Ricker 25.9 points 23.2 points - - -
Dominique Vallee 31.5 points 24.5 points - - -

[edit] Snowboard cross

Men's snowboard cross

  Qualification  
Name Run 1 Run 2 1/8 finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Jasey-Jay Anderson 1:24.25 1:22.27 Heat 4
1st place		 Quarterfinal 2
1st place		 Semifinal 1
4th place		 Small final 5th place
Francois Boivin 1:23.74 1:23.17 Heat 5
2nd place		 Quarterfinal 3
3rd place		 - Classification 9-12 10th place
Drew Neilson 1:22.74 1:19.93 Heat 1
4th place		 - - - -
Tom Velisek 1:22.83 1:22.12 Heat 8
3rd place		 - - - -

Women's snowboard cross

  Qualification  
Name Run 1 Run 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Dominique Maltais 1:33.03 1:29.33 Quarterfinal 4
1st place		 Semifinal 2
2nd place		 Big Final Bronze medal
Maelle Ricker 1:28.99 1:27.85 Quarterfinal 1
1st place		 Semifinal 1
1st place		 Big Final 4th place
Erin Simmons 1:33.24 1:32.74 - - - -
Dominique Vallee 1:34.76 1:33.57 - - - -

[edit] Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Canada became the first country to set a new record at the 2006 Winter Olympics when both its men's and women's teams set an Olympic record in the qualifying round of the team pursuit.

Cindy Klassen set or tied several medal records. She became the first Canadian to win five medals in one Olympics, winning a gold (1500 m), two silver medals (Team Pursuit, 1000 m) and two Bronze medals (3000 m, 5000 m). Her bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics gives her a total of six medals and the title of the most decorated Canadian Olympian, winter or summer. Tied at five medals for Canada are short track speed skater Marc Gagnon, track athlete Dr. Phil Edwards, and speed skater Clara Hughes, who won her fourth and fifth medal at the 2006 Olympics. In addition to the Canadian medal records, Klassen also tied Eric Heiden to win the most medals by a speed skater at a single Olympics.

Men's 500 m

Name Race 1 Race 2 Total Rank
Michael Ireland 35.59 35.29 70.88 7th place
Jeremy Wotherspoon 35.37 35.68 71.05 9th place
Vincent Labrie 36.31 36.12 72.43 29th place
Brock Miron 36.42 36.12 72.54 30th place

Men's 1000 m

Name Final Rank
Jeremy Wotherspoon 1:09.76 11th place
Francois Olivier Roberge 1:10.20 16th place
Denny Morrison 1:10.44 19th place
Steven Elm 1:11.36 29th place

Men's 1500 m

Name Final Rank
Denny Morrison 01:48.04 11th place
Steven Elm 01:48.09 13th place
Arne Dankers 01:48.42 17th place
Justin Warsylewicz 01:49.77 27th place

Men's 5000 m

Name Final Rank
Arne Dankers 6:21.26 5th place
Steven Elm 6:41.53 22nd place
Justin Warsylewicz 6:43.74 24th place

Men's 10000 m

Name Final Rank
Arne Dankers 13:23.55 9th place

Men's Team Pursuit

Name Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Arne Dankers
Steven Elm
Denny Morrison
Jason Parker
Justin Warsylewicz		 3:47.37 Defeated Japan Defeated Norway Lost to Italy Silver medal

Women's 500 m

Name Race 1 Race 2 Total Rank
Shannon Rempel 39.42 39.43 78.85 16th place
Kerry Simposn 39.69 39.65 79.34 21st place
Krisy Myers 39.83 39.60 79.43 22nd place
Kim Weger 40.01 39.98 79.99 26th place

Women's 1000 m

Name Final Rank
Cindy Klassen 01:16.09 Silver medal
Kristina Groves 01:16.54 5th place
Christine Nesbitt 01:17.54 14th place
Shannon Rempel 01:18.35 24th place

Women's 1500 m

Name Final Rank
Cindy Klassen 01:55.27 Gold medal
Kristina Groves 01:56.74 Silver medal
Christine Nesbitt 01:59.15 7th place
Shannon Rempel 02:02.24 28th place

Women's 3000 m

Name Final Rank
Cindy Klassen 4:04.37 Bronze medal
Kristina Groves 4:09.03 8th place
Clara Hughes 4:09.17 9th place

