The 2006 Winter Olympics were held in Turin, Italy, from 10 February to 26 February 2006. Approximately 2,508 athletes from 80 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in these Games.[1] Overall, 84 events in 15 disciplines were contested; 45 events were opened to men, 37 to women and 2 were mixed pairs events.[2] Two disciplines were open only to men: Nordic combined and ski jumping, while figure skating was the only one in which men and women competed together in teams.[2] Eight new events were introduced: snowboard cross,[3] team pursuit (speed skating),[3] team sprint (cross-country skiing),[2] and the mass-start race (biathlon).[4] The team sprint events replaced the classical men's 30 kilometers (km) and women's 15 km cross-country distances, held at the previous Winter Games in 2002.[5] In total, there were six more events than in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States.[6]
A total of 451 individual athletes won medals. Germany won the highest number of gold medals (11) and led in overall medals (29) for the third consecutive Games.[7] Athletes from 26 NOCs won at least one medal; of these, 18 won at least one gold medal.[8] Latvia (Mārtiņš Rubenis – luge, men's singles) and Slovakia (Radoslav Židek – snowboarding, men's snowboard cross) won the first medals in their Winter Olympic history.[9] Korean short-track speed skater Ahn Hyun-Soo was the most successful athlete, winning three gold medals and a bronze medal. His compatriot Jin Sun-Yu and Germany's Michael Greis also won three gold medals in short-track speed skating and biathlon respectively. Canadian speed skater Cindy Klassen won five medals (one gold, two silver, two bronze) and became the eighth Winter Olympian to win five medals at one edition of the Games.[10] German Claudia Pechstein won two medals and became the fourth Winter Olympian to win at least one medal at five editions of the Games.[11] Canadian Duff Gibson won a gold medal in the men's skeleton and, at age 39, became the oldest athlete to win a gold medal in an individual event at the Winter Olympics.[12]
Several records for career medals in a sport were tied or surpassed, including alpine skiing (Norwegian Kjetil André Aamodt won a gold medal to extend his career record to eight medals),[13] biathlon (Germany's Uschi Disl won a bronze, further extending her lead in this sport with nine medals; Norwegian Ole Einar Bjørndalen's three medals raised his career medal tally to nine),[11] freestyle skiing (Norwegian Kari Traa won a silver for a career total of three medals),[14] Nordic combined (Austrian Felix Gottwald won three medals, and tied the record with a career total of six), short track speed skating (American Apolo Anton Ohno and Chinese athletes Yang Yang (A) and Li Jiajun have all won five medals in total), and speed skating (Claudia Pechstein won two medals to extend her career record to nine medals).[11]
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Alpine skiing
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's downhill |
Antoine Dénériaz France
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Michael Walchhofer Austria
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Bruno Kernen Switzerland
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| Men's slalom |
Benjamin Raich Austria
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Reinfried Herbst Austria
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Rainer Schönfelder Austria
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| Men's giant slalom |
Benjamin Raich Austria
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Joël Chenal France
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Hermann Maier Austria
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| Men's super-G |
Kjetil André Aamodt Norway
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Hermann Maier Austria
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Ambrosi Hoffmann Switzerland
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| Men's combined |
Ted Ligety United States
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Ivica Kostelić Croatia
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Rainer Schönfelder Austria
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| Women's downhill |
Michaela Dorfmeister Austria
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Martina Schild Switzerland
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Anja Pärson Sweden
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| Women's slalom |
Anja Pärson Sweden
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Nicole Hosp Austria
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Marlies Schild Austria
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| Women's giant slalom |
Julia Mancuso United States
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Tanja Poutiainen Finland
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Anna Ottosson Sweden
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| Women's super-G |
Michaela Dorfmeister Austria
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Janica Kostelić Croatia
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Alexandra Meissnitzer Austria
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| Women's combined |
Janica Kostelić Croatia
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Marlies Schild Austria
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Anja Pärson Sweden
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Biathlon
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Bobsleigh
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's two-man |
 Germany (GER)Kevin Kuske André Lange |
 Canada (CAN)Pierre Lueders Lascelles Brown |
 Switzerland (SUI)Martin Annen Beat Hefti |
| Women's two-man |
Germany (GER) Sandra Kiriasis Anja Schneiderheinze |
 United States (USA)Shauna Rohbock Valerie Fleming |
 Italy (ITA)Gerda Weissensteiner Jennifer Isacco |
| Men's four-man |
Germany (GER) Kevin Kuske René Hoppe Martin Putze André Lange |
 Russia (RUS)Alexey Voyevoda Alexei Seliverstov Filipp Yegorov Alexandr Zubkov |
Switzerland (SUI) Martin Annen Cédric Grand Thomas Lamparter Beat Hefti |
Cross-country skiing
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Curling
editFigure skating
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Evgeni Plushenko Russia
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Stéphane Lambiel Switzerland
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Jeffrey Buttle Canada
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| Women's singles |
Shizuka Arakawa Japan
