Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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The United Kingdom
competed under the name Great Britain at the 2006 Winter Olympics
in Turin
, Italy
. Athletes from Northern Ireland
were generally free to participate for either this team or the Ireland
team under a long-standing settlement between the British Olympic Association
and the Olympic Council of Ireland
. Forty-one athletes were selected for these Winter Games.
In the Super-G
and downhill
, Chemmy Alcott
was a rare female competitor in a historically male-dominated GB team. Alcott impressed as she finished 11th in the women's downhill, but was disqualified from the combined due to a technical infringement with the width of her skis.
Noel Baxter
, Alain Baxter
and James Leuzinger were the men's representatives in the slalom
, and the Baxters also raced in the giant slalom. Finlay Mickel
and Roger Cruickshank
were the men's downhill
and Super-G skiers.
In the men's downhill, Finlay Mickel finished 25th, 2.68 seconds behind the winner Antoine Dénériaz
. Roger Cruickshank, skiing with a knee-brace, finished 37th, 5.85 behind. Noel Baxter finished 14th in the men's combined. Cruickshank also finished 37th in the giant slalom before announcing his retirement from skiing.
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.
The men chosen for the 2-man and 4-man bobsleigh event were: Marcus Adam
, Dan Humphries
, Lee Johnston
, Karl Johnston
and Martin Wright
.
The competitors for the 2-woman event were Nicola Minichiello and Jackie Davies
.
. The women's team were the defending Olympic gold medallists.
The members of the men's team were Euan Byers
, Ewan McDonald, David Murdoch
, Warwick Smith
and Craig Wilson
.
The members of the women's team were Kelly Wood
, Lynn Cameron
, Deborah Knox
, Jacqueline Lockhart, and Rhona Martin
.
, Ewan McDonald, Warwick Smith
, Euan Byers
and Craig Wilson
(alternate)
Round Robin
Draw 1
;Draw 2
;Draw 4
;Draw 5
;Draw 6
;Draw 8
;Draw 9
;Draw 10
;Draw 11
Standings
Playoffs
Semifinal
;Bronze Medal Game
, Jacqueline Lockhart, Kelly Wood
, Lynn Cameron
and Deborah Knox
(alternate)
Round Robin
Draw 1
;Draw 2
;Draw 4
;Draw 5
;Draw 7
;Draw 8
;Draw 9
;Draw 10
;Draw 12
Standings
The British figure skating representatives were Sinead Kerr
and her brother John Kerr, who competed in ice dancing
. They hail from Scotland
and Turin was their first Olympic games.
Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program
The British luge participants for 2006 were Mark Hatton
and AJ Rosen
. Hatton finished a disappointing 35th place after coming off his luge on his third run of four, although he stayed in contact with the luge and remounted. Rosen finished in 16th place.
The men's short track speed skating team was John Eley and Paul Stanley. The women's team was Sarah Lindsay
and Joanna Williams. Lindsay participated in the 2002 Winter Olympics
in Salt Lake City.
This was the first Olympics in which Great Britain and Northern Ireland sent a full short track speed skating team.
Key: 'ADV' indicates a skater was advanced due to being interfered with.
Two men and one woman skeleton athletes traveled to Turin. Shelley Rudman
was selected as the woman's sole representative; the men were Kristan Bromley
and Adam Pengilly
Shelley Rudman won the silver medal in the women's event, while Bromley and Pengilly finished fifth and eighth respectively.
The GB team had four competitors in the snowboarding events at the Olympics in 2006, with veteran competitor Lesley McKenna
falling in both runs of the half pipe alongside first-time Olympians Kate Foster and Daniel Wakeham
. First-time Olympian Zoe Gillings
was the sole British competitor in the snowboardcross event which had its first Olympic appearance in 2006.
Wakeham finished 26th in men's halfpipe qualifying, missing the final. Gillings qualified 12th for the Snowboard Cross quarter-finals with a time of 1:31. She failed to progress further, being taken out of the heat following a collision with another rider and finished 15th.
