| Cross-country skiing at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Pragelato Plan |
| Dates | 11–26 February |
| No. of events | 12 |
| Competitors | 307 from 53 nations |
| Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics | ||
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| Distance | ||
| 10 km | women | |
| 15 km | men | women |
| 30 km | men | women |
| 50 km | men | |
| 4 × 5 km relay | women | |
| 4 × 10 km relay | men | |
| Sprint | ||
| Individual | men | women |
| Team | men | women |
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
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 |  Estonia (EST) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Russia (RUS) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 nations) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km classical | Andrus Veerpalu Estonia | Lukáš Bauer Czech Republic | Tobias Angerer Germany |
| 30 km pursuit | Yevgeny Dementyev Russia | Frode Estil Norway | Pietro Piller Cottrer.svg.png){kind=small} Italy |
| 50 km freestyle | Giorgio Di Centa Italy | Yevgeny Dementyev Russia | Mikhail Botvinov Austria |
| 4 × 10 km relay | Italy (ITA) Fulvio Valbusa Giorgio Di Centa Pietro Piller Cottrer Cristian Zorzi | Germany (GER) Andreas Schlütter Jens Filbrich René Sommerfeldt Tobias Angerer | Sweden (SWE) Mats Larsson Johan Olsson Anders Södergren Mathias Fredriksson |
| Sprint | Björn Lind Sweden | Roddy Darragon France | Thobias Fredriksson Sweden |
| Team sprint | Sweden (SWE) Thobias Fredriksson Björn Lind | Norway (NOR) Jens Arne Svartedal Tor Arne Hetland | Russia (RUS) Ivan Alypov Vasily Rochev |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km classical | Kristina Šmigun Estonia | Marit Bjørgen Norway | Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Norway |
| 15 km pursuit | Kristina Šmigun Estonia | Kateřina Neumannová Czech Republic | Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova Russia |
| 30 km freestyle | Kateřina Neumannová Czech Republic | Yuliya Chepalova Russia | Justyna Kowalczyk Poland |
| 4 × 5 km relay | Russia (RUS) Natalya Baranova-Masalkina Larisa Kurkina Yuliya Chepalova Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova | Germany (GER) Stefanie Böhler Viola Bauer Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle Claudia Künzel | Italy (ITA) Arianna Follis Gabriella Paruzzi Antonella Confortola Sabina Valbusa |
| Sprint | Chandra Crawford Canada | Claudia Künzel Germany | Alyona Sidko Russia |
| Team sprint | Sweden (SWE) Lina Andersson Anna Dahlberg | Canada (CAN) Sara Renner Beckie Scott | Finland (FIN) Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Virpi Kuitunen |
Participating nations
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
References
- ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 2006 Torino Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ 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.