Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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Alpine skiing
at the 2006 Winter Olympics
consisted of ten events, held at Sestriere
and Cesana-San Sicario, Italy
. The races were held from February 12-25, 2006.
> Course Information - (metric)
Date
Race
Start
Elevation
Finish
Elevation
Vertical
Drop
Course
Length
Average
Gradient
Sun 12-Feb
Downhill - men
2800 m
1886 m
914 m
3.299 km
27.7 %
Wed 15-Feb
Downhill - women
2538
1738
800
3.058
26.2
Tue 14-Feb
Downhill - (K) - men
2686
1886
800
2.965
27.0
Sat 18-Feb
Downhill - (K) - women
2286
1738
548
2.331
23.5
Sat 18-Feb
Super-G - men
2536
1886
650
2.325
28.0
Mon 20-Feb
Super-G - women
2286
1738
548
2.331
23.5
Mon 20-Feb
Giant Slalom - men
2480
2030
450
Fri 24-Feb
Giant Slalom - women
2370
2030
340
Sat 25-Feb
Slalom - men
2240
2030
210
Wed 22-Feb
Slalom - women
2210
2030
180
Tue 14-Feb
Slalom - (K) - men
2210
2030
180
Fri 17-Feb
Slalom - (K) - women
2170
2030
140
> Course Information - (imperial)
Date
Race
Start
Elevation
Finish
Elevation
Vertical
Drop
Course
Length
Average
Gradient
Sun 12-Feb
Downhill - men
9186 ft
6187 ft
2999 ft
2.050 mi.
27.7 %
Wed 15-Feb
Downhill - women
8327
5702
2625
1.900
26.2
Tue 14-Feb
Downhill - (K) - men
8812
6187
2525
1.842
27.0
Sat 18-Feb
Downhill - (K) - women
7500
5702
1798
1.448
23.5
Sat 18-Feb
Super-G - men
8320
6187
2133
1.445
28.0
Mon 20-Feb
Super-G - women
7500
5702
1798
1.448
23.5
Mon 20-Feb
Giant Slalom - men
8136
6660
1476
Fri 24-Feb
Giant Slalom - women
7775
6660
1115
Sat 25-Feb
Slalom - men
7349
6660
689
Wed 22-Feb
Slalom - women
7251
6660
591
Tue 14-Feb
Slalom - (K) - men
7251
6660
591
Fri 17-Feb
Slalom - (K) - women
7119
6660
459
In general, athletes must be among the top 500 in the world in their event to compete. They must also have no more than 120 FIS
points. Each National Olympic Committee may enter up to 22 athletes, but not more than 14 men or 14 women. No more than 4 athletes from any NOC may compete in each event.
If an NOC has fewer than 2 athletes qualified under those rules, it may send one male and one female athlete with an FIS score of no more than 140 in the slalom or giant slalom event.
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
at the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
consisted of ten events, held at Sestriere
Sestriere
Sestriere is an alpine village in Italy, a comune of the Province of Turin. It is from the French border. Its name derives from Latin: ad petram sistrariam, that is at sixty Roman miles from Turin....
and Cesana-San Sicario, Italy
Italy
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. The races were held from February 12-25, 2006.
Medal table
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Men's events
| Downhill |
1:48.80 | 1:49.52 | 1:49.82 | |||
| Combined |
3:09.35 | 3:09.88 | 3:10.67 | |||
| Super-G |
1:30.65 | 1:30.78 | 1:30.98 | |||
| Giant slalom |
2:35.00 | 2:35.07 | 2:35.16 | |||
| Slalom |
1:43.14 | 1:43.97 | 1:44.15 |
Women's events
| Downhill |
1:56.49 | 1:56.86 | 1:57.13 | |||
| Combined |
2:51.08 | 2:51.58 | 2:51.63 | |||
| Super-G |
1:32.47 | 1:32.74 | 1:33.06 | |||
| Giant slalom |
2:09.19 | 2:09.86 | 2:10.33 | |||
| Slalom |
1:29.04 | 1:29.33 | 1:29.79 |
Course Information
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Qualification
All entries had to be submitted to the organizing committee by 30 January 2006.In general, athletes must be among the top 500 in the world in their event to compete. They must also have no more than 120 FIS
International Ski Federation
The International Ski Federation, known by its name in French, Fédération Internationale de Ski is the main international organisation for ski sports...
points. Each National Olympic Committee may enter up to 22 athletes, but not more than 14 men or 14 women. No more than 4 athletes from any NOC may compete in each event.
If an NOC has fewer than 2 athletes qualified under those rules, it may send one male and one female athlete with an FIS score of no more than 140 in the slalom or giant slalom event.
See also
- Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter ParalympicsAlpine skiing at the 2006 Winter ParalympicsAt the 2006 Winter Paralympics, 24 alpine skiing events were contested at Sestriere.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:*, Official website of Vancouver 2010...
- List of Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
External links
- FIS-ski.com - results - 2006 Winter Olympics