United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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United States at the
2006 Winter Olympics
Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of the United States
IOC codeUSA
NOCUnited States Olympic Committee
in Turin
Competitors204 (117 men and 87 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearers Chris Witty (opening)[1]
Nicky Hayden (closing)[2]
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
9
Silver
9
Bronze
7
Total
25
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

The United States Olympic Committee (abbreviated USOC) sent 204 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Chris Witty, a four-time Olympian, who competed in both Summer and Winter games, and won a gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Games, served as the flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. Speed skater Joey Cheek, who won gold in the 500 m and silver in the 1000 m, was the flag bearer at the closing ceremonies. One athlete, Sarah Konrad, became the first American woman to compete in two different disciplines at the same Winter Olympics – biathlon and cross-country skiing.

While the United States' total medal count was down from the 2002 Winter Olympics, there were many highlights to the Games. Pete Fenson led the U.S. Curling team to a bronze medal, their first curling medal ever won. Speed skater Shani Davis became the first athlete of African descent from any country to win an individual gold medal. He won gold in the 1,000 m and followed that with a silver medal in the 1,500 m. Ice dancers Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto won America's first figure skating ice dancing medal in 30 years.

Medalists[]

Further information: 2006 Winter Olympics medal table

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Alpine skiing[]

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

The American alpine ski team fell short of its self-proclaimed goal of eight medals, earning only two in Turin, both gold.[3] Bode Miller, who won two gold medals at the 2005 World Championships, failed to medal in Turin, but the men's team still earned a gold medal, as Ted Ligety took a surprise victory in the combined.[4] The other medal came from Julia Mancuso, who put together two strong runs to win the women's giant slalom.[5]

Men
Athlete[5] Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total Rank
Scott Macartney Downhill N/A 1:50.68 15
Bode Miller 1:49.93 5
Steven Nyman 1:50.88 19
Daron Rahlves 1:50.33 10
Ted Ligety Combined 1:41.42 44.09 43.84 3:09.35 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Scott Macartney 1:40.06 46.82 46.17 3:13.05 16
Bode Miller 1:38.36 DSQ
Steven Nyman 1:40.19 47.14 55.35 3:22.68 29
Scott Macartney Super-G N/A 1:31.23 7
Bode Miller DNF
Steven Nyman 1:36.22 43
Daron Rahlves 1:31.37 9
Ted Ligety Giant slalom DNF N/A DNF
Bode Miller 1:17.58 1:18.48 2:36.06 6
Daron Rahlves DNF DNF
Erik Schlopy 1:18.34 1:19.22 2:37.56 13
James Cochran Slalom 54.49 51.19 N/A 1:45.68 12
Chip Knight 54.71 51.55 1:46.26 18
Ted Ligety DSQ DSQ
Bode Miller DNF DNF
Women
Athlete[5] Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total Rank
Kirsten Clark Downhill N/A 1:59.07 21
Stacey Cook 1:58.70 19
Lindsey Kildow 1:57.78 8
Julia Mancuso 1:57.71 7
Lindsey Kildow Combined 39.86 DNF
Julia Mancuso 39.79 44.81 1:30.84 2:55.44 9
Kaylin Richardson 40.45 44.55 1:31.83 2:56.83 17
Resi Stiegler 39.08 44.36 1:32.35 2:55.79 11
Kirsten Clark Super-G N/A 1:33.98 14
Lindsey Kildow 1:33.42 7
Libby Ludlow 1:35.01 28
Julia Mancuso 1:33.72 11
Stacey Cook Giant slalom 1:03.35 1:11.09 N/A 2:14.44 23
Lindsey Kildow DNS DNS
Julia Mancuso 1:00.89 1:08.30 2:09.19 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Sarah Schleper 1:02.01 DNF DNF
Lindsey Kildow Slalom 43.92 47.66 N/A 1:31.58 14
Kristina Koznick 45.72 DNS DNF
Sarah Schleper 43.61 47.77 1:31.38 10
Resi Stiegler 44.15 47.33 1:31.48 12

Biathlon[]

Main article: Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics

The top finish from the U.S. biathlon team came from Jay Hakkinen, who was 10th in the men's individual event.[6]

