| Belarus at the 2006 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BLR |
| NOC | Belarus Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Turin | |
| Competitors | 28 (14 men, 14 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearers | Alexandr Popov (opening) Alexander Lasutkin (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 21st |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
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Belarus competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The team collected one medal, a silver in Freestyle Skiing.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Dmitri Dashinski | Freestyle skiing | Men's aerials |
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Misses | Rank | ||
| Vladimir Drachev | Sprint | 30.6992456 | 9 | 59 |
| Individual | 59:59.5 | 4 | 43 | |
| Sergei Novikov | Sprint | 28:18.5 | 1 | 30 |
| Pursuit | 38:49.61 | 4 | 30 | |
| Individual | 58:02.6 | 3 | 24 | |
| Oleg Ryzhenkov | Sprint | 28:15.9 | 1 | 29 |
| Pursuit | 38:37.83 | 5 | 27 | |
| Alexandre Syman | Individual | 1:03:31.4 | 7 | 71 |
| Rustam Valiullin | Sprint | 28:08.4 | 2 | 24 |
| Pursuit | 38:32.74 | 5 | 26 | |
| Individual | 1:00:04.1 | 5 | 46 | |
| Alexandre Syman Sergei Novikov Rustam Valiullin Oleg Ryzhenkov | Relay | 1:25:04.1 | 1+15 | 11 |
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Misses | Rank | ||
| Ludmilla Ananko | Sprint | 24:36.1 | 1 | 42 |
| Pursuit | did not finish | |||
| Ekaterina Ivanova | Sprint | 24:30.8 | 4 | 37 |
| Pursuit | 42:15.50 | 11 | 29 | |
| Individual | 56:09.7 | 6 | 44 | |
| Olga Nazarova | Sprint | 22:53.2 | 0 | 8 |
| Pursuit | 39:09.70 | 3 | 7 | |
| Mass start | 41:50.5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Individual | 51:59.6 | 2 | 7 | |
| Ksenia Zikounkova | Individual | 1:02:17.5 | 8 | 76 |
| Olena Zubrilova | Sprint | 22:40.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Pursuit | 41:42.91 | 8 | 25 | |
| Mass start | 43:12.3 | 4 | 16 | |
| Individual | 52:55.6 | 1 | 14 | |
| Ekaterina Ivanova Olga Nazarova Ludmilla Ananko Olena Zubrilova | Relay | 1:19:19.6 | 0+8 | 4 |
Alexander Lasutkin and Sergei Dolidovich were both scheduled to compete in the Men’s 30 km pursuit. However, before the Olympics a blood test showed too much hemoglobin in their blood, and they were suspended from competing for five days. They also did not compete in the Men’s team sprint competition.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | ||
| Sergei Dolidovich | Men's 50 km freestyle | 2:06:22.4 | 12 |
| Ludmila Korolik Shablouskaya | Women's 10 km classical | 30:23.6 | 30 |
| Women's 15 km pursuit | 47:07.2 | 44 | |
| Women's 30 km freestyle | 1:27:44.4 | 26 | |
| Alexander Lasutkin | Men's 15 km classical | 39:35.3 | 15 |
| Men's 50 km freestyle | 2:08:40.4 | 40 | |
| Viktoria Lopatina | Women's 30 km freestyle | 1:31:47.3 | 44 |
| Ekaterina Rudakova Bulauka | Women's 15 km pursuit | 48:09.2 | 49 |
| Alena Sannikova | Women's 10 km classical | 30:15.1 | 29 |
| Women's 15 km pursuit | 47:05.6 | 43 | |
| Women's 30 km freestyle | 1:29:30.4 | 35 | |
| Olga Vasiljonok | Women's 15 km pursuit | 48:20.4 | 51 |
| Women's 30 km freestyle | 1:29:22.8 | 34 | |
| Alena Sannikova Ludmila Korolik Shablouskaya Ekaterina Rudakova Bulauka Olga Vasiljonok | Women's 4 x 5 km relay | 58:19.5 | 15 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Alexander Lasutkin | Men's sprint | 2:25.79 | 52 | Did not advance | 52 | ||||
| Viktoria Lopatina | Women's sprint | 2:16.36 | 16 Q | 2:24.8 | 5 | Did not advance | 21 | ||
| Olga Vasiljonok | Women's sprint | 2:18.12 | 29 Q | 2:16.6 | 5 | Did not advance | 25 | ||
| Ekaterina Rudakova Bulauka | Women's sprint | 2:23.19 | 51 | Did not advance | 21 | ||||
| Sergei Dolidovich Alexander Lasutkin | Men's team sprint | Did not start | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | CD | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Sergei Davydov | Men's | n/a | 64.65 | 14 Q | 119.94 | 16 | 184.59 | 15 | |
Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Dmitri Dashinski | Men's aerials | 249.34 | 2 Q | 248.68 | |
| Alexei Grishin | Men's aerials | 242.87 | 4 Q | 245.18 | 4 |
| Anton Kushnir | Men's aerials | 226.33 | 10 Q | 227.66 | 8 |
| Dmitri Rak | Men's aerials | 172.47 | 24 | did not advance | |
| Assol Slivets | Women's aerials | 163.20 | 11 Q | 177.75 | 5 |
| Alla Tsuper | Women's aerials | 168.99 | 8 Q | 137.84 | 10 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Julia Elsakova | Women's 500 m | 47.726 | 3 | did not advance | 20 | ||||
| Women's 1000 m | 1:36.885 | 3 | did not advance | 17 | |||||
| Women's 1500 m | 2:33.564 | 22 | did not advance | 22 | |||||
Key: 'ADV' indicates a skater was advanced due to being interfered with.
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | First Round | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total | Rank | ||
| Maksim Anisimov | Normal hill | 108.0 | 28 Q | 110.5 | 33 | did not advance | 33 | |
| Large hill | 68.6 | 36 | did not advance | |||||
| Petr Chaadaev | Normal hill | 95.5 | 45 | did not advance | ||||
| Large hill | disqualified | |||||||
Note: PQ indicates a skier was pre-qualified for the final, based on entry rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Svetlana Radkevich | Women's 500 m | 40.45 | 39.91 | 1:20.36 | 27 |
| Women's 1000 m | n/a | 1:20.11 | 33 | ||
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