Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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Three bobsleigh events were competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, at the Cesana Pariol venue. The competition took place between February 18 and February 25 2006. Approximately 7,130 spectators were expected by the organizing committee.
The events used a newly built track measuring 1435 metres with 19 curves, a vertical change of 114 metres, and an approximate top speed of 130 kilometres per hour.
Olympic bobsleigh is governed by the International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation.
Medal table
| Pos. | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Qualification
All entries must have been submitted to the organizing committee by 30 January 2006.
The qualification was based on the results of pilots, with other members of a bobsleigh crew being selected by their National Olympic Committees. In the two man event, the top 22 pilots from the World Cup 2005-2006 season, the top 4 from the European Challenge Cup, and the top 2 from the North American Challenge Cup all qualified, subject to limits on number of crews per NOC. The four man event qualification was identical except that the World Cup season qualifies only 20 pilots. The two woman event allowed the top 15 pilots from the World Cup 2005-2006 season. NOCs may not have selected other pilots than those who were within the qualifying limits, though if more than two pilots have qualified the selection was made by each individual NOC.
The host nation is guaranteed at least one crew in each event. In addition, all five of the Olympic continents must be represented, with at least one crew in a men's event and one crew in the two woman event. Each nation is limited to two bobs in each event.
Bobsleigh has a minimum age of 18 by the opening date of the Games for competitors.
Events
Competitions comprised four heats. Teams raced in the first and third heats in the order of the draw. The second heat was raced in order of ranking after the first heat, and the fourth heat is raced in order of the ranking after the first three heats. Total time for the four heats determined the final rank.
Two Man event
The two man event was held on 18 February 2006 (runs 1 and 2) and 19 February 2006 (runs 3 and 4).
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |
André Lange / Kevin Kuske (GER) | 3:43.38 |
| Silver |
Pierre Lueders / Lascelles Brown (CAN) | 3:43.59 |
| Bronze |
Martin Annen / Beat Hefti (SUI) | 3:43.73 |
When qualifications were concluded on 15 January 2006, the following pilots were in positions that will qualify them for the two-man event[World Cup 2-Man Individual Points] from FIBT.com, retrieved 23 January 2006 [Challenge Cup - 2-Man America's Division (19/01/2006)] from FIBT.com, retrieved 23 January 2006 [Challenge Cup - 2-Man Europa Division (19/01/2006)] from FIBT.com, retrieved 23 January 2006.
Australia
| Pos | Pilot | Brakeman | Nation | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Lange | Kevin Kuske | 55.28 | 55.73 | 56.01 | 56.36 | 3:43.38 | |
| 2 | Pierre Lueders | Lascelles Brown | 55.57 | 55.50 | 56.11 | 56.41 | 3:43.59 | |
| 3 | Martin Annen | Beat Hefti | 55.54 | 55.67 | 56.18 | 56.34 | 3:43.73 | |
| 4 | Alexandre Zoubkov | Alexey Voevoda | 55.54 | 55.85 | 56.12 | 56.49 | 3:44.00 | |
| 5 | Matthias Hoepfner | Marc Kuehne | 55.56 | 55.82 | 56.24 | 56.63 | 3:44.25 | |
| 6 | Janis Minins | Daumants Dreishkens | 55.94 | 55.84 | 56.16 | 56.69 | 3:44.63 | |
| 7 | Todd Hays | Pavle Jovanovic | 55.81 | 55.72 | 56.31 | 56.88 | 3:44.72 | |
| 8 | Ivo Rueegg | Cedric Grand | 55.85 | 55.74 | 56.37 | 56.90 | 3:44.86 |
Four man event
The four man event was held on 24 February 2006 (runs 1 and 2) and 25 February 2006 (runs 3 and 4).
| Medal | Athletes | Time |
| Gold |
André Lange / Rene Hoppe / Kevin Kuske / Martin Putze (GER) | 3:40.42 |
| Silver |
Alexandre Zoubkov / Philippe Egorov / Alexei Seliverstov / Alexey Voevoda (RUS) | 3:40.55 |
| Bronze |
Martin Annen / Thomas Lamparter / Beat Hefti / Cedric Grand (SUI) | 3:40.83 |
When qualifications were concluded on 15 January 2006, the following pilots were in positions that will qualify them for the four-man event[World Cup 4-Man Individual Points] from FIBT.com, retrieved 23 January 2006 [Challenge Cup - 2-Man America's Division (19/01/2006)] from FIBT.com, retrieved 23 January 2006 [Challenge Cup - 2-Man Europa Division (19/01/2006)] from FIBT.com, retrieved 23 January 2006.
Austria Wolfgang StamplerBrazil Ricardo Raschini Canada Pierre Lueders Croatia Ivan Sola France Bruno Mingeon Great Britain and Northern Ireland Lee Johnston Germany
| Pos | Pilot | Pushers | Brakeman | Nation | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Lange | Rene Hoppe & Kevin Kuske | Martin Putze | 55.20 | 55.30 | 54.80 | 55.12 | 3:40.42 | |
| 2 | Alexandre Zoubkov | Philippe Egorov & Alexei Seliverstov | Alexey Voevoda | 55.22 | 55.45 | 54.87 | 55.01 | 3:40.55 | |
| 3 | Martin Annen | Thomas Lamparter & Beat Hefti | Cedric Grand | 55.26 | 55.37 | 55.00 | 55.20 | 3:40.83 | |
| 4 | Pierre Lueders | Ken Kotyk & Morgan Alexander | Lascelles Brown | 55.34 | 55.43 | 54.95 | 55.20 | 3:40.92 | |
| 5 | Rene Spies | Christoph Heyder & Enrico Kuehn | Alexander Metzger | 55.47 | 55.48 | 54.91 | 55.18 | 3:41.04 | |
| 6 | Steven Holcomb | Curt Tomasevicz & Bill Schuffenhauer | Lorenzo Smith Iii | 55.46 | 55.50 | 55.14 | 55.26 | 3:41.36 | |
| 7 | Todd Hays | Pavle Jovanovic & Steve Mesler | Brock Kreitzburg | 55.43 | 55.56 | 55.04 | 55.41 | 3:41.44 | |
| 8 | Ivo Rueegg | Andi Gees & Roman Handschin | Christian Aebli | 55.65 | 55.63 | 55.22 | 55.30 | 3:41.80 |
In addition, one Japanese pilot has right to entry as a representative for the continent of Asia. This could be either Suguru Kiyokawa (2-man) or Hiroshi Suzuki (4-man).
Two woman event
The two woman event was held on 20 February 2006 (runs 1 and 2) and 21 February 2006 (runs 3 and 4).
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |
Sandra Kiriasis & Anja Schneiderheinze (GER) | 3:49.98 |
| Silver |
Shauna Rohbock & Valerie Fleming (USA) | 3:50.69 |
| Bronze |
Gerda Weissensteiner & Jennifer Isacco (ITA) | 3:51.01 |
When qualifications were concluded on 15 January 2006, the following pilots were in positions that will qualify them for this event[link] from FIBT.com, retrieved 23 January 2006
Canada
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