Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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| Venue | Sestriere and Cesana-San Sicario Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
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| Dates | 12–25 February 2006 |
| Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics | ||||
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| Combined | men | women | ||
| Downhill | men | women | ||
| Giant slalom | men | women | ||
| Slalom | men | women | ||
| Super-G | men | women | ||
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.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 2 |  United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Croatia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Sweden | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill |
Antoine Dénériaz France (FRA) | 1:48.80 | Michael Walchhofer Austria (AUT) | 1:49.52 | Bruno Kernen Switzerland (SUI) | 1:49.82 |
| Combined |
Ted Ligety United States (USA) | 3:09.35 | Ivica Kostelić Croatia (CRO) | 3:09.88 | Rainer Schönfelder Austria (AUT) | 3:10.67 |
| Super-G |
Kjetil André Aamodt Norway (NOR) | 1:30.65 | Hermann Maier Austria (AUT) | 1:30.78 | Ambrosi Hoffmann Switzerland (SUI) | 1:30.98 |
| Giant slalom |
Benjamin Raich Austria (AUT) | 2:35.00 | Joël Chenal France (FRA) | 2:35.07 | Hermann Maier Austria (AUT) | 2:35.16 |
| Slalom |
Benjamin Raich Austria (AUT) | 1:43.14 | Reinfried Herbst Austria (AUT) | 1:43.97 | Rainer Schönfelder Austria (AUT) | 1:44.15 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill |
Michaela Dorfmeister Austria (AUT) | 1:56.49 | Martina Schild Switzerland (SUI) | 1:56.86 | Anja Pärson Sweden (SWE) | 1:57.13 |
| Combined |
Janica Kostelić Croatia (CRO) | 2:51.08 | Marlies Schild Austria (AUT) | 2:51.58 | Anja Pärson Sweden (SWE) | 2:51.63 |
| Super-G |
Michaela Dorfmeister Austria (AUT) | 1:32.47 | Janica Kostelić Croatia (CRO) | 1:32.74 | Alexandra Meissnitzer Austria (AUT) | 1:33.06 |
| Giant slalom |
Julia Mancuso United States (USA) | 2:09.19 | Tanja Poutiainen Finland (FIN) | 2:09.86 | Anna Ottosson Sweden (SWE) | 2:10.33 |
| Slalom |
Anja Pärson Sweden (SWE) | 1:29.04 | Nicole Hosp Austria (AUT) | 1:29.33 | Marlies Schild Austria (AUT) | 1:29.79 |
Course information
| 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
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
References
- TOROC Explanatory Book - Alpine Skiing
- FIS-SKI - FIS World Ski Championships medals, URL accessed 23 December 2005
- FIS-Ski - Olympic medals, URL accessed 21 December 2005
- Alpine Skiing Cup Standings, URL accessed 21 December 2005
- World Cup Calendar, from FIS-Ski, URL accessed 21 December 2005
- (Norwegian) Sportsboken 2002 published by Sportsboken AS, edited by Tore Johansen
External links
- FIS-Ski.com – alpine skiing – 2006 Winter Olympics – Sestriere and San Sicario, Italy
- Sports-Reference – 2006 Winter Olympics – Alpine skiing
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