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China At The 2006 Winter Olympics
China competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Yang Yang (A), a short track speed skater, served as flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies. Like most previous Olympics, coverage was via CCTV-5. The team excluded athletes from the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, which competed separately as ''Hong Kong, China''. Medalists Alpine skiing 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. Biathlon Cross-country skiing Zhang Chengye competed in both the biathlon and cross-country skiing for China. ;Distance ;Men ;Women ;Sprint ;Men ;Women Figure skating The pairs event in figure skating captured sports headlines in China on Valentine's Day. Although the Russian pair captured the gold medal, the Chinese performances that earned the silver and bronze received significant praise from the media. China's Zhang Dan and Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Olympic Committee
The Chinese Olympic Committee (; IOC code: CHN) has been the officially designated body of the People's Republic of China (PRC) regarding the Olympic Games and other affiliated international sport federations since 1979, when the Nagoya Resolution was adopted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Leaders Timeline concerning Olympic recognition The following timeline concerns the different names and principle events concerning recognition of the ROC Olympic team: *1910: The "Chinese National Olympic Committee" () is created to represent China's interests in Olympic Games activities. *1922: The IOC recognized this CNO. *1932: ROC competes in the Olympics for the first time as "China" *1951: The Chinese National Olympic Committee moves from Nanking to Taipei;''The Times'', "The Latest Threat to the Olympics - And its all over a name", 10 July 1976 *1951: The PRC Chinese National Olympic Committee is organized; *1952: The PRC Chinese National Olympic Committee is invi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Skating At The 2006 Winter Olympics
Four figure skating events at the 2006 Winter Olympics were held at the Palavela in Turin. Lithuanian ice dancers Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas (who were married in 2000) became the first figure skaters to compete at five Olympics. Medal summary Medalists Medal table Entries Champions Gala The traditional Figure Skating Champions Gala took place on February 24 at Palavela, featuring exhibition performances by the top five placers in the four figure skating events and all the Italian skaters. Pairs skaters Zhang and Zhang (second in pairs) did not participate in the gala. The following is a partial list of skaters who appeared in the Champions Gala (in order of skate): Faiella and Scali (Italian dance team), Karel Zelenka (Italian men skater), Silvia Fontana (Italian ladies skater), Denkova and Staviski (fifth in dance), Joannie Rochette (fifth in ladies), Inoue and John Baldwin (seventh in pairs), Johnny Weir (fifth in men), Delobel and Schoenfeld ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Track Speed Skating At The 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 Metres
The women's 1500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics took place on 18 February at the Torino Palavela. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: No new world and Olympic records were set during this competition. Results Heats There were six heats of four or five skaters each, with the top three finishers advancing to the semifinals. Semifinals The top two finishers in each of the three semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final. Tatiana Borodulina finished fifth in her semifinal, but was advanced due to interference from Stéphanie Bouvier. ;Semifinal 1 ;Semifinal 2 ;Semifinal 3 Finals The largest short-track race of the Games, with seven women entered, saw two of the skaters disqualified. The most notable of these was Byun Chun-sa Byun Chun-sa (Hangul: 변천사; born November 23, 1987, in Seoul) is a South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ren Hui
Ren Hui (; born 11 August 1983) is a Chinese speed skater who won a bronze medal in the Women's 500 m at the 2006 Winter Olympics and bronze at the World Single Distance Championships for Women. Records Competitions ; Olympic Games * 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres * 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 metres * 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 metres ; World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships * 2004 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships – 500 m ; World Sprint Speed Skating Championships * 2010 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships ; ISU Speed Skating World Cup * 2006–07 ISU Speed Skating World Cup * 2007–08 ISU Speed Skating World Cup * 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 100 metres * 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres * 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1000 metres * 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres * 2009–10 ISU Speed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhao Hongbo
Zhao Hongbo (; born 22 September 1973) is a Chinese retired pair skater. With his wife Shen Xue, Zhao is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion (2002, 2003 & 2007), a three-time Four Continents Champion (1999, 2003 & 2007) and a six-time Grand Prix Final champion (1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006 & 2009). Shen and Zhao were the first Chinese pair team to win a medal at an International Skating Union event and at the World Figure Skating Championships. In 2002, they became the first Chinese pair skating team to win a World Championship. They are also the first Chinese pair skaters to win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games. In 2010, they were the first Chinese skaters to win the gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in any figure skating category, ending almost half a century of Russian and Soviet pair skating dominance. Personal life Zhao was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang and is of Manchurian ethnicity. Shen and Zhao anno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shen Xue
