Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom
| Women's giant slalom at the XX Olympic Winter Games
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| Venue | Sestriere | ||||||||||||
| Date | February 24 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 65 from 38 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:09.19 | ||||||||||||
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Julia Mancuso |
 United States
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Tanja Poutiainen |
 Finland
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Anna Ottosson |
 Sweden
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The last event of the women's alpine skiing, the giant slalom, took place on Friday, 24 February. Kostelić was a favourite once again, as she was defending Olympic champion, but Swede Anja Pärson led the World Cup and was defending World Champion of the event. Kostelić was second in the World Cup standing, however, while Austrian Kathrin Zettel was third.
Complete results from the Women's Giant Slalom event at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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