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Netherlands at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The team of 35 competed in speed skating, bobsleigh, short track speed skating and snowboarding. The Dutch flag bearer during the opening ceremony was speedskater Jan Bos.
Historically, the Dutch have only won medals in skating; of their 78 Winter Olympic medals since 1952, 75 have been won in speed skating, and a further three in figure skating.
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Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The team of 35 competed in speed skating, bobsleigh, short track speed skating and snowboarding. The Dutch flag bearer during the opening ceremony was speedskater Jan Bos.
Historically, the Dutch have only won medals in skating; of their 78 Winter Olympic medals since 1952, 75 have been won in speed skating, and a further three in figure skating. The Netherlands have not won a figure skating medal since 1976.
Dirk Matschenz (skeleton) did meet the limits set by the Dutch Olympic Committee but did not participate because he did not get his Dutch passport before the start of the Olympics. Matschenz is originally from Germany.
Medalists
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Events
Bobsleigh
Four teams have been nominated for the bobsleigh events:
Two-woman bob, team 1:
Two-woman bob, team 2:
Two-man bob, team:
Four-man bob, team:
- Note: One of the runners will not compete.
Short track
Men's 500 m
- Qualifying heats - 0:42.849 (Heat 4; 3rd place)
- Quarterfinals - 0:42.515 (Quarterfinal 1; 3rd place - did not advance)
Men's 1000 m
- Qualifying heats - DQ (Heat 7) (did not advance)
Men's 1500 m
- Qualifying heats - 2:23.854 (Heat 6; 2nd place)
- Semifinals - 2:21.748 QB (Semifinal 1; 3rd place)
- Finals - 2:24.962 (10th place)
- Qualifying heats - 2:27.696 (Heat 3; 2nd place)
- Semifinals - DNF (Semifinal 3) (did not advance)
Women's 500 m
- Qualifying heats - 0:45.500 (Heat 7; 3rd place) (did not advance)
Women's 1000 m
- Qualifying heats - 1:38.039 (Heat 7, 2nd place)
- Quarterfinals - 1:34.034 (Quarterfinal 2, 3rd place - did not advance)
Women's 1500 m
- Qualifying heats - 2:28.910 (Heat 2; 3rd place)
- Semifinals - 2:26.370 (Semifinal 2; 6th place) (did not advance)
Snowboarding
Two women are selected for the Netherlands in snowboarding events in Torino; Cheryl Maas has been selected for the halfpipe event while Nicolien Sauerbreij has made it to the parallel giant slalom event. Although qualifying 4th for the final event, during the final Maas landed on the top edge of the halfpipe, fell and became 11th.
Giant slalom
Women's parallel giant slalom
| | Qualification | | | Name | Blue course | Red course | Total | 1/8 finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank | | Nicolien Sauerbreij | 41.41 | 40.76 | 01:22.17 | Heat 3
2nd place | - | - | - | - |
Halfpipe
Women’s halfpipe
In women’s halfpipe, there were two qualifying runs. The top 6 women from each qualifying run were advanced to the finals. In the first qualifying run, the top 6 scores ranged from 34.5 - 44.9 points. In the second qualifying run, the top 6 scores ranged from a 34.8 - 43.1 points. Hannah Teter from the United States won the gold medal with a final run score of 46.4 points. Chikako Fushimi of Japan had the lowest final score of 15.6 points and took 12th place.
| | Qualification | Final | | | Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final rank | | Cheryl Maas | 38.6 points | - | 8.7 points | 16.5 points | 11th place |
Speed skating
Men's 500 m
Men's 1000 m
Men's 1500 m
Men's 5000 m
Men's 10000 m
Men's team pursuit
Women's 500 m
Women's 1000 m
Women's 1500 m
Women's 3000 m
Women's 5000 m
Women's team pursuit
Further references
, from the Dutch Olympic Committee, retrieved 23 January 2006
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