Athletes from the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

competed 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

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, Italy

Italy

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. The team of 35 competed in speed skating, bobsleigh, short track speed skating and snowboarding. The Dutch flag bearer during the opening ceremony was speedskater

Long track speed skating

Speed skating is an Olympic sport where competitors are timed while crossing a set distance. It is also a sport for leisure. Sports such as short track speedskating, inline speedskating, and quad speed skating are also called speed skating...

 Jan Bos

Jan Bos

Jan Bos is a Dutch speedskater and sprint cyclist.In 1998 he became world champion sprint and he won the silver medal that year on the 1000 meter sprint during the Winter Olympics in Nagano....

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Historically, the Dutch have only won medals in skating; of their 78 Winter Olympic medals since 1952

1952 Winter Olympics

The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, took place in Oslo, Norway, from 14 to 25 February 1952. Discussions about Oslo hosting the Winter Olympic Games began as early as 1935; the city wanted to host the 1948 Games, but World War II made that impossible...

, 75 have been won in speed skating, and a further three in figure skating. The Netherlands have not won a figure skating medal since 1976.

Dirk Matschenz

Dirk Matschenz

Dirk Matschenz is a Dutch male skeleton racer, who took part in the 2005/2006 Skeleton World Cup trying to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics. He previously competed for Germany, winning the German Championship in 2001....

 (skeleton) did meet the limits set by the Dutch Olympic Committee but did not participate because he did not get his Dutch passport before the start of the Olympics. Matschenz is originally from Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals....	Women's 3000 m
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals....	Women's 1000 m
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals....	Men's 10000 m
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals....	Men's 5000 m
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals....	Women's 3000 m
	Rintje Ritsma Rintje Ritsma Robert Rintje Ritsma is a former Dutch long track speed skater. His nickname is the Beer van Lemmer, which translates to the Bear from Lemmer.-Speed skating career:He has won the World Allround Championships 4 times... Mark Tuitert Mark Tuitert Mark Tuitert ; born April 4, 1980 in Holten, Overijssel) is a Dutch speed skater. He won gold at the 1500m sprint at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-Personal life:Tuitert married fellow Dutch speed skater Helen van Goozen in 2009... Carl Verheijen Carl Verheijen Carl Eduard Verheijen was a Dutch speedskater specializing in the longer distances 5,000-m and the 10,000-m. Verheijen is the son of skater Eddy Verheijen and has a relation with retired skater Andrea Nuyt in Leusden. They have a daughter... Erben Wennemars Erben Wennemars Egbert Rolf Wennemars is a Dutch former speed skater. He specialized in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters.-Speed skating career:...	Speed skating Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals....	Men's team pursuit Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's team pursuit The Men's team pursuit competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy began on 15 February at Oval Lingotto. The team pursuit consisted of a qualifying round, then a series of elimination races, with the winners of the elimination races progressing to the next round of the 'knockout...
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals....	Men's 1000 m Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres The Men's 1000 m speed skating competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy.-Records:Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows....
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals....	Women's 1500 m
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. Twelve events were contested at the Oval Lingotto.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals....	Men's 10000 m