Women's 5000 m

Name Final Rank
Clara Hughes 06:59.07 Gold medal
Cindy Klassen 07:00.57 Bronze medal
Kristina Groves 07:03.95 6th place

Women's Team Pursuit

Name Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Kristina Groves
Clara Hughes
Cindy Klassen
Christine Nesbitt
Shannon Rempel		 3:06.45 Defeated United States Defeated Japan Lost to Germany Silver medal

[edit] Flag bearer

Women's ice hockey player Danielle Goyette carried the flag for Canada in the opening ceremony. Cross-country skier Beckie Scott, bobsledder Pierre Lueders, long-track speedskaters Cindy Klassen and Clara Hughes all said that they would not submit their names to carry the flag.

Scott, Klassen and Hughes all had events within two days of the opening ceremonies and believed that not participating in the opening ceremonies would give them a better chance at a finishing well in their events. Lueders turned down the chance because at the time it appeared that his bobsleigh partner, Lascelles Brown, would not be granted Canadian citizenship. Afterwards, Lueders said he would carry the flag but said that Brown would be a much better choice.

Some criticized these choices, including hockey analyst Don Cherry, who called the athletes unpatriotic and said that other athletes would have loved to have had the opportunity. Others, including past flag bearer Catriona LeMay Doan spoke in favour of their decisions, saying that the opening ceremonies were a long process and took a lot of energy. She criticized Don Cherry, saying that many athletes in the past had turned down the flag-bearing opportunity at the opening ceremonies in order to focus on their competition, and that Don Cherry, having never participated in international athletic competition, does not have the right to be critical of Olympic athletes.

After winning five medals (more than any other Canadian at a Winter Games), Cindy Klassen accepted the selection as the flag bearer for the closing ceremonies.

[edit] Other participation

As the host nation of the next Winter Games, Canada had the role to promote the 2010 Winter Olympics, its host city, its host province, and the country over the duration of these Games. Canada House was a log cabin constructed with Canadian pine wood and it was one of 12 nation's houses established in Turin. The pavilion opened its doors to the public on January 23, 2006 at piazza Valdo Fusi, in the city centre and would remain open until March 20 at the conclusion of the Paralympic Winter Games. Aside from showcasing Canadian culture, the building would host meetings for companies from British Columbia and Italy who would be interested to develop business partnerships. The building would be donated to the city of Turin and would be transferred to a new city park after the Games.

During the closing ceremonies of these Games, there was a brief segment in which Canada delivered a preview of the 2010 Games. This included a choreographed program featuring Avril Lavigne, raising of the Canadian flag, and singing of O Canada by opera star Ben Heppner, himself a B.C. native. The handover of the Games was highlighted by Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan, a quadriplegic, accepting and waving the Olympic flag. Aside from the flag handed from the mayor of Turin Sergio Chiamparino, the City of Vancouver is now the custodian of the actual Olympic flag lowered at Stadio Olimpico during the closing ceremonies.

B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell, himself a Vancouver native, and Governor General Michaëlle Jean attended the Games' competitions and closing ceremonies. They also availed themselves to the news media, sharing their thoughts about British Columbia and Canada welcoming the world in 2010. The federal government was represented by the attendance of Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay at the closing ceremonies.

A number of Canadian citizens with dual citizenship have competed for other countries and served as their respective flag bearers:

In Ottawa, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, himself from a Canadian Olympic city, Calgary, which hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics, said in a statement that the Olympic flame had begun the journey to Vancouver. [3]

[edit] Notes

  • 2006 was the first year since 1988 that Canada had athletes competing in Nordic Combined and the first since 1992 that Canada had athletes in Ski Jumping.
  • While skiing in the final of the Women's Team Sprint in Cross Country Skiing, Sara Renner broke her ski pole. Fortunately, a coach immediately handed her a new pole. It was later revealed that the coach was not from Canada, but from Norway. Sara Renner and her partner Beckie Scott went on to win a Silver medal in the event. Ironically, the Norwegian team finished fourth, so people conclude that if not for the coach then perhaps it would have been Norway that won a medal and not Canada.
  • Lascelles Brown, who previously competed for Jamaica, competed for Canada in bobsleigh. He would go on to win a silver medal in Two-man bobsleigh with partner Pierre Lueders.

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