Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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The skeleton
competition at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games
was held at Cesana Pariol
in Cesana, Italy
on February 16 (women's) and February 17 (men's).
Skeleton (sport)
Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g. It originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland as a spin-off from the popular British sport of Cresta Sledding...
competition at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games
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...
was held at Cesana Pariol
Cesana Pariol
Cesana 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...
in Cesana, Italy
Cesana Torinese
Cesana Torinese is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km west of Turin, on the border with France.-External links:*...
on February 16 (women's) and February 17 (men's).
Medal table
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Events
| Men's |
|1:55.88 | |1:56.14 | |1.56.80 |
| Women's |
|1:59.83 | |2:01.06 | |2:01.41 |