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Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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Cross-country skiing
at the XX Olympic Winter Games
VenuePragelato Plan
Dates11–26 February
No. of events12
Competitors307 from 53 nations
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The cross-country skiing events at the 2006 Winter Olympics featured 12 events, from 11 to 26 February 2006 at Pragelato in Turin.[1]

Medal summary

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Sweden3025
2 Estonia3003
3 Russia2237
4 Italy2024
5 Czech Republic1203
6 Canada1102
7 Germany0314
 Norway0314
9 France0101
10 Austria0011
 Finland0011
 Poland0011
Totals (12 entries)12121236

Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
15 km classical
details
Andrus Veerpalu
 Estonia
Lukáš Bauer
 Czech Republic
Tobias Angerer
 Germany
30 km pursuit
details
Yevgeny Dementyev
 Russia
Frode Estil
 Norway
Pietro Piller Cottrer
 Italy
50 km freestyle
details
Giorgio Di Centa
 Italy
Yevgeny Dementyev
 Russia
Mikhail Botvinov
 Austria
4 × 10 km relay
details
 Italy
Fulvio Valbusa
Giorgio Di Centa
Pietro Piller Cottrer
Cristian Zorzi
 Germany
Andreas Schlütter
Jens Filbrich
René Sommerfeldt
Tobias Angerer
 Sweden
Mats Larsson
Johan Olsson
Anders Södergren
Mathias Fredriksson
Sprint
details
Björn Lind
 Sweden
Roddy Darragon
 France
Thobias Fredriksson
 Sweden
Team sprint
details
 Sweden
Thobias Fredriksson
Björn Lind
 Norway
Jens Arne Svartedal
Tor Arne Hetland
 Russia
Ivan Alypov
Vasily Rochev

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
10 km classical
details
Kristina Šmigun
 Estonia
Marit Bjørgen
 Norway
Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen
 Norway
15 km pursuit
details
Kristina Šmigun
 Estonia
Kateřina Neumannová
 Czech Republic
Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova
 Russia
30 km freestyle
details
Kateřina Neumannová
 Czech Republic
Yuliya Chepalova
 Russia
Justyna Kowalczyk
 Poland
4 × 5 km relay
details
 Russia
Natalya Baranova-Masalkina
Larisa Kurkina
Yuliya Chepalova
Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova
 Germany
Stefanie Böhler
Viola Bauer
Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle
Claudia Künzel
 Italy
Arianna Follis
Gabriella Paruzzi
Antonella Confortola
Sabina Valbusa
Sprint
details
Chandra Crawford
 Canada
Claudia Künzel
 Germany
Alyona Sidko
 Russia
Team sprint
details
 Sweden
Lina Andersson
Anna Dahlberg
 Canada
Sara Renner
Beckie Scott
 Finland
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
Virpi Kuitunen

Participating nations

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Fifty-three nations contributed competitors to the events. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 2006 Torino Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Torino 2006 Official Report - Cross Country Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-12. Retrieved 23 June 2009.