Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics
| Snowboarding at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Bardonecchia |
| Dates | 12–23 February 2006 |
| No. of events | 6 |
| Competitors | 187 from 24 nations |
| Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Halfpipe | men | women |
| Parallel giant slalom | men | women |
| Snowboard cross | men | women |
The 2006 Winter Olympic Games Snowboarding competition consisted of men's and women's halfpipe, parallel giant slalom and snowboard cross events.[1]
Medal summary
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Men's events
[edit]| Event[2] | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halfpipe |
Shaun White United States
|
Danny Kass United States
|
Markku Koski Finland
|
| Parallel giant slalom |
Philipp Schoch Switzerland
|
Simon Schoch Switzerland
|
Siegfried Grabner Austria
|
| Snowboard cross |
Seth Wescott United States
|
Radoslav Židek Slovakia
|
Paul-Henri de Le Rue France
|
Women's events
[edit]| Event[2] | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halfpipe |
Hannah Teter United States
|
Gretchen Bleiler United States
|
Kjersti Buaas Norway
|
| Parallel giant slalom |
Daniela Meuli Switzerland
|
Amelie Kober Germany
|
Rosey Fletcher United States
|
| Snowboard cross |
Tanja Frieden Switzerland
|
Lindsey Jacobellis United States
|
Dominique Maltais Canada
|
Participating NOCs
[edit]Twenty-four nations competed in the snowboarding events at Torino.
Australia (9)
Austria (12)
Brazil (1)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (16)
China (2)
Czech Republic (3)
Spain (5)
Finland (5)
France (16)
Germany (11)
Great Britain (4)
Italy (16)
Japan (13)
Netherlands (2)
Norway (4)
New Zealand (3)
Poland (6)
Russia (8)
Slovenia (4)
Slovakia (1)
Sweden (13)
Switzerland (16)
United States (16)
References
[edit]- ^ "Snowboarding at the 2006 Torino Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Torino 2006 Official Report - Snowboarding" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
