Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sestriere and Cesana-San Sicario , Italy . The races were held 12–25 February 2006.[ 1]
Medal table
Participating NOCs
Fifty-eight nations contributed alpine skiers to the events at Torino.
Date
Race
Start
Finish
Vertical
Course
Average
Sun 12 Feb
Downhill – men
2,800 m (9,186 ft)
1,886 m (6,188 ft)
914 m (2,999 ft)
3.299 km (2.050 mi)
Wed 15 Feb
Downhill – women
2,538 m (8,327 ft)
1,738 m (5,702 ft)
800 m (2,625 ft)
3.058 km (1.900 mi)
Tue 14 Feb
Downhill (K) – men
2,686 m (8,812 ft)
1,886 m (6,188 ft)
800 m (2,625 ft)
2.965 km (1.842 mi)
Sat 18 Feb
Downhill (K) – women
2,286 m (7,500 ft)
1,738 m (5,702 ft)
548 m (1,798 ft)
2.331 km (1.448 mi)
Sat 18 Feb
Super-G – men
2,536 m (8,320 ft)
1,886 m (6,188 ft)
650 m (2,133 ft)
2.325 km (1.445 mi)
Mon 20 Feb
Super-G – women
2,286 m (7,500 ft)
1,738 m (5,702 ft)
548 m (1,798 ft)
2.331 km (1.448 mi)
Mon 20 Feb
Giant slalom – men
2,480 m (8,136 ft)
2,030 m (6,660 ft)
450 m (1,476 ft)
Fri 24 Feb
Giant slalom – women
2,370 m (7,776 ft)
2,030 m (6,660 ft)
340 m (1,115 ft)
Sat 25 Feb
Slalom – men
2,240 m (7,349 ft)
2,030 m (6,660 ft)
210 m (689 ft)
Wed 22 Feb
Slalom – women
2,210 m (7,251 ft)
2,030 m (6,660 ft)
180 m (591 ft)
Tue 14 Feb
Slalom (K) – men
2,210 m (7,251 ft)
2,030 m (6,660 ft)
180 m (591 ft)
Fri 17 Feb
Slalom (K) – women
2,170 m (7,119 ft)
2,030 m (6,660 ft)
140 m (459 ft)
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 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
References
External links
FIS-Ski.com – alpine skiing – 2006 Winter Olympics – Sestriere and San Sicario, Italy