Halfpipe
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
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
competed under the name Great Britain 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...
in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. Athletes from Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
were generally free to participate for either this team or the Ireland
Ireland at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Ireland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.- Alpine skiing :- Cross-country skiing :Distance- Skeleton :-References:*...
team under a long-standing settlement between the British Olympic Association
British Olympic Association
The British Olympic Association is the national Olympic committee for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It was formed in 1905 in the House of Commons, and at that time consisted of seven national governing body members from the following sports: fencing, life-saving, cycling, skating, rowing,...
and the Olympic Council of Ireland
Olympic Council of Ireland
The Olympic Council of Ireland or OCI is the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Ireland. Its mission is "to develop and protect the Olympic Movement in Ireland, in accordance with the International Olympic Committee’s guiding document — the Olympic Charter."-History:After the First...
. Forty-one athletes were selected for these Winter Games.
Medallists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeleton Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics The skeleton competition at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games was held at Cesana Pariol in Cesana, Italy on February 16 and February 17 .-Medal table:-Events:... |
Women's Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's The women's skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics took place on 16 February, at the Cesana Pariol.-Results:Two-time world champion Maya Pedersen set the two fastest times to win the gold medal, Switzerland's first gold of the games. Shelley Rudman won silver, Great Britain's only medal of the games... |
Alpine skiing
In the Super-GSuper Giant Slalom skiing
The Super Giant Slalom is an Alpine skiing discipline. It is usually referred to as Super G and is a "speed" event, along with the faster Downhill event; the Giant Slalom and Slalom events are known as the "technical" disciplines.-History:...
and downhill
Downhill
Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....
, Chemmy Alcott
Chemmy Alcott
Chimene "Chemmy" Mary Alcott is the current female British number one alpine ski racer, and competes on the World Cup circuit in all five disciplines: downhill, super G, giant slalom, slalom, and combined.Alcott has competed in three Winter Olympic Games and six FIS World Championships...
was a rare female competitor in a historically male-dominated GB team. Alcott impressed as she finished 11th in the women's downhill, but was disqualified from the combined due to a technical infringement with the width of her skis.
Noel Baxter
Noel Baxter
Noel Baxter is a Scottish alpine skier from Aviemore. He is the brother of fellow Alpine skier, Alain Baxter.He represented Britain at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. Despite good form in the 2009-2010 season, he was not picked for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...
, Alain Baxter
Alain Baxter
Alain Baxter is a professional skier from Scotland. He specialises in the slalom discipline.-Background:He is the son of Iain and Sue Baxter, who were both British Ski Team members, and was born in Edinburgh. He is named after the 70s French skiing star Alain Penz...
and James Leuzinger were the men's representatives in the slalom
Slalom skiing
Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super-G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns.- Origins :...
, and the Baxters also raced in the giant slalom. Finlay Mickel
Finlay Mickel
Finlay Mickel is a former Scottish skier. He was educated at Stewart's Melville College in his younger years.Mickel first appeared in the World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada in November 2000...
and Roger Cruickshank
Roger Cruickshank
Roger Cruickshank is a Scottish trainee pilot in the Royal Air Force, a Flying Officer, and one of United Kingdom's top downhill skiers....
were the men's downhill
Downhill
Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....
and Super-G skiers.
In the men's downhill, Finlay Mickel finished 25th, 2.68 seconds behind the winner Antoine Dénériaz
Antoine Dénériaz
Antoine Dénériaz is a French Alpine skier. He won a gold medal in the Olympic downhill competition at the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin, Italy, trailed by Austrian Michael Walchhofer and Swiss Bruno Kernen...
. Roger Cruickshank, skiing with a knee-brace, finished 37th, 5.85 behind. Noel Baxter finished 14th in the men's combined. Cruickshank also finished 37th in the giant slalom before announcing his retirement from skiing.
