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 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] 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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| Medal winner changes Statistics References | ||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's two-man details |
 Germany (GER)Kevin Kuske André Lange |
 Canada (CAN)Pierre Lueders Lascelles Brown |
 Switzerland (SUI)Martin Annen Beat Hefti |
| Women's two-man details |
Germany (GER) Sandra Kiriasis Anja Schneiderheinze |
 United States (USA)Shauna Rohbock Valerie Fleming |
 Italy (ITA)Gerda Weissensteiner Jennifer Isacco |
| Men's four-man details |
Germany (GER) Kevin Kuske René Hoppe Martin Putze André Lange |
 Russia (RUS)Alexey Voyevoda Alexei Seliverstov Filipp Yegorov Alexandr Zubkov |
Switzerland (SUI) Martin Annen Cedric Grand Thomas Lamparter Beat Hefti |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team details |
Canada (CAN) Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Russ Howard Jamie Korab Mike Adam |
 Finland (FIN)Markku Uusipaavalniemi Wille Mäkelä Kalle Kiiskinen Teemu Salo Jani Sullanmaa |
United States (USA) Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joseph Polo John Shuster Scott Baird |
| Women's team details |
 Sweden (SWE)Anette Norberg Eva Lund Cathrine Lindahl Anna Svärd Ulrika Bergman |
Switzerland (SUI) Mirjam Ott Binia Beeli Valeria Spälty Michèle Moser Manuela Kormann |
Canada (CAN) Shannon Kleibrink Amy Nixon Glenys Bakker Christine Keshen Sandra Jenkins |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles details |
Evgeni Plushenko Russia (RUS) |
Stéphane Lambiel Switzerland (SUI) |
Jeffrey Buttle Canada (CAN) |
| Women's singles details |
 Shizuka ArakawaJapan (JPN) |
Sasha Cohen United States (USA) |
Irina Slutskaya Russia (RUS) |
| Pairs details |
Russia (RUS) Tatiana Totmianina Maxim Marinin |
 China (CHN)Zhang Dan Zhang Hao |
China (CHN) Shen Xue Zhao Hongbo |
| Ice dancing details |
Russia (RUS) Tatiana Navka Roman Kostomarov |
United States (USA) Tanith Belbin Benjamin Agosto |
 Ukraine (UKR)Elena Grushina Ruslan Goncharov |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's moguls details |
 Dale Begg-SmithAustralia (AUS) |
Mikko Ronkainen Finland (FIN) |
Toby Dawson United States (USA) |
| Women's moguls details |
Jennifer Heil Canada (CAN) |
 Kari TraaNorway (NOR) |
 Sandra LaouraFrance (FRA) |
| Men's aerials details |
Han Xiaopeng China (CHN) |
 Dmitri DashinskiBelarus (BLR) |
Vladimir Lebedev Russia (RUS) |
| Women's aerials details |
Evelyne Leu Switzerland (SUI) |
Li Nina China (CHN) |
Alisa Camplin Australia (AUS) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles details |
Armin Zöggeler Italy (ITA) |
Albert Demtschenko Russia (RUS) |
 Mārtiņš RubenisLatvia (LAT) |
| Men's doubles details |
 Austria (AUT)Andreas Linger Wolfgang Linger |
Germany (GER) André Florschütz Torsten Wustlich |
Italy (ITA) Gerhard Plankensteiner Oswald Haselrieder |
| Women's singles details |
Sylke Otto Germany (GER) |
Silke Kraushaar Germany (GER) |
Tatjana Hüfner Germany (GER) |
| Men's sprint details |
Felix Gottwald Austria (AUT) |
Magnus Moan Norway (NOR) |
Georg Hettich Germany (GER) |
| Men's individual Gundersen details |
Georg Hettich Germany (GER) |
Felix Gottwald Austria (AUT) |
Magnus Moan Norway (NOR) |
| Men's team details |
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 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's details |
Duff Gibson Canada (CAN) |
Jeff Pain Canada (CAN) |
Gregor Stähli Switzerland (SUI) |
| Women's details |
Maya Pedersen-Bieri Switzerland (SUI) |
 Shelley RudmanGreat Britain (GBR) |
Mellisa Hollingsworth-Richards Canada (CAN) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's normal hill individual details |
Lars Bystøl Norway (NOR) |
Matti Hautamäki Finland (FIN) |
Roar Ljøkelsøy Norway (NOR) |
| Men's large hill individual details |
Thomas Morgenstern Austria (AUT) |
Andreas Kofler Austria (AUT) |
Lars Bystøl Norway (NOR) |
