Australia at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

competed 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...

in Turin

Turin

Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...

, Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

. The team of 40 athletes was the largest ever for Australia, surpassing the team of 31 that participated at the 1960 Winter Olympics

1960 Winter Olympics

The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held between February 18 and 28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. In 1955 at the 50th IOC meeting, the organizing committee made the surprise choice to award Squaw Valley as...

.

Prior to the Olympics, Australia had set a goal of winning one medal. They were able to win two medals – one gold and one bronze – and had several other top 10 finishes.

Alisa Camplin

Alisa Camplin

Alisa Camplin OAM is an Australian aerial skier who won gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics, the second ever winter olympic gold medal for Australia. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Camplin finished third, a bronze medal...

served as flag bearer at the opening ceremonies.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Freestyle skiing Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics Four freestyle skiing events were held at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, at the venue in Sauze d'Oulx. There were both men's and women's competition in both aerials and moguls events...	Men's Moguls Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's moguls The Men's Moguls event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy took place on February 15 at Sauze d'Oulx.-Qualification:The qualification round took place on the afternoon of February 15, with 35 skiers competing...
		Freestyle skiing Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics Four freestyle skiing events were held at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, at the venue in Sauze d'Oulx. There were both men's and women's competition in both aerials and moguls events...	Women's aerials Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's aerials The Women's aerials event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy began on February 21 and concluded on February 22 at Sauze d'Oulx.-Qualification:...

Alpine skiing

Five Australian skiiers competed in Turin, but only one, Craig Branch

Craig Branch

Craig Branch is an Australian alpine skier. He competed for Australia at the 2002 Olympics, 2006 Olympics and the 2010 Olympics. His best result was 27th place in the Super G at the 2002 Olympics.-External links:...

, finished a run. Branch was the first starter for the men's downhill, and his 32nd place was the highest finish for an Australian alpine skiier since Calgary '88.

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Total	Rank
AJ Bear	Men's Super-G Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's Super-G In the Super-G competitions, skiers must navigate between gates at high speed, and the gates are further apart than in slalom and giant slalom competitions. As in the downhill, there is only one run of the Super-G...	Did not finish
Craig Branch Craig Branch Craig Branch is an Australian alpine skier. He competed for Australia at the 2002 Olympics, 2006 Olympics and the 2010 Olympics. His best result was 27th place in the Super G at the 2002 Olympics.-External links:...	Men's downhill Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's Downhill The men's downhill competition is one of the marquee events of the Winter Olympics, and is the first alpine event on the schedule. It consists of a single high-speed run down a challenging slope, with a vertical drop exceeding 2624 feet ....	n/a			1:52.55	32
Jono Brauer Jono Brauer Jono Brauer is an Australian alpine skier who specialises in slalom and giant slalom.Brauer grew up in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, and as an 8-year-old had already shown an interest in skiing, winning several competitions...	Men's slalom Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's Slalom The slalom 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, although it was a part of the alpine combination that year. Only the downhill event has a longer history at the Winter...	Did not finish
	Men's combined Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's Combined The men's combined was held on Tuesday, 14 February, two days after the downhill. The combined competition, as the name suggests, is a combination where the times in the downhill racing and the slalom events are added. One run of downhill and two runs of slalom are used to determine overall ranking...	Did not finish
Bradley Wall	Men's giant slalom Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's Giant Slalom The giant slalom is conducted in two runs, with emphasis on manoeuvering rather than speed as the gates are fairly close together – but not as close as in slalom...	Did not finish

Note: In the men's combined, runs 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.

Biathlon

Cameron Morton

Cameron Morton is an Australian biathlete who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He came 83rd and 82nd out of 89 and 90 competitors respectively in the 20 km and 10 km event.- References :...

, a primary school principal, and the only Australian biathlete in Turin, was aiming for a top-fifty finish, but failed to make the top 80 in either of his two events. He was the fifth Australian to compete in an Olympic biathlon.

