2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter OlympicsFeb 10-26, 2006

The 2006 Winter Olympics were held in Turin, Italy and ran February 10-26, 2006.

It was a good year for US speed skating as Joey Cheek, Shani Davis, and Chad Hedrick each won gold medals. US snowboarders also won three gold medals.

There were 84 medal events, and three events debuted in 2006 - mass start biathlon, team sprint cross country, snowboard cross, and team pursuit speedskating.



Womens Ice Hockey
Gold Medal: Canada (4-1)
Silver Medal: Sweden
Bronze: United States
Mens Ice Hockey
Gold Medal: Sweden (3-2)
Silver Medal: Finland
Bronze: Czech Republic
Mens Figure Skating
Gold Medal: Yevgeny Plushenko (Russia)
Silver Medal: Stephane Lambiel (Switzerland)
Bronze: Jeffrey Buttle (Canada)
Womens Figure Skating
Gold Medal: Shizuka Arakawa (Japan)
Silver Medal: Sasha Cohen (United States)
Bronze: Irina Slutskaya (Russia)
Pairs Figure Skating
Gold Medal: Totmiyanina & Marinin (Russia)
Silver Medal: Zhang & Zhang (China)
Bronze: Shen & Zhao (China)
Ice Dance
Gold Medal: Navka & Kostomarov (Russia) (200.64)
Silver Medal: Belbin & Agosto (United States)
Bronze: Grushina & Goncharov (Ukraine)
Mens Speed Skating (500M)
Gold Medal: Joey Cheek (United States) (69.76)
Silver Medal: Dmitry Dorofeyev (Russia)
Bronze: Lee Kang Seok (South Korea)
Mens Speed Skating (1000M)
Gold Medal: Shani Davis (United States) (1:08.89)
Silver Medal: Joey Cheek (United States)
Bronze: Erben Wennemars (Netherlands)
Mens Speed Skating (1500M)
Gold Medal: Enrico Fabris (Italy) (1:45.97)
Silver Medal: Shani Davis (United States)
Bronze: Chad Hedrick (United States)
Mens Speed Skating (5000M)
Gold Medal: Chad Hedrick (United States) (6:14.68)
Silver Medal: Sven Kramer (Netherlands)
Bronze: Enrico Fabris (Italy)
Mens Speed Skating (10000M)
Gold Medal: Bob De Jong (Netherlands) (13:01.57)
Silver Medal: Chad Hedrick (United States)
Bronze: Carl Verheijen (Netherlands)
Mens Speed Skating (Team Pursuit)
Gold Medal: Italy (3:44.46)
Silver Medal: Canada
Bronze: Netherlands
Womens Speed Skating (500M)
Gold Medal: Svetlana Zhurova (Russia) (76.57)
Silver Medal: Manli Wang (China)
Bronze: Ren Hui (China)
Womens Speed Skating (1000M)
Gold Medal: Marianne Timmer (Netherlands) (1:16.05)
Silver Medal: Cindy Klassen (Canada)
Bronze: Anni Friesinger (Germany)
Womens Speed Skating (1500M)
Gold Medal: Cindy Klassen (Canada) (1:55.27)
Silver Medal: Kristina Groves (Canada)
Bronze: Ireen Wust (Netherlands)
Womens Speed Skating (3000M)
Gold Medal: Ireen Wust (Netherlands) (4:02.43)
Silver Medal: Renate Groenewold (Netherlands)
Bronze: Cindy Klassen (Canada)
Womens Speed Skating (5000M)
Gold Medal: Clara Hughes (Canada) (6:59.07)
Silver Medal: Claudia Pechstein (Germany)
Bronze: Cindy Klassen (Canada)
Mens Skeleton
Gold Medal: Duff Gibson (Canada) (1:55.88)
Silver Medal: Jeff Pain (Canada)
Bronze: Gregor Staehli (Switzerland)
Womens Skeleton
