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Luge At The 2006 Winter Olympics – Doubles
The doubles luge 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 ... took place on February 15 at Cesana Pariol. Results Two runs were held on February 15 and the final placements were determined by the combined total of both runs. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Doubles Doubles Men's events at the 2006 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cesana Pariol
Cesana Pariol was the venue for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The track, built for the games, is located in Cesana. The venue holds approximately 7,130 spectators, of whom 3,624 are seated. Construction details The track is constructed with about of ammonia refrigeration pipes to help form ice on the track for proper sliding. Numerous sensors located along the track ensure that the ice's thickness is kept between to keep the track properly smooth during competitions. History During construction of the track prior to the 2006 games, there was concern that the track would be completed in time for homologation. A archaeological find (a small part of a Roman ruins) during construction slowed progress until the remains were excavated (near the current Turn 11). The track was completed on end of 2004. In January 2005, the FIBT and FIL held their homologation events at the track. The FIBT had no issue when they ran their events during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Gruber
Patrick Gruber (born 31 January 1978 in Bruneck) is an Italian luger who has competed since 1997. He won seven medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two silvers (Men's doubles: 2011, Mixed team: 2007) and five bronzes (Men's doubles: 2015, 2016, Doubles sprint: 2016, Mixed team: 2004, 2005). At the FIL European Luge Championships, Gruber won nine medals with two golds (Men's doubles: 2008, 2014), four silvers (Men's doubles: 2004; Mixed team: 2004, 2006, 2013), and three bronzes (Men's doubles: 2006; Mixed team: 2012, 2014). Gruber has competed in three Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the men's doubles event at Vancouver in 2010. He won the overall men's doubles Luge World Cup The Luge World Cup season is a yearly competition first organized by the International Luge Federation since 1977–78. The World Cup is the highest level season-long competition in the sport. Men's singles *Medals: Women's singles *Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goro Hayashibe
is a Japanese luger who has competed since 1996. He finished 12th in the men's doubles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Hayashibe's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was eighth in the mixed team event at Park City, Utah in 2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris (dwarf planet), Er .... References 2006 luge men's doubles results (todor66.com)* FIL-Luge profile External links * * * 1976 births Living people Japanese male lugers Olympic lugers for Japan Lugers at the 2006 Winter Olympics {{Japan-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jury Veselov
Jury Veselov (alternate listing as Jurij Veselov, russian: Юрий Весёлов, born February 20, 1982) is a Russian luger who has competed since 1999. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the men's doubles event at Turin in 2006. Veselov's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 11th twice in the men's doubles event (2004, 2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...). Veselov represented Russia in the 2007 Olympics and won 1 gold medal. References 2002 luge men's doubles resultsCBS Sportsline.com profileFIL-Luge profile: Veselov, Jurij* External links * * * 1982 births Living people Russian male lugers Olympic lugers for Russia Lugers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2006 Winter Olympics 21st- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihail Kuzmitch
Mikhail Sergeyevich Kuzmich (russian: Михаил Серге́евич Кузмич, born 8 October 1982 in Krasnoyarsk) is a Russian luger who has competed since 1999. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the men's doubles event at Turin in 2006. Kuzmich's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was eighth in the men's doubles event at Oberhof in 2008. His best finish at the FIL European Luge Championships was sixth in the men's doubles event at Sigulda in 2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of .... References 2002 luge men's doubles resultsCBS Sportsline.com profileFIL-Luge profile (as Michail Kuzmich)* External links * 1982 births Living people Lugers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2006 Winter Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Pothier
Adam Eric Pothier (born August 3, 1979 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian luger who has competed since 1990. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the men's doubles event at Salt Lake City in 2002. He is a 6 time National Champion in the Doubles category. Pothier officially retired from the sport in January 2009. Pothier's best finish in the FIL World Luge Championships was ninth in the men's doubles event at Nagano in 2004. He resides in Airdrie, Alberta and studied at the University of Calgary The University of Calgary (U of C or UCalgary) is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The University of Calgary started in 1944 as the Calgary branch of the University of Alberta, founded in 1908, prior to being ins .... Graduated in June 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a minor in Business. Best Results: 10th 2000 FIL Luge World Championships St. Moritz, Switzerland. Doubles 4th World Cup Calgary, Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Albrecht (luge)
Grant Albrecht (born January 29, 1981) is a Canadian luger who has competed since 1998. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of tenth in the men's doubles event at Turin in 2006. Albrecht's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was ninth in the men's doubles event at Nagano in 2004. After his competition career Albrecht has worked as a luge coach, coaching the Australian national team at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and subsequently coaching the Norwegian national team before being appointed as Alberta Development Coach by the Canadian Luge Association The Canadian Luge Association is the governing federation for luge in Canada. The Canadian Luge Association is an independent, non-profit national governing body for luge. It works with government agency Sport Canada and has hosted international ... in August 2011. References 2002 luge men's doubles results (todor66.com)FIL-Luge profile External links * * * * 1981 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Moffat (luger)
Mike Moffat (born 27 July 1982) is a Canadian luger who has been competing since 1990. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best Olympic finish of 7th in 2010 (Vancouver). Other Olympic results include 9th in 2006 (Turin) and 11th in 2002 (Salt Lake). Moffat's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was sixth in the men's doubles event at Calgary in 2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in .... References 2002 luge men's doubles results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Moffat
Christopher Moffat (born September 22, 1979) is a Canadian luger who has competed since 2000. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the men's doubles event at Salt Lake City in 2002. Moffat's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was tenth in the men's doubles event at Oberhof, Germany in 2008. He resides in his hometown of Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ..., Alberta in the offseason. Moffat had a screw removed from his wrist following a fracture to stabilize it. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Joye
Dan Joye (born February 19, 1985) is a Venezuelan-born American luger who has competed since 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth in the men's doubles event at Vancouver in 2010. Joye's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was sixth in the men's doubles event twice (2005, 2009). Joye resides in San Jose, California San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financial, and political center of Silicon Valley and largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2020 popul ... and partnered with former singles luger Christian Niccum for the 2007-08 World Cup season. He was married June 28, 2008 to Jennifer Marie Turner of San Jose, California. References *FIL-Luge profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston Griffall
Preston Griffall (born June 6, 1984) is an American luger who has competed since 1995. He finished 8th and 14th in the doubles event at the 2006 and 2014 Olympics, respectively. Griffall's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 6th in the doubles at Park City, Utah in 2005. A native of Salt Lake City, Utah, Griffall co-owns a landscaping business in Lake Placid, New York with fellow American luger Jonathan Myles. While still owning a landscaping business he still finds time to train for upcoming races. Griffall is also currently in the United States National Guard in the state of Utah. He completed Basic Combat Training in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and Advanced Individual Training in Fort Jackson, South Carolina Fort Jackson is a United States Army installation, which TRADOC operates on for Basic Combat Training (BCT), and is located within the city of Columbia, South Carolina. This installation is named for Andrew Jackson, a United States Army gene .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juris Šics
Juris Šics (born 26 April 1983) is a Latvian luger. He competed in the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, and won a silver medal in the men's doubles event in 2010 and two bronze medals in 2014, alongside his teammate and younger brother Andris Šics. The Šics brothers' three medals mean they have won more Olympic medals than any other Latvian sportsperson. Šics won six medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two silvers (Mixed team: 2016, 2020) and four bronzes (Men's doubles: 2011, Mixed team: 2008, 2009, 2013). He also won 15 medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with three golds in 2008, 2010 and 2021, four silvers in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2021, and eight bronzes in 2006, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |