Freestyle Skiing At The 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's Moguls
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The Men's Moguls event in
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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 ...
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took place on 15 February at
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Results


Qualification

The qualification round took place on the afternoon of 15 February, with 35 skiers competing. The top 20 advanced to the final.


Final

The final took place on the evening of 15 February, with
Dale Begg-Smith Dale Begg-Smith (born 18 January 1985) is an Australian-Canadian businessman and former Olympic freestyle skier. Begg-Smith won the gold medal for Australia in the men's moguls event at the 2006 Winter Olympics and silver at the 2010 Winter Ol ...
, the top qualifier and final starter, just beating
Mikko Ronkainen Mikko Ronkainen (born November 25, 1978 in Muurame) is a freestyle skier from Finland. He is a two-time World Champion (2001 and 2003) and won the moguls World Cup during the 2000–2001 season. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin Turin ( ...
for the gold medal.Final results
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