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
| Chemmy Alcott Chemmy Alcott Chimene "Chemmy" Mary Alcott is the current female British number one alpine ski racer, and competes on the World Cup circuit in all five disciplines: downhill, super G, giant slalom, slalom, and combined.Alcott has competed in three Winter Olympic Games and six FIS World Championships... |
Women's downhill | n/a | 1:57.85 | 11 | ||
| Women's Super-G | n/a | 1:34.20 | 19 | |||
| Women's giant slalom | 1:04.47 | 1:09.95 | n/a | 2:14.42 | 22 | |
| Women's combined | Disqualified | |||||
| Alain Baxter Alain Baxter Alain Baxter is a professional skier from Scotland. He specialises in the slalom discipline.-Background:He is the son of Iain and Sue Baxter, who were both British Ski Team members, and was born in Edinburgh. He is named after the 70s French skiing star Alain Penz... |
Men's slalom | 54.93 | 51.22 | n/a | 1:46.15 | 16 |
| Noel Baxter Noel Baxter Noel Baxter is a Scottish alpine skier from Aviemore. He is the brother of fellow Alpine skier, Alain Baxter.He represented Britain at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. Despite good form in the 2009-2010 season, he was not picked for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:... |
Men's slalom | 56.07 | 51.15 | n/a | 1:47.22 | 20 |
| Men's combined | 1:42.26 | 45.64 | 44.89 | 3:12.79 | 14 | |
| Roger Cruickshank Roger Cruickshank Roger Cruickshank is a Scottish trainee pilot in the Royal Air Force, a Flying Officer, and one of United Kingdom's top downhill skiers.... |
Men's downhill | n/a | 1:54.65 | 37 | ||
| Men's Super-G | n/a | 1:34.87 | 37 | |||
| James Leuzinger | Men's slalom | Did not finish | ||||
| Finlay Mickel Finlay Mickel Finlay Mickel is a former Scottish skier. He was educated at Stewart's Melville College in his younger years.Mickel first appeared in the World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada in November 2000... |
Men's downhill | n/a | 1:51.48 | 25 | ||
| Men's Super-G | n/a | 1:32.10 | 22 | |||
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
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Misses | Rank | ||
| Tom Clemens | Men's sprint | 31:05.0 | 4 | 78 |
| Men's individual | 1:01:43.9 | 4 | 57 | |
| Emma Fowler | Women's sprint Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint The Women's 7.5 kilometre sprint biathlon competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 16 February, at Cesana San Sicario. Competitors raced over three loops of a 2.5 kilometre skiing course, shooting ten times, five prone and five standing... |
26:22.9 | 1 | 67 |
| Women's individual | 1:03:38.9 | 7 | 78 | |
Bobsleigh
The men chosen for the 2-man and 4-man bobsleigh event were: Marcus AdamMarcus Adam
Marcus Adam is a retired English sportsperson, who represented Great Britain as both a sprinter and a bobsledder. Competing in athletics, he won the gold medal in the 200 metres at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, and also won gold and silver medals respectively in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1990...
, Dan Humphries
Dan Humphries
Dan Humphries is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2007. Dan Humphries is currently married to Canadian female bobsledder Kaillie Humphries. Dan was a member of the Royal Air Force and competed for Great Britain at the 2006 Winter Olympics...
, Lee Johnston
Lee Johnston
Lee Johnston, born , is an English bobsledder who has competed since 1995. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of tenth in the two-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002....
, Karl Johnston
Karl Johnston
Karl George Johnston is an English bobsledder who competed for Great Britain at the 2006 Winter Olympics....
and Martin Wright
Martin Wright (bobsledder)
Martin Wright is a British bobsledder who competed for Great Britain at the 2006 Winter Olympics.At the 2006 Winter Olympics held in Turin, Italy, Wright competed in the men's four-man bobsleigh in a team that included brothers Karl and Lee Johnston. The British team finished in 17th...
.
The competitors for the 2-woman event were Nicola Minichiello and Jackie Davies
Jackie Davies
Jackie Gunn is a British bobsledder who has competed since 1999. She won a silver medal in the two-woman event at the 2005 FIBT World Championships in Calgary....
