| Moldova at the 2006 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | MDA |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova |
| Website | www |
| in Turin | |
| Competitors | 7 (3 men, 4 women) in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Natalia Levtchenkova (opening and closing) [1] [2] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Russian Empire (1900–1912) Romania (1924–1936) Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) | |
Moldova competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Misses | Rank | ||
| Valentina Ciurina | Women's sprint | 30:04.2 | 4 | 81 |
| Elena Gorohova | Women's sprint | 26:23.9 | 2 | 68 |
| Mihail Gribusencov | Men's sprint | 32:17.6 | 2 | 81 |
| Men's individual | Did not start | |||
| Natalia Levtchenkova | Women's sprint | 24:32.2 | 1 | 41 |
| Women's pursuit | 41:36.19 | 2 | 23 | |
| Women's mass start | 44:21.8 | 2 | 21 | |
| Women's individual | 52:11.7 | 2 | 8 | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Ilie Bria | Men's sprint | 2:42.30 | 77 | Did not advance | 77 | ||||
| Elena Gorohova | Women's sprint | 2:31.61 | 62 | Did not advance | 62 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank | ||
| Bogdan Macovei | Men's singles | 55.681 | 55.101 | 54.005 | 53.599 | 3:38.386 | 30 |
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