| Men's large hill team details |
Austria Andreas Widhölzl Andreas Kofler Martin Koch Thomas Morgenstern |
Finland Tami Kiuru Janne Happonen Janne Ahonen Matti Hautamäki |
Norway Lars Bystøl Bjørn Einar Romøren Tommy Ingebrigtsen Roar Ljøkelsøy |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Halfpipe details |
Shaun White United States (USA) |
Danny Kass United States (USA) |
Markku Koski Finland (FIN) |
| Men's parallel giant slalom details |
Philipp Schoch Switzerland (SUI) |
Simon Schoch Switzerland (SUI) |
Siegfried Grabner Austria (AUT) |
| Men's snowboard cross details |
Seth Wescott United States (USA) |
 Radoslav ŽidekSlovakia (SVK) |
Paul-Henri de Le Rue France (FRA) |
| Women's Halfpipe details |
Hannah Teter United States (USA) |
Gretchen Bleiler United States (USA) |
Kjersti Buaas Norway (NOR) |
| Women's parallel giant slalom details |
Daniela Meuli Switzerland (SUI) |
Amelie Kober Germany (GER) |
Rosey Fletcher United States (USA) |
| Women's snowboard cross details |
Tanja Frieden Switzerland (SUI) |
Lindsey Jacobellis United States (USA) |
Dominique Maltais Canada (CAN) |
^ 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]
Athletes who won at least two gold medals or three total medals are listed below.[17]
| Athlete | Nation | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Klassen | Canada (CAN) |
Speed skating | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Ahn Hyun-Soo |  South Korea (KOR) |
Short track speed skating | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Michael Greis | Germany (GER) |
Biathlon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jin Sun-Yu | South Korea (KOR) |
Short track speed skating | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Felix Gottwald | Austria (AUT) |
Nordic combined | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sven Fischer | Germany (GER) |
Biathlon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Enrico Fabris | Italy (ITA) |
Speed skating | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Kati Wilhelm | Germany (GER) |
Biathlon | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Lee Ho-Suk | South Korea (KOR) |
Short track speed skating | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Georg Hettich | Germany (GER) |
Nordic combined | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Chad Hedrick | United States (USA) |
Speed skating | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Wang Meng | China (CHN) |
Short track speed skating | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Albina Akhatova | Russia (RUS) |
Biathlon | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Lars Bystøl | Norway (NOR) |
Ski jumping | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Apolo Anton Ohno | United States (USA) |
Short track speed skating | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Anja Pärson | Sweden (SWE) |
Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Martina Glagow | Germany (GER) |
Biathlon | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Norway (NOR) |
Biathlon | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Giorgio Di Centa | Italy (ITA) |
Cross-country skiing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michaela Dorfmeister | Austria (AUT) |
Alpine skiing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Svetlana Ishmouratova | Russia (RUS) |
Biathlon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Kuske | Germany (GER) |
Bobsleigh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| André Lange | Germany (GER) |
Bobsleigh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Björn Lind | Sweden (SWE) |
Cross-country skiing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Morgenstern | Austria (AUT) |
Ski jumping | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Benjamin Raich | Austria (AUT) |
Alpine skiing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kristina Šmigun |  Estonia (EST) |
Cross-country skiing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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