Feb 10, 2006 - Feb 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.
Alpine Skiing
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Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 14, 2006 |
Men's Alpine Combined |
Ted Ligety |
United States |
| Feb 12, 2006 |
Men's Downhill |
Antoine Dénériaz |
France |
| Feb 25, 2006 |
Men's Slalom |
Benjamin Raich |
Austria |
| Feb 20, 2006 |
Men's Giant Slalom |
Benjamin Raich |
Austria |
| Feb 18, 2006 |
Men's Super G |
Kjetil André Aamodt |
Norway |
| Feb 18, 2006 |
Women's Alpine Combined |
Janica Kostelić |
Croatia |
| Feb 15, 2006 |
Women's Downhill |
Michaela Dorfmeister |
Austria |
| Feb 22, 2006 |
Women's Slalom |
Anja Pärson |
Sweden |
| Feb 24, 2006 |
Women's Giant Slalom |
Julia Mancuso |
United States |
| Feb 20, 2006 |
Women's Super G |
Michaela Dorfmeister |
Austria |
Biathlon
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 11, 2006 |
Men's Biathlon Individual |
Michael Greis |
Germany |
| Feb 21, 2006 |
Men's Biathlon Relay |
Germany |
Germany |
| Feb 14, 2006 |
Men's Biathlon 10k Sprint |
Sven Fischer |
Germany |
| Feb 18, 2006 |
Men's Biathlon Pursuit |
Vincent Defrasne |
France |
| Feb 25, 2006 |
Men's Biathlon Mass Start |
Michael Greis |
Germany |
| Feb 13, 2006 |
Women's Biathlon Individual |
Svetlana Ishmuratova |
Russia |
| Feb 23, 2006 |
Women's Biathlon Relay |
Russia |
Russia |
| Feb 16, 2006 |
Women's Biathlon Sprint |
Florence Baverel-Robert |
France |
| Feb 18, 2006 |
Women's Biathlon Pursuit |
Kati Wilhelm |
Germany |
| Feb 25, 2006 |
Women's Biathlon Mass Start |
Anna-Carin Olofsson-Zidek |
Sweden |
Bobsleigh
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Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 19, 2006 |
Two Man Bobsleigh |
André Lange & Kevin Kuske |
Germany |
| Feb 25, 2006 |
Four Man Bobsleigh |
Germany |
Germany |
| Feb 21, 2006 |
Two Woman Bobsleigh |
Sandra Kiriasis & Anja Schneiderheinze |
Germany |
Cross Country
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 17, 2006 |
Men's Cross Country 15k |
Andrus Veerpalu |
Estonia |
| Feb 26, 2006 |
Men's Cross Country 50k |
Giorgio Di Centa |
Italy |
| Feb 19, 2006 |
Men's Cross Country Relay |
Italy |
Italy |
| Feb 12, 2006 |
Men's Cross Country Skiathlon |
Yevgeny Dementyev |
Russia |
| Feb 22, 2006 |
Men's Cross Country Sprint |
Björn Lind |
Sweden |
| Feb 14, 2006 |
Men's Cross Country Team Sprint |
Thobias Fredriksson & Björn Lind |
Sweden |
| Feb 16, 2006 |
Women's Cross Country 10k |
Kristina Šmigun-Vähi |
Estonia |
| Feb 24, 2006 |
Women's Cross Country 30k |
Kateřina Neumannová |
Czech Republic |
| Feb 18, 2006 |
Women's Cross Country Relay |
Russia |
Russia |
| Feb 12, 2006 |
Women's Cross Country Skiathlon |
Kristina Šmigun-Vähi |
Estonia |
| Feb 22, 2006 |
Women's Cross Country Sprint |
Chandra Crawford |
Canada |
| Feb 14, 2006 |
Women's Cross Country Team Sprint |
Anna Dahlberg-Olsson & Lina Andersson |
Sweden |
Curling
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 24, 2006 |
Men's Curling |
Canada |
Canada |
| Feb 23, 2006 |
Women's Curling |
Sweden |
Sweden |
Figure Skating
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 16, 2006 |
Men's Figure Skating |
Evgeny Plushenko |
Russia |
| Feb 23, 2006 |
Women's Figure Skating |
Shizuka Arakawa |
Japan |
| Feb 13, 2006 |
Pairs Figure Skating |
Tatiana Totmianina & Maxim Marinin |
Russia |
| Feb 20, 2006 |
Ice Dancing |
Tatiana Navka & Roman Kostomarov |
Russia |
Freestyle Skiing