Gold Medal: Maya Pedersen (Switzerland) (1:59.83)
Silver Medal: Shelley Rudman (Great Britain)
Bronze: Mellisa Hollingsworth-Richards (Canada)
Womens Speed Skating (Team Pursuit)
Gold Medal: Germany (3:01.25)
Silver Medal: Canada
Bronze: Russia
Two Man Bobsleigh
Gold Medal: Germany (3:43.38)
Silver Medal: Canada
Bronze: Switzerland
Four Man Bobsleigh
Gold Medal: Germany (3:40.42)
Silver Medal: Russia
Bronze: Switzerland
Two Woman Bobsleigh
Gold Medal: Germany (3:49.98)
Silver Medal: United States
Bronze: Italy
Mens Downhill
Gold Medal: Antoine Deneriaz (France) (1:48.80)
Silver Medal: Michael Walchhofer (Austria)
Bronze: Bruno Kernen (Switzerland)
Mens Super Giant Slalom
Gold Medal: Kjetil Andre Aamodt (Norway) (1:30.65)
Silver Medal: Hermann Maier (Austria)
Bronze: Ambrosi Hoffmann (Switzerland)
Mens Giant Slalom
Gold Medal: Benjamin Raich (Austria) (2:35.00)
Silver Medal: Joel Chenal (France)
Bronze: Hermann Maier (Austria)
Mens Slalom
Gold Medal: Benjamin Raich (Austria) (1:43.14)
Silver Medal: Reinfried Herbst (Austria)
Bronze: Rainer Schoenfelder (Austria)
Mens Alpine Combined
Gold Medal: Ted Ligety (United States) (3:09.35)
Silver Medal: Ivica Kostelic (Croatia)
Bronze: Rainer Schoenfelder (Austria)
Mens Luge
Gold Medal: Armin Zoggeler (Italy) (3:26.088)
Silver Medal: Albert Demtschenko (Russia)
Bronze: Martins Rubenis (Latvia)
Womens Luge
Gold Medal: Sykle Otto (Germany) (3:07.979)
Silver Medal: Silke Kraushaar (Germany)
Bronze: Tatjana Huefner (Germany)
Double Luge
Gold Medal: Linger & Linger (Austria) (1:34.497)
Silver Medal: Florschuetz & Wustlich (Germany)
Bronze: Haselrieder & Plankensteiner (Italy)
Womens Downhill
Gold Medal: Michaela Dorfmeister (Austria) (1:56.49)
Silver Medal: Martina Schild (Switzerland)
Bronze: Anja Paerson (Sweden)
Womens Super Giant Slalom
Gold Medal: Michaela Dorfmeister (Austria) (1:32.47)
Silver Medal: Janica Kostelic (Croatia)
Bronze: Alexandra Meissnitzer (Austria)
Womens Giant Slalom
Gold Medal: Julia Mancuso (United States) (2:09.19)
Silver Medal: Tanja Poutiainen (Finland)
Bronze: Anna Ottosson (Sweden)
Womens Slalom
Gold Medal: Anja Paerson (Sweden) (1:29.4)
Silver Medal: Nicole Hosp (Austria)
Bronze: Marlies Schild (Austria)
Womens Alpine Combined
Gold Medal: Janica Kostelic (Croatia) (2:51.08)
Silver Medal: Marlies Schild (Austria)
Bronze: Anja Paerson (Sweden)
Mens Cross Country Sprint
Gold Medal: Bjoern Lind (Sweden) (2:26.5)
Silver Medal: Roddy Darragon (France)
Bronze: Thobias Fredriksson (Sweden)
Mens Cross Country 15Km
Gold Medal: Andrus Veerpalu (Estonia) (38:01.3)
Silver Medal: Lukas Bauer (Czech Republic)
Bronze: Tobias Angerer (Germany)
Mens Cross Country Pursuit
Gold Medal: Eugeni Dementiev (Russia) (1:17:00.8)
Silver Medal: Frode Estil (Norway)
Bronze: Pietro Piller Cottrer (Italy)
Mens Cross Country 50Km
Gold Medal: Giorgio DiCenta (Italy)
Silver Medal: Eugeni Dementiev (Russia)
Bronze: Mikhail Botwinov (Austria)
