Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's Slalom

The slalom

Slalom skiing

Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super-G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns.- Origins :...

competition is shorter than the giant slalom, but is otherwise similar in emphasizing maneuverability. Slalom has been a part of all the Winter Olympics since 1936

1936 Winter Olympics

The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin...

, although it was a part of the alpine combination that year. Only the downhill event has a longer history at the Winter Olympics. The men's slalom took place on 25 February and was the last of the Olympic alpine skiing competitions.

Jean-Pierre Vidal

Jean-Pierre Vidal

Jean-Pierre Vidal is a French alpine skier.As a young skier, he focused mainly on downhill. After hurting his knee, however, he decided to go for slalom...

of France was the defending Olympic champion, but he hadn't won a World Cup slalom event since the 2001–02 season. Nevertheless, Vidal was fourth in the slalom World Cup, one place ahead of defending World Champion Benjamin Raich

Benjamin Raich

Benjamin Raich is a champion alpine ski racer who won gold medals in the giant slalom and slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics of Turin, Italy...

. The Italian

Italy

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Giorgio Rocca

Giorgio Rocca is an Italian Alpine skier, a specialist in Slalom skiing. Together with Marc Girardelli and Ingemar Stenmark, he is one of three skiers to have won 5 Alpine Skiing World Cup slaloms in a row, which he achieved in the 2005/2006 season: only Alberto Tomba has won more World Cup...

led the World Cup after winning all five races thus far in the season, 215 points ahead of the second-placed American Ted Ligety

Ted Ligety

Theodore Sharp "Ted" Ligety is a champion alpine ski racer from the United States. He was the 2006 Olympic gold medalist in combined and the three-time World Cup champion in giant slalom . Ligety won the gold medal in the giant slalom at the 2011 World Championships...

Results

Complete results from the men's slalom

Slalom skiing

Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super-G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns.- Origins :...

event 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...