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Sasha Cohen United States
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Irina Slutskaya Russia
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| Pairs |
Russia (RUS) Tatiana Totmianina Maxim Marinin |
 China (CHN)Zhang Dan Zhang Hao |
China (CHN) Shen Xue Zhao Hongbo |
| Ice dancing |
Russia (RUS) Tatiana Navka Roman Kostomarov |
United States (USA) Tanith Belbin Benjamin Agosto |
 Ukraine (UKR)Elena Grushina Ruslan Goncharov |
Freestyle skiing
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's moguls |
Dale Begg-Smith Australia
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Mikko Ronkainen Finland
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Toby Dawson United States
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| Women's moguls |
Jennifer Heil Canada
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Kari Traa Norway
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Sandra Laoura France
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| Men's aerials |
Han Xiaopeng China
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Dmitri Dashinski Belarus
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Vladimir Lebedev Russia
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| Women's aerials |
Evelyne Leu Switzerland
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Li Nina China
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Alisa Camplin Australia
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Ice hockey
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Luge
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Armin Zöggeler Italy
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Albert Demtschenko Russia
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Mārtiņš Rubenis Latvia
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| Men's doubles |
 Austria (AUT)Andreas Linger Wolfgang Linger |
Germany (GER) André Florschütz Torsten Wustlich |
Italy (ITA) Gerhard Plankensteiner Oswald Haselrieder |
| Women's singles |
Sylke Otto Germany
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Silke Kraushaar Germany
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Tatjana Hüfner Germany
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Nordic combined
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's sprint |
Felix Gottwald Austria
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Magnus Moan Norway
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Georg Hettich Germany
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| Men's individual Gundersen |
Georg Hettich Germany
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Felix Gottwald Austria
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Magnus Moan Norway
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| Men's team |
Austria (AUT) Michael Gruber Christoph Bieler Felix Gottwald Mario Stecher |
Germany (GER) Björn Kircheisen Georg Hettich Ronny Ackermann Jens Gaiser |
 Finland (FIN)Antti Kuisma Anssi Koivuranta Jaakko Tallus Hannu Manninen |
Short track speed skating
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Skeleton
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's |
Duff Gibson Canada
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Jeff Pain Canada
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Gregor Stähli Switzerland
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| Women's |
Maya Pedersen-Bieri Switzerland
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Shelley Rudman Great Britain
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Mellisa Hollingsworth-Richards Canada
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Ski jumping
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's normal hill individual |
Lars Bystøl Norway
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Matti Hautamäki Finland
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Roar Ljøkelsøy Norway
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| Men's large hill individual |
Thomas Morgenstern Austria
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Andreas Kofler Austria
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Lars Bystøl Norway
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| Men's large hill team |
Austria Andreas Widhölzl Andreas Kofler Martin Koch Thomas Morgenstern |
Finland Tami Kiuru Janne Happonen Janne Ahonen Matti Hautamäki |
 NorwayLars Bystøl Bjørn Einar Romøren Tommy Ingebrigtsen Roar Ljøkelsøy |
Snowboarding
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Halfpipe |
Shaun White United States
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Danny Kass United States
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Markku Koski Finland
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| Men's parallel giant slalom |
Philipp Schoch Switzerland
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Simon Schoch Switzerland
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Siegfried Grabner Austria
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| Men's snowboard cross |
Seth Wescott United States
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Radoslav Židek Slovakia
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Paul-Henri de Le Rue France
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| Women's Halfpipe |
Hannah Teter United States
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Gretchen Bleiler United States
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Kjersti Buaas Norway
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| Women's parallel giant slalom |
Daniela Meuli Switzerland
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Amelie Kober Germany
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Rosey Fletcher United States
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| Women's snowboard cross |
Tanja Frieden Switzerland
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Lindsey Jacobellis United States
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Dominique Maltais Canada
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Speed skating
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Medal winner changes
edit^ A. Russian biathlete Olga Pyleva was the only 2006 Winter Olympics medalist to be stripped of their medal.[15] She won a silver medal in the 15 km race, but tested positive for carphedon and was thus stripped of her medal. Germany's Martina Glagow was given the silver medal and fellow Russian Albina Akhatova won the bronze.[16]
Statistics
editMedal leaders