.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank | ||
| Lee Johnston Lee Johnston Lee Johnston, born , is an English bobsledder who has competed since 1995. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of tenth in the two-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002.... Dan Humphries Dan Humphries Dan Humphries is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2007. Dan Humphries is currently married to Canadian female bobsledder Kaillie Humphries. Dan was a member of the Royal Air Force and competed for Great Britain at the 2006 Winter Olympics... |
Two-man Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Two-man The Men's two-man bobsleigh competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 18 and 19 February , at Cesana Pariol.-Records:... |
56.22 | 55.84 | 57.21 | 57.08 | 3:46.34 | 15 |
| Nicola Minichiello Jackie Davies Jackie Davies Jackie Gunn is a British bobsledder who has competed since 1999. She won a silver medal in the two-woman event at the 2005 FIBT World Championships in Calgary.... |
Two-woman Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Two-woman The Two-woman bobsleigh competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 20 and 21 February , at Cesana Pariol.-Records:... |
57.78 | 57.49 | 58.41 | 58.48 | 3:52.16 | 9 |
| Lee Johnston Lee Johnston Lee Johnston, born , is an English bobsledder who has competed since 1995. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of tenth in the two-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002.... Martin Wright Martin Wright (bobsledder) Martin Wright is a British bobsledder who competed for Great Britain at the 2006 Winter Olympics.At the 2006 Winter Olympics held in Turin, Italy, Wright competed in the men's four-man bobsleigh in a team that included brothers Karl and Lee Johnston. The British team finished in 17th... Karl Johnston Karl Johnston Karl George Johnston is an English bobsledder who competed for Great Britain at the 2006 Winter Olympics.... Dan Humphries Dan Humphries Dan Humphries is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2007. Dan Humphries is currently married to Canadian female bobsledder Kaillie Humphries. Dan was a member of the Royal Air Force and competed for Great Britain at the 2006 Winter Olympics... |
Four-man Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Four-man The Four-man bobsleigh competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 24 and 25 February , at Cesana Pariol.-Records:... |
56.06 | 56.07 | 55.93 | 55.32 | 3:43.38 | 17 |
Curling
Britain sent two teams to the Olympic curling competition. All of the members of both teams were ScottishScotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The women's team were the defending Olympic gold medallists.
The members of the men's team were Euan Byers
Euan Byers
Euan Byers is a Scottish curler.Byers started playing curling in 1983. He plays in first position and is right-handed...
, Ewan McDonald, David Murdoch
David Murdoch
David Murdoch is a Scottish curler from Lockerbie. Murdoch and his former team of Ewan MacDonald, Warwick Smith, Euan Byers and Peter Smith were the 2006 and 2009 World Curling Champions.-Background:...
, Warwick Smith
Warwick Smith
Warwick B. Smith is a Scottish curler from Bridge of Earn, Perth and Kinross.Smith made his international debut at the 1996 World Curling Championships as the skip for the Scotland team...
and Craig Wilson
Craig Wilson (curler)
Craig Wilson is a Scottish curler from Dunblane. In 1993, Wilson won the World Junior Curling Championships for his Scotland team over Michel Ferland of Canada...
.
The members of the women's team were Kelly Wood
Kelly Wood
Kelly Wood is a Scottish curler who has represented her home country and Great Britain and Northern Ireland on an International and Olympic scale....
, Lynn Cameron
Lynn Cameron
Lynn Cameron is a Scottish curler, and member of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team taking part in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.2006 was her 1st appearance as an Olympian...
, Deborah Knox
Deborah Knox
Deborah "Debbie" Knox is a Scottish curler from Lochgelly.Knox was a member of the gold medal winning team at the 2002 Winter Olympics. She played third for Rhona Martin. She was also a member of the team again at the 2006 Winter Olympics as an alternate, however the team did not medal.-References:...
, Jacqueline Lockhart, and Rhona Martin
Rhona Martin
Rhona Martin MBE is a Scottish curler who has skipped the Scotland women's team at both the European and World Championships, but is most famous as the skip of the Great Britain team that claimed the gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games in 2002.-Early career:For a long time best known in...
.
Men's
Team: David MurdochDavid Murdoch
David Murdoch is a Scottish curler from Lockerbie. Murdoch and his former team of Ewan MacDonald, Warwick Smith, Euan Byers and Peter Smith were the 2006 and 2009 World Curling Champions.-Background:...
, Ewan McDonald, Warwick Smith
Warwick Smith
Warwick B. Smith is a Scottish curler from Bridge of Earn, Perth and Kinross.Smith made his international debut at the 1996 World Curling Championships as the skip for the Scotland team...
, Euan Byers
Euan Byers
Euan Byers is a Scottish curler.Byers started playing curling in 1983. He plays in first position and is right-handed...
and Craig Wilson
Craig Wilson (curler)
Craig Wilson is a Scottish curler from Dunblane. In 1993, Wilson won the World Junior Curling Championships for his Scotland team over Michel Ferland of Canada...