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Cameron Morton Cameron Morton Cameron Morton is an Australian biathlete who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He came 83rd and 82nd out of 89 and 90 competitors respectively in the 20 km and 10 km event.- References :...	Men's sprint Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's Sprint The Men's 10 kilometre sprint biathlon competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 14 February, at Cesana San Sicario. Competitors raced over three loops of the 3.3 kilometre skiing course, shooting ten times, five prone and five standing...	32:07.4	4	81
	Men's individual Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's Individual The Men's 20 kilometre individual biathlon competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 11 February, at Cesana San Sicario....	1:07:03.7	7	82

Bobsleigh

The men's pair of Rolleston and McKenzie equalled the best Australian finish in the event by placing 22nd, while Loch-Wilkinson and Reed were the first to represent the country in women's bobsleigh. Australia also attempted to enter a four-man team in Turin, appealing to the IOC

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

and the CAS

Court of Arbitration for Sport

The Court of Arbitration for Sport is an international arbitration body set up to settle disputes related to sport. Its headquarters are in Lausanne and its courts are located in New York, Sydney and Lausanne, Switzerland...

after it was revealed a Brazilian athlete had tested positive for nandrolone

Nandrolone

Nandrolone is an anabolic steroid that may be present naturally in the human body, albeit in minute quantities of less than 0.4 ng/ml. Nandrolone is most commonly sold commercially as its decanoate ester and less commonly as a phenylpropionate ester...

in a pre-Olympic test. The athlete in question had competed in a qualifying race won by Brazil, with New Zealand second and Australia third, with the top two teams advancing. The disqualification of the Brazilian entry from that race could have allowed Australia to compete, but the IOC, FIBT and CAS rejected the appeal.

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Total	Rank
Jeremy Rolleston Shane McKenzie Shane McKenzie Shane McKenzie is an Australian bobsleigh athlete. He represented Australia at the Winter Olympics in 2006....	Two-man Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Two-man The Men's two-man bobsleigh competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 18 and 19 February , at Cesana Pariol.-Records:...	56.77	56.59	57.22	Did not advance		22
Astrid Loch-Wilkinson Astrid Loch-Wilkinson Astrid Loch-Wilkinson is an Australian bobsledder who has competed since 2003. She was born in Sydney and educated at Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga and Sydney Unversity, where she qualified in Veterinary Science. Astrid was a national finalist in 400 metres hurdles... Kylie Reed	Two-woman Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Two-woman The Two-woman bobsleigh competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 20 and 21 February , at Cesana Pariol.-Records:...	58.53	58.85	59.00	58.73	3:55.11	14

Cross-country skiing

Australia sent 3 skiers to compete in the cross country events, its largest contingent at a Winter Olympics.

Distance

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Total	Rank
Clare-Louise Brumley Clare-Louise Brumley Clare-Louise Brumley is an Australian cross country skier, who represented Australia at the 2006 Winter Olympics.She was selected for the pursuit and 30 km freestyle, but could only compete in the former due to illness. She placed 42nd out of 67 entrants....	Women's 15 km pursuit Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre pursuit The Women's 15 kilometre pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 12 February, at Pragelato....	47:03.1	42

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Total	Rank	Total	Rank	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Esther Bottomley Esther Bottomley Esther Bottomley is an Australian cross country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 50th in the individual sprint event at Vancouver in 2010....	Women's sprint Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint The Women's sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 22 February, at Pragelato....	2:23.55	52	Did not advance
Paul Murray Paul Murray (skier) Paul Murray is an Australian cross country skier who has competed since 1997. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 20th in the team sprint event at Vancouver in 2010 while earning his best individual finish of 51st in the individual sprint event at Turin four years...	Men's sprint Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint The men's sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 22 February at Pragelato.Vasili Rotchev was the defending World Champion at this event, but he won in the classical style. The last free style sprint at the World Championships was won by...	2:25.29	51	Did not advance

Figure skating

Joanne Carter

Joanne 'Jo' Carter is an Australian figure skater. She is the 2007 Australian national champion. She skates at Canternbury, Norwest & Macquarie. She began skating at 4 years of age and went on to represent Australia in the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics. She placed 25th in Torino...

, who had placed 12th at the 1998 Olympics

1998 Winter Olympics

The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...

, finished 25th in the women's short program, failing to advance to the free skate.