Bobsleigh

Athlete	Event	Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Total	Rank
Ilse Broeders Ilse Broeders Ilse Broeders is a Dutch bobsledder who competed from 1999 to 2006. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of tenth in the two-woman event at Salt Lake City in 2002.... Jeanette Pennings	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:...	1:00.13	Did not start
Arend Glas Arend Glas Arend Glas is a Dutch bobsledder who has competed from 1992 to 2006. He began his career in bobsledding in 1992 in Igls... Sybren Jansma Sybren Jansma Sybren Jansma is a Dutch bobsledder. Jansma started with international bobsleigh competitions in the 2002 and was not yet part of Arend Glas's team that participated at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. However, Jansma developed himself to become Glas's main compatriot in the years to...	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:...	56.70	56.54	56.95	57.15	3:47.36	19
Eline Jurg Eline Jurg Eline Jurg is a Dutch bobsledder who has competed since 1996. Competed in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of sixth in the two-woman event at Salt Lake City in 2002....   Kitty van Haperen Kitty van Haperen Kitty van Haperen is a Dutch athlete and bobsledder.Van Haperen was born at Tilburg. She started her career in athletics and reached the national rankings in 1991 in javelin throw...	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:...	58.05	58.08	58.42	58.35	3:52.90	11
Arend Glas Arend Glas Arend Glas is a Dutch bobsledder who has competed from 1992 to 2006. He began his career in bobsledding in 1992 in Igls... Sybren Jansma Sybren Jansma Sybren Jansma is a Dutch bobsledder. Jansma started with international bobsleigh competitions in the 2002 and was not yet part of Arend Glas's team that participated at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. However, Jansma developed himself to become Glas's main compatriot in the years to... Arno Klaassen Arno Klaassen Arno Klaassen is a Dutch bobsledder. Klaassen started with international bobsleigh competitions in 2005 and therefore was not yet part of Arend Glas's team that participated at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. However, from 2005 on his skills improved fast and he became a regular member... Vincent Kortbeek Vincent Kortbeek Vincent Kortbeek is a Dutch bobsledder. Kortbeek started with international bobsleigh competitions in 2003 and therefore was not yet part of Arend Glas's team that participated at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. However, from 2003 on his skills improved fast and he became a regular...	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:...	55.82	56.08	55.78	55.51	3:43.19	16

Short track speed skating

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Cees Juffermans Cees Juffermans Cees Juffermans is a former Dutch short track speed skater. Currently he is a marathon speed skater. He has a relationship with short track speed skater Liesbeth Mau Asam....	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...	42.849	3 Q	42.515	3	Did not advance			11
	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:...	2:27.696	2 Q	Did not advance					16
Niels Kerstholt Niels Kerstholt Niels Kerstholt is a Dutch short track speed skater.Kerstholt qualified himself for the 2006 Winter Olympics by finishing among the first twelve in a virtual ranking over 1000 metres using the results of the Speed Skating World Cup meetings in Bormio and Den Haag in November 2005...	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...	Disqualified
	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:...	2:23.854	2 Q	n/a		2:21.748	3	Final B 2:24.962	10
Liesbeth Mau Asam Liesbeth Mau Asam Liesbeth Mau Asam is a Dutch short track speed skater who lives in Woubrugge and who has a relationship with Cees Juffermans.Mau Asam participated at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, but had a hard time qualifying for the Games...	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:...	45.500	3	Did not advance					15
	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...	1:38.039	2 Q	1:34.034	3	Did not advance			10
	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:...	2:28.910	2 Q	n/a		2:26.370	6	Did not advance	14

Snowboarding

Two women were selected for the Netherlands in snowboarding events in Torino; Cheryl Maas

Cheryl Maas

Cheryl Maas is a Dutch snowboarder, who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, finishing 11th at the halfpipe in which she is specialised. She started snowboarding in 1993...

 for the halfpipe event and Nicolien Sauerbreij

Nicolien Sauerbreij

Nicolien Sauerbreij is a Dutch professional snowboarder. She won seven World Cup races and ranked first in the parallel giant slalom standings of the 2007–2008 and the 2009–2010 World Cup...

 in the parallel giant slalom event. Maas qualified in 4th place for the final, but on her final run, Maas landed on the top edge of the halfpipe, fell and ended up in 11th.

Halfpipe

Athlete	Event	Qualifying Run 1		Qualifying Run 2		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Rank
Cheryl Maas Cheryl Maas Cheryl Maas is a Dutch snowboarder, who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, finishing 11th at the halfpipe in which she is specialised. She started snowboarding in 1993...	Women's halfpipe	38.6	4 Q	n/a		(8.7)	16.5	11

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.

Parallel GS

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Nicolien Sauerbreij Nicolien Sauerbreij Nicolien Sauerbreij is a Dutch professional snowboarder. She won seven World Cup races and ranked first in the parallel giant slalom standings of the 2007–2008 and the 2009–2010 World Cup...	Women's parallel giant slalom Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's parallel giant slalom -Classification 5-8:The four quarterfinal losers entered the consolation bracket, where they raced for positions five through eight....	1:22.17	12	(1) L +0.03 (-1.50 +1.53)	Did not advance			12

Key: '+ Time' represents a deficit; the brackets indicate the results of each run.