(alternate)
Round Robin
Draw 1
;Draw 2
;Draw 4
;Draw 5
;Draw 6
;Draw 8
;Draw 9
;Draw 10
;Draw 11
Standings
| Rank | Team | Skip | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Markku Uusipaavalniemi Markku Uusipaavalniemi Markku Uusipaavalniemi is a Finnish curler and politician.-Personal life:Uusipaavalniemi lives in Hyvinkää with his wife and three children. His older brother Jussi taught him how to curl.-Curling career:... |
7 | 2 | |
| 2 | Brad Gushue Brad Gushue Bradley Raymond "Brad" Gushue, ONL is a Canadian curler from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador. Gushue, along with teammates Russ Howard, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, represented Canada in curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won the gold medal by defeating Finland... |
6 | 3 | |
| 3 | Pete Fenson Pete Fenson Peter Fenson is an American curler, skip of the men's rink which represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The rink took the bronze medal, the first ever Olympic medal for the United States in curling... |
6 | 3 | |
| 4 | David Murdoch David Murdoch David Murdoch is a Scottish curler from Lockerbie. Murdoch and his former team of Ewan MacDonald, Warwick Smith, Euan Byers and Peter Smith were the 2006 and 2009 World Curling Champions.-Background:... |
6 | 3 | |
| 5 | Pål Trulsen Pål Trulsen Pål Trulsen is a Norwegian curler from Hosle in Bærum, and was the 2002 Olympic curling men's champion.... |
5 | 4 | |
| 6 | Ralph Stockli Ralph Stöckli Ralph Stöckli is a Swiss curler from Lucerne.Stöckli began a successful curling career at the junior level, winning a bronze medal at the World Junior Curling Championships as an alternate in 1994. In 1996, he was the Swiss skip and they won a silver medal, losing to James Dryburgh of Scotland... |
5 | 4 | |
| 7 | Joel Retornaz Joël Retornaz Joël Thierry Retornaz is an Italian curler. He was in 2006 the leader of the Italian men's curling team.Retornaz gained sudden notoriety in Italy in occasion of the 2006 Winter Olympics... |
4 | 5 | |
| 8 | Peter Lindholm | 3 | 6 | |
| 9 | Andy Kapp Andy Kapp Andreas "Andy" Kapp is a German curler from Unterthingau. After a number of unsuccessful tournaments at the Junior, Olympic and World Championship levels, Kapp surprised many by winning the 1992 European championship. The next year however, he finished only 7th, but at the 1994 World Championships... |
3 | 6 | |
| 10 | Sean Becker Sean Becker Sean Peter Becker is a New Zealand curler.-Career:Becker was the skip for New Zealand teams which won three Pacific Curling Championships in 1998, 2003, and 2004. He also skipped for the New Zealand team in the 2004 and 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, finishing in 8th place with a 5-6... |
0 | 9 |
Playoffs
Semifinal
;Bronze Medal Game
Women's
Team: Rhona MartinRhona Martin
Rhona Martin MBE is a Scottish curler who has skipped the Scotland women's team at both the European and World Championships, but is most famous as the skip of the Great Britain team that claimed the gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games in 2002.-Early career:For a long time best known in...
, Jacqueline Lockhart, Kelly Wood
Kelly Wood
Kelly Wood is a Scottish curler who has represented her home country and Great Britain and Northern Ireland on an International and Olympic scale....
, Lynn Cameron
Lynn Cameron
Lynn Cameron is a Scottish curler, and member of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team taking part in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.2006 was her 1st appearance as an Olympian...
and Deborah Knox
Deborah Knox
Deborah "Debbie" Knox is a Scottish curler from Lochgelly.Knox was a member of the gold medal winning team at the 2002 Winter Olympics. She played third for Rhona Martin. She was also a member of the team again at the 2006 Winter Olympics as an alternate, however the team did not medal.-References:...
(alternate)
Round Robin
Draw 1
;Draw 2
;Draw 4
;Draw 5
;Draw 7
;Draw 8
;Draw 9
;Draw 10
;Draw 12
Standings
| Rank | Team | Skip | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anette Norberg Anette Norberg Anette Norberg is a Swedish curler from Nacka. She and her team are the current Olympic women's curling champions, having won the 2010 Women's Curling tournament in Vancouver... |
7 | 2 | |
| 2 | Mirjam Ott Mirjam Ott Mirjam Ott is skip of the Swiss Olympic Curling Team. She has participated in several Olympic Games contests and has won numerous awards in many other curling events worldwide... |
7 | 2 | |
| 3 | Shannon Kleibrink Shannon Kleibrink Shannon Kleibrink is a Canadian curler from Okotoks, Alberta. She and her team of third Amy Nixon, second Glenys Bakker, lead Christine Keshen and alternate Sandra Jenkins represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy... |
6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Dordi Nordby Dordi Nordby Dordi Agate Nordby, , is a Norwegian right-handed curler from Snarøya. Nordby has amassed an array of medals in major international competitions over a career spanning three decades, including two world championship gold medals and two European championship gold medals.Having made her international... |
6 | 3 | |
| 5 | Rhona Martin Rhona Martin Rhona Martin MBE is a Scottish curler who has skipped the Scotland women's team at both the European and World Championships, but is most famous as the skip of the Great Britain team that claimed the gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games in 2002.-Early career:For a long time best known in... |
5 | 4 | |
| 6 | Ludmila Privivkova Ludmila Privivkova Liudmila Andreyevna Privivkova is a curler from Russia.... |
5 | 4 | |
| 7 | Ayumi Onodera Ayumi Onodera is a Japanese curler, born November 25, 1978 in Tokoro District, Abashiri Subprefecture, Hokkaidō.- History :Onodera is a member of Team Aomori which was selected to represent Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics... |
4 | 5 | |
| 8 | Dorthe Holm Dorthe Holm Dorthe Holm is a Danish curler from Kastrup.Holm skipped the Danish women's team at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The team were the only athletes Denmark sent to the games, as such Holm carried the flag for Denmark in the opening ceremonies.Holm has had a long curling career, which internationally... |
2 | 7 | |
| 9 | Cassandra Johnson Cassandra Johnson Cassandra "Cassie" Potter is an American curler best known for skipping the United States Women's Curling Team at the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2005 Women's World Curling Championships.-Biography:... |
2 | 7 | |
| 10 | Diana Gaspari Diana Gaspari Diana Gaspari is an Italian curler.Gaspari started playing curling in 1996. She plays in fourth position as a skip and is right-handed.-References:... |
1 | 8 |
Figure skating
The British figure skating representatives were Sinead KerrSinead Kerr
Sinead Houston Kerr is a Scottish ice dancer who represents Great Britain. She teamed up with her brother John Kerr in 2000. They are two-time European bronze medalists and the 2004–2010 British national champions...
and her brother John Kerr, who competed in ice dancing
Ice dancing
Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....
. They hail from Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and Turin was their first Olympic games.
| Athlete | Event | CD | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Sinead Kerr Sinead Kerr Sinead Houston Kerr is a Scottish ice dancer who represents Great Britain. She teamed up with her brother John Kerr in 2000. They are two-time European bronze medalists and the 2004–2010 British national champions... John Kerr |
Ice dance | 31.58 | 11 | 50.28 | 11 | 85.57 | 13 | 167.43 | 10 |
Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program
Luge
The British luge participants for 2006 were Mark HattonMark Hatton (luge)
Mark Hatton is a British former luger who competed from 1997 to 2006, including two Winter Olympic Games. He earned his best finish of 25th in the men's singles event at Salt Lake City in 2002....
and AJ Rosen
Adam Rosen (luge)
Adam Rosen is an American-born British luger who has competed since 2003. He finished 16th in the men's singles event at both the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....
. Hatton finished a disappointing 35th place after coming off his luge on his third run of four, although he stayed in contact with the luge and remounted. Rosen finished in 16th place.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank | ||
| Mark Hatton Mark Hatton (luge) Mark Hatton is a British former luger who competed from 1997 to 2006, including two Winter Olympic Games. He earned his best finish of 25th in the men's singles event at Salt Lake City in 2002.... |
Men's singles | 52.790 | 52.720 | 1:34.895 | 52.494 | 4:12.899 | 35 |
| Adam Rosen Adam Rosen (luge) Adam Rosen is an American-born British luger who has competed since 2003. He finished 16th in the men's singles event at both the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.... |
Men's singles | 52.610 | 52.130 | 52.093 | 52.150 | 3:28.983 | 16 |
Short track speed skating
The men's short track speed skating team was John Eley and Paul Stanley. The women's team was Sarah LindsaySarah Lindsay (speed skater)
Sarah Diane T. Lindsay is a British short track speed skater who has competed at the Winter Olympic Games on three occasions....
and Joanna Williams. Lindsay participated in the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
in Salt Lake City.