Athlete	Event	CD		SP/OD		FS/FD		Total
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Joanne Carter Joanne Carter Joanne 'Jo' Carter is an Australian figure skater. She is the 2007 Australian national champion. She skates at Canternbury, Norwest & Macquarie. She began skating at 4 years of age and went on to represent Australia in the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics. She placed 25th in Torino...	Ladies' Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles Ladies single skating was contested during the figure skating events at the 2006 Winter Olympics.This individual event was structured in a similar manner to the pairs event, with a short program and a free skate. 30 skaters entered the short program, but only the top 24 competitors continued to the...	40.86	25	Did not advance

Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program

Freestyle skiing

Canadian-born Dale Begg-Smith

Dale Begg-Smith

Dale Begg-Smith is an Australian-Canadian freestyle skier. Begg-Smith won the gold medal for Australia, his adopted country, in the men's moguls event at the 2006 Winter Olympics and silver at the 2010 Winter Olympics...

entered the Games as the top ranked man in moguls, and won Australia's only gold medal in Turin. 2002 Winter Olympics gold medallist Alisa Camplin

Alisa Camplin

also won a medal, bronze in the women's aerials. This made her the first Australian athlete to win back-to-back medals in a winter sport. Camplin won a medal despite having major surgery on her knee four months before the Turin games. Jacqui Cooper

Jacqui Cooper

Jacqui Cooper is an Australian freestyle skier and motivational speaker.Cooper has been participating in aerial skiing since she was 16, and has been in the Australian team for 13 years. She has had many injuries, including a shattered knee and a broken back.She competed at the 1994 Winter...

set a world record in qualifying for the women's aerials, but ended up 8th in the final.

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Dale Begg-Smith Dale Begg-Smith Dale Begg-Smith is an Australian-Canadian freestyle skier. Begg-Smith won the gold medal for Australia, his adopted country, in the men's moguls event at the 2006 Winter Olympics and silver at the 2010 Winter Olympics...	Moguls	25.40	1 Q	26.77
Jason Begg-Smith Jason Begg-Smith Jason Begg-Smith is an Australian freestyle skier, who competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics. He finished in 29th place. He is also the older brother of Olympic Gold Medalist Dale Begg-Smith....	Moguls	20.22	29	Did not advance
Nick Fisher	Moguls	22.89	16 Q	23.39	12
Michael Robertson	Moguls	21.52	24	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Manuela Berchtold Manuela Berchtold Manuela Berchtold is an Australian freestyle skier, who represented Australia at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics.She competed in the women's moguls and placed 27th in 2002. She was hampered by injuries between Olympics and had a knee reconstruction. In 2006, she came came 16th in the qualifying...	Moguls Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's Moguls The Women's Moguls event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy took place on February 11.-Qualification:...	22.19	16 Q	22.21	14
Alisa Camplin Alisa Camplin Alisa Camplin OAM is an Australian aerial skier who won gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics, the second ever winter olympic gold medal for Australia. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Camplin finished third, a bronze medal...	Aerials Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's aerials The Women's aerials event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy began on February 21 and concluded on February 22 at Sauze d'Oulx.-Qualification:...	165.32	10 Q	191.39
Jacqui Cooper Jacqui Cooper Jacqui Cooper is an Australian freestyle skier and motivational speaker.Cooper has been participating in aerial skiing since she was 16, and has been in the Australian team for 13 years. She has had many injuries, including a shattered knee and a broken back.She competed at the 1994 Winter...	Aerials Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's aerials The Women's aerials event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy began on February 21 and concluded on February 22 at Sauze d'Oulx.-Qualification:...	213.36	1 Q	152.69	8
Elizabeth Gardner Elizabeth Gardner Elizabeth Gardner is an Australian freestyle skier-Professional career:Gardner made her professional debut on 8 September 2001 at the Mount Buller women's aerial event. Since her debut, she has competed the Europa, Nor-Am, and World Cup...	Aerials Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's aerials The Women's aerials event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy began on February 21 and concluded on February 22 at Sauze d'Oulx.-Qualification:...	127.42	23	Did not advance
Lydia Ierodiaconou Lydia Ierodiaconou Lydia Lassila is an Australian Olympic freestyle skier and gold medalist who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin and the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.On 20 October 2010, Lydia was awarded by the Australian Sporting Hall...	Aerials Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's aerials The Women's aerials event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy began on February 21 and concluded on February 22 at Sauze d'Oulx.-Qualification:...	155.45	14	Did not advance

Luge

Hannah Campbell-Pegg

Hannah Campbell-Pegg is an Australian Luge athlete who has competed since 2004. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she finished 23rd in the women's singles event twice Hannah Campbell-Pegg (born 24 June 1982 in Sydney) is an Australian Luge athlete who has competed since 2004. Competing in two...

was the lone lugist representing Australia in Turin. She finished 23rd overall.

