Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics
| Snowboarding at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Bardonecchia |
| Dates | 12–23 February 2006 |
| No. of events | 6 |
| Competitors | 187 from 24 nations |
| Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Halfpipe | men | women |
| Parallel giant slalom | men | women |
| Snowboard cross | men | women |
The 2006 Winter Olympic Games Snowboarding competition consisted of men's and women's halfpipe, parallel giant slalom and snowboard cross events.[1]
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Men's events
| Event[2] | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halfpipe |
Shaun White United States
|
Danny Kass United States
|
Markku Koski Finland
|
| Parallel giant slalom |
Philipp Schoch Switzerland
|
Simon Schoch Switzerland
|
Siegfried Grabner Austria
|
| Snowboard cross |
Seth Wescott United States
|
Radoslav Židek Slovakia
|
Paul-Henri de Le Rue France
|
Women's events
| Event[2] | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halfpipe |
Hannah Teter United States
|
Gretchen Bleiler United States
|
Kjersti Buaas Norway
|
| Parallel giant slalom |
Daniela Meuli Switzerland
|
Amelie Kober Germany
|
Rosey Fletcher United States
|
| Snowboard cross |
Tanja Frieden Switzerland
|
Lindsey Jacobellis United States
|
Dominique Maltais Canada
|
Participating NOCs
Twenty-four nations competed in the snowboarding events at Torino.
Australia (9)- Austria (12)
Brazil (1)
Bulgaria (1)- Canada (16)
China (2)
Czech Republic (3)
Spain (5)- Finland (5)
- France (16)
- Germany (11)
Great Britain (4)
Italy (16)
Japan (13)
Netherlands (2)- Norway (4)
New Zealand (3)
Poland (6)
Russia (8)
Slovenia (4)- Slovakia (1)
Sweden (13)- Switzerland (16)
- United States (16)
References
- ^ "Snowboarding at the 2006 Torino Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Torino 2006 Official Report - Snowboarding" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