Speed skating

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jan Bos Jan Bos Jan Bos is a Dutch speedskater and sprint cyclist.In 1998 he became world champion sprint and he won the silver medal that year on the 1000 meter sprint during the Winter Olympics in Nagano....	500 m	35.68	35.43	1:11.11	11
	1000 m Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres The Men's 1000 m speed skating competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy.-Records:Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows....	n/a		1:09.42	5
	1500 m	n/a		1:48.61	20
Bob de Jong Bob de Jong Bob Johannes Carolus de Jong is a Dutch speed skater who specializes in long distances: five and ten kilometers.-Speed skating career:...	5000 m	n/a		6:22.12	6
	10000 m	n/a		13:01.57
Stefan Groothuis Stefan Groothuis Stefan Groothuis is a Dutch speed skater who is currently part of Team Telfort.Groothuis is a specialist in the middle distances, 1000 and 1500 metres and had his international breakthrough in 2005. In that year he reached a second spot during the Speed Skating World Cup meeting in Salt Lake City...	1000 m Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres The Men's 1000 m speed skating competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy.-Records:Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows....	n/a		1:09.57	8
Sven Kramer Sven Kramer Sven Kramer is a Dutch long track speed skater. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meter in Vancouver 2010, and four-time European and World Allround Champion. He is also three-time world champion and world record holder in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m, and the team pursuit...	1500 m	n/a		1:48.36	15
	5000 m	n/a		6:16.40
	10000 m	n/a		13:18.14	7
Simon Kuipers Simon Kuipers Simon Kuipers is a Dutch speed skater. He won a 1,500 meters World Cup competitions on 3 December 2005. It was his first World Cup victory...	500 m	36.10	35.74	1:11.84	23
	1500 m	n/a		1:46.58	4
Beorn Nijenhuis Beorn Nijenhuis Beorn Enriqué Nijenhuis is a Dutch speed skater, who represented the Netherlands at the 2006 Winter Olympics....	500 m	48.84	35.71	1:24.55	35
	1000 m Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres The Men's 1000 m speed skating competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy.-Records:Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows....	n/a		1:09.85	12
Carl Verheijen Carl Verheijen Carl Eduard Verheijen was a Dutch speedskater specializing in the longer distances 5,000-m and the 10,000-m. Verheijen is the son of skater Eddy Verheijen and has a relation with retired skater Andrea Nuyt in Leusden. They have a daughter...	5000 m	n/a		6:18.84	4
	10000 m	n/a		13:08.80
Erben Wennemars Erben Wennemars Egbert Rolf Wennemars is a Dutch former speed skater. He specialized in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters.-Speed skating career:...	500 m	35.46	35.84	1:11.30	16
	1000 m Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres The Men's 1000 m speed skating competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy.-Records:Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows....	n/a		1:09.32
	1500 m	n/a		1:46.71	5

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Barbara De Loor Barbara de Loor Barbara de Loor is a retired Dutch speed skater who was specialised in the middle long and longer distances, over 1000 to 5000 metres....	1000 m	n/a		1:16.73	6
Annette Gerritsen Annette Gerritsen Annette Gerritsen is a Dutch speed skater. She specialises in the 500 m and 1000 m distances, and won a silver medal in the 1000 metres at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She is the current Dutch Junior record holder in the 500 m and her personal best used to be the World Junior record...	500 m	39.12	38.97	1:18.09	12
	1000 m	n/a		1:18.33	23
Renate Groenewold Renate Groenewold Renate Groenewold is a Dutch long track speed skater and road bicycle racer.Groenewold has won several Dutch Championships....	1500 m	n/a		1:59.33	9
	3000 m	n/a		4:03.48
	5000 m	n/a		7:11.32	9
Carien Kleibeuker Carien Kleibeuker Carien Kleibeuker is a Dutch speed skater who is specialised in the long distances, over 3000 and mainly over 5000 metres....	5000 m	n/a		7:12.18	10
Moniek Kleinsman Moniek Kleinsman Moniek Kleinsman is a Dutch speed skater who was born in Bentelo, Overijssel and currently resides in Wolvega. She competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics....	3000 m	n/a		4:13.81	17
Marianne Timmer Marianne Timmer Maria Aaltje Timmer is a Dutch speed skater specializing in the middle distances . At the 1998 Winter Olympics Timmer won a gold medal in both these events.- Personal life :...	500 m	Disqualified
	1000 m	n/a		1:16.05
	1500 m	n/a		2:00.45	14
Paulien van Deutekom Paulien van Deutekom Paulien van Deutekom is a Dutch speed skater who is specialised in the middle long distances, over 1000 and 1500 metres....	1500 m	n/a		2:00.15	13
Sanne van der Star Sanne van der Star Sanne Martha van der Star is a Dutch speed skater who is specialised in the short distances, over 500 and 1000 metres.In December 2005 Van der Star tried to qualify herself for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin over 500 metres...	500 m	39.26	39.33	1:18.59	14
Ireen Wüst Ireen Wüst Ireen Wüst is a Dutch long track allround speed skater. At the age of 19, on February 12, 2006, Wüst won the gold medal in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games 3000-meter event...	1000 m	n/a		1:16.39	4
	1500 m	n/a		1:56.90
	3000 m	n/a		4:02.43