Mens Cross Country Relay
Gold Medal: Italy (1:43:45.7)
Silver Medal: Germany
Bronze: Sweden
Mens Cross Country Team Sprint
Gold Medal: Fredriksson & Lind (Sweden) (17:02.9)
Silver Medal: Svartedal & Hetland (Norway)
Bronze: Alypov & Rotchev (Russia)
Womens Cross Country Sprint
Gold Medal: Chandra Crawford (Canada) (2:12.3)
Silver Medal: Claudia Kuenzel (Germany)
Bronze: Alena Sidko (Russia)
Womens Cross Country 10Km
Gold Medal: Kristina Smigun (Estonia) (27:51.4)
Silver Medal: Marit Bjorgen (Norway)
Bronze: Hilde G Pedersen (Norway)
Womens Cross Country Pursuit
Gold Medal: Kristina Smigun (Estonia) (42:48.7)
Silver Medal: Katerina Neumannova (Czech Republic)
Bronze: Evgenia Medvedeva-Abruzova (Russia)
Womens Cross Country 30Km
Gold Medal: Katerina Neumannova (Czech Republic) (1:22:25.4)
Silver Medal: Yulia Tchepalova (Russia)
Bronze: Justyna Kowalczyk (Poland)
Womens Cross Country Relay
Gold Medal: Russia (54:47.7)
Silver Medal: Germany
Bronze: Italy
Womens Cross Country Team Sprint
Gold Medal: Sweden (16:36.9)
Silver Medal: Canada
Bronze: Finland
Ski Jumping Normal Hill
Gold Medal: Lars Bystoel (Norway) (266.5 pts)
Silver Medal: Matti Hautamaeki (Finland)
Bronze: Roar Ljoekelsoey (Norway)
Ski Jumping Large Hill
Gold Medal: Thomas Morgenstern (Austria) (276.9 pts)
Silver Medal: Andreas Kofler (Austria)
Bronze: Lars Bystoel (Norway)
Ski Jumping Team
Gold Medal: Austria
Silver Medal: Finland
Bronze: Norway
Nordic Combined Sprint
Gold Medal: Felix Gottwald (Austria) (18:29.0)
Silver Medal: Magnus Moan (Norway)
Bronze: Georg Hettich (Germany)
Nordic Combined Individual
Gold Medal: Georg Hettich (Germany)
Silver Medal: Felix Gottwald (Austria)
Bronze: Magnus Moan (Norway)
Nordic Combined Team
Gold Medal: Austria
Silver Medal: Germany
Bronze: Finland
Biathlon Mens 10K Sprint
Gold Medal: Sven Fischer (Germany) (26:11.6)
Silver Medal: Halvard Hanevold (Norway)
Bronze: Frode Andresen (Norway)
Biathlon Mens 12.5K Pursuit
Gold Medal: Vincent DeFrasne (France) (35:20.2)
Silver Medal: Ole Einar Bjorndalen (Norway)
Bronze: Sven Fischer (Germany)
Biathlon Mens 15K Mass Start
Gold Medal: Michael Greis (Germany) (47:20.0)
Silver Medal: Tomasz Sikora (Poland)
Bronze: Ole Einar Bjorndalen (Norway)
Biathlon Mens 20K Individual
Gold Medal: Michael Greis (Germany) (54:23.0)
Silver Medal: Ole Einar Bjorndalen (Norway)
Bronze: Halvard Hanevold (Norway)
Biathlon Mens Relay
Gold Medal: Germany (1:21:51.1)
Silver Medal: Russia
Bronze: France
Biathlon Womens 7.5K Sprint
Gold Medal: Florence Baverel-Robert (France) (22:31.4)
Silver Medal: Anna Carin Olofsson (France)
Bronze: Lilia Efremova (Ukraine)
Biathlon Womens 10K Pursuit
Gold Medal: Kati Wilhelm (Germany) (36:43.6)
Silver Medal: Martina Glagow (Germany)
Bronze: Albina Akhatova (Russia)
Biathlon Womens 12.5K Mass Start
Gold Medal: Anna Carin Olofsson (Sweden) (40:36.5)
Silver Medal: Kati Wilhelm (Germany)
Bronze: Uschi Disl (Germany)
