| Luge at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Cesana Pariol |
| Dates | 11–15 February |
| No. of events | 3 |
| Competitors | 108 from 24 nations |
| Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics | |||
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | open | ||
The Luge competition at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games was held at Cesana Pariol in Cesana, Italy. Three events were staged, taking place from February 11 to February 15. These were the first games where a qualifying system was used to determine the enterants into the games.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Armin Zöggeler  Italy | Albert Demtschenko  Russia | Mārtiņš Rubenis  Latvia |
| Women's singles | Sylke Otto  Germany | Silke Kraushaar Germany | Tatjana Hüfner Germany |
| Doubles | Austria (AUT) Andreas Linger Wolfgang Linger | Germany (GER) André Florschütz Torsten Wustlich | Italy (ITA) Gerhard Plankensteiner Oswald Haselrieder |
Twenty-four nations competed in the luge events at Torino.
Argentina (1)
Australia (1) Austria (10)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (10)
Czech Republic (4) Germany (10)
Great Britain (2)
India (1) Italy (9)
Japan (5)
South Korea (1) Latvia (8)
Moldova (1)
Poland (3)
Romania (4) Russia (10)
Slovenia (1)
Switzerland (2)
Slovakia (6)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Ukraine (6)
United States (10)
Venezuela (1)
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