IOC code RUS Competitors 190 in 15 sports | Website www.roc.ru (Russian) | |
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MedalsRanked 4th GoldSilverBronzeTotal86822 | ||
Russia participated at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. It sent a total of 190 athletes to participate in all 15 of the Winter Olympic sports. Russia was a key part of the Soviet Union when it won the highest number of gold medals for the 1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1988 Winter Olympics. In the 1994 Winter Olympics, Russia topped the medal tables by itself.
Contents
- Medalists
- Alpine skiing
- Biathlon
- Cross country skiing
- Womens tournament
- Figure skating
- Freestyle skiing
- Mens tournament
- Nordic combined
- Short track speed skating
- Snowboarding
- Speed skating
- References
Dmitry Dorofeev, a speed skater, served as flag bearer at the opening ceremonies.
Medalists
Alpine 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.
Biathlon
Olga Pyleva was stripped of her silver medal in the women's individual after testing positive for carphedon, a stimulant.
Cross-country skiing
Women's tournament
Team: Ludmila Privivkova (skip), Nkeirouka Ezekh, Yana Nekrasova, Yekaterina Galkina and Olga Zharkova (alternate)
;Draw 3
;Draw 4
;Draw 5
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;Draw 8
;Draw 10
;Draw 11
;Draw 12
Figure skating
Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program
Freestyle skiing
Men's tournament
The Russian men's team finished the round robin portion of the competition ranked second in Group B, losing just once, to Slovakia. It beat Canada in thequarter finals, but lost both the semifinal and bronze medal game to finish fourth overall
Women's tournament
The Russian women's team lost to both Canada and Sweden, and failed to progress to the medal round. In the 5th place game, the team lost on a shootout to Germany.
Nordic combined
Note: 'Deficit' refers to the amount of time behind the leader a competitor began the cross-country portion of the event. Italicized numbers show the final deficit from the winner's finishing time.
Short track speed skating
Key: 'ADV' indicates a skater was advanced due to being interfered with.
Snowboarding
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.
Key: '+ Time' represents a deficit; the brackets indicate the results of each run.