Biathlon Womens 15K Individual
Gold Medal: Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia) (49:24.1)
Silver Medal: Martina Glagow (Germany)
Bronze: Albina Akhatova (Russia)
Biathlon Womens Relay
Gold Medal: Russia (1:16:12.5)
Silver Medal: Germany
Bronze: France
Mens Curling
Gold Medal: Canada
Silver Medal: Finland
Bronze: United States
Womens Curling
Gold Medal: Sweden
Silver Medal: Switzerland
Bronze: Canada
Mens Freestyle Aerials
Gold Medal: Xiaopeng Han (China) (250.77)
Silver Medal: Dmitry Dashinski (Belarus)
Bronze: Vladimir Lebedev (Russia)
Mens Freestyle Moguls
Gold Medal: Dale Begg-Smith (Australia) (26.77)
Silver Medal: Mikko Ronkainen (Finland)
Bronze: Toby Dawson (United States)
Womens Freestyle Aerials
Gold Medal: Evelyne Leu (Switzerland) (202.55)
Silver Medal: Nina Li (China)
Bronze: Alisa Camplin (Australia)
Womens Freestyle Moguls
Gold Medal: Jennifer Heil (Canada) (26.50)
Silver Medal: Kari Traa (Norway)
Bronze: Sandra Laoura (France)
Mens Short Track (500M)
Gold Medal: Apolo Anton Ohno (United States) (41.935)
Silver Medal: Francois-Louis Tremblay (Canada)
Bronze: Hyun-Soo Ahn (South Korea)
Mens Short Track (1000M)
Gold Medal: Hyun-Soo Ahn (South Korea) (1:26.739)
Silver Medal: Ho-Suk Lee (South Korea)
Bronze: Apolo Anton Ohno (United States)
Mens Short Track (1500M)
Gold Medal: Hyun-Soo Ahn (South Korea) (2:25.341)
Silver Medal: Ho-Suk Lee (South Korea)
Bronze: Jiajun Li (China)
Mens Short Track Relay
Gold Medal: South Korea
Silver Medal: Canada
Bronze: United States
Womens Short Track (500M)
Gold Medal: Meng Wang (China) (44.345)
Silver Medal: Evgenia Radanova (Bulgaria)
Bronze: Anouk LeBlanc-Boucher (Canada)
Womens Short Track (1000M)
Gold Medal: Sun-Yu Jin (South Korea) (1:32.859)
Silver Medal: Meng Wang (China)
Bronze: Yang A Yang (China)
Womens Short Track (1500M)
Gold Medal: Sun-Yu Jin (South Korea) (2:23.494)
Silver Medal: Eun-Kyung Choi (South Korea)
Bronze: Meng Wang (China)
Womens Short Track Relay
Gold Medal: South Korea (4:17.040)
Silver Medal: Canada
Bronze: Italy
Mens Snowboard Halfpipe
Gold Medal: Shaun White (United States)
Silver Medal: Danny Kass (United States)
Bronze: Markku Koski (Finland)
Womens Snowboard Halfpipe
Gold Medal: Hannah Teter (United States)
Silver Medal: Gretchen Bleiler (United States)
Bronze: Kjersti Buaas (Norway)
Mens Snowboard PGS
Gold Medal: Philipp Schoch (Switzerland)
Silver Medal: Simon Schoch (Switzerland)
Bronze: Siegfried Grabner (Austria)
Womens Snowboard PGS
Gold Medal: Daniela Meuli (Switzerland)
Silver Medal: Amelie Kober (Germany)
Bronze: Rosey Fletcher (United States)
Womens Snowboard Cross
Gold Medal: Tanja Frieden (Switzerland)
Silver Medal: Lindsey Jacobellis (United States)
Bronze: Dominique Maltais (Canada)
Mens Snowboard Cross
Gold Medal: Seth Wescott (United States)
Silver Medal: Radoslav Zidek (Slovakia)
Bronze: Paul-Henri Delerue (France)

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