Men
Athlete[6] Event Time Misses Rank
Lowell Bailey Sprint 29:02.0 3 47
Tim Burke 28:27.8 3 36
Jay Hakkinen 31:22.2 6 79
Jeremy Teela 29:32.7 4 61
Lowell Bailey Pursuit 41:31.30 9 48
Tim Burke 39:17.66 7 36
Lowell Bailey Individual 58:45.1 3 27
Tim Burke 1:01:55.0 7 58
Jay Hakkinen 56:10.9 3 10
Jeremy Teela 1:01:03.3 5 51
Jay Hakkinen Mass start 48:29.66 1 13
Lowell Bailey
Tim Burke
Jay Hakkinen
Jeremy Teela 		Relay 1:24:23.4 18 9
Women
Athlete[6] Event Time Misses Rank
Tracy Barnes Sprint 26:47.9 2 71
Sarah Konrad 27:30.6 8 75
Rachel Steer 24:29.6 1 35
Carolyn Treacy 28:18.7 4 80
Rachel Steer Pursuit 43:32.83 3 39
Lanny Barnes Individual 59:46.2 4 64
Tracy Barnes 57:58.0 1 57
Sarah Konrad 59:33.1 10 62
Rachel Steer 55:48.3 3 41
Lanny Barnes
Tracy Barnes
Rachel Steer
Carolyn Treacy 		Relay 1:25:20.3 11 15

Bobsleigh[]

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Shauna Rohbock and Valerie Fleming, bronze medalists at the , had four strong runs to earn the United States' only bobsleigh medal in Turin.[7]

Athlete[7] Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Todd Hays
Pavle Jovanovic 		Two-man 55.81 7 55.72 3 56.31 7 56.88 7 3:44.72 7
Steve Holcomb
Bill Schuffenhauer 		56.16 13 55.96 12 57.05 17 57.04 12 3:46.21 14
Jean Prahm
Vonetta Flowers 		Two-woman 57.97 10 57.67 4 57.81 4 58.33 7 3:51.78 6
Shauna Rohbock
Valerie Fleming 		57.37 3 57.65 2 57.78 3 57.89 3 3:50.69 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Todd Hays
Pavle Jovanovic
Steve Mesler
Brock Kreitzburg 		Four-man 55.43 5 55.56 7 55.04 6 55.41 10 3:41.44 7
Steve Holcomb
Curtis Tomasevicz
Bill Schuffenhauer
Lorenzo Smith III 		55.46 6 55.50 6 55.14 7 55.26 6 3:41.36 6

Cross-country skiing[]

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Two skiers, Kikkan Randall and , were suspended due to health reasons for the first five days of competition after showing abnormally high values of hemoglobin in their blood.[8] Randall eventually was cleared to compete, participating in the women's relay and finishing 53rd in the 10 kilometre classical race.[9]

Men
Athlete[9] Event Time Rank
Lars Flora 15 km classical 41:53.1 50
Justin Freeman 42:00.9 52
Kris Freeman 39:57.4 21
Andrew Johnson 41:53.9 51
Lars Flora 30 km pursuit 1:22:31.2 49
Andrew Johnson 1:21:16.8 43
James Southam 1:22:05.8 44
Carl Swenson 1:21.08.0 40
Kris Freeman 50 km freestyle 2:15:32.6 61
Andrew Johnson 2:07:56.3 34
James Southam DNF
Carl Swenson DNF
Lars Flora
Kris Freeman
Andrew Johnson
Carl Swenson 		4 x 10 km relay 1:48:44.2 12
Women
Athlete[9] Event Time Rank
Abby Larson 10 km classical 32:09.0 57
Kikkan Randall 31:49.7 53
Wendy Kay Wagner 31:41.0 50
Lindsey Weier 32:43.3 59
Rebecca Dussault 15 km pursuit 47:53.7 48
Abby Larson 48:47.5 56
Lindsey Weier 48:45.0 55
Lindsay Williams 50:49.7 62
Rebecca Dussault 30 km freestyle 1:31:43.3 43
Sarah Konrad 1:28:39.2 32
Abby Larson 1:32:51.9 47
Lindsey Weier DNF
Wendy Kay Wagner
Kikkan Randall
Sarah Konrad
Rebecca Dussault 		4 x 5 km relay 57:58.4 14
Sprint
Men
Athlete[9] Event Qualifying Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Chris Cook Sprint 2:18.46 16 Q 2:27.9 5 Did not advance
Lars Flora 2:23.02 46 Did not advance
Torin Koos 2:21.47 36 Did not advance
Andrew Newell 2:14.79 2 Q 2:24.3 4 Did not advance
Chris Cook
Andrew Newell 		Team sprint N/A 17:54.9 7 Did not advance 13
Women
Athlete[9] Event Qualifying Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kikkan Randall Sprint 2:15.63 10 Q 2:17.8 2 Q 2:19.1 5 Did not advance
Wendy Kay Wagner 2:19.71 35 Did not advance
Lindsay Williams 2:20.28 38 Did not advance
Kikkan Randall
Wendy Kay Wagner 		Team sprint N/A 17:51.4 5 Q 18:04.9 10