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Total	Rank
Hannah Campbell-Pegg Hannah Campbell-Pegg Hannah Campbell-Pegg is an Australian Luge athlete who has competed since 2004. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she finished 23rd in the women's singles event twice Hannah Campbell-Pegg (born 24 June 1982 in Sydney) is an Australian Luge athlete who has competed since 2004. Competing in two...	Women's singles Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's singles The women's luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics began on February 13, and was completed on February 14 at Cesana Pariol.-Results:Runs 1 and 2 were held on February 13, and runs 3 and 4 on February 14. The women's luge event was plagued with injury resulting from five separate crashes and many near...	49.577	49.350	49.574	49.038	3:17.539	23

Short track speed skating

Four years after Stephen Bradbury won a gold medal in short track, Australia's first, no Australian skater managed to advance to an A final. The best performance came from the men's relay, which won the B final to finish sixth.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alex McEwan	Men's 500 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres -Heats:The first round was held on 22 February. There were seven heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers and the two fastest third-place skaters moving on to the quarterfinals.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Heat 5Heat 6Heat 7...	45.173	4	Did not advance					22
Mark McNee Mark McNee Mark McNee is an Australian short track speed skater. He lives in Brisbane.He has competed at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics.- References :* * * Australian Olympic Committee:...	Men's 1000 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition..-Heats:The first round was held on 15 February. There were seven heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers and the two fastest third-place finishers also moving on to the quarterfinals. As two...	1:30.033	4	Did not advance					20
	Men's 1500 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres -Heats:The first round was held on 12 February. There were six heats of four or five skaters each, with the top three finishers in each advancing to the semifinals.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Heat 5Heat 6-Semifinals:...	2:29.356	4	Did not advance					20
Emily Rosemond Emily Rosemond Emily Rosemond is an Australian short track speed skater, who represented Australia at the 2006 Winter Olympics before switching to track cycling....	Women's 1000 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 metres -Heats:The first round was held on 12 February. There were eight heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals...	2:40.171	5	Did not advance					25
	Women's 1500 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres -Heats:There were six heats of four or five skaters each, with the top three finishers advancing to the semifinals.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Heat 5Heat 6-Semifinals:...	1:39.942	2 Q	1:37.627	3	Did not advance			12
Lachlan Hay Stephen Lee Stephen Lee (skater) Stephen Lee in Brisbane is an Australian short track speed skater. He has competed at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2005 World Championships in China.He is a news cameraman for Channel 7 in Brisbane when not skating.... Mark McNee Mark McNee Mark McNee is an Australian short track speed skater. He lives in Brisbane.He has competed at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics.- References :* * * Australian Olympic Committee:... Elliot Shriane	Men's 5000 m relay Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metre relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Semifinals:The two semifinals, taking place on 15 February matched four teams, each with four skaters on the ice, with the top two in each advancing to the A final. One team, Italy qualified after being interfered with...	n/a				7:03.356	4	Final B 7:01.666	6

Skeleton

Michelle Steele

Michelle Steele is an Australian skeleton racer who has competed since 2004. She finished 13th in the women's skeleton event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin....

, who was recruited to participate in the skeleton just 14 months before the Games, finished 13th in the women's event. Steele was part of a program created by the Australian Institute of Sport

Australian Institute of Sport

The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the...

to develop Australian winter athletes by converting athletes from summer sports.

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Total	Rank
Shaun Boyle Shaun Boyle Shaun Boyle is an Australian skeleton racer who competed from 2001 to 2006. He finished 22nd in the men's skeleton event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin....	Men's Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's The men's skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics took place on 17 February, at the Cesana Pariol.-Results:Canadians Duff Gibson and Jeffrey Pain won gold and silver despite Pain nearly losing control of his sled coming around the penultimate corner...	1:00.13	1:00.00	2:00.13	22
Michelle Steele Michelle Steele Michelle Steele is an Australian skeleton racer who has competed since 2004. She finished 13th in the women's skeleton event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin....	Women's Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's The women's skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics took place on 16 February, at the Cesana Pariol.-Results:Two-time world champion Maya Pedersen set the two fastest times to win the gold medal, Switzerland's first gold of the games. Shelley Rudman won silver, Great Britain's only medal of the games...	1:01.26	1:02.21	2:03.47	13

Snowboarding

Nine snowboarders represented Australia across each of the three disciplines, but only one, Torah Bright

Torah Bright

Torah Jane Bright is an Australian snowboarder. She turned pro at age 14 and finished fifth in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. She lives and trains in the area of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA...

qualified for a medal final. Bright was touted as a medal threat, and though she failed to qualify in the first round, she finished 1st in the second to make the final. She struggled in her first run of the final, ending up 10th, but improved to 5th after the second run.

