Cross-country Skiing At The 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 Kilometre Pursuit
The Men's 30 kilometre pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 12 February at Pragelato. Summary The pursuit in this format had been skied three times at the Nordic skiing World Championships, and Frenchman Vincent Vittoz was the reigning World Champion. A pursuit event similar to this was skied at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where the gold was shared between Thomas Alsgaard (retired by 2006) and Frode Estil, but the 2002 event 2002 event was a 20 kilometre pursuit, not 30. The event opened dramatically as Estil fell at the start, causing a mass collision. Then the pack kept together almost until the end, with skiers continually trailing off as they could not keep up with the pace. Eventually, five men came into the finishing straight together, after Anders Södergren of Sweden had tried to pull away on the final lap. However, Södergren could not keep up with the pace, and Russian Yevgeny Dementyev pulled away to defeat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pragelato
Pragelato (also ''Pragelà''; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Prajalats'', French: Prajalats) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about west of Turin, in the upper Val Chisone. The name ''Pragelato'', meaning "icy meadow", has been derived from the harsh climate and the fact that the ground is covered with ice for long periods.'Pragelato' in ''Dizionario topografico dei comuni compresi entro i confini naturali dell'Italia'', ed. by Attilio Zuccagni-Orlandini (Florence: Società Editrice di Patrii Documenti Storico-Statistici, 1864).''Dizionario g ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cross-country Skiing At The 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 2 × 10 Kilometre Pursuit
The men's 2 × 10 kilometre pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States, was held on 14 February at Soldier Hollow Soldier Hollow is a cross-country ski venue located at the mouth of a Soldier Hollow (Utah), hollow of the same name about southeast of Salt Lake City in Wasatch Mountain State Park in northwestern Wasatch County, Utah, Wasatch County, Utah, Un .... The competition consisted of two races. The first was a 10 kilometre classical race. Then, there was a 10 km freestyle pursuit where the competitors started based on the times from the classical event. The winner of the race was the first competitor(s) to finish the second race. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-Country Skiing At The 2002 Winter Olympics - Men's 2 x 10 kilometre pursuit Men's cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics Men's pursuit cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jung Eui-myung
Jeong Ui-myeong (born 5 February 1982) is a South Korean cross-country skier. He competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t .... References 1982 births Living people South Korean male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for South Korea Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Cross-country skiers at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Cross-country skiers at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Cross-country skiers at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Asian Games medalists in cross-country skiing 21st-century South Korean p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Li Zhiguang
Li Zhiguang (born 1 June 1983) is a Chinese cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 30 kilometre pursuit event at the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t .... References External links * 1983 births Living people Chinese male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for China Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{PRChina-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Choi Im-heon
Choi Im-heon (born 13 January 1983) is a South Korean cross-country skier. He competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t .... References 1983 births Living people South Korean male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for South Korea Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Cross-country skiers at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Cross-country skiers at the 2007 Asian Winter Games {{SouthKorea-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Han Dawei
Han Dawei (born 6 October 1977) is a Chinese cross-country skier. He competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t .... References External links * 1977 births Living people Chinese male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for China Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Skiers from Heilongjiang Asian Games medalists in cross-country skiing Cross-country skiers at the 1999 Asian Winter Games Cross-country skiers at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Cross-country skiers at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games {{PRChina-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Park Byeong-ju
Park Byeong-ju (; born 24 March 1985) is a South Korean retired Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. Club career Park drafted by Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in 2008, after one of his less successful spells at Seongnam he joined Korea National League, National League side Suwon City FC in 2009. During two seasons, he appeared in 42 matches and scored 2 goals. On 3 November 2011, Park was transferred to the newly founded Gwangju FC. On 9 January 2012, Park left Gwangju for the K League rivals Jeju United, along with then teammate Heo Jae-won and then back to Gwangju in 2013, where he retired in 2014. References External links * 1985 births Living people South Korean men's footballers Seongnam FC players Suwon FC players Gwangju FC players Jeju United FC players K League 1 players K League 2 players Korea National League players Dankook University alumni Footballers from North Gyeongsang Province Men's association footb ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ren Long
Ren Long (; born 21 December 1988) is a Chinese biathlete. He competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2011, 2012 and 2013. He competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in the sprint and individual An individual is that which exists as a distinct entity. Individuality (or self-hood) is the state or quality of being an individual; particularly (in the case of humans) of being a person unique from other people and possessing one's own Maslow ... contests. References 1988 births Living people Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics Chinese male biathletes Olympic biathletes for China Olympic cross-country skiers for China Chinese male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists in biathlon Biathletes at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Biathletes at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss Civil Code (articles 60–79). Founded by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas in 1894, it is the authority responsible for organising the modern ( Summer, Winter, and Youth) Olympic Games. The IOC is the governing body of the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and of the worldwide "Olympic Movement", the IOC's term for all entities and individuals involved in the Olympic Games. As of 2020, there are 206 NOCs officially recognised by the IOC. The current president of the IOC is Thomas Bach. The stated mission of the IOC is to promote the Olympics throughout the world and to lead the Olympic Movement: *To encourage and support the organization, development, and coordination of sport and sports competitions; *To ensure the regular c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Martin Tauber
Martin Tauber (born 4 November 1976) is an Austrian cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 15 kilometre classical event at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Doping scandal in Turin In April 2007 Tauber was banned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from competing in any Olympic Games for live for his involvement in a doping at the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second ... in Turin. References External links * 1976 births Living people Austrian male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of Austria Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Austrian sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in cross-country skiing Sportspeople from Innsbruck {{Austria-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cross-country Skiing (sport)
Competitive cross-country skiing encompasses a variety of race formats and course lengths. Rules of cross-country skiing are sanctioned by the International Ski Federation and by various national organizations. International competitions include the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, and at the Winter Olympic Games. Such races occur over homologated, groomed courses designed to support classic (in-track) and freestyle events, where the skiers may employ skate skiing. It also encompasses cross-country ski marathon events, sanctioned by the Worldloppet Ski Federation, and cross-country ski orienteering events, sanctioned by the International Orienteering Federation. Related forms of competition are biathlon, where competitors race on cross-country skis and stop to shoot at targets with rifles, and paralympic cross-country skiing that allows athletes with disabilities to compete at cross-country skiing with adaptive equipment. Norwegian army un ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anders Södergren
Hans Anders Södergren (born 17 May 1977 in Söderhamn, Hälsingland) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has competed since 1999. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and also finished 5th in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit event at those same Olympics. In the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver he won a gold medal with the Swedish team in the 4 × 10 km relay. Södergren won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with two silvers (15 km + 15 km double pursuit: 2009, 50 km: 2003) and two bronzes in the 4 × 10 km relay (2003, 2007). He has eight FIS Race victories and is a ten-time national champion at distances between 15 km and 50 km as of the 2005–06 season. Södergren won the 50 km event at both the 2006 and the 2008 Holmenkollen ski festival The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( no, Holmenkollen skifestival or ) is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |