Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom

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Women's giant slalom
at the XX Olympic Winter Games
Alpine skiing pictogram.svg
Venue Sestriere
DateFebruary 24
Competitors65 from 38 nations
Winning time2:09.19
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Julia Mancuso Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Tanja Poutiainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Anna Ottosson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  2002
2010  

The last event of the women's alpine skiing, the giant slalom, took place on Friday, 24 February. Kostelić was a favourite once again, as she was defending Olympic champion, but Swede Anja Pärson led the World Cup and was defending World Champion of the event. Kostelić was second in the World Cup standing, however, while Austrian Kathrin Zettel was third. [1]

Results

Complete results from the Women's Giant slalom event at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

RankNameCountryRun 1Run 2TimeDifference
Gold medal icon.svg Julia Mancuso Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:00.891:08.302:09.19
Silver medal icon.svg Tanja Poutiainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:01.211:08.652:09.86+0.67
Bronze medal icon.svg Anna Ottosson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:02.041:08.292:10.33+1.14
4 Nicole Hosp Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:01.261:09.402:10.66+1.47
5 Geneviève Simard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:01.471:09.262:10.73+1.54
6 Anja Pärson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:01.071:09.892:10.96+1.77
7 Kathrin Zettel Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:01.951:09.402:11.35+2.16
8 Nadia Fanchini Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy 1:01.771:09.692:11.46+2.27
9 Ana Drev Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1:02.451:09.222:11.67+2.48
10 Maria Pietilä-Holmner Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:02.001:09.692:11.69+2.50
11 Brigitte Acton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:02.071:09.642:11.71+2.52
12 Tina Maze Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1:01.971:09.862:11.83+2.64
13 María José Rienda Contreras Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:02.281:09.852:12.13+2.94
14 Karen Putzer Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy 1:02.461:10.012:12.47+3.28
15 Martina Ertl-Renz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:01.441:11.102:12.54+3.35
16 Fränzi Aufdenblatten Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:03.461:09.162:12.62+3.43
17 Marlies Schild Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:02.681:10.592:13.27+4.08
18 Jessica Lindell-Vikarby Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:02.121:11.242:13.36+4.17
19 Nika Fleiss Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1:03.271:10.162:13.43+4.24
20 Carolina Ruiz Castillo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:03.181:10.362:13.54+4.35
21 Ingrid Jacquemod Flag of France.svg  France 1:02.561:11.492:14.05+4.86
22 Chemmy Alcott Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:04.471:09.952:14.42+5.23
23 Stacey Cook Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:03.351:11.092:14.44+5.25
24 Nadia Styger Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:01.871:12.582:14.45+5.26
25 Dagmara Krzyżyńska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1:03.861:12.052:15.91+6.72
26 Noriyo Hiroi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:04.631:12.032:16.66+7.47
27 Petra Zakouřilová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1:03.931:13.072:17.00+7.81
28 Eva Hučková Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1:05.241:13.072:18.31+9.12
29 Soňa Maculová Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1:05.771:12.842:18.61+9.42
30 Jelena Lolović Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg  Serbia and Montenegro 1:05.001:13.842:18.84+9.65
31 Macarena Simari Birkner Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1:05.811:13.622:19.43+10.24
32 Kirsten McGarry Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1:08.191:14.682:22.87+13.68
33 O Jae-eun Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 1:08.221:16.252:24.47+15.28
34 Tiiu Nurmberg Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1:08.391:16.702:25.09+15.90
35 Yulia Siparenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:10.431:15.502:25.93+16.74
36 Vera Yeremenko Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1:10.321:19.432:29.75+20.56
37 Duygu Ulusoy Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1:11.431:19.382:30.81+21.62
38 Dong Jinzhi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:11.611:24.112:35.72+26.53
39 Magda Kalomoirou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1:15.281:21.172:36.45+27.26
40 Ivana Ivchevska Flag of Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 1:13.891:23.472:37.36+28.17
41 Réka Tuss Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:16.121:23.702:39.82+30.63
42 Neha Ahuja Flag of India.svg  India 1:15.591:25.722:41.31+32.12
43 Mirella Arnhold Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1:20.171:29.002:49.17+39.98
Michaela Kirchgasser Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:02.22DNF
Denise Karbon Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy 1:02.90DNF
Sarah Schleper Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:02.01DNF
Annemarie Gerg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:03.04DNF
Šárka Záhrobská Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1:03.61DNF
Ana Jelušić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1:05.19DNF
Lucie Hrstková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1:03.21DNF
Chirine Njeim Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 1:06.80DNF
Matea Ferk Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1:06.67DNF
Jana Gantnerová Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1:06.73DNF
Bianca Narea Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1:10.89DNF
Janica Kostelić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia DNS
Lindsey Kildow Flag of the United States.svg  United States DNS
Mojca Rataj Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina DNS
Manuela Mölgg Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy DNF
Christina Lustenberger Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DNF
María Belén Simari Birkner Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina DNF
Alexandra Coletti Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco DNF
Nicola Campbell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand DNF
Dagný L. Kristjánsdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland DNF
Erika McLeod Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand DNF
Olesya Alieva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia DSQ

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