Halfpipe

Athlete	Event	Qualifying Run 1		Qualifying Run 2		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Rank
Mitchell Allan Mitchell Allan Mitchell Allan is an Australian half-pipe snowboarder. He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and placed 19th and 25th in his qualification runs. He ranked 31st out of 44 competitors and did not make the final. He was the youngest Australian on the 2006 Olympic team.-References:...	Men's halfpipe Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's Halfpipe The men's halfpipe event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on 12 February 2006.-Medalists:-Results:...	28.8	8	23.7	25	Did not advance		31
Torah Bright Torah Bright Torah Jane Bright is an Australian snowboarder. She turned pro at age 14 and finished fifth in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. She lives and trains in the area of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA...	Women's halfpipe Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's Halfpipe The women's halfpipe event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on February 13, 2006.-Results:...	32.0	10	43.1	1 Q	(17.0)	41.0	5
Andrew Burton Andrew Burton Andrew Burton is an Australian half-pipe snowboarder. He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and placed 34th and 26th in his qualification runs. He ranked 32nd out of 44 competitors and did not make the final....	Men's halfpipe Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's Halfpipe The men's halfpipe event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on 12 February 2006.-Medalists:-Results:...	15.2	34	21.8	26	Did not advance		32
Holly Crawford Holly Crawford Holly Crawford is an Australian half-pipe snowboarder. She competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and placed 22nd and 12th in her qualification runs. She ranked 19th out of 34 competitors and did not make the final. Crawford also competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics and finished 8th in the final...	Women's halfpipe Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's Halfpipe The women's halfpipe event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on February 13, 2006.-Results:...	19.0	22	29.9	18	Did not advance		18
Ben Mates Ben Mates Ben Mates is an Australian half-pipe snowboarder. He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and placed 43rd and 36th in his qualification runs. He ranked 42nd out of 44 competitors and did not make the final....	Men's halfpipe Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's Halfpipe The men's halfpipe event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on 12 February 2006.-Medalists:-Results:...	4.9	43	5.0	36	Did not advance		42

Note: In the final, the single best score from two runs is used to determine the ranking. A bracketed score indicates the run in the final that wasn't counted.

Parallel GS

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time
Emanuel Oppliger Emanuel Oppliger Emanuel Oppliger is an Australian snowboarder, competing in the parallel giant slalom. He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and placed 5th and 15th in the qualification and elimination run. He made it to the 1/8 finals but lost his match-up and ended up being ranked 15th out of 31...	Men's parallel giant slalom	1:12.11	15 Q	(2) L +1.37 (+0.89 +0:48)	Did not advance
Johanna Shaw Johanna Shaw Johanna Shaw is an Australian snowboarder, competing in the parallel giant slalom. He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and was ranked 29th out of 30 competitors and did not make the final.-References:...	Women's parallel giant slalom Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's parallel giant slalom -Classification 5-8:The four quarterfinal losers entered the consolation bracket, where they raced for positions five through eight....	1:38.86	29	Did not advance

Key: '+ Time' represents a deficit; the brackets indicate the results of each run.

Snowboard Cross

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		1/8 Finals	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Position	Position	Position	Position	Rank
Damon Hayler Damon Hayler Damon Hayler is an Australian snowboarder, competing in the snowboard cross. He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and was rated as a medal chance....	Men's snowboard cross Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's snowboard cross The men's snowboard cross event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on February 16, 2006.-Medalists:-Qualification:...	1:21.51	12 Q	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	3 Small Final	7
Emily Thomas Emily Thomas Emily Thomas is an Australian snowboarder, competing in the snowboard cross.She placed only 19th and 21st in her two qualifying runs and finished 21st out of 23 and did not make the final.-References:...	Women's snowboard cross Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's snowboard cross The women's snowboard cross event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on February 17, 2006.-Medalists:-Qualification:...	1:34.57	21	Did not advance

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