Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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The 2006 Winter Olympic Games Snowboarding competition consisted of men's and women's Halfpipe, Parallel Giant Slalom and Snowboard Cross events.
Medal table
| Pos. | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |
Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |
Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |
Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total: | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Men
Shaun White won the gold medal in this event. [Men's Halfpipe - Final results], from nbcolympics.com.
| Medal | Athlete | Score |
| Gold |
Shaun White (USA) | 46.8 |
| Silver |
Danny Kass (USA) | 44.0 |
| Bronze |
Markku Koski (FIN) | 41.5 |
| 4 |
Mason Aguirre (USA) | 40.3 |
| 5 |
Antti Autti (FIN) | 39.1 |
| 6 |
Gary Zebrowski (FRA) | 38.6 |
| 7 |
Markus Keller (SUI) | 38.5 |
| 8 |
Christophe Schmidt (GER) | 37.5 |
| 9 |
Vincent Lüps (GER) | 36.8 |
| 10 |
Risto Mattila (FIN) | 35.8 |
Parallel giant slalom
Philipp Schoch of Switzerland bested his elder brother Simon Schoch in the final of the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom to successfully defend his Olympic gold medal.
| Medal | Athlete |
| Gold |
Philipp Schoch (SUI) |
| Silver |
Simon Schoch (SUI) |
| Bronze |
Siegfried Grabner (AUT) |
| 4 |
Mathieu Bozzetto (FRA) |
| 5 |
Heinz Inniger (SUI) |
| 6 |
Dejan Kosir (SLO) |
| 7 |
Rok Flander (SLO) |
| 8 |
Gilles Jaquet (SUI) |
Snowboard cross
Snowboard Cross is a new event at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Competitors race in groups of four with the top two going onto the next round. The course consists of a combination of jumps, turns and moguls. The events took place in Bardonecchia on February 16.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |
Seth Wescott (USA) | |
| Silver |
Radoslav Židek (SVK) | |
| Bronze |
Paul-Henri Delerue (FRA) | |
| 4 |
Jordi Font (ESP) | |
| 5 |
Jasey Jay Anderson (CAN) | |
| 6 |
Jason Smith (USA) | |
| 7 |
Damon Hayler (AUS) | |
| 8 |
Dieter Krassnig (AUT) | |
| 9 |
Marco Huser (SUI) | |
| 10 |
Francois Boivin (CAN) |
Women
Halfpipe
| Medal | Athlete | Score |
| Gold |
Hannah Teter (USA) | 46.4 |
| Silver |
Gretchen Bleiler (USA) | 43.4 |
| Bronze |
Kjersti Buaas (NOR) | 42.0 |
| 4 |
Kelly Clark (USA) | 41.1 |
| 5 |
Torah Bright (AUS) | 41.0 |
| 6 |
Elena Hight (USA) | 37.8 |
| 7 |
Manuela Laura Pesko (SUI) | 35.9 |
| 8 |
Doriane Vidal (FRA) | 35.7 |
| 9 |
Shiho Nakashima (JPN) | 33.1 |
| 10 |
Soko Yamaoka (JPN) | 32.7 |
Parallel giant slalom
- Main article: Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's Parallel Giant Slalom
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |
Daniela Meuli (SUI) | |
| Silver |
Amelie Kober (GER) | |
| Bronze |
Rosey Fletcher (USA) | |
| 4 |
Doris Guenther (AUT) | |
| 5 |
Ekaterina Tudigescheva (RUS) | |
| 6 |
Julie Pomagalski (FRA) | |
| 7 |
Ursula Bruhin (SUI) | |
| 8 |
Svetlana Boldikova (RUS) |
Snowboard cross
- Main article: Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's Snowboard Cross
The event took place in Bardonecchia on February 17. The final race will be remembered for the fall of American Lindsey Jacobellis on the penultimate jump. Jacobellis had a commanding lead in the snowboard cross final but attempted a show-boating trick on the penultimate jump, lost her balance and went crashing to the ground only to see Switzerland's Tanja Frieden sneak past her and take the gold medal.
The best showing for an athlete from a country where the occurence of snow is rare, was that of Isabel Clark Ribeiro from Brazil.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |
Tanja Frieden (SUI) | |
| Silver |
Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) | |
| Bronze |
Dominique Maltais (CAN) | |
| 4 |
Maelle Ricker (CAN) | |
| 5 |
Mellie Francon (SUI) | |
| 6 |
Maria Danielsson (SWE) | |
| 7 |
Yuka Fujimori (JPN) | |
| 8 |
Marie Laissus (FRA) | |
| 9 |
Isabel Clark Ribeiro (BRA) | |
| 10 |
Deborah Anthonioz (FRA) |
References
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