This was the first Olympics in which Great Britain and Northern Ireland sent a full short track speed skating team.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jon Eley Jon Eley Jon Eley is a British short track speed skater who competed at both the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics. Eley finished fifth in the 500 meters in Torino, and was a member of the British team that finished sixth in the 5000 meter relay in Vancouver.- References :... |
Men's 500 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres -Heats:The first round was held on 22 February. There were seven heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers and the two fastest third-place skaters moving on to the quarterfinals.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Heat 5Heat 6Heat 7... |
42.511 | 2 Q | 42.424 | 2 Q | 42.650 | 3 ADV | 42.497 | 5 |
| Men's 1000 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition..-Heats:The first round was held on 15 February. There were seven heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers and the two fastest third-place finishers also moving on to the quarterfinals. As two... |
1:29.147 | 3 | Did not advance | 17 | |||||
| Men's 1500 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres -Heats:The first round was held on 12 February. There were six heats of four or five skaters each, with the top three finishers in each advancing to the semifinals.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Heat 5Heat 6-Semifinals:... |
2:23.887 | 3 Q | n/a | 2:21.862 | 5 | Did not advance | 13 | ||
| Sarah Lindsay Sarah Lindsay (speed skater) Sarah Diane T. Lindsay is a British short track speed skater who has competed at the Winter Olympic Games on three occasions.... |
Women's 500 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres -Heats:The first round was held on 12 February. There were eight heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Heat 5Heat 6Heat 7Heat 8-Quarterfinals:... |
46.290 | 2 Q | 1:09.785 | 3 ADV | 46.060 | 5 | Did not advance | 8 |
| Women's 1000 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 metres -Heats:The first round was held on 12 February. There were eight heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals... |
1:35.539 | 3 | Did not advance | 16 | |||||
| Women's 1500 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres -Heats:There were six heats of four or five skaters each, with the top three finishers advancing to the semifinals.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Heat 5Heat 6-Semifinals:... |
2:38.460 | 3 Q | n/a | 2:29.173 | 6 | Did not advance | 15 | ||
| Paul Stanley | Men's 500 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres -Heats:The first round was held on 22 February. There were seven heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers and the two fastest third-place skaters moving on to the quarterfinals.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Heat 5Heat 6Heat 7... |
43.486 | 4 | Did not advance | 20 | ||||
| Men's 1000 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition..-Heats:The first round was held on 15 February. There were seven heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers and the two fastest third-place finishers also moving on to the quarterfinals. As two... |
1:28.511 | 4 | Did not advance | 19 | |||||
| Joanna Williams | Women's 500 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres -Heats:The first round was held on 12 February. There were eight heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Heat 5Heat 6Heat 7Heat 8-Quarterfinals:... |
46.857 | 3 | Did not advance | 19 | ||||
Key: 'ADV' indicates a skater was advanced due to being interfered with.
Skeleton
Two men and one woman skeleton athletes traveled to Turin. Shelley RudmanShelley Rudman
Shelley Rudman is a British Olympic athlete. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in skeleton; the only medal for Great Britain at the games...
was selected as the woman's sole representative; the men were Kristan Bromley
Kristan Bromley
Kristan Bromley is a British skeleton racer who has competed since 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's event at the 2008 FIBT World Championships in Altenberg, Germany...
and Adam Pengilly
Adam Pengilly
Adam Pengilly is a British skeleton racer who has competed since 2004. He won a silver medal in men's skeleton event at the FIBT World Championships 2009 in Lake Placid....