Curling[]

Main article: Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics

In the men's event, Pete Fenson, who led his team to 4th place at the a 2006 World Championships, started inconsistently, with a 2–2 record that included a win over the defending gold medalists from Norway. A stretch of four straight wins, however, guaranteed them a spot in the medal round going into a final round-robin game with Canada. The Americans lost that game, meaning they would face Canada again in the semifinals. They also lost this second meeting, but recovered to win the United States' first ever curling medal by beating Great Britain 8–6 in the bronze medal game.[10]

On the women's side, Cassandra Johnson, the silver medalist, struggled winning only two games and finishing well short of the mark needed to make the medal round.[10]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Pete Fenson
Shawn Rojeski
Joseph Polo
John Shuster
Scott Baird 		Men's tournament  Norway
W 11–5 		 Finland
L 3–4 		 New Zealand
W 10–4 		 Italy
L 5–6 		 Sweden
W 10–6 		 Switzerland
W 7–3 		 Germany
W 8–5 		 Great Britain
W 9–8 		 Canada
L 3–6 		3 Q  Canada
L 5–11 		 Great Britain
W 8–6 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Cassandra Johnson
Jamie Johnson
Jessica Schultz
Maureen Brunt
Courtney George 		Women's tournament  Norway
L 6–11 		 Canada
L 5–11 		 Japan
L 5–6 		 Denmark
W 8–3 		 Sweden
L 4–5 		 Russia
L 7–8 		 Italy
W 11–3 		 Switzerland
L 8–9 		 Great Britain
L 4–10 		8 Did not advance

Men's tournament[]

Main article: Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics § Men's
Team
Position Curler
Skip Pete Fenson
Third Shawn Rojeski
Second Joe Polo
Lead John Schuster
Alternate Scott Baird
Round-robin
Locale Skip W L PF PA Ends
won 		Ends
lost 		Blank
ends 		Stolen
ends 		Shot
pct.
 Finland Markku Uusipaavalniemi 7 2 53 40 32 31 23 9 78%
 Canada Brad Gushue 6 3 66 46 47 31 9 23 80%
 United States Pete Fenson 6 3 66 47 36 33 16 13 80%
 Great Britain David Murdoch 6 3 59 49 36 31 17 12 81%
 Norway Pål Trulsen 5 4 57 47 33 32 17 9 78%
 Switzerland Ralph Stöckli 5 4 56 45 31 34 18 10 76%
 Italy Joël Retornaz 4 5 47 66 37 38 10 7 70%
 Germany Andy Kapp 3 6 53 55 34 34 17 12 77%
 Sweden Peja Lindholm 3 6 45 68 31 40 12 4 78%
 New Zealand Sean Becker 0 9 37 76 28 41 12 6 69%
Standings
Rank Team Skip Won Lost
1  Finland Markku Uusipaavalniemi 7 2
2  Canada Brad Gushue 6 3
3  United States Pete Fenson 6 3
4  Great Britain David Murdoch 6 3
5  Norway Pål Trulsen 5 4
6  Switzerland Ralph Stöckli 5 4
7  Italy Joel Retornaz 4 5
8  Sweden Peter Lindholm 3 6
9  Germany Andy Kapp 3 6
10  New Zealand Sean Becker 0 9
Semifinal

Wednesday, February 22, 19:00


Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Gushue) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 5 X 11
 United States (Fenson) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 5
Bronze medal game

Friday, February 24, 13:00


Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States (Fenson) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 8
 Great Britain (Murdoch) 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 6

Women's tournament[]

Main article: Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics § Women's
Team
Position Curler
Skip Cassandra Johnson
Third Jamie Johnson
Second Jessica Schultz
Lead Maureen Brunt
Alternate Courtney George
Round-robin
Standings
Rank Team Skip Won Lost
1  Sweden Anette Norberg 7 2
2  Switzerland Mirjam Ott 7 2
3  Canada Shannon Kleibrink 6 3
4  Norway Dordi Nordby 6 3
5  Great Britain Rhona Martin 5 4
6  Russia Ludmila Privivkova 5 4
7  Japan Ayumi Onodera 4 5
8  Denmark Dorthe Holm 2 7
9  United States Cassandra Johnson 2 7
10  Italy Diana Gaspari 1 8

Key: The hammer indicates which team had the last stone in the first end.

Figure skating[]

Main article: Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

The American figure skating team won two medals in Turin, both silver. Sasha Cohen led the ladies' singles event after the short program, but an early fall in the free skate left her in second place.[11] In the ice dance, the team of Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto sat just sixth after the compulsory dance, but moved up the standings in the original dance, claiming the second silver medal.[12] Michelle Kwan, an Olympic medalist in Nagano and Salt Lake, planned to compete in Turin, but pulled out due to a severe groin strain. Emily Hughes competed in place of Kwan.[13]

Individual
Athlete[12] Event SP FS Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Evan Lysacek Men's 67.55 10 Q 152.58 3 220.13 4
Matthew Savoie 69.15 8 Q 137.52 5 206.67 7
Johnny Weir 80.00 2 Q 136.63 6 216.63 5
Sasha Cohen Ladies' 66.73 1 Q 116.63 2 183.36 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Emily Hughes 57.08 7 Q 103.79 7 160.87 7
Kimmie Meissner 59.40 5 Q 106.31 6 165.71 6
Mixed
Athlete[12] Event CD SP/OD FS/FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Rena Inoue
John Baldwin Jr. 		Pairs N/A 61.27 4 113.74 7 175.01 7
Marcy Hinzmann
Aaron Parchem 		49.58 13 97.47 13 147.05 13
Tanith Belbin
Benjamin Agosto 		Ice dance 37.36 6 60.53 2 98.17 4 196.06 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Melissa Gregory
Denis Petukhov 		30.51 15 47.00 14 81.64 14 159.15 14
Jamie Silverstein
Ryan O'Meara 		27.53 18 46.00 16 76.87 18 150.40 16

Freestyle skiing[]

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

The American freestyle skiing team in Turin boasted several medalists from previous Olympics, including 1998 aerials gold medalist Eric Bergoust. Two other skiers had won gold medals at the , Jeremy Bloom and Hannah Kearney. Despite this strong roster, the U.S. team won just a single medal in Turin, as Toby Dawson rose from 6th place in qualification to take bronze in the men's moguls.[14] Kearney's failure to even advance from the qualifiers in the women's moguls was considering one of the team's disappointing performances.[15]

Men
Athlete[14] Event Qualifying Final
Jump 1 Jump 2 Total Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Eric Bergoust Aerials 113.72 14 92.13 20 205.85 17 Did not advance
Joe Pack 97.57 20 113.76 8 211.33 15 Did not advance
Jeret Peterson 114.38 11 112.83 9 227.21 8 Q 124.78 3 112.70 8 237.48 7
Ryan St. Onge 97.35 21 110.40 11 207.75 16 Did not advance
Jeremy Bloom Moguls N/A 24.51 4 Q N/A 25.17 6
Travis Cabral 24.88 2 Q 24.38 9
Toby Dawson 24.20 6 Q 26.30 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Travis Mayer 24.04 7 Q 24.91 7
Women
Athlete[14] Event Qualifying Final
Jump 1 Jump 2 Total Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Emily Cook Aerials 60.32 22 84.10 7 144.42 19 Did not advance
Jana Lindsey 79.38 15 70.85 18 150.23 16 Did not advance
Shannon Bahrke Moguls N/A 22.07 18 Q N/A 22.82 10
Hannah Kearney 20.80 22 Did not advance
Michelle Roark 24.45 4 Q 20.04 18
Jillian Vogtli 21.79 20 Q 22.72 11

Ice hockey[]

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics

The U.S. men's team, which won a silver medal on home ice in Salt Lake City, had a poor start when they suffered a surprising 3–3 tie against Latvia.[16] They did rebound with a win over Kazakhstan, but further losses to Slovakia, Sweden and Russia meant that the Americans finished fourth in their group, with the lowest point total of any team advancing to the medal round. In their quarterfinal against undefeated Finland, the Americans quickly fell behind 2–0, but managed to tie the game early in the second period. However, the Finns again took a two-goal lead later in the second, and while the Americans managed to score once more, they could not get closer than a 4–3 loss.[17]

The women's team, also defending silver medalists, had a very strong round-robin showing, winning their three games by a combined score of 18–3.[18] In the semifinals, the U.S. team played Sweden, with the Americans taking a 2–0 lead early in the second period. However, the Swedes then rallied, scoring twice to tie the game, and holding off the American attack and forcing a shootout to decide the game. Swedish goaltender Kim Martin stopped four American shooters, while Pernilla Winberg and Maria Rooth scored for Sweden.[17][19] The American women bounced back from this loss in the bronze medal game, beating Finland 4–0.

Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
United States men's Men's tournament  Latvia
T 3–3 		 Kazakhstan
W 4–1 		 Slovenia
L 1–2 		 Sweden
L 1–2 		 Russia
L 4–5 		4 Q  Finland
L 3–4 		Did not advance
United States women's Women's tournament   Switzerland
W 6–0 		 Germany
W 5–0 		 Finland
W 7–3 		N/A 1 Q N/A  Sweden
L 2–3 GWS 		 Finland
W 4–0 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Men's tournament[]

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament
Roster
No. Pos.
Name
 Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2005–06 team
29 G Rick DiPietro 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 84 kg (185 lb) September 19, 1981 Winthrop, MA New York Islanders (NHL)
42 G Robert Esche 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 95 kg (209 lb) January 22, 1978 Utica, NY Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)
47 G John Grahame 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) August 31, 1975 Denver, CO Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
24 D Chris Chelios – C 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) January 25, 1962 Chicago, IL Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
2 D Derian Hatcher 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) 107 kg (236 lb) June 4, 1972 Sterling Heights, MI Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)
4 D Jordan Leopold 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 93 kg (205 lb) August 3, 1980 Golden Valley, MN Calgary Flames (NHL)
27 D John-Michael Liles 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) 84 kg (185 lb) November 25, 1980 Zionsville, IN Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
3 D Aaron Miller 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) 99 kg (218 lb) August 11, 1971 Buffalo, NY Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
28 D Brian Rafalski 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) 86 kg (190 lb) September 28, 1973 Dearborn, MI New Jersey Devils (NHL)
23 D Mathieu Schneider 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 85 kg (187 lb) June 12, 1969 New York, NY Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
55 F Jason Blake 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) 82 kg (181 lb) September 2, 1973 Moorhead, MN New York Islanders (NHL)
26 F Erik Cole 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) November 6, 1978 Oswego, NY Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
22 F Craig Conroy 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) September 4, 1971 Potsdam, NY Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
18 F Chris Drury 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) 82 kg (181 lb) August 20, 1976 Trumbull, CT Buffalo Sabres (NHL)
14 F Brian Gionta 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) 79 kg (174 lb) January 18, 1979 Rochester, NY New Jersey Devils (NHL)
11 F Scott Gomez 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 91 kg (201 lb) December 23, 1979 Anchorage, AK New Jersey Devils (NHL)
13 F Bill Guerin 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) November 9, 1970 Wilbraham, MA Dallas Stars (NHL)
21 F Mike Knuble 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) 103 kg (227 lb) July 4, 1972 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)
9 F Mike Modano 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) 93 kg (205 lb) June 7, 1970 Livonia, MI Dallas Stars (NHL)
37 F Mark Parrish 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 91 kg (201 lb) February 2, 1977 Minneapolis, MN New York Islanders (NHL)
12 F Brian Rolston 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) February 21, 1973 Flint, MI Minnesota Wild (NHL)
7 F Keith Tkachuk 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) 102 kg (225 lb) March 28, 1972 Melrose, MA St. Louis Blues (NHL)
39 F Doug Weight 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 91 kg (201 lb) January 21, 1971 Warren, MI St. Louis Blues (NHL)

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Group play
Standings
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovakia 5 5 0 0 18 8 +10 10 Quarterfinals
2  Russia 5 4 0 1 23 11 +12 8
3  Sweden 5 3 0 2 15 12 +3 6
4  United States 5 1 1 3 13 13 0 3
5  Kazakhstan 5 1 0 4 9 16 −7 2
6  Latvia 5 0 1 4 11 29 −18 1
Source: IIHF
February 15, 2006

21:05		Latvia 3–3
(1–2, 2–0, 0–1)		 United StatesPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 7,851
February 16, 2006

21:05		United States 4–1
(3–0, 0–0, 1–1)		 KazakhstanTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 3,400
February 18, 2006

20:05		Slovakia 2–1
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 United StatesTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 4,697
February 19, 2006

17:05		United States 1–2
(1–1, 0–0, 0–1)		 SwedenTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 4,450
February 21, 2006

20:35		United States 4–5
(1–2, 1–1, 2–2)		 RussiaPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 9,378
Quarterfinal
February 22, 2006
  • v

17:35		Finland 4–3
(2–1, 2–1, 0–1)		 United StatesPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 6,691

Women's tournament[]

