| Slovenia at the 2006 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SLO |
| NOC | Slovenian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Turin | |
| Competitors | 36 (23 men, 13 women) in 9 sports |
| Flag bearers | Tadeja Brankovič (opening) Nejc Brodar (closing) [1] [2] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Yugoslavia (1924–1988) | |
Slovenia competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Entering the Games, no Slovenian man was ranked in the top 20 of the World Cup standings in any alpine event, but they achieved several top-20 finishes in Turin, with the best a 12th place in the giant slalom from Mitja Valenčič. On the women's side, Tina Maze was ranked 5th in GS, but the top showing came from her team-mate Ana Drev, who posted one of the strongest second runs to end up 9th. [3]
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
| Aleš Gorza | Super-G | n/a | 1:33.77 | 33 | ||
| Giant slalom | did not finish | |||||
| Slalom | did not finish | |||||
| Combined | 1:41.31 | 46.44 | 45.16 | 3:12.91 | 15 | |
| Drago Grubelnik | Slalom | 54.87 | 50.82 | n/a | 1:45.69 | 13 |
| Andrej Jerman | Downhill | n/a | 1:51.70 | 28 | ||
| Super-G | n/a | 1:33.20 | 28 | |||
| Combined | 1:40.62 | 46.91 | 46.27 | 3:13.80 | 19 | |
| Andrej Šporn | Downhill | n/a | 1:52.17 | 31 | ||
| Super-G | n/a | 1:31.84 | 15 | |||
| Combined | 1:39.67 | 46.20 | 57.66 | 3:23.53 | 30 | |
| Bernard Vajdič | Giant slalom | did not finish | ||||
| Slalom | 55.16 | 51.27 | n/a | 1:46.43 | 19 | |
| Mitja Valenčič | Giant slalom | 1:18.10 | 1:19.29 | n/a | 2:37.39 | 12 |
| Slalom | did not finish | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
| Ana Drev | Super-G | n/a | 1:37.92 | 45 | ||
| Giant slalom | 1:02.45 | 1:09.22 | n/a | 2:11.67 | 9 | |
| Ana Kobal | Slalom | 44.36 | 48.53 | n/a | 1:32.89 | 25 |
| Tina Maze | Super-G | n/a | 1:36.64 | 39 | ||
| Giant slalom | 1:01.97 | 1:09.86 | n/a | 2:11.83 | 12 | |
| Urška Rabič | Downhill | did not finish | ||||
| Super-G | n/a | 1:34.12 | 18 | |||
| Combined | 40.61 | did not finish | ||||
| Petra Robnik | Downhill | n/a | 1:59.66 | 25 | ||
| Super-G | n/a | 1:35.10 | 29 | |||
| Combined | 40.54 | 44.84 | 1:32.02 | 2:57.40 | 21 | |
The Slovenian flagbearer, Tadeja Brankovič, contributed to the biathlon team's top finish in Turin, the 6th place earned by the women's relay. Teja Gregorin was the best individual performer, placing in the top-20 in all of her races. The best performance in the relay, however, came from neither Brankovič nor Gregorin, but from Dijana Grudiček, who pulled the team up as high as 5th. [4]
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Misses | Rank | ||
| Klemen Bauer | Men's sprint | 30:09.3 | 2 | 70 |
| Men's individual | 1:02:25.5 | 5 | 60 | |
| Tadeja Brankovič | Women's sprint | 24:14.1 | 2 | 31 |
| Women's pursuit | 42:42.12 | 7 | 31 | |
| Women's individual | 55:38.9 | 6 | 39 | |
| Teja Gregorin | Women's sprint | 23:31.2 | 0 | 14 |
| Women's pursuit | 40:20.16 | 2 | 16 | |
| Women's mass start | 43:51.4 | 4 | 19 | |
| Women's individual | 53:03.7 | 3 | 18 | |
| Dijana Grudiček | Women's sprint | 25:28.6 | 3 | 55 |
| Women's pursuit | Lapped | |||
| Women's individual | 55:01.3 | 4 | 30 | |
| Andreja Mali | Women's sprint | 26:02.5 | 3 | 59 |
| Women's pursuit | Lapped | |||
| Women's individual | 53:46.0 | 1 | 21 | |
| Janez Marič | Men's sprint | 28:28.6 | 3 | 37 |
| Men's pursuit | 39:42.43 | 7 | 37 | |
| Men's individual | 59:53.0 | 5 | 40 | |
| Janez Ožbolt | Men's sprint | 30:08.8 | 2 | 69 |
| Men's individual | 1:03:18.5 | 5 | 69 | |
| Matjaž Poklukar | Men's sprint | 30:00.6 | 3 | 64 |
| Men's individual | 1:00:07.6 | 3 | 47 | |
| Janez Marič Janez Ožbolt Klemen Bauer Matjaž Poklukar | Men's relay | 1:25:01.4 | 11 | 10 |
| Teja Gregorin Andreja Mali Dijana Grudiček Tadeja Brankovič | Women's relay | 1:19:55.7 | 12 | 6 |
Petra Majdič was Slovenia's top cross-country skier in Turin, finishing 6th in the women's 10 km, and the only skier to proceed out of the qualifying rounds in the sprint. Majdič advanced to the semifinals, but placed 4th in her semi and in the B Final en route to an 8th place finish. [5]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | ||