Shelley Rudman won the silver medal in the women's event, while Bromley and Pengilly finished fifth and eighth respectively.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank | ||
| Kristan Bromley Kristan Bromley Kristan Bromley is a British skeleton racer who has competed since 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's event at the 2008 FIBT World Championships in Altenberg, Germany... |
Men's Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's The men's skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics took place on 17 February, at the Cesana Pariol.-Results:Canadians Duff Gibson and Jeffrey Pain won gold and silver despite Pain nearly losing control of his sled coming around the penultimate corner... |
58.35 | 58.75 | 1:57.10 | 5 |
| Adam Pengilly Adam Pengilly Adam Pengilly is a British skeleton racer who has competed since 2004. He won a silver medal in men's skeleton event at the FIBT World Championships 2009 in Lake Placid.... |
Men's Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's The men's skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics took place on 17 February, at the Cesana Pariol.-Results:Canadians Duff Gibson and Jeffrey Pain won gold and silver despite Pain nearly losing control of his sled coming around the penultimate corner... |
58.37 | 59.09 | 1:57.46 | 8 |
| Shelley Rudman Shelley Rudman Shelley Rudman is a British Olympic athlete. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in skeleton; the only medal for Great Britain at the games... |
Women's Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's The women's skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics took place on 16 February, at the Cesana Pariol.-Results:Two-time world champion Maya Pedersen set the two fastest times to win the gold medal, Switzerland's first gold of the games. Shelley Rudman won silver, Great Britain's only medal of the games... |
1:00.57 | 1:00.49 | 2:01.06 |  |
Snowboarding
The GB team had four competitors in the snowboarding events at the Olympics in 2006, with veteran competitor Lesley McKennaLesley McKenna
Lesley McKenna is a British professional snowboarder based in Herten, Germany. McKenna has to date competed in three Winter Olympic Games in 2002, 2006 and 2010 but has not won any medals. At the 2010 games, she crashed in both her qualification runs in the women's halfpipe and finished last...
falling in both runs of the half pipe alongside first-time Olympians Kate Foster and Daniel Wakeham
Dan Wakeham
Dan Wakeham is a British professional snowboarder.Dan started snowboarding on Plymouth dryslope when he was 14. He was sponsored by Santa Cruz Snowboards by the age of 15 and traveling the country riding the national dryslope tour...
. First-time Olympian Zoe Gillings
Zoe Gillings
Zoe Gillings is a British snowboarder.At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Gillings finished 15th in the first ever women's Snowboard Cross.At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Gillings finished 8th in the women's Snowboard Cross....
was the sole British competitor in the snowboardcross event which had its first Olympic appearance in 2006.
Wakeham finished 26th in men's halfpipe qualifying, missing the final. Gillings qualified 12th for the Snowboard Cross quarter-finals with a time of 1:31. She failed to progress further, being taken out of the heat following a collision with another rider and finished 15th.
Halfpipe
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying Run 1 | Qualifying Run 2 | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | ||
| Kate Foster | Women's halfpipe | 16.4 | 24 | 24.7 | 14 | Did not advance | 20 | |
| Lesley McKenna Lesley McKenna Lesley McKenna is a British professional snowboarder based in Herten, Germany. McKenna has to date competed in three Winter Olympic Games in 2002, 2006 and 2010 but has not won any medals. At the 2010 games, she crashed in both her qualification runs in the women's halfpipe and finished last... |
Women's halfpipe | 1.4 | 34 | 5.2 | 27 | Did not advance | 33 | |
| Daniel Wakeham Dan Wakeham Dan Wakeham is a British professional snowboarder.Dan started snowboarding on Plymouth dryslope when he was 14. He was sponsored by Santa Cruz Snowboards by the age of 15 and traveling the country riding the national dryslope tour... |
Men's halfpipe | 14.3 | 35 | 27.8 | 20 | Did not advance | 26 | |
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 | Event | Qualifying | 1/8 Finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Position | Rank | ||
| Zoe Gillings Zoe Gillings Zoe Gillings is a British snowboarder.At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Gillings finished 15th in the first ever women's Snowboard Cross.At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Gillings finished 8th in the women's Snowboard Cross.... |
Women's snowboard cross Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's snowboard cross The women's snowboard cross event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on February 17, 2006.-Medalists:-Qualification:... |
1:31.93 | 12 Q | n/a | 4 | Did not advance | Classification 13-16 3 |
15 |