Denmark at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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Denmark at the
2006 Winter Olympics
Flag of Denmark.svg
IOC code DEN
NOC National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website www.dif.dk  (in Danish and English)
in Turin
Competitors5 (5 women) in 1 sport
Flag bearer Dorthe Holm (opening)
Daniel Mckay (non-athlete) (closing) [1] [2]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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.

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Curling

The Danish team consisted of the following five women: Denise Dupont, Dorthe Holm, Malene Krause, Lene Nielsen and Maria Poulsen. [3]

Women's

Team: Dorthe Holm, Denise Dupont, Lene Nielsen, Malene Krause and Maria Poulsen (alternate)

Round Robin
Draw 1
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;Draw 5

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;Draw 8

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Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Holm)00200200307

;Draw 11

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;Draw 12

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Standings
RankTeamSkipWonLost
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Anette Norberg 72
2Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Mirjam Ott 72
3Flag of Canada.svg  Canada Shannon Kleibrink 63
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Dordi Nordby 63
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Rhona Martin 54
6Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Ludmila Privivkova 54
7Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Ayumi Onodera 45
8Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Dorthe Holm 27
9Flag of the United States.svg  United States Cassandra Johnson 27
10Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy Diana Gaspari 18

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References

  1. "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony" . Retrieved Feb 22, 2009.
  2. "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony". Archived from the original on January 15, 2012. Retrieved Feb 22, 2009.
  3. DEN DANSKE DELEGATION Archived 2006-02-07 at the Wayback Machine from Danmarks Idræts-Forbund, retrieved 22 January 2006