Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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Nordic combined
at the 2006 Winter Olympics
, consisted of three events held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. The events took place in Pragelato
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Nordic combined
The Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.- History :While Norwegian soldiers are known to have been competing in Nordic skiing since the 19th century, the first major competition in Nordic combined was held in 1892 in Oslo at the...
at the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was 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 Winter...
, consisted of three events held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. The events took place in Pragelato
Pragelato
Pragelato is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km west of Turin, in the upper Val Chisone. The name Pragelato, meaning ‘icy meadow’, has been derived from the harsh climate and the fact that the ground is covered with ice for long periods...
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Medal table
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Events
| Sprint |
|18:29.0 | |18:34.4 | 18:38.6 | |||
| Individual Gundersen |
|39:44.6 | |39:54.4 | 40:00.8 | |||
| Team |
Michael Gruber Christoph Bieler Christoph Bieler Christoph Bieler is an athlete from Austria competing in Nordic combined who has competed since 1996. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the 4 x 5 km team event with a gold in 2006 and a bronze medal in 2002... Felix Gottwald Felix Gottwald Felix Gottwald is an Austrian Nordic combined athlete who competed from 1994 to 2007 and then returned to compete in 2009... Mario Stecher Mario Stecher Mario Stecher is an Austrian Nordic combined skier who has competed since 1994. Competing in five Winter Olympics, he won three medals in the 4 x 5 km team event with two golds and a bronze... |
49:52.6 | Björn Kircheisen Björn Kircheisen Björn Kircheisen is a nordic combined athlete from Germany who has competed since 2000... Georg Hettich Georg Hettich Georg Hettich is a German nordic combined skier and Olympic medalist.... Ronny Ackermann Ronny Ackermann Ronny Ackermann is a successful German Nordic combined skier.Ackermann started to learn to ski when he was five years old and took up ski-jumping two years later. As of 2004, he belongs to the team of Rhöner WSV Dermbach... Jens Gaiser Jens Gaiser Jens Gaiser is a German nordic combined skier who has competed since 1998. He won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin in the 4 x 5 km team event... |
50:07.9 | Antti Kuisma Antti Kuisma Antti Kuisma, born February 23, 1978 in Jyväskylä) is a Nordic combined athlete from Finland who won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in the 4 x 5 km team event... Anssi Koivuranta Anssi Koivuranta Anssi Koivuranta is a ski jumper, formerly nordic combined skier from Finland. Known for winning the 2008–09 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup... Jaakko Tallus Jaakko Tallus Jaakko Tapio Tallus is a nordic combined athlete from Finland who won gold and silver medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics... Hannu Manninen Hannu Manninen Hannu Kalevi Manninen is a Finnish nordic combined athlete. Debuting at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer at the age of 15, he took his first medal three years later at the age of 18 when he won silver in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships... |
50:19.4 |