Team Pursuit

Athlete	Event	Seeding		Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
From: Sven Kramer Sven Kramer Sven Kramer is a Dutch long track speed skater. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meter in Vancouver 2010, and four-time European and World Allround Champion. He is also three-time world champion and world record holder in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m, and the team pursuit... Rintje Ritsma Rintje Ritsma Robert Rintje Ritsma is a former Dutch long track speed skater. His nickname is the Beer van Lemmer, which translates to the Bear from Lemmer.-Speed skating career:He has won the World Allround Championships 4 times... Mark Tuitert Mark Tuitert Mark Tuitert ; born April 4, 1980 in Holten, Overijssel) is a Dutch speed skater. He won gold at the 1500m sprint at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-Personal life:Tuitert married fellow Dutch speed skater Helen van Goozen in 2009... Carl Verheijen Carl Verheijen Carl Eduard Verheijen was a Dutch speedskater specializing in the longer distances 5,000-m and the 10,000-m. Verheijen is the son of skater Eddy Verheijen and has a relation with retired skater Andrea Nuyt in Leusden. They have a daughter... Erben Wennemars Erben Wennemars Egbert Rolf Wennemars is a Dutch former speed skater. He specialized in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters.-Speed skating career:...	Men's team pursuit Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's team pursuit The Men's team pursuit competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy began on 15 February at Oval Lingotto. The team pursuit consisted of a qualifying round, then a series of elimination races, with the winners of the elimination races progressing to the next round of the 'knockout...	3:48.02	3	(6) W 3:44.65	(2) L Overtaken	Bronze final (4) W 3:44.53
From: Paulien van Deutekom Paulien van Deutekom Paulien van Deutekom is a Dutch speed skater who is specialised in the middle long distances, over 1000 and 1500 metres.... Renate Groenewold Renate Groenewold Renate Groenewold is a Dutch long track speed skater and road bicycle racer.Groenewold has won several Dutch Championships.... Moniek Kleinsman Moniek Kleinsman Moniek Kleinsman is a Dutch speed skater who was born in Bentelo, Overijssel and currently resides in Wolvega. She competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics.... Gretha Smit Gretha Smit Gretha Smit is a Dutch speed skater.Smit won a surprising silver medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics in the 5000 meter event. She skated a world record broken in a later pair by Claudia Pechstein... Ireen Wüst Ireen Wüst Ireen Wüst is a Dutch long track allround speed skater. At the age of 19, on February 12, 2006, Wüst won the gold medal in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games 3000-meter event...	Women's team pursuit Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's team pursuit The Women's team pursuit competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy began on 15 February at Oval Lingotto. The team pursuit consisted of a qualifying round, then a series of elimination races, with the winners of the elimination races progressing to the next round of the 'knockout...	3:06.67	4	(5) L 3:03.65	Did not advance	5th place final (6) L 3:05.62	6

Further references

Gekwalificeerde sporters Olympische Spelen 2006, from the Dutch Olympic Committee, retrieved 23 January 2006