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 15, 2006 |
Men's Moguls |
Dale Begg-Smith |
Australia |
| Feb 23, 2006 |
Men's Aerials |
Han Xiaopeng |
China |
| Feb 11, 2006 |
Women's Moguls |
Jennifer Heil |
Canada |
| Feb 22, 2006 |
Women's Aerials |
Evelyne Leu |
Switzerland |
Ice Hockey
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 26, 2006 |
Men's Ice Hockey |
Sweden |
Sweden |
| Feb 20, 2006 |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Canada |
Canada |
Luge
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 12, 2006 |
Men's Luge |
Armin Zoggeler |
Italy |
| Feb 14, 2006 |
Women's Luge |
Sylke Otto |
Germany |
| Feb 15, 2006 |
Doubles Luge |
Andreas Linger & Wolfgang Linger |
Austria |
Nordic Combined
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 11, 2006 |
Nordic Combined Normal Hill |
Georg Hettich |
Germany |
| Feb 16, 2006 |
Nordic Combined Team |
Austria |
Austria |
| Feb 21, 2006 |
Nordic Combined Large Hill |
Felix Gottwald |
Austria |
Short Track
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 25, 2006 |
Men's Short Track 500m |
Apolo Anton Ohno |
United States |
| Feb 18, 2006 |
Men's Short Track 1000m |
An Hyeon-Su |
South Korea |
| Feb 12, 2006 |
Men's Short Track 1500m |
An Hyeon-Su |
South Korea |
| Feb 25, 2006 |
Men's Short Track Relay |
South Korea |
South Korea |
| Feb 25, 2006 |
Women's Short Track 500m |
Wang Meng |
China |
| Feb 25, 2006 |
Women's Short Track 1000m |
Jin Seon-Yu |
South Korea |
| Feb 18, 2006 |
Women's Short Track 1500m |
Jin Seon-Yu |
South Korea |
| Feb 22, 2006 |
Women's Short Track Relay |
South Korea |
South Korea |
Skeleton
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 16, 2006 |
Men's Skeleton |
Duff Gibson |
Canada |
| Feb 16, 2006 |
Women's Skeleton |
Maya Pedersen |
Switzerland |
Ski Jumping
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 18, 2006 |
Men's Ski Jumping Large Hill |
Thomas Morgenstern |
Austria |
| Feb 12, 2006 |
Men's Ski Jumping Normal Hill |
Lars Bystøl |
Norway |
| Feb 20, 2006 |
Men's Ski Jumping Team |
Austria |
Austria |
Snowboarding
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 22, 2006 |
Men's Snowboard Giant Slalom |
Philipp Schoch |
Switzerland |
| Feb 12, 2006 |
Men's Snowboard Halfpipe |
Shaun White |
United States |
| Feb 16, 2006 |
Men's Snowboard Cross |
Seth Wescott |
United States |
| Feb 23, 2006 |
Women's Snowboard Giant Slalom |
Daniela Meuli |
Switzerland |
| Feb 13, 2006 |
Women's Snowboard Halfpipe |
Hannah Teter |
United States |
| Feb 17, 2006 |
Women's Snowboard Cross |
Tanja Frieden |
Switzerland |
Speed Skating
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 13, 2006 |
Men's Speed Skating 500m |
Joey Cheek |
United States |
| Feb 18, 2006 |
Men's Speed Skating 1000m |
Shani Davis |
United States |
| Feb 21, 2006 |
Men's Speed Skating 1500m |
Enrico Fabris |
Italy |
| Feb 11, 2006 |
Men's Speed Skating 5000m |
Chad Hedrick |
United States |
| Feb 24, 2006 |
Men's Speed Skating 10000m |
Bob de Jong |
Netherlands |
| Feb 16, 2006 |
Men's Speed Skating Team |
Italy |
Italy |
| Feb 14, 2006 |
Women's Speed Skating 500m |
Svetlana Zhurova |
Russia |
| Feb 19, 2006 |
Women's Speed Skating 1000m |
Marianne Timmer |
Netherlands |
| Feb 22, 2006 |
Women's Speed Skating 1500m |
Cindy Klassen |
Canada |
| Feb 12, 2006 |
Women's Speed Skating 3000m |
Ireen Wust |
Netherlands |
| Feb 25, 2006 |
Women's Speed Skating 5000m |
Clara Hughes |
Canada |
| Feb 16, 2006 |
Women's Speed Skating Team |
Germany |
Germany |