| Maja Benedičič | Women's 10 km classical | 33:41.3 | 65 |
| Women's 15 km pursuit | 46:51.1 | 39 | |
| Women's 30 km freestyle | Did not finish | ||
| Nejc Brodar | Men's 30 km pursuit | 1:22:23.9 | 45 |
| Men's 50 km freestyle | 2:07:24.5 | 31 | |
| Petra Majdič | Women's 10 km classical | 28:22.3 | 6 |
| Women's 15 km pursuit | 43:41.7 | 11 | |
| Women's 30 km freestyle | 1:25:22.5 | 14 | |
| Jože Mehle | Men's 15 km classical | 42:56.9 | 59 |
| Men's 30 km pursuit | 1:24:13.6 | 55 | |
| Men's 50 km freestyle | 2:13:37.1 | 55 | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Nejc Brodar | Men's sprint | 2:21.94 | 39 | Did not advance | 39 | ||||
| Vesna Fabjan | Women's sprint | 2:20.34 | 40 | Did not advance | 40 | ||||
| Petra Majdič | Women's sprint | 2:14.62 | 6 Q | 2:17.7 | 2 Q | 2:18.72 | 4 | Final B 2:21.5 | 8 |
| Jože Mehle | Men's sprint | 2:27.02 | 56 | Did not advance | 56 | ||||
| Nejc Brodar Jože Mehle | Men's team sprint | n/a | 18:34.4 | 8 | Did not advance | 16 | |||
| Maja Benedičič Vesna Fabjan | Women's team sprint | n/a | 18:59.5 | 7 | Did not advance | 14 | |||
Urbas, who had placed 17th at the most recent European Championships, was second-to-last after the short program, and did not advance to compete in the free skate. [6]
| Athlete | Event | CD | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Gregor Urbas | Men's | n/a | 46.48 | 29 | did not advance | 29 | |||
Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program
Miha Gale was scheduled to compete, but pulled out after an injury in training, [7] leaving Nina Bednarik as the only Slovenian freestyle skier competing in Turin. [8]
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Nina Bednarik | Women's moguls | 19.54 | 24 | did not advance | 24 |
| Miha Gale | Men's aerials | did not start | |||
Domen Pociecha was the only Slovenian lugist in Turin. He was one of the weaker starters, but nonetheless managed to finish 26th, ahead of 10 other competitors. [9]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank | ||
| Domen Pociecha | Men's singles | 53.141 | 53.073 | 53.039 | 53.072 | 3:32.325 | 26 |
Damjan Vtič competed in two events as the sole Slovenian Nordic combined athlete in Turin; his best finish was 34th in the sprint. [10]
| Athlete | Event | Ski jumping | Cross-country | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Deficit | Time | Rank | |||||
| Damjan Vtič | Sprint | 107.8 | 17 | 1:12 | 20:35.9 +2:06.9 | 34 | |||
| Individual Gundersen | 217.0 | 23 | 3:02 | 45:36.9 +5:52.3 | 40 | ||||
Note: 'Deficit' refers to the amount of time behind the leader a competitor began the cross-country portion of the event. Italicized numbers show the final deficit from the winner's finishing time.
Slovenia was the defending Olympic and World bronze medalists in the team event, but struggled in Turin, finishing tenth, and not qualifying for the second round of jumps. Rok Benkovič, who was the defending world champion, in the normal hill event, had a very poor first jump in the final, ending up 49th. The best individual performance came from Jernej Damjan, who was 28th in the large hill event. [11]
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | First round | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total | Rank | ||
| Rok Benkovič | Normal hill | 108.0 | 28 Q | 91.5 | 49 | did not advance | 49 | |
| Large hill | 84.5 | 26 Q | 99.9 | 22 Q | 90.4 | 190.3 | 29 | |
| Jernej Damjan | Normal hill | 114.5 | 21 Q | 109.0 | 35 | did not advance | 35 | |
| Large hill | 105.9 | 7 Q | 97.2 | 27 Q | 95.0 | 192.2 | 28 | |
| Robert Kranjec | Normal hill | 102.0 | 14 PQ | 105.5 | 41 | did not advance | 41 | |
| Large hill | 106.7 | 13 Q | 63.1 | 49 | did not advance | 49 | ||
| Primož Peterka | Normal hill | 117.0 | 16 Q | 118.5 | 23 Q | 96.5 | 215.0 | 30 |
| Large hill | 93.1 | 14 Q | 92.0 | 34 | did not advance | 34 | ||
| Rok Benkovič Jernej Damjan Robert Kranjec Primož Peterka | Team | n/a | 390.4 | 10 | did not advance | 10 | ||
Note: PQ indicates a skier was pre-qualified for the final, based on entry rankings.