Shen Xue (; born 13 November 1978) is a Chinese retired pair skater. With her husband Zhao Hongbo, Shen is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion (2002, 2003 and 2007), a three-time Four Continents Champion (1999, 2003 & 2007), and a six-time Grand Prix Final champion (1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006 & 2009). Shen and Zhao were the first Chinese pair team to win a medal at an International Skating Union event and at the World Figure Skating Championships. In 2002, they became the first Chinese pair skating team to win a World Championship. They are also the first Chinese pair skaters to win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games. In 2010, they became the first Chinese skaters to win the gold medal at a Winter Olympic Games in any figure skating category, ending almost half a century of Russian and Soviet pair skating dominance. Personal life Shen was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. Shen and Zhao announced their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Track Speed Skating At The 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 Metres
The men's 1500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics took place on 12 February at the Torino Palavela. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: No new world and Olympic records were set during this competition. Results Heats The first round was held on 12 February. There were six heats of four or five skaters each, with the top three finishers in each advancing to the semifinals. ;Heat 1 Semifinals The top two finishers in each of the three, six-man semifinals advanced to the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final. ;Semifinal 1 ;Semifinal 2 , , 2:17.718 , , QA , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 2 , , align=left , Li Jiajun , , , , 2:17.836 , , QA , - , 3 , , align=left , Mathieu Turcotte , , , , 2:18.280 , , QB , - , 4 , , align=left , Peter Darazs , , , , 2:18.348 , , QB , - , 5 , , align=left , Alex Izykowski , , , , 2:18.610 , , , - , 6 , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Jiajun
Li Jiajun (; born October 15, 1975 in Changchun, Jilin) is a former Chinese short track speed skater who has won 5 Olympic medals – two silver and three bronze. He has been a two-time Overall World Champion for 1999 and 2001. Biography In 1998 Winter Olympics, he led for much of the way during the final race of the 1000m, but was edged out at the finish-line by Korea's Kim Dong-Sung, to win a silver medal. He also won a bronze medal in 5000m relay. He participated in the 2002 Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City, making the finals of the 1000 meter short course event but failed to win a medal after being disqualified following a collision with Apolo Ohno, which caused Ahn Hyun-Soo Viktor An (russian: Виктор Ан; born Ahn Hyun-soo ( ko, 안현수) on November 23, 1985),. is a South Korean-born Russian short-track speed skating coach and retired short-track speed skater. With a total of eight Olympic medals, six g ... and Mathieu Turcotte to also fall and allowed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Track Speed Skating At The 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 Metres
The women's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics began on 22 February, with the final on 25 February, at the Torino Palavela. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: No new world and Olympic records were set during this competition. Results Heats The first round was held on 12 February. There were eight heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals. One skater, Yvonne Kunze, was advanced after being interfered with. ;Heat 1 Quarterfinals The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals. Two skaters, Yang Yang (A) and Tania Vicent, were advanced after other racers were disqualified. One of the disqualified skaters was the 2005 world champion in the 1000 metres, Evgenia Radanova. ;Quarterfinal 1 ;Quarterfinal 2 ;Quarterfinal 3 ;Quarterfinal 4 Semifinals The top two finishers in each of the two semif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freestyle Skiing At The 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's Aerials
The Women's aerials event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy began on 21 February and concluded on 22 February at Sauze d'Oulx. Results Qualification The qualification round took place on 21 February, with 23 skiers competing. The top 12 advanced to the final. Final The final took place on the evening of 22 February. Evelyne Leu Evelyne Leu (born 7 July 1976) is a former Swiss freestyle skier. She won a gold medal in Aerial skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics. However, she failed to reach the Finals at the 2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = ... was 5th after her first jump, but on her second she earned the highest score of the final round, a 107.93, to win the gold medal. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Freestyle Skiing At The 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's Aerials Women's freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics 2006 in women's sport Women's events at the 2006 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Nina
Li Nina (, born January 10, 1983, in Benxi, Liaoning) is a Chinese aerial skier who won silver at both the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. She placed 5th at the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internationa ..., and has won three World Championships in aerials. External links FIS-Ski.comBiography/Results 1983 births Living people Freestyle skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics People from Benxi Olympic silver medalists for China Olympic freestyle skiers of China Chinese female freestyle skiers Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing Skiers from Liaoning Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics Medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Skating At The 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 Metres
The women's 500 m speed skating competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical .... The competition consisted of two separate 500 metre races, with the competitors ranked by their cumulative time from the two races. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. 500 meters (1 race) 500 meters x 2 (2 races) No new world or Olympic records were set during this competition. Results The race was held on 14 February 2006. 34-year-old Russian Svetlana Zhurova, who left speed skating in 2003 to become a mother and completed in her fourth Olympics after returning to the sport in 2004, became the oldest woman to win a speed skating gold medal by clocking times of 38.23 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |