Uzbekistan at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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Uzbekistan at the
2006 Winter Olympics
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IOC code UZB
NOC National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Website www.olympic.uz  (in Uzbek and English)
in Turin
Competitors4 (2 men, 2 women) in 2 sports
Flag bearer Kayrat Ermetov (opening and closing) [1] [2]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Uzbekistan competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

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Alpine skiing

Kayrat Ermetov finished second-to-last in the men's slalom, seventeen seconds behind the event's winner, Benjamin Raich. [3]

Athlete [3] EventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3TotalRank
Kayrat Ermetov Men's slalom 1:13.191:07.69n/a2:20.8846

Figure skating

The 16th-place finish from the pairs team of Marina Aganina and Artem Knyazev was the highest for Uzbekistan in Turin. [4]

Athlete [4] EventCDSP/ODFS/FDTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Anastasia Gimazetdinova Ladies' n/a38.4429Did not advance29
Marina Aganina
Artem Knyazev
Pairs n/a44.021575.5317119.5516

Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program

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References

  1. "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony" . Retrieved May 20, 2009.
  2. "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony" . Retrieved May 20, 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Torino 2006 Official Report - Alpine Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Torino 2006 Official Report - Figure Skating" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2009.