Spain at the 2006 Winter Olympics
| Spain at the 2006 Winter Olympics |
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| IOC code | ESP | ||||||||
| NOC | Spanish Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| in Turin | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 (7 men, 9 women) in 5 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
María José Rienda (opening) Juan Jesús Gutiérrez (closing) |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Spain competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
María José Rienda entered the Olympics having won three World Cup events on the season, including the last giant slalom before the Olympic Games, but couldn't repeat this form in Turin, as she finished 13th in the giant slalom.
Note: In the men's combined, run 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.
The lone Spanish biathlete in Turin, Luis Alberto Hernando, finished 80th in the men's individual event.
Even after Johann Mühlegg was disqualified for doping after having won the men's 50 kilometre race, Spain's top cross-country performance was in that race, as Juan Jesús Gutiérrez finished 22nd.
Spain's lone competitor in the freestyle skiing events in Turin was unable to advance in the women's moguls, as she finished second last in the qualifying round.
Jordi Font was involved in a notable incident in his semifinal, as he collided with Canada's Jasey-Jay Anderson. Anderson beat Font down for second place, but the Canadian was disqualified for missing a gate, sending Font through to the final. In the final, Font again fell, but this time ended up in fourth position.
Note: In the final, the single best score from two runs is used to determine the ranking. A bracketed score indicates a run that wasn't counted.
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