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Athletes who won at least two gold medals or three total medals are listed below.[17]
| Athlete | Nation | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Ahn Hyun-Soo |  South Korea (KOR)
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Short track speed skating | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Michael Greis | Germany (GER)
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Biathlon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jin Sun-Yu | South Korea (KOR)
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Short track speed skating | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Felix Gottwald | Austria (AUT)
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Nordic combined | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Enrico Fabris |  Italy (ITA)
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Speed skating | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Sven Fischer | Germany (GER)
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Biathlon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Giorgio Di Centa | Italy (ITA)
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Cross-country skiing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michaela Dorfmeister | Austria (AUT)
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Alpine skiing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Svetlana Ishmouratova | Russia (RUS)
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Biathlon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Kuske | Germany (GER)
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Bobsleigh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| André Lange | Germany (GER)
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Bobsleigh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Björn Lind |  Sweden (SWE)
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Cross-country skiing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Morgenstern | Austria (AUT)
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Ski jumping | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Benjamin Raich | Austria (AUT)
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Alpine skiing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kristina Šmigun |  Estonia (EST)
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Cross-country skiing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cindy Klassen | Canada (CAN)
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Speed skating | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Lee Ho-Suk | South Korea (KOR)
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Short track speed skating | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Kati Wilhelm | Germany (GER)
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Biathlon | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Chad Hedrick | United States (USA)
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Speed skating | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Georg Hettich | Germany (GER)
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Nordic combined | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Wang Meng | China (CHN)
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Short track speed skating | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Albina Akhatova | Russia (RUS)
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Biathlon | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Lars Bystøl | Norway (NOR)
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Ski jumping | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Apolo Anton Ohno | United States (USA)
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Short track speed skating | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Anja Pärson | Sweden (SWE)
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Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Martina Glagow | Germany (GER)
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Biathlon | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Norway (NOR)
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Biathlon | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b c "Factsheet—Olympic Winter Programme" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. February 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-18. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ a b "Fast and furious, snowboard cross ready for Olympics debut". ESPN. 2006-02-15. Archived from the original on 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ "A first for Biathlon and a third gold medal for Michael Greiss". International Olympic Committee. 2006-02-25. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ "FIS at Torino 2006". International Ski Federation. 2006-02-08. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ "Salt Lake City 2002—XIXth Olympic Winter Games". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ "Germany top Winter Olympics medal count". Mail & Guardian. 2006-02-26. Archived from the original on 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Turin 2006–Medal Table". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Germany, U.S. finish 1-2, many nations share wealth in Turin medals race". ESPN. Associated Press. 2006-02-26. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ a b Friesen, Paul (2006-02-26). "Nobody does it better". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ a b c d e "Factsheet: Records and medals at the Olympic Winter Games" (PDF) (Press release). International Olympic Committee. February 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ^ Withers, Tom (2006-02-17). "Canadian Firefighter Oldest Gold Medalist". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-06-25. [dead link]
- ^ "Aamodt wins super-G, Guay 4th". CBC Sports. 2006-02-26. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ^ Macur, Juliet (2006-02-12). "Olympics: Tears and laughter as Canadian favorite takes the honors in moguls". International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 2006-02-24. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "2006–Winter Olympics XX (Torino, Italy)". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ "Russian athlete stripped of medal". BBC Sports. 2006-02-16. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
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External links
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- "Turin 2006". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
- IOC's 2006 Winter Olympic page Archived 2008-08-22 at the Wayback Machine