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bobsleighBobsleigh, bobsled or bobsledge is a winter sport invented by Englishmen in the late 1860s in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled...
events were competed at the
2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic...
, at the
Cesana PariolCesana Pariol was the venue for bobsled, luge and skeleton during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The track, built for the games, is located in Cesana...
venue. The competition took place between February 18 and February 25 2006.
The events used the newly built Cesana Pariol track measuring 1435 metres with 19 curves, a vertical change of 114 metres, and an approximate top speed of 130 kilometres per hour.
Competitions comprised four heats. Teams raced in the first and third heats in the order of the draw.
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bobsleighBobsleigh, bobsled or bobsledge is a winter sport invented by Englishmen in the late 1860s in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled...
events were competed at the
2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic...
, at the
Cesana PariolCesana Pariol was the venue for bobsled, luge and skeleton during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The track, built for the games, is located in Cesana...
venue. The competition took place between February 18 and February 25 2006.
The events used the newly built Cesana Pariol track measuring 1435 metres with 19 curves, a vertical change of 114 metres, and an approximate top speed of 130 kilometres per hour.
Competitions comprised four heats. Teams raced in the first and third heats in the order of the draw. The second heat was raced in order of ranking after the first heat, and the fourth heat is raced in order of the ranking after the first three heats. Total time for the four heats determined the final rank.
Qualification
The qualification was based on the results of pilots, with other members of a bobsleigh crew being selected by their
National Olympic CommitteeNational Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...
s. In the two man event, the top 22 pilots from the World Cup 2005-2006 season, the top 4 from the European Challenge Cup, and the top 2 from the North American Challenge Cup all qualified, subject to limits on number of crews per NOC. The four man event qualification was identical except that the World Cup season qualifies only 20 pilots. The two-woman event allowed the top 15 pilots from the World Cup 2005-2006 season. NOCs may not have selected other pilots than those who were within the qualifying limits, though if more than two pilots have qualified the selection was made by each individual NOC.
The host nation is guaranteed at least one crew in each event. In addition, all five of the Olympic continents must be represented, with at least one crew in a men's event and one crew in the two woman event. Each nation is limited to two bobs in each event.
Medal table
| 1 |
GER |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| 2 |
CAN |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| RUS |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| USA |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 5 |
SUI |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| 6 |
ITA |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Events
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GER
Andre LangeAndré Lange is a German bobsleder who has competed since 1998. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he has won three gold medals. He was born in Ilmenau, in Thuringia....
Kevin KuskeKevin Kuske is a German bobsledder who has competed since 1999. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he has three gold medals...
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3:43.38 |
CAN
Pierre LuedersPierre Fritz Lueders is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 1990. He pilots both two-man and four-man bobsleigh. He was born in Edmonton, Alberta....
Lascelles BrownLascelles Brown AKA King is a Jamaican-born Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 1999 . Competing in two Winter Olympics, he is the first Jamaican-born athlete to win a Winter Olympic medal...
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3:43.59 |
SUI
Martin AnnenMartin Annen is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from 1996 to 2006. Competing in two Winter Olympics, Annen won a total of three bronze medals ....
Beat HeftiBeat Hefti is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a total of three bronze medals ....
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3:43.73 |
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GER
Andre LangeAndré Lange is a German bobsleder who has competed since 1998. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he has won three gold medals. He was born in Ilmenau, in Thuringia....
Rene HoppeRené Hoppe is a German bobsledder who has competed since 1998. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he won a gold medal in the four-man event with teammates Kevin Kuske, André Lange, and Martin Putze....
Kevin KuskeKevin Kuske is a German bobsledder who has competed since 1999. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he has three gold medals...
Martin PutzeMartin Putze is a German bobsledder who has competed since the early 2000s. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he won a gold medal in the four-man event with teammates Kevin Kuske, André Lange, and Rene Hoppe....
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3:40.42 |
RUS
Alexandre ZoubkovAlexandr Yuryevich Zubkov , born August 10, 1974 in Bratsk) is a Russian bobsledder who has competed since 1999. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a silver in the four-man event at Turin in 2006 with his teammates Philippe Egorov, Alexei Seliverstov, and Alexey Voevoda.Zubkov also won four...
Philippe EgorovFilipp Yevgenyevich Yegorov is a Russian bobsledder who has competed since 2000. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the four-man event at Turin in 2006 with his teammates Alexandr Zubkov, Alexei Seliverstov, and Alexey Voyevoda.-References:**...
Alexei SeliverstovAlexei Seliverstov is a Russian bobsledder who has competed since 1996...
Alexey VoevodaAlexey Ivanovich Voyevoda is a Russian bobsledder and professional armwrestler.-Bobsleigh:A professional bobsleigher since 2002, Voevoda won silver in the four-man bobsleigh event with teammates Philippe Egorov, Alexei Seliverstov, and Alexandre Zoubkov at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin...
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3:40.55 |
SUI
Martin AnnenMartin Annen is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from 1996 to 2006. Competing in two Winter Olympics, Annen won a total of three bronze medals ....
Thomas LamparterThomas Lamparter is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since 2002. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event with teammates Martin Annen, Beat Hefti, and Cedric Grand....
Beat HeftiBeat Hefti is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a total of three bronze medals ....
Cedric GrandCédric Grand is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since 1997. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event with teammates Martin Annen, Beat Hefti, and Thomas Lamparter....
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3:40.83 |
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GER
Sandra KiriasisSandra Kiriasis is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2000.At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City she won silver in the two-woman event together with teammate Ulrike Holzner...
Anja SchneiderheinzeAnja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2001. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she won gold in the two-woman event with teammate Sandra Kiriasis....
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3:49.98 |
USA
Shauna RohbockShauna L. Rohbock is an American specialist in the U.S. Army National Guard, an Olympic medal-winning bobsledder, and former professional soccer player....
Valerie FlemingValerie Fleming is an American bobsledder who has competed since 2003. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she won a silver in the two-woman event with teammate Shauna Rohbock....
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3:50.69 |
ITA
Gerda WeissensteinerGerda Weissensteiner is an Italian luger and bobsleigh pilot who has competed from the late 1980s to 2006...
Jennifer IsaccoJennifer Isacco is an Italian bobsledder who has competed since 1999. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she won a bronze medal in the two-woman event with teammate Gerda Weissensteiner.-References:**...
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3:51.01 |