| Snowboarding at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Bardonecchia |
| Dates | 12–23 February 2006 |
| No. of events | 6 |
| Competitors | 187 from 24 nations |
| Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Halfpipe | men | women |
| Parallel giant slalom | men | women |
| Snowboard cross | men | women |
The 2006 Winter Olympic Games Snowboarding competition consisted of men's and women's halfpipe, parallel giant slalom and snowboard cross events. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| Event [2] | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halfpipe | Shaun White  United States | Danny Kass United States | Markku Koski  Finland |
| Parallel giant slalom | Philipp Schoch  Switzerland | Simon Schoch Switzerland | Siegfried Grabner  Austria |
| Snowboard cross | Seth Wescott United States | Radoslav Židek  Slovakia | Paul-Henri de Le Rue  France |
| Event [2] | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halfpipe | Hannah Teter United States | Gretchen Bleiler United States | Kjersti Buaas  Norway |
| Parallel giant slalom | Daniela Meuli Switzerland | Amelie Kober  Germany | Rosey Fletcher United States |
| Snowboard cross | Tanja Frieden Switzerland | Lindsey Jacobellis United States | Dominique Maltais  Canada |
Twenty-four nations competed in the snowboarding events at Torino.
Australia (9) Austria (12)
Brazil (1)
Bulgaria (1) Canada (16)
China (2)
Czech Republic (3)
Spain (5) Finland (5) France (16) Germany (11)
Great Britain (4)
Italy (16)
Japan (13)
Netherlands (2) Norway (4)
New Zealand (3)
Poland (6)
Russia (8)
Slovenia (4) Slovakia (1)
Sweden (13) Switzerland (16) United States (16)
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter Olympics, the first being in 1956 in Cortina d'Ampezzo; Italy had also hosted the Summer Olympics in 1960 in Rome.
The United States sent 204 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Chris Witty, a four-time Olympian, who competed in both Summer and Winter games, and won a gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Games, served as the flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. Speed skater Joey Cheek, who won gold in the 500 m and silver in the 1000 m, was the flag bearer at the closing ceremonies. One athlete, Sarah Konrad, became the first American woman to compete in two different disciplines at the same Winter Olympics – biathlon and cross-country skiing.
The cross-country skiing events at the 2006 Winter Olympics featured 12 events, from 11 to 26 February 2006 at Pragelato in Turin.
Australia competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The team of 40 athletes was the largest ever for Australia, surpassing the team of 31 that participated at the 1960 Winter Olympics.
Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held over ten days, from 11 to 25 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.
New Zealand competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Sweden sent 112 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin trying to win their first gold medal since the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer. A total of 99 athletes were selected, and they competed in nine of the fifteen Winter Olympic sports. When the medals were summed up, Sweden had managed seven gold medals, two silver and five bronze, making it Sweden's best result ever in the Winter Olympics in terms of both medals and gold medals earned, and gave Sweden a 6th place in the medal table.
Switzerland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. This was the confederation's largest Winter Olympics team ever, because two ice hockey teams qualified.
Isabel Clark Ribeiro, a snowboarder, carried the flag at the opening ceremonies. Clark is also the Brazilian athlete who achieved the best result in the Brazilian delegation, making it to the quarterfinals in women's snowboard cross, finishing ninth overall.
Venezuela sent a delegation to compete at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy from 10–26 February 2006. This was the third time Venezuela had competed at a Winter Olympic Games. The Venezuelan delegation consisted of one luge athlete, Werner Hoeger. He finished 32nd in his only event, the men's singles.
Slovakia competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Spain competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
The men's halfpipe event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on 12 February 2006.
The women's halfpipe event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on 13 February 2006.
The men's parallel giant slalom event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. The competition took place on 22 February 2006.
The women's parallel giant slalom event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. The competition took place on 23 February 2006.
The men's snowboard cross event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on 16 February 2006.
The women's snowboard cross event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on 17 February 2006.
Christopher Klebl is an American-Canadian cross-country skier who represented the United States at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Paralympics before winning a gold medal for Canada at the 2014 Winter Paralympics.
