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Freestyle Skiing At The 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's Aerials
The Men's aerials event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy began on 20 February and concluded on 23 February at Sauze d'Oulx. Results Qualification The qualification round took place on the afternoon of 15 February, with 31 skiers competing, though three did not start. The top 12 advanced to the final. Final The final took place on the evening of 23 February, with Han Xiaopeng Han Xiaopeng (; born December 13, 1983 in Pei, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China) is a freestyle skier who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and won gold in the men's aerials event. In this discipline he also won the World Championship ...'s second jump, a back-layout double-full full, putting him past Belarus's Dmitri Dashinski, into the gold medal spot. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Freestyle Skiing At The 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's Aerials Men's freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics Men's events at the 2006 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sauze D'Oulx
Sauze d'Oulx () is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont (northern Italy) located from Turin in the Val di Susa, at the foot of Monte Genevris (). It was the site of the freestyle skiing events of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. Together with the villages of Pragelato, Sestriere, Claviere, Cesana Torinese, San Sicario and Montgenèvre, in France, it makes up the Via Lattea (Milky Way) skiing area. Since the beginning of the 19th century, Sauze d'Oulx has been a destination for the Turin aristocracy, with its famous winter resort Sportinia and is still a skiing favourite because of its natural and accessible location. History Archaeological findings have proved the presence of Celtic settlements in the pre-Roman age. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, in the Middle Ages it was owned by the Novalesa Abbey and then by the provosts of Oulx. From 1000, it was part of the Dauphiné and then of the Escartons Republic (until 1343); with the Treaty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renato Ulrich
Renato Ulrich (born 14 December 1983 in Lucerne) is a Swiss freestyle skier, specializing in aerials. Ulrich competed at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics for Switzerland. In 2006, he advanced to the aerials final, finishing in 10th. In 2010, he placed 18th in the qualifying round of the aerials event, failing to advance to the final. As of March 2013, his best showing at the World Championships is 4th, in both 2009 and 2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate .... Ulrich made his World Cup debut in January 2003. As of March 2013, he has finished on the podium five times, with the best silver medals, in 2010/11 and 2011/12. His best World Cup overall finish in aerials is 3rd, in 2010/11. World Cup Podiums References 1983 births Living people Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitri Rak
Dmitry Rak (born 21 June 1976) is a Belarusian freestyle 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 1976 births Living people Belarusian male freestyle skiers Olympic freestyle skiers for Belarus Freestyle skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Minsk {{Belarus-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ou Xiaotao
Ou Xiaotao (born 11 February 1980) is a Chinese freestyle skier. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, 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 1980 births Living people Chinese male freestyle skiers Olympic freestyle skiers for China Freestyle skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics People from Fushun Asian Games medalists in freestyle skiing Freestyle skiers at the 1996 Asian Winter Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 1996 Asian Winter Games {{PRChina-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurélien Lohrer
Aurélien Lohrer (born 28 April 1981) is a French freestyle skier. He competed in the men's aerials 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 1981 births Living people French male freestyle skiers Olympic freestyle skiers for France Freestyle skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Grenoble Skiers from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes {{France-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleš Valenta
Aleš Valenta () (born 6 February 1973 in Šumperk, Czechoslovakia) is a former Czech freestyle skier who participated in aerials. On February 19, 2002, he won the Winter Olympics gold medal in the freestyle aerials competition where he succeeded to perform the first triple back flip with five twists in the world. He operates the freestyle skiing centre in the town of Štíty Štíty (; until 1949 Šilperk; german: Schildberg) is a town in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument .... External links * OfficiaWeb site* OfficiaWeb siteon Ales Valenta Acrobat Park *Profile on Czech Olympic Committee's Web site 1973 births Freestyle skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Czech male freestyle skiers Living people Olympic gold medalis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Omischl
Steve Omischl (born November 16, 1978) is a Canadian freestyle skier. Career Omischl was born in North Bay, Ontario. Omischl competes in aerials, and made his World Cup debut in December 1999, finishing with a silver medal at an event in Blackcomb. Omischl earned five more podiums on the World Cup circuit before winning his first event in mid-2002. Along with a fellow olympian Jeff Bean, he participated in an episode of the hit show Mantracker where he defeated Terry Grant in the nerve-wracking chase. Over his career thus far, Omischl has placed on the podium at 40 World Cup events, and claimed 20 titles. He has won four overall World Cup titles, finishing atop the aerials standings in 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009. He has won four medals at the World Championships. His lone gold came in 2005, and most recently won a silver medal in 2009. Omischl has competed in three Olympic Games. In 2002, he placed 4th in the qualifying but ended up 11th in the final. In 2006, he was well posi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Bean
Jeff Bean (born January 11, 1977) is a Canadian freestyle skier. Bean competes in aerials, and made his World Cup debut in January 1996, and made his first World Cup podium later that season, finishing third in Kirchberg. One year later, Kirchberg was the site of his first two career World Cup wins, as he won events on back-to-back days. Over his career, Bean placed on the podium at 17 World Cup events, and claimed 4 titles over a 10-year span. His most successful season came in 2003, when he placed 3rd overall in the World Cup standings. His lone medal at the World Championships came in 2005, when he finished second behind countryman Steve Omischl. Bean competed in three Olympic games, beginning in 1998 and ending in 2006. His best finish was 4th in 2002, missing out on a medal by only two-tenths of a point. He also made the final in 1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' space ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Zhongqing
Liu Zhongqing (; ; born November 10, 1985, in Daqing, Heilongjiang) is a Chinese aerial skier. He won a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ... in the aerials. ''China.org''. Retrieved 2015-09-10. References External links * * 1985 births Living people[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Bergoust
Eric Bergoust (born August 27, 1969) is an American freestyle skier. In 1998 Bergoust participated at the 1998 Winter Olympics held in Nagano, Japan where he won a gold medal in the freestyle ski jump (aerials).Profile: "Eric Bergoust" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on January 8, 2008) Bergoust was born in . He has competed in aerials at four successive Winter Olympics. In addition to the gold medal in 1998, he finished 7th in 1994, 12th in 2002, and 17th in 2006. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan St
The Ryan STs were a series of two seat, low-wing monoplane aircraft built in the United States by the Ryan Aeronautical Company. They were used as sport aircraft, as well as trainers by flying schools and the militaries of several countries. Design and development T. Claude Ryan was the founder of the Ryan Aeronautical Company, the second incarnation of a company with this name, and the fourth company with which he had been involved to bear his nameRussell, Stuart"Ryan Stm-S2."''New Zealand Warbirds,'' 2002, 2014. Retrieved: 6 March 2015. (the first, Ryan Airlines, was the manufacturer of the Ryan NYP, more famously known as the ''Spirit of St. Louis''). He began the development of the ST (for "Sport Trainer", and also known as S-T), the first design of the company, in 1933. The ST featured two open cockpits in tandem in a semi-monocoque metal fuselage of two main frames – one steel, the other half of steel and half of aluminium alloy (alclad) – to take the loads from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Pack
Joe Pack (born April 10, 1978) is an American freestyle skier and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, in aerials."2002 Winter Olympics – Salt Lake City, United States – Alpine Skiing" – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on March 24, 2008) Pack is a Latter-day Saint. He was born in Eugene, Oregon
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