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament
Roster
No. Position Name S / C Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2004-05 team
8 D Caitlin Cahow L 162 70 05/20/85 New Haven, Connecticut Harvard University
13 F Julie Chu R 173 68 03/13/82 Fairfield, Connecticut Harvard University
22 F Natalie Darwitz R 160 64 10/13/83 Eagan, Minnesota University of Minnesota
31 G Pam Dreyer L 165 70 08/09/81 Eagle River, Alaska Brown University
25 F Tricia Dunn-Luoma L 173 66 04/25/75 Derry, New Hampshire University of New Hampshire
9 D Molly Engstrom R 175 77 03/01/83 Siren, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Madison
30 G Chanda Gunn L 170 63 01/27/80 Huntington Beach, California Northeastern University
11 D Jamie Hagerman R 175 77 05/07/81 North Andover, Massachusetts Harvard University
10 F Kim Insalaco L 165 59 11/04/80 Rochester, New York Brown University
18 F Kathleen Kauth L 173 68 03/28/79 Saratoga Springs, New York Brown University
3 D Courtney Kennedy L 175 86 03/29/79 Woburn, Massachusetts University of Minnesota
20 F Katie King L 175 77 05/24/75 Salem, New Hampshire Brown University
19 F Kristin King R 163 61 07/21/79 Piqua, Ohio Dartmouth College
27 F Sarah Parsons R 173 64 07/27/87 Dover, Massachusetts
12 F Jenny Potter L 163 66 01/12/79 Edina, Minnesota University of Minnesota-Duluth
6 D Helen Resor L 178 70 10/18/85 Greenwich, Connecticut Yale University
4 D Angela Ruggiero - A R 175 84 01/03/80 Harper Woods, Michigan Harvard University
14 F Kelly Stephens R 168 59 06/04/83 Seattle, Washington University of Minnesota
5 D Lyndsay Wall L 173 70 05/12/85 Churchville, New York University of Minnesota
7 F Krissy Wendell - C L 168 70 09/12/81 Brooklyn Park, Minnesota University of Minnesota
Group play
Standings
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 18 3 +15 6 Semifinals
2  Finland 3 2 0 1 10 7 +3 4
3  Germany 3 1 0 2 2 9 −7 2 5–8th place semifinals
4   Switzerland 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source:[citation needed]
February 11, 2006

18:05		United States 6–0
(1–0, 1–0, 4–0)		  SwitzerlandTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 2,900
February 12, 2006

19:05		Germany 0–5
(0–2, 0–2, 0–1)		 United StatesPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 7,794
February 14, 2006

20:35		United States 7–3
(1–2, 1–1, 5–0)		 FinlandPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 7,697
Semifinal
February 17, 2006

17:05		United States 2–3 GWS
(1–0, 1–2, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 SwedenPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 5,654
Bronze medal game
February 20, 2006

16:35		Finland 0–4
(0–3, 0–1, 0–0)		 United States 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Palasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 5,150

Luge[]

Main article: Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Tony Benshoof was in position to win America's first singles luge medal after the first two runs, but two slower efforts on the final two runs left him in fourth place. Courtney Zablocki had a similar story in the women's event, with a pair of slow runs dropping her well off the medal pace after being in contention for bronze early.[21]

Men
Athlete[21] Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Tony Benshoof Singles 51.907 4 51.458 2 51.674 7 51.559 5 3:26.598 4
Jonathan Myles 52.579 18 52.267 20 52.230 16 52.332 20 3:29.408 18
Christian Niccum 53.669 29 52.675 26 52.306 19 52.539 25 3:31.189 23

Dan Joye 		Doubles 47.722 11 47.688 4 N/A 1:35.410 8
Mark Grimmette
Brian Martin 		DNF DNF
Women
Athlete[21] Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Erin Hamlin Singles 48.660 20 47.816 14 47.534 12 47.280 8 3:11.290 12
Samantha Retrosi 47.861 13 DNF
Courtney Zablocki 47.253 3 47.129 3 47.234 5 47.236 6 3:08.852 4

Nordic combined[]

Main article: Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Todd Lodwick, who had the United States' best Nordic combined performance in Olympic history in Salt Lake City, finished in the top 10 in both individual events, with his 8th place in the Individual Gundersen the best showing for the U.S. in Turin.

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Athlete[23] Event Ski jumping Cross-country
Points Rank Deficit Time Rank
Eric Camerota Sprint 94.5 40 2:05 21:04.8 39
Bill Demong 102.2 30 1:34 20:03.7 25
Todd Lodwick 107.3 19 1:14 19:11.4 9
Johnny Spillane 109.5 14 1:05 19:15.2 10
Brett Camerota Individual Gundersen 203.5 33 3:56 44:59.6 38
Bill Demong 220.0 19 2:50 42:08.5 15
Todd Lodwick 232.0 13 2:02 40:56.6 8
Johnny Spillane 220.0 19 2:50 44:27.6 30
Bill Demong
Todd Lodwick
Johnny Spillane
Carl Van Loan 		Team 820.6 8 1:33 51:52.5 7

Short track speed skating[]

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Apolo Anton Ohno became the fourth US Winter Olympian to win three medals in a single games, taking gold in the 500 metres to go with two bronze medals.[24] The only other American to make an 'A-Final' in Turin was Rusty Smith, who set an Olympic record time in the quarterfinals of the 1000 metres, but ended up fourth in the final.[25]

