| Georgia at the 2006 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | GEO |
| NOC | Georgian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Turin | |
| Competitors | 3 (2 men, 1 woman) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearers | Vakhtang Murvanidze (opening) Iason Abramashvili (closing) [1] [2] |
| Medals |
|
| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1956–1988) | |
Georgia competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
| Iason Abramashvili | Men's giant slalom | 1:27.59 | 1:27.27 | n/a | 2:54.86 | 29 |
| Men's slalom | 1:01.84 | 56.83 | n/a | 1:58.67 | 32 | |
Note: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.
| Athlete | Event | CD | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Elene Gedevanishvili | Ladies' | n/a | 57.90 | 6 Q | 93.56 | 13 | 151.46 | 10 | |
| Vakhtang Murvanidze | Men's | n/a | 49.68 | 28 | did not advance | 28 | |||
Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program
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.
Israel competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
The United Kingdom competed under the name Great Britain at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Athletes from Northern Ireland were generally free to participate for either this team or the Ireland team under a long-standing settlement between the British Olympic Association and the Olympic Council of Ireland. Forty-one athletes were selected for these Winter Games.
France competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. France is represented by the National Olympic Committee of France.
Germany competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, winning once again the most total medals of any nation. The National Olympic Committee of Germany nominated a total of 162 (164) athletes to compete, as the 5th largest team, in all 15 of the Winter Olympic sports.
Finland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with 102 athletes competing in 11 of the 15 sports.
Austria 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.
Estonia sent 27 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Half of them competed in cross-country skiing, where Estonia won all of their three Turin Olympic medals. Olympic champion Andrus Veerpalu participated on his 5th Winter Olympics.
Italy was the host nation for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. It was the second time that Italy had hosted the Winter Games and the third time overall. Italy's flag bearer for the opening ceremony was figure skater Carolina Kostner. Kostner's cousin, Isolde Kostner, was Italy's flag bearer at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Romania competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Lithuania competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Lithuania is represented by the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee.
Iceland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. All five members of the team competed in alpine skiing.
Liechtenstein competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Russia participated at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. It sent a total of 190 athletes to participate in all 15 of the Winter Olympic sports.
Serbia and Montenegro competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. This was the last appearance of a team representing a joint Montenegrin and Serbian state at the Olympic venue.
Spain competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Poland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.