Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

In the XX. 2006 Winter Olympics were held ten competitions in Alpine skiing.

Seven of the ten competitions took place in Sestriere ( 100 km west of Turin ) held on three different slopes. In the district of Borgata (about two kilometers from the summit ) was the slope Kandahar Banchetta ( downhill, super -G and combination of men); the capacity was 8.560 spectators.

In the district of Colle ( directly on top of the pass located ), the slopes were Sises ( giant slalom women and men) and Giovanni A. Agnelli (slalom men and women ); the capacity was there 8,000 spectators.

Three races were held in the winter sports resort of San Sicario on the territory of the municipality Cesana Torinese place (97 km west of Turin ). There, the departure, the Super -G and the combination of the women were discharged on the slopes Fraiteve. The seating capacity was 6,160.

  • 2.1 Departure
  • 2.2 Super -G
  • 2.3 Giant Slalom
  • 2.4 slalom
  • 2.5 combination

Departure

Date: February 12, 2006, 12:00 Clock Range: " Kandahar Banchetta " Start: 2800 m, target: 1886 m Difference in altitude: 914 m, distance: 3299 m Course Setters: Helmuth Schmalzl, 39 goals 55 runners were at the start, 53 of them reached the goal.

Super -G

Date: February 18, 2006, 14:45 Clock. Range: " Kandahar Banchetta " Start: 2536 m, target: 1886 m Difference in altitude: 650 m, distance: 2325 m Course Setters: Andreas Evers, 39 goals 63 runners were at the start, 56 of them reached the goal.

The launch took place initially at 11:00 clock. The race was but canceled due to heavy snowfall and dense fog after 17 riders and first moved to 13:30 clock, then to 14:45 clock.

Eliminated inter alia: Bode Miller

Giant Slalom

Date: February 20, 2006 10:30 clock ( 1st run ), 13:45 clock ( 2nd run ) Range: " Sises " Start: 2480 m, target: 2030 m Difference in altitude: 450 m Course Setters 1st run: Dusan Grasic, 52 goals Course setter 2nd run: Michael Morin, 54 goals

Eliminated include: Daron Rahlves, Marco Büchel, Ted Ligety, Davide Simoncelli, Felix Neureuther, Stephan Goergl

Slalom

Date: February 25, 2006 15:00 clock ( 1st run ), 18:30 clock ( 2nd run )

Range: " Giovanni Agnelli A. " Start 2240 m, 2030 m target Difference in altitude: 210 m Course Setters 1st run: Gert Ehn, 62 goals Course setter 2nd run: Jovan Vincencij, 62 goals

Did not start: Jean -Pierre Vidal Inter alia Eliminated Giorgio Rocca, Alois Vogl, Bode Miller, Mario Matt, Ted Ligety, Daniel Albrecht, Felix Neureuther, Kalle Palander

Combination

Date: February 14, 2006, 12:00 clock (exit ), 17:00 clock / clock 19:30 (slalom )

Downhill: " Kandahar Banchetta " Start: 2686 m, target: 1886 m Difference in altitude: 800 m, distance: 2965 m Course Setters: Helmuth Schmalzl, 33 goals

Slalom course, " Giovanni Agnelli A. " Start: 2210 m, target: 2030 m Difference in altitude: 180 m Course Setters 1st run: Ingar Botten, 56 goals Course setter 2nd run: Sepp Brunner, 55 goals

Did not start: Kjetil André Aamodt Eliminated include: Bode Miller, Benjamin Raich, Aksel Lund Svindal, Silvan Zurbriggen, Michael Walchshofer, Didier Defago

Women

Departure

Date: February 15, 2006, 12:00 Clock Range: " Fraiteve " Start: 2538 m, target: 1738 m Difference in altitude: 800 m, distance: 3058 m Course Setters: Jan Tischhauser, 43 goals 44 runners were at the start, 40 of them reached the goal.