Apolo Ohno won gold in short track (500 m)
Men
Athlete[25] Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Anthony Lobello 500 m 1:13.722 4 Did not advance
Apolo Ohno 42.836 1 Q 42.020 1 Q 42.400 2 Q 41.935 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Apolo Ohno 1000 m 1:36.120 1 Q 1:29.650 1 Q 1:28.080 2 Q 1:26.927 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Rusty Smith 1:27.508 2 Q 1:27.000 OR 1 Q 1:29.515 2 Q 1:27.435 4
Alex Izykowski 1500 m 2:19.731 3 Q N/A 2:18.610 5 Did not advance
Apolo Ohno 2:23.668 1 Q 2:20.346 4 Final B
2:24.789 		8
Alex Izykowski
J. P. Kepka
Apolo Ohno
Rusty Smith 		5000 m relay N/A 6:55.082 1 Q 6:47.990 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete[25] Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Allison Baver 500 m 45.998 1 Q 53.135 2 Q 45.512 3 Final B
55.689 		7
Hyo-Jung Kim 46.077 2 Q 45.339 4 Did not advance
Kimberly Derrick 1000 m 1:33.812 2 Q DSQ Did not advance
Hyo-Jung Kim 1:36.182 1 Q 1:34.164 1 Q 1:54.187 5 Did not advance
Allison Baver 1500 m 2:27.635 1 Q N/A 2:23.490 5 Did not advance
Hyo-Jung Kim 2:27.460 2 Q 2:32.527 3 Final B
2:29.978 		8
Allison Baver
Kimberly Derrick
Maria Garcia
Caroline Hallisey
Hyo-Jung Kim 		3000 m relay N/A 4:18.333 5 Final B
4:18.740 		4

Skeleton[]

Main article: Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Zach Lund, considered the U.S.'s primary medal threat in the skeleton events, did not compete in the games after testing positive for finasteride. Lund contested the test at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but had his claim rejected. His ban was reduced from two years to one, but this still left in ineligible in Turin.[26] In Lund's absence, the best finishes were a pair of 6ths, from Eric Bernotas and Katie Uhlaender in the men's and women's events, respectively.[27]

Athlete[27] Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Total Rank
Eric Bernotas Men 58.43 58.76 1:57.19 6
Kevin Ellis 59.46 59.75 1:59.21 17
Chris Soule 1:00.33 1:00.90 2:01.23 25
Katie Uhlaender Women 1:00.87 1:01.43 2:02.30 6

Ski jumping[]

Main article: Ski jumping at the 2006 Winter Olympics

No American ski jumper qualified for a final jump in Turin, though Alan Alborn advanced to the first round in both the large and normal hill events.[28]

Athlete[28] Event Qualifying First round Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Total Rank
Alan Alborn Normal hill 117.0 16 Q 106.5 40 Did not advance 40
Jim Denney 91.5 46 Did not advance 46
Clint Jones 104.5 35 Q 97.5 47 Did not advance 47
Tommy Schwall 103.0 38 Did not advance 38
Alan Alborn Large hill 86.7 21 Q 79.9 43 Did not advance 43
Jim Denney 53.5 47 Did not advance 47
Clint Jones 64.9 39 Did not advance 39
Tommy Schwall 63.4 42 Did not advance 42
Alan Alborn
Anders Johnson
Clint Jones
Tommy Schwall 		Large hill team N/A 286.8 14 Did not advance 14

Snowboarding[]

Main article: Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics

The United States was the dominant nation in the Snowboarding events in Turin. The U.S. won seven medals, easily the most of any country, including three golds, from Shaun White and Hannah Teter in the men's and women's halfpipe and from Seth Wescott in men's snowboard cross.[29] Lindsey Jacobellis was poised to give the Americans a fourth gold medal in the women's snowboard cross, but fell on the final hill while attempting a grab, was passed, and ended up with silver.[30]

