Australia at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Australia participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin with a delegation of 40 athletes participate. Thus the old record of 31 participants at the Olympic Winter Games in 1960 was broken.

Flag bearer at the opening ceremony was Alisa Camplin, who took in the freestyle competition.

  • 2.1 Gold
  • 2.2 Bronze

Participants by sport

Biathlon

  • Cameron Morton 20 km Single Men: 83 - 1:07:03,7 h (7 shooting errors ) 10 km Sprint Men: 82 - 32:07,4 min ( 4 shooting errors )

Bob

  • Jeremy Rolleston
  • Shane McKenzie 22 - 2:50,58 min
  • Astrid Loch - Wilkinson
  • Kylie Reed 14 - 3:55,11 min

Figure skating

  • Joanne Carter 25 - 40.86 pts ( eliminated after the short program )

Freestyle

Gentlemen

  • Dale Begg -Smith Moguls: Gold medal - 26.77 points in the final
  • Jason Begg -Smith Moguls: 29 - 20.22 in the qualifying
  • Nicholas Fisher Moguls: 12 - 23.39 points in the final
  • Michael Robertson Moguls: 24 - 21.52 points in the qualification

Ladies

  • Manuela Berchtold Moguls: 14th Place; 22.21 points in the final
  • Alisa Camplin Aerials: Bronze Medal - 191.39 points in the final
  • Jacqui Cooper Aerials: 8 - 152.69 points in the final
  • Elizabeth Gardener Aerials: 23 - 127.42 points in the qualification
  • Lydia Ierodiaconou Aerials: 14 - 155.45 points in the qualification

Luge

  • Hannah Campbell - Pegg 23 Square - 3:17,539 min.

Short track speed skating

  • Alex McEwan 500 m, Men: excreted in lead 5000 m relay, Men's B final and overall 6th place
  • Mark McNee 1000 m, Men: excreted in lead 1500 m, Men: excreted in lead 5000 m relay, Men's B final and overall 6th place
  • Lachlan Hay 5000 m relay, Men's B final and overall 6th place
  • Stephen Lee 5000 m relay, Men's B final and overall 6th place
  • Elliott Shriane 5000 m relay, Men's B final and overall 6th place
  • Emily Rosemond 1000 m, women excreted in the quarter-finals 1500 m, women excreted in lead

Skeleton

Alpine skiing

  • Craig Branch Departure, men: 32nd - 1:52,55 min.
  • Jonathon brewer Combined Skiing, Men: excreted in the downhill
  • Bradley Wall Giant Slalom, Men: excreted in the 1st run
  • AJ Bear Super -G, men: excreted

Nordic Skiing

  • Paul Murray ( cross country ) Sprint Freestyle, Men: 51 - 2:25,29 min. in the qualification
  • Esther Bottomley (Cross Country) Sprint Freestyle, Women: 52 - 2:23,55 min in qualifying
  • Clare -Louise Brumley (Cross Country) 15 km pursuit, women: 42 - 47:03,1 min. ( 4:14,4 Min)

Snowboard

  • Emily Thomas 21th Place - 1:34,57 min in qualifying
  • Allan Mitchell 31 - 23.7 points in the qualification
  • Andrew Burton 32 - 21.8 points in the qualification
  • Ben Mates 42 - 5.0 pts in the qualifiers
  • Torah Bright 5 - 41.0 points in the final
  • Holly Crawford 18 - 29.9 in qualifying
  • Emanuel Oppliger 15th Place - eliminated in the second round
  • Johanna Shaw 29th place - 1:38,86 in qualifying

Medals

Gold

  • Dale Begg -Smith in freestyle ( moguls )

Bronze

  • Alisa Camplin in freestyle ( aerials )
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