Argentina at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Argentina at the 2006 Winter Olympics
IOC code	ARG
NOC	Argentinian Olympic Committee
Website	www.coarg.org.ar (Spanish)
in Turin
Competitors	9 (5 men, 4 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	María Belén Simari Birkner (opening) Clyde Getty (closing)
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Argentina competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

Of the five-person alpine skiing contingent Argentina sent to Turin, three were members of the Simari Birkner family. These three accounted for all of Argentina's top-30 finishes, with the best performances coming from Cristian Javier in the giant slalom and the combined.

Note: In the men's combined, runs 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.

Beltrame's best finish came in the individual event, where he finished 84th ahead of three other finishers.

44-year-old Colorado resident Clyde Getty represented Argentina in the men's aerials, finishing last in the field after failing to land his second jump.

Michelle Despain bumped into the track walls several times during the competition, and was nearly 10 seconds slower than the next-to-last finisher, but she did manage to complete all four runs.

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