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Cross-country Skiing At The 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's Sprint
The men's sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 22 February at Pragelato. Vasily Rochev was the defending world champion at this event, but he won in the classical style. The last free style sprint at the World Championships was won by Thobias Fredriksson in 2003, while Tor Arne Hetland was defending Olympic champion. Swede Björn Lind won the two most recent World Cup events, and also won the Olympic race, beating Frenchman Roddy Darragon to the line. Darragon won France's first cross-country skiing medal in the history of the Olympics, while Sweden took the bronze through Thobias Fredriksson. Results Qualifying Eighty skiers completed the 1.3 kilometre course in the qualifying portion of the event, with the top thirty advancing to the quarterfinals. Quarterfinals There were five quarterfinal races, each with six skiers. The top two in each heat advanced to the semifinals. ;Quarterfinal 1 ;Quarterfinal 2 ;Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Trond Iversen
Trond Iversen (born 22 March 1976) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed between 1996 and 2010. Iversen has a total of ten victories since 2001. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was sixth in the individual sprint at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was ninth in the individual sprint event at the 2005 championships in Oberstdorf, Germany. Despite being ranked third in the 2006–07 World Cup Sprint category standings as of 16 February 2007, Iversen was not selected to represent the Norwegian team at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north .... Iversen is married and has two children. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janusz Krężelok
Janusz Adam Krężelok (born 18 December 1974 in Istebna) is a Polish cross-country skier who has competed since 1994. His best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was a seventh in the individual sprint in 2005 while his best overall finish was fifth in the team sprint (with Maciej Kreczmer) event in 2007. Krężelok's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was ninth in the sprint event at Salt Lake City Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capital and most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Utah. With a population of 200,133 in 2020, th ... in 2002. He has a total of nine individual career victories at various levels up to 15 km since 1999. References * 1974 births Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keijo Kurttila
Keijo Kurttila (born 8 April 1975) is a Finnish 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 .... Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games World Championships World Cup Season standings Individual podiums * 4 podiums – (4 ) References External links * 1975 births Living people Finnish male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of Finland Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics People from Utajärvi Sportspeople from North Ostrobothnia 21st-century Finnish people {{Finland-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dušan Kožíšek
Dušan Kožíšek (, born 25 April 1983 in Jilemnice) is a Czech cross-country skier who has been competing since 2002. He won a bronze medal in the team sprint (with Martin Koukal) at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf and finished 38th in the individual sprint in those same games. Kožíšek repeated the success in the team sprint at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo when he won a bronze medal, this time with Milan Šperl. Kožíšek also finished 17th in the individual sprint at those same games. Kožíšek's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ... was 22nd in the individual sprint in 2006. He has two career victories (2004, 2005) in distances up to 15 km. Cross-country s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Koukal
Martin Koukal () (born 25 September 1978 in Nové Město na Moravě) is a Czech cross-country skier and mountaineer who has been competing since 1996. He won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with gold in 50 km (2003) and a bronze in the team sprint (2005). Koukal's best finish at the Winter Olympics was a seventh in the 50 km freestyle mass start in 2006. He also won eight other events in his career from 1998 to 2005 in distances up to 15 km. He has some mountaineering successes, like his Cho Oyu, Huascarán and Kangchenjunga expeditions. His younger brother, Petr, plays ice hockey for HC Pardubice HC Dynamo Pardubice is a professional ice hockey club that plays in the Czech Extraliga. Its home venue is Enteria arena located in Pardubice. The club was originally named LTC Pardubice, acquiring its current name at the start of the 2015 ... in Czech Extraliga and in 2010 also became world champion of his own. Cross-country skiing results A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yevgeniy Koschevoy
Yevgeniy Koshevoy (born October 6, 1984) is a Kazakh cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth in the team sprint event at Turin in 2006. He was born in Kokchetav Oblast. Koshevoy's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was seventh in the team sprint at Oberstdorf in 2005. He did compete at the 2007 championships in Sapporo, but his records were stripped in wake of being banned from doping prior to the event, serving a two-year suspension from 2007 to 2009. His best World Cup finish was sixth in the individual sprint at Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ... in 2006. References * 1984 births Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddy Schwienbacher
Freddy Schwienbacher (born 3 August 1975) is an Italian 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 .... Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games World Championships World Cup Season standings Individual podiums *1 victory – (1 ) *2 podiums – (2 ) Team podiums * 1 victory – (1 ) * 4 podiums – (2 , 2 ) References External links * 1975 births Living people Italian male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Italy Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Merano Skiers from South Tyrol {{Italy- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Cook (cross Country Skier)
Chris Cook (born June 15, 1980) is an American cross-country skier. He competed in the men's sprint 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 * 1980 births Living people American male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of the United States Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Neenah, Wisconsin {{US-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti Saarepuu
Anti Saarepuu (born 26 March 1983 in Võru) is a retired Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 2003. He competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Saarepuu's best finish at the Winter Olympics was eighth in the individual sprint event at Turin in 2006. Saarepuu's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship eve ... was seventh in the individual sprint event at Liberec in 2009. His best World Cup finish was seventh in a sprint event at Sweden in 2005. References External links * * * * 1983 births Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Estonian male cross-country skiers Living people Olympic c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuichi Onda
(born June 24, 1980) is a Japanese cross-country skier who has competed since 1999. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 12th in the team sprint event at Turin in 2006 while his best individual finish was 17th in the individual sprint event at Vancouver four years later. Onda's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was tenth twice both in the team sprint (2007, 2009) while his best individual finish was 25th in the individual sprint event at Sapporo ( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city ... in 2007. His best World Cup finish was fourth twice both in individual sprint events (2007, 2009). References * 1980 births Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Cross- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ola Vigen Hattestad
Ola Vigen Hattestad (born 19 April 1982) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 2002 through 2018. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he became Olympic champion in the individual sprint event at Sochi in 2014. Career Hattestad has 13 individual World Cup victories, all in the sprint events. He also won the 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2013–14 World Cup in the sprint discipline and finished third in the overall 2008–2009 world cup. Hattestad won two gold medals at the 2009 World Championships, earning them in the individual and team sprint events. Having ranked sixth in the qualifying round, Hattestad progressed through the quarterfinals and semifinals by winning each round, eventually taking the title ahead of fellow Norwegian Johan Kjølstad. The subsequent day, the two of them teamed up for the team sprint and won another gold medal. He was initially not qualified for the Norwegian team for the 2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
