| Belgium at the 2006 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BEL |
| NOC | Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Turin | |
| Competitors | 4 (4 men) in 3 sports |
| Flag bearers | Kevin van der Perren (opening) Bart Veldkamp (closing) [1] [2] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Belgium sent four athletes to compete at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
| Athlete | Event | Short Program | Free Skate | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Kevin van der Perren | Men's | 65.36 | 13 Q | 132.03 | 8 | 197.39 | 9 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Wim de Deyne | Men's 500 m | 42.883 | 9 Q | 42.979 | 12 | did not advance | |||
| Men's 1500 m | disqualified | ||||||||
| Pieter Gysel | Men's 500 m | 42.980 | 17 | did not advance | |||||
| Men's 1000 m | 1:27.994 | 9 Q | 1:28.335 | 6 Q | disqualified | ||||
| Men's 1500 m | 2:23.411 | 5 Q | disqualified | 17 | |||||
Key: 'ADV' indicates a skater was advanced due to being interfered with.
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Bart Veldkamp | Men's 5000 m | n/a | 6:32.02 | 13 | |
| Men's 10000 m | n/a | 13:48.12 | 14 | ||
Israel competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
France competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. France is represented by the National Olympic Committee of France.
Denmark competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, but only competed in one sport: women's curling. Denmark's only medal at the Winter Olympics came in women's curling in 1998.
Chile competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Armenia sent a delegation to compete at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, from 10–26 February 2006. This marked the nation's fourth appearance at a Winter Olympics as an independent country. The Armenian delegation consisted of five athletes: two in cross-country skiing, two in figure skating and one in alpine skiing.
Austria competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Bosnia and Herzegovina competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Bulgaria competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Croatia competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
The Czech Republic competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Speed skater Martina Sáblíková served as flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. The medal hopes were set on ice hockey team, Jakub Janda in ski jumping, Kateřina Neumannová in cross-country skiing and on Sáblíková. As for hockey team, the bronze medal was less than most of Czech fans awaited before the olympic, and more than they hoped for after the group stage. But the strongest moment for Czech sport fans was unbelievable finish of Kateřina Neumannová in cross-country skiing, where she on the last meters of 30 km run got from the third to first position. It was her last Olympic start and it was finally a gold one, and the view of her little daughter running to her as the first to congratulate will be a lasting moment of Turin 2006.
Georgia competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Greece competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Hungary competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Iceland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. All five members of the team competed in alpine skiing.
Japan competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Shizuka Arakawa won the country's only medal, a gold, in women's figure skating. She was the first person born and raised in Asia to become an Olympic champion in that event. Athletes representing Japan participated in all but one of the 2006 Olympics' 15 sports, with Ice hockey the only exception.
Kazakhstan competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Their largest contingent was their ice hockey squad of 23, in which Kazakhstan qualified after winning a qualifying series also including Austria, France and Ukraine. The cross country skiing team was also sizeable, with of 19 Kazakh athletes entered.
North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. At the opening ceremony, the athletes of both North and South Korea entered the stadium together behind the Korean Unification Flag.
Senegal competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. This marked the fourth appearance by the nation at a Winter Olympics, and the first time it had not been represented at one by alpine skier Lamine Guèye. Instead, Leyti Seck was chosen as the country's sole representative. He did not win any medals, but would return to represent his country again at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
One athlete from Costa Rica competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
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