The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held in Turin, Italy, from February 10 to 26, 2006. A total of 2,508 athletes representing 80 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) (+3 from 2002 Olympics) participated in 84 events (+6 from 2002) from 15 different sports and disciplines (unchanged from 2002).[1]
| 2006 Winter Olympics medals | |
|---|---|
| Location | Turin,  Italy |
| Highlights | |
| Most gold medals |  Germany (11) |
| Most total medals | Germany (29) |
| Medalling NOCs | 26 |
Legend:
Gold represents countries that won at least one gold medal
Silver represents countries that won at least one silver medal
Bronze represents countries that won at least one bronze medal
Red represents countries that did not win any medals
Grey represents countries that did not participate
Athletes from 26 NOCs won at least one medal, and athletes from 18 of these NOCs secured at least one gold.[1] Germany won the highest number of gold medals (11) and led in overall medals (29) for the third consecutive Games. Latvia and Slovakia won the first medals in their Winter Olympic history.[2]
Speed skater Cindy Klassen of Canada won five medals (one gold, two silver and two bronze) and was the most medalled athlete at the Games. Biathlete Michael Greis of Germany and short track speed skaters Ahn Hyun Soo and Jin Sun-Yu, both of South Korea, tied for the most gold medals, with three each.[3]
Changes in medal standings
editOne athlete was stripped of an Olympic medal during these Games.[4] Russian biathlete Olga Pyleva won a silver medal in the 15 km race, but tested positive for carphedon and lost her medal. Germany's Martina Glagow was given the silver medal and fellow Russian Albina Akhatova (who was caught doping in 2009[5] and missed the 2010 Olympics) won the bronze.[6]
IOC retesting
editThe IOC has retested nearly 500 doping samples that were collected at the 2006 Turin Games. In 2014, the Estonian Olympic Committee was notified by the IOC that a retested sample from cross-country skier Kristina Šmigun had tested positive. On October 24, 2016, the World Anti-Doping Agency Athletes' Commission stated that Šmigun, who won two gold medals at the Turin Games, would face a Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing before the end of October.[7] In December 2017, IOC announced that re-analysis of samples resulted in no positive cases.[8]
Medal table
editThe medal table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables.[1] By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won, where nation is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee (NOC). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.
* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 11 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
| 2 |  United States | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 |  Austria | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 |  Russia | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 |  Canada | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 |  Sweden | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 |  South Korea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 |  Switzerland | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 9 |  Italy* | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 10 |  France | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
 Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| 12 |  Estonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 |  Norway | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 |
| 14 |  China | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 15 |  Czech Republic | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 |  Croatia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 |  Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 |  Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 |  Finland | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 20 |  Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 |  Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 |  Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 |  Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (26 entries) | 84 | 84 | 84 | 252 | |
Change by doping
edit| Olympics | Athlete | Country | Medal | Event | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Winter Olympics | Olga Pyleva |  Russia
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Biathlon, Women's individual | [9] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Turin 2006". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2008.
- ^ "Germany, U.S. finish 1-2, many nations share wealth in Turin medals race". ESPN. Associated Press. February 26, 2006. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2008.
- ^ "Great Olympic performances". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. February 28, 2006. Archived from the original on September 24, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2008.
- ^ "2006–Winter Olympics Games XX (Torino, Italy)". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on September 23, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2008.
- ^ "Biathlon champion is banned". The New York Times. November 3, 2009. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ "Russian athlete stripped of medal". BBC Sports. February 16, 2006. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2008.
- ^ Butler, Nick (October 24, 2016). "Šmigun-Vähi facing CAS hearing after "positive" retest at Turin 2006". INSIDETHEGAMES.BIZ. Dunsar Media Company Limited. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ Butler, Nick (December 13, 2017). "Estonian cross-country skier looks to be in clear as IOC announce no positive results in Turin 2006 re-analysis". www.insidethegames.biz. Archived from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- ^ "Russian Woman Stripped of Biathlon Medal". NBCSports.com. Associated Press. February 16, 2006. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
External links
edit- "Turin 2006". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
- "2006 Winter Olympics". Olympedia.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- "Olympic Analytics/2006_2". olympanalyt.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- "Medal Count for the 2006 Winter Olympics". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2008.
- "Turin 2006". Australia at the Games. Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on July 27, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2008.
- "Winter Games–Torino 2006". ESPN. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2008.