Four snowboarders represented Slovenia in Turin, all in the parallel giant slalom. Two, Rok Flander and Dejan Kosir, qualified for the knockout stages, and advanced to the quarterfinals before losing to a Schoch brother, Flander to Philipp and Kosir to Simon. The two ended up 7th and 6th, respectively, after each faced two other Swiss racers in the consolation rounds. [12]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| Rok Flander | Men's parallel giant slalom | 1:11.18 | 10 Q |  Huet (FRA) (7)W -0.53 (-1.35 +0.82) |  Schoch (SUI) (2)L +1.07 (+1.35 -0.28) | Classification 5-8 Inniger (SUI) (3) L +0.14 (-0.18 +0.32) | 7th place Final Jacquet (SUI) (5) W -0.41 (-0.12 -0.29) | 7 |
| Tomaž Knafelj | Men's parallel giant slalom | 1:14.87 | 26 | did not advance | 26 | |||
| Dejan Kosir | Men's parallel giant slalom | 1:11.06 | 8 Q |  Jewell (USA) (1)W -0.30 (+0.29 -0.59) | Schoch (SUI) (1) L +1.27 (+0.59 +0.68) | Classification 5-8 Jacquet (SUI) (5) W -4.55 (-0.85 +5.40) | 5th place Final Inniger (SUI) (3) L +0.42 (+0.94 -0.52) | 6 |
| Izidor Šušteršič | Men's parallel giant slalom | 1:12.96 | 21 | did not advance | 21 | |||
Key: '+ Time' represents a deficit; the brackets indicate the results of each run.
The United States sent 204 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Chris Witty, a four-time Olympian, who competed in both Summer and Winter games, and won a gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Games, served as the flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. Speed skater Joey Cheek, who won gold in the 500 m and silver in the 1000 m, was the flag bearer at the closing ceremonies. One athlete, Sarah Konrad, became the first American woman to compete in two different disciplines at the same Winter Olympics – biathlon and cross-country skiing.
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.
New Zealand competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Sweden sent 112 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin trying to win their first gold medal since the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer. A total of 99 athletes were selected, and they competed in nine of the fifteen Winter Olympic sports. When the medals were summed up, Sweden had managed seven gold medals, two silver and five bronze, making it Sweden's best result ever in the Winter Olympics in terms of both medals and gold medals earned, and gave Sweden a 6th place in the medal table.
Switzerland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. This was the confederation's largest Winter Olympics team ever, because two ice hockey teams qualified.
Argentina competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Isabel Clark Ribeiro, a snowboarder, carried the flag at the opening ceremonies. Clark is also the Brazilian athlete who achieved the best result in the Brazilian delegation, making it to the quarterfinals in women's snowboard cross, finishing ninth overall.
Chile competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Algeria sent a delegation to compete at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy from 10 to 26 February 2006. The nation had participated in the Winter Olympics only once previously, in 1992. The delegation consisted of two athletes, Christelle Laura Douibi in alpine skiing and Noureddine Maurice Bentoumi in cross-country skiing. Douibi's 40th-place finish in the women's downhill was Algeria's best finish in these Olympics.
Uzbekistan competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Slovakia competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
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.
Turkey competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Ukraine competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Three men from South Africa competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. One of them, Alexander Heath, became the first African to compete in all 5 alpine events. The three-man South African team was the largest from the continent in Turin.
One athlete from Costa Rica competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
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The Women's 10 kilometre biathlon pursuit competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 18 February, at Cesana San Sicario. Competitors in this biathlon raced over five loops of a 2.0 kilometre skiing course, shooting twenty times, ten prone and ten standing. Each miss required a competitor to ski a 150-metre penalty loop.
Slovenia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Sixty-six competitors were chosen to participate, in eight sports. For the first time since the country's independence, the Slovenia men's national ice hockey team qualified for the Olympic tournament.