Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's halfpipe

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Women's halfpipe
at the XX Olympic Winter Games
Olympic rings without rims.svg
Venue Bardonecchia
Date13 February 2006
Competitors34 from 16 nations
Winning score46.4
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Hannah Teter Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Gretchen Bleiler Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Kjersti Buaas Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
  2002
2010  

The women's halfpipe event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on 13 February 2006. [1]

Results

Rank [2] NameQualificationFinal
Run 1Run 2RankRun 1Run 2
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Hannah Teter  (USA)39.9344.646.4
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Gretchen Bleiler  (USA)41.6241.543.4
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Norway.svg  Kjersti Buaas  (NOR)19.241.9840.942.0
4Flag of the United States.svg  Kelly Clark  (USA)44.9141.138.1
5Flag of Australia.svg  Torah Bright  (AUS)32.043.1717.041.0
6Flag of the United States.svg  Elena Hight  (USA)33.136.81029.437.8
7Flag of Switzerland.svg  Manuela Laura Pesko  (SUI)7.136.9935.914.2
8Flag of France.svg  Doriane Vidal  (FRA)34.5626.135.7
9Flag of Japan.svg  Shiho Nakashima  (JPN)35.5533.130.6
10Flag of Japan.svg  Soko Yamaoka  (JPN)28.535.61122.432.7
11Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Cheryl Maas  (NED)38.648.716.5
12Flag of Japan.svg  Chikako Fushimi  (JPN)13.034.8129.515.6
13Flag of France.svg  Sophie Rodriguez  (FRA)33.933.813
14Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Tania Detomas  (ITA)29.733.614
15Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sarah Conrad  (CAN)19.433.515
16Flag of New Zealand.svg  Juliane Bray  (NZL)17.132.216
17Flag of Poland.svg  Paulina Ligocka  (POL)31.831.817
18Flag of Australia.svg  Holly Crawford  (AUS)19.029.918
19Flag of France.svg  Cecile Alzina  (FRA)25.728.019
20Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kate Foster  (GBR)16.424.720
21Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Dominique Vallee  (CAN)31.524.521
22Flag of Sweden.svg  Anna Olofsson  (SWE)27.424.422
23Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Maëlle Ricker  (CAN)25.923.223
24Flag of New Zealand.svg  Kendal Brown  (NZL)22.922.424
25Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Romina Masolini  (ITA)12.720.525
26Flag of Spain.svg  Queralt Castellet  (ESP)20.518.326
27Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mercedes Nicoll  (CAN)33.017.527
28Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lei Pan  (CHN)15.616.028
29Flag of Russia.svg  Svetlana Vinogradova  (RUS)6.913.829
30Flag of Spain.svg  Clara Villoslada  (ESP)10.311.430
31Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhifeng Sun  (CHN)11.310.231
32Flag of Russia.svg  Mariya Prusakova  (RUS)8.58.232
33Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lesley McKenna  (GBR)1.45.233
34Flag of Japan.svg  Melo Imai  (JPN)7.21.434

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References

  1. "Snowboarding at the 2006 Torino Winter Games: Women's Halfpipe". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. "Torino 2006 Official Report – Snowboarding" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2009.[ dead link ]