Did not start: Janica Kostelic Eliminated inter alia: Elisabeth Goergl

Super -G

Date: February 20, 14:45 clock

Range: " Fraiteve " Start: 2286 m, target: 1738 m Difference in altitude: 548 m, distance: 2331 m Course Setters: Jürgen Graller, 39 goals 54 runners were at the start, 51 of them reached the goal.

The competition should have originally held on 19 February at 12:00 clock, but was postponed because of poor weather conditions one day, on February 20, then again from 12:00 clock to 14:45 clock.

Eliminated inter alia: Elena Fanchini

Giant Slalom

Date: February 24, 2006 09:30 clock ( 1st run ), 13:00 clock ( 2.Lauf ) route: " Sises " Start: 2370 m, target: 2030 m Difference in altitude: 340 m Course Setters 1st run: Janez Slivnik, 42 goals Course setter 2nd run: Ante Kostelic, 45 goals

In case of bad weather conditions ( heavy snow and dense fog ) was the leading after the first round U.S. American Julia Mancuso leave the competition behind. They won against the lying in third place after the first passage Finn Tanja Poutiainen and Sweden's Anna Ottosson, which improved in the second race from 13th on the Bronze Square. World Champion Anja Parson fell back to sixth place in the second race of the second.

Eliminated include: Michaela Kirchgasser, Sarah Schleper, Denise Karbon, Annemarie Gerg

Slalom

Date: February 22, 2006 14:45 clock ( 1st run ), 17:45 clock ( 2nd run )

Range: " Giovanni Agnelli A. " Start: 2210 m, target: 2030 m Difference in altitude: 180 m Course Setters 1st run: Philippe Martin, 51 goals Course setter 2nd run: Bernd Brunner, 51 goals

Anja Parson led after the first passage and realized sovereign her first Olympic victory. Nicole Hosp secured the silver medal with the best time in the second run. Marlies Schild, who still stood after the first passage on the 6th place, won by silver in the combination of her second Olympic medal 2006. Mitfavoritin and defending champion Janica Kostelic, who won the slalom and at the World Championships in 2003 and 2005, failed as Fourth a medal. Michaela Kirchgasser completed as 5 the good result of the runners from Austria. Annemarie Gerg took a good 7th place. Monika Bergmann - Schmuderer was ranked 16 They were not Swiss citizens at the start.

Eliminated include: Martina Ertl - Renz, Kathrin Zettel, Laure Pequegnot, Kristina Koznick

Combination

Date: February 18, 2006, 15:30 clock (Departure) February 17 17:00 clock / clock 19:30 (slalom )

Downhill: " Kandahar Banchetta " Start: 2286 m, target: 1738 m Difference in altitude: 548 m, distance: 2331 m Course Setters: Jan Tischhauser, 33 goals

Slalom course, " Giovanni Agnelli A. " Start: 2170 m, target: 2030 m Difference in altitude: 140 m Course Setters 1st run: Mathias Berthold, 49 goals Course setter 2nd run: Petr Záhrobský, 49 goals 45 riders were at the start, 30 of them reached the goal.

The downhill skiing should have originally held on February 17 at 12:00 clock, but was postponed by one day due to bad weather conditions.

Eliminated include: Fränzi Aufdenblatten, Lindsey Kildow

Medal Tally

Biathlon | Bob | Curling | Ice hockey | Figure skating | skating | freestyle skiing | luge | Short Track | Skeleton | Alpine Skiing | Nordic Skiing | Snowboarding

Garmisch -Partenkirchen 1936 | St. Moritz 1948 | Oslo 1952 | Cortina d' Ampezzo 1956 | Squaw Valley 1960 | Innsbruck 1964 | Grenoble 1968 | Sapporo 1972 | Innsbruck 1976 | Lake Placid 1980 | Sarajevo 1984 | Calgary 1988 | 1992 Albertville | Lillehammer 1994 | Nagano 1998 | Salt Lake City in 2002 | Turin 2006 | Vancouver 2010 | Sochi 2014

See also: List of Olympic gold medalist in alpine skiing

  • Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics
  • Competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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