Rank	Name	Run 1	Run 2	Time	Difference
	Benjamin Raich Benjamin Raich Benjamin Raich is a champion alpine ski racer who won gold medals in the giant slalom and slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics of Turin, Italy...	53.37	49.77	1:43.14	+0.00
	Reinfried Herbst Reinfried Herbst Reinfried Herbst is a slalom skier from Austria. Herbst won the silver medal for the men's slalom event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy....	53.55	50.42	1:43.97	+0.83
	Rainer Schönfelder Rainer Schönfelder Rainer Schönfelder is an Austrian skier who won the 2003-2004 men's World Cup slalom title.-Career:Born in Bleiburg, Carinthia, Austria, Schönfelder made his debut in the 1995-1996 season, finishing 115th in the overall rankings...	54.03	50.12	1:44.15	+1.01
	Kentaro Minagawa Kentaro Minagawa is a Japanese alpine skier.His first international successes were at the 1996 Junior World Championships in Schwyz, with a 5th rank in Slalom, and a 9th rank in Giant Slalom....	53.44	50.74	1:44.18	+1.04
	Andre Myhrer André Myhrer André Myhrer is a Swedish alpine skier. He has competed in the Alpine skiing World Cup, finishing 34th overall in 2005. Myhrer won the 2007 slalom race at Beaver Creek. Myhrer also represented Sweden at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing fourth in the slalom...	53.95	50.23	1:44.18	+1.04
	Ivica Kostelić Ivica Kostelic Ivica Kostelić is an alpine ski racer from Zagreb, Croatia. He won the world championship in slalom in 2003 and three Olympic silver medals in slalom and combined , along with the overall World Cup title in 2011 and 18 World Cup races during his career...	54.43	50.02	1:44.45	+1.31
	Naoki Yuasa	54.76	49.81	1:44.57	+1.43
	Johan Brolenius	54.37	50.44	1:44.81	+1.67
	Thomas Grandi Thomas Grandi Thomas Grandi is a retired Canadian alpine skier. He specialized in technical skiing giant slalom and slalom.-Skiing career:...	53.64	51.20	1:44.84	+1.70
10	Martin Hansson Martin Hansson Martin Hansson is a Swedish football referee. Hansson currently resides in Holmsjö. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2001....	54.50	50.74	1:45.24	+2.10
11	Pierrick Bourgeat Pierrick Bourgeat Pierrick Bourgeat is a French alpine skier.He was born in Grenoble.Bourgeat represented France at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He also won a bronze medal in team competition at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005....	54.45	51.03	1:45.48	+2.34
12	Jimmy Cochran Jimmy Cochran Jimmy Cochran is an American alpine ski racer who has competed since 1998. His best World Cup finish was seventh at a giant slalom event in France in 2005....	54.49	51.19	1:45.68	+2.54
13	Drago Grubelnik Drago Grubelnik Drago Grubelnik is a former Slovenian alpine skier.Grubelnik, a slalom specialist, won one podium in Alpine Skiing World Cup, slalom in Wengen, Switzerland . He competed at 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics.-References:...	54.87	50.82	1:45.69	+2.55
14	Marc Berthod Marc Berthod Marc Berthod is a Swiss alpine skier.In 2005, he was Swiss champion in Giant Slalom. He finished 7th in the combined event at the 2006 Winter Olympics...	56.22	49.78	1:46.00	+2.86
15	Silvan Zurbriggen Silvan Zurbriggen Silvan Zurbriggen is a Swiss alpine skier and a distant cousin of Pirmin Zurbriggen.He was born in Brig, Valais...	55.17	50.93	1:46.10	+2.96
16	Alain Baxter Alain Baxter Alain Baxter is a professional skier from Scotland. He specialises in the slalom discipline.-Background:He is the son of Iain and Sue Baxter, who were both British Ski Team members, and was born in Edinburgh. He is named after the 70s French skiing star Alain Penz...	54.93	51.22	1:46.15	+3.01
17	Michael Janyk Michael Janyk Michael Janyk is a Canadian alpine skier. Janyk appeared for the Canadian team in the slalom event at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where he finished in 17th place...	55.32	50.87	1:46.19	+3.05
18	Chip Knight	54.71	51.55	1:46.26	+3.12
19	Bernard Vajdič Bernard Vajdič Bernard Vajdič, , is a Slovenian alpine skier.Vajdič represented Slovenia at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. He specializes in the slalom discipline of his sport, however he also competes at a very high level in giant slalom...	55.16	51.27	1:46.43	+3.29
20	Noel Baxter Noel Baxter Noel Baxter is a Scottish alpine skier from Aviemore. He is the brother of fellow Alpine skier, Alain Baxter.He represented Britain at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. Despite good form in the 2009-2010 season, he was not picked for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...	56.07	51.15	1:47.22	+4.08
21	Martin Vráblík Martin Vráblík Martin Vráblík is a Czech alpine skier. Vráblík has appeared in the 2006 Winter Olympics and at the 2003, 2005 and 2007 World Championships...	56.01	51.39	1:47.40	+4.26
22	Björgvin Björgvinsson Björgvin Björgvinsson Björgvin Björgvinsson is an Icelandic alpine skier who competed for Iceland at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He speaks Icelandic and German. He also competed for Iceland at the 2010 Winter Olympics and was selected as his nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.- References :...	57.07	54.16	1:51.23	+8.09
23	Vassilis Dimitriadis Vassilis Dimitriadis (skier) Vassilis Dimitriadis is an alpine skier representing Greece. He competed for Greece at the 1998 Winter Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics, 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics. His best result was a 23rd place in the slalom in 2006.-External links:...	57.38	54.00	1:51.38	+8.24
24	Jaroslav Babušiak Jaroslav Babušiak Jaroslav Babušiak is an alpine skier from Slovakia. He competed for Slovakia at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Jaroslav also competed for Slovakia at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where he achieved his best result, a 24th place finish in the slalom.-External links:...	58.51	53.55	1:52.06	+8.92
25	Stefan Georgiev Stefan Georgiev Stefan Georgiev is an alpine skier from Bulgaria. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics, 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics. His best result was a 16th place in the combined in 2002.-External links:...	58.30	54.25	1:52.55	+9.41
26	Ivan Heimschild	59.67	54.31	1:53.98	+10.84
27	Roger Vidosa Roger Vidosa Roger Vidosa is an Andorran alpine skier. He represented Andorra at the 2006 Winter Olympics and at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- Fis Race results :Slalom1st place - 5 times2nd place - 9 times3rd place - 3 times...	59.87	54.16	1:54.03	+10.89
28	Kristján Uni Óskarsson	58.92	55.78	1:54.70	+11.56
29	Anton Konovalov	59.53	55.18	1:54.71	+11.57
30	Marco Schafferer	1:01.11	56.06	1:57.17	+14.03
31	Mickey Ross	1:03.30	54.50	1:57.80	+14.66
32	Iason Abramashvili Iason Abramashvili Iason Abramashvili is a Georgian alpine skier from Bakuriani. He competed for Georgia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the slalom and giant slalom. Abramashvili was Georgia's flag bearer during the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony...	1:01.84	56.83	1:58.67	+15.53
33	Natko Zrnčić-Dim Natko Zrncic-Dim Natko Zrnčić-Dim is a Croatian alpine skier. He won a bronze medal in super combined at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 in Val d'Isère, France. He is a member of SK Medveščak....	57.69	1:01.34	1:59.03	+15.89
34	Olivier Jenot	1:03.85	55.28	1:59.13	+15.99
35	Kristinn Ingi Valsson	1:03.27	56.53	1:59.80	+16.66
36	Nikolay Skriabin	1:01.98	57.98	1:59.96	+16.82
37	Mikail Renzhin	1:01.83	58.90	2:00.73	+17.59
38	Theodoros Christodoulou	1:05.58	1:00.97	2:06.55	+23.41
39	Hannes Paul Schmid	55.26	1:13.37	2:08.63	+25.49
40	Hamit Şare Hamit Sare Hamit Şare is an Olympic alpine skier discipline.Hamit began skiing at five years of age. He joined the Turkish national ski team already in 1993. He won seven national titles, represented Turkey 79 times, and finished in the top 50 in the 2005 World Championships...	1:07.57	1:01.56	2:09.13	+25.99
41	Alidad Saveh-Shemshaki	1:07.57	1:01.99	2:09.56	+26.42
42	Attila Marosi	1:07.67	1:02.61	2:10.28	+27.14
43	George Salameh	1:07.62	1:03.99	2:11.61	+28.47
44	Vitalij Rumiancev Vitalij Rumiancev Vitalij Rumiancev is an alpine skier from Lithuania. He competed for Lithuania at the 2006 Olympics and the 2010 Olympics. His best result is a 44th place in the slalom in 2006.-External links:...	1:09.19	1:04.27	2:13.46	+30.32
45	Abraham Sarkakhyan	1:10.69	1:05.52	2:16.21	+33.07
46	Kayrat Ermetov	1:13.19	1:07.69	2:20.88	+37.74
47	Yasuhiro Ikuta	1:15.19	1:08.09	2:23.28	+40.14

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Akira Sasaki

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Patrick Thaler

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Jean-Philippe Roy

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Jono Brauer

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