Freestyle
Men
Athlete[29] Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2
Points Rank Points Rank Run 1 Run 2 Rank
Mason Aguirre Halfpipe 43.4 3 Q Bye 40.3 37.1 4
Andy Finch 43.1 4 Q Bye 9.6 24.7 12
Daniel Kass 43.8 1 Q Bye 20.8 44.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Shaun White 37.7 7 45.3 1 Q 46.8 26.6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete[29] Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2
Points Rank Points Rank Run 1 Run 2 Rank
Gretchen Bleiler Halfpipe 41.6 2 Q Bye 41.5 43.4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kelly Clark 44.9 1 Q Bye 41.1 38.1 4
Elena Hight 33.1 8 36.8 4 Q 29.4 37.8 6
Hannah Teter 39.9 3 Q Bye 44.6 46.4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Parallel
Athlete[29] Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Time Rank Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Rank
Tyler Jewell Men's parallel giant slalom 1:11.13 9 Q  Kosir (SLO) (8)
L +0.30 (-0.29 +0.59) 		Did not advance 9
Rosey Fletcher Women's parallel giant slalom 1:20.88 2 Q  Posch (ITA) (15)
W -0.96 (-0.47 -0.49) 		 Bruhin (SUI) (7)
W -0.15 (-0.12 -0.03) 		  (SUI) (6)
L +3.70 (-0.24 +3.94) 		Bronze Final
 Guenther (AUT) (8)
W -0.69 (-1.50 +0.81) 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Michelle Gorgone 1:24.43 22 Did not advance 22
Snowboard cross
Athlete[29] Event Qualifying 1/8 finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Nate Holland Men's snowboard cross 1:21.03 7 Q 1 Q 4 Did not advance Classification 13-16
2 		4
Jason R. Smith 1:21.98 15 Q 1Q 1Q 3 Classification 5-8
2 		6
Graham Watanabe 1:22.98 29 Q Did not advance 31
Jayson Hale N/A N/A Injured N/A
Seth Wescott 1:20.69 3 Q 1Q 1Q 2 Q 1 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lindsey Jacobellis Women's snowboard cross 1:29.51 3 Q N/A 2 Q 1 Q 2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Speed skating[]

Main article: Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Three American men combined to win seven medals in Turin. This included three for Chad Hedrick, who entered the Games attempting to equal Eric Heiden's record of five gold medals. Hedrick won his first event, the 5000 metres, but when the men's pursuit team lost to Italy, his chances were dashed. He did not manage a second gold, but did win a silver and a bronze.[31] Hedrick was the source of some controversy when he called out teammate Shani Davis, who skipped the team pursuit in order to prepare for his specialty, the 1000 metres. Davis won this event to become the first ever Winter Olympic individual gold medalist of African descent.[32] The third medalist was Joey Cheek, who won gold in the 500 metres, and was chosen to carry the U.S. flag in the closing ceremonies.[33]

Men
Athlete[33] Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kip Carpenter 500 m 36.40 31 35.68 =17 1:12.08 26
Joey Cheek 34.82 1 34.94 1 1:09.76 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Casey FitzRandolph 35.78 18 35.34 8 1:11.12 12
Tucker Fredricks 36.02 25 35.99 28 1:12.01 25
Joey Cheek 1000 m N/A 1:09.16 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Shani Davis 1:08.89 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Casey FitzRandolph 1:09.59 9
Chad Hedrick 1:09.45 6
Joey Cheek 1500 m N/A 1:47.52 9
Shani Davis 1:46.13 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Chad Hedrick 1:46.22 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Derek Parra 1:48.54 19
K. C. Boutiette 5000 m N/A 6:37.29 19
Shani Davis 6:23.08 7
Chad Hedrick 6:14.68 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Chad Hedrick 10000 m N/A 13:05.40 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Charles Leveille 14:14.81 15
Women
Athlete[33] Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Elli Ochowicz 500 m 39.83 =23 39.86 =22 1:19.48 23
Jennifer Rodriguez 38.97 10 38.73 10 1:17.70 11
Amy Sannes 39.42 =15 39.47 20 1:18.89 17
Chris Witty 40.23 28 40.46 28 1:20.69 28
Elli Ochowicz 1000 m N/A 1:19.94 32
Jennifer Rodriguez 1:17.47 10
Amy Sannes 1:18.50 25
Chris Witty 1:18.70 27
Maria Lamb 1500 m N/A 2:02.12 27
Catherine Raney 2:01.17 18
Jennifer Rodriguez 1:59.30 8
Margaret Crowley 3000 m N/A 4:17.37 22
Kristine Holzer 4:26.60 27
Catherine Raney 4:10.44 11
Catherine Raney 5000 m N/A 7:04.91 7
Team Pursuit
Athlete[33] Event Seeding Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Rank
K. C. Boutiette
Chad Hedrick
Charles Leveille
Clay Mull
Derek Parra 		Men's team pursuit 3:51.32 7  Italy (ITA) (2)
L 3:44.11 		Did not advance Final C
 Russia (RUS) (6)
L 3:49.73 		6
Margaret Crowley
Maria Lamb
Catherine Raney
Jennifer Rodriguez
Amy Sannes 		Women's team pursuit 3:07.83 6  Canada (CAN) (3)
L 3:04.59 		Did not advance Final C
 Netherlands (NED) (4)
W 3:04.22 		5

See also[]

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