Spain at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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Spain at the
2006 Winter Olympics
Flag of Spain.svg
IOC code ESP
NOC Spanish Olympic Committee
Website www.coe.es  (in Spanish)
in Turin
Competitors16 (7 men, 9 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearers María José Rienda (opening)
Juan Jesús Gutiérrez (closing) [1] [2]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Spain competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

Contents

Alpine skiing

María José Rienda entered the Olympics having won three World Cup events on the season, including the last giant slalom before the Olympic Games, but couldn't repeat this form in Turin, as she finished 13th in the giant slalom. [3] [4]

Athlete [4] EventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3TotalRank
Andrea Casasnovas Women's downhill n/a2:06.7338
Women's combined did not start
Leyre Morlans Women's downhill did not finish
Women's super-G n/a1:38.5349
María José Rienda Women's super-G did not finish
Women's giant slalom 1:02.281:09.85n/a2:12.1313
Carolina Ruiz Castillo Women's downhill n/a2:01.0930
Women's super-G n/a1:35.2030
Women's giant slalom 1:03.181:10.36n/a2:13.5420
Women's combined 41.7446.471:32.723:00.9325

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.

Biathlon

The lone Spanish biathlete in Turin, Luis Alberto Hernando, finished 80th in the men's individual event. [5]

Athlete [5] EventFinal
TimeMissesRank
Luis Alberto Hernando Men's sprint 32:26.0483
Men's individual 1:06:54:4780

Cross-country skiing

Even after Johann Mühlegg was disqualified for doping after having won the men's 50 kilometre race, Spain's top cross-country performance was in that race, as Juan Jesús Gutiérrez finished 22nd. [6] [7]

Distance
Athlete [7] EventFinal
TotalRank
Laia Aubert Torrents Women's 10 km classical 33:29.464
Women's 15 km pursuit 50:41.361
Juan Jesús Gutiérrez Men's 50 km freestyle 2:06:43.322
Laura Orgue Women's 10 km classical 33:18.663
Women's 15 km pursuit 51:16.563
Diego Ruiz Men's 15 km classical 41:37.946
Men's 30 km pursuit 1:24:05.554
Men's 50 km freestyle 2:06:51.623
Vicente Vilarrubla Men's 15 km classical 43:47.265
Men's 30 km pursuit 1:19:39.831
Men's 50 km freestyle 2:09:03.142

Freestyle skiing

Spain's lone competitor in the freestyle skiing events in Turin was unable to advance in the women's moguls, as she finished second last in the qualifying round. [8]

Athlete [8] EventQualifyingFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Nuria Montane Women's moguls 11.7629did not advance29

Snowboarding

Jordi Font was involved in a notable incident in his semifinal, as he collided with Canada's Jasey-Jay Anderson. Anderson beat Font down for second place, but the Canadian was disqualified for missing a gate, sending Font through to the final. [9] In the final, Font again fell, but this time ended up in fourth position. [10] [11]

Halfpipe
Athlete [11] EventQualifying run 1Qualifying run 2Final
PointsRankPointsRankRun 1Run 2Rank
Queralt Castellet Women's halfpipe 20.51918.320did not advance26
Iker Fernandez Men's halfpipe 27.02227.022did not advance28
Clara Villoslada Women's halfpipe 10.32911.424did not advance30

Note: In the final, the single best score from two runs is used to determine the ranking. A bracketed score indicates a run that wasn't counted.

Snowboard cross
Athlete [11] EventQualifying1/8 finalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
TimeRankPositionPositionPositionPositionRank
Jordi Font Men's snowboard cross 1:21.188 Q2 Q2 Q2 Q44
Ibon Idigoras Men's snowboard cross 1:23.5634did not advance34

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References

  1. ↑ "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony" . Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  2. ↑ "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony". Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  3. ↑ "Paerson, Rienda finish in dead heat in giant slalom". Associated Press. USA Today. 5 February 2006. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Torino 2006 Official Report - Alpine Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-12. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  5. 1 2 "Torino 2006 Official Report - Biathlon" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-12. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  6. ↑ John Bagratuni (23 February 2009). "Skier Rienda eyes gold for Spain". Independent Online. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  7. 1 2 "Torino 2006 Official Report - Cross Country Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-12. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  8. 1 2 "Torino 2006 Official Report - Freestyle Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-12. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  9. ↑ Eddie Pells (16 February 2006). "Wescott Wins Snowboardcross in a Mad Dash". Associated Press. SFGate.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  10. ↑ "Wescott wins first ever snowboard cross gold". Independent Online. 16 February 2006. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  11. 1 2 3 "Torino 2006 Official Report - Snowboarding" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.[ dead link ]

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