Spain at the 2006 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:	ESP
Nocname:	Spanish Olympic Committee
Games:	Winter Olympics
Year:	2006
Website:
Location:	Turin
Competitors:	16 (7 men, 9 women)
Sports:	5
Flagbearer:	María José Rienda (opening) Juan Jesús Gutiérrez (closing)^[1] ^[2]
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1936

Spain competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

María José Rienda entered the Olympics having won three World Cup events on the season, including the last giant slalom before the Olympic Games, but couldn't repeat this form in Turin, as she finished 13th in the giant slalom.^{[3] [4]}

Athlete	Event	Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Total	Rank
Andrea Casasnovas	Women's downhill	n/a	2:06.73	38
	Women's combined	did not start
Leyre Morlans	Women's downhill	did not finish
	Women's super-G	n/a	1:38.53	49
María José Rienda	Women's super-G	did not finish
	Women's giant slalom	1:02.28	1:09.85	n/a	2:12.13	13
Carolina Ruiz Castillo	Women's downhill	n/a	2:01.09	30
	Women's super-G	n/a	1:35.20	30
	Women's giant slalom	1:03.18	1:10.36	n/a	2:13.54	20
	Women's combined	41.74	46.47	1:32.72	3:00.93	25

Note: In the men's combined, run 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

See main article: Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

The lone Spanish biathlete in Turin, Luis Alberto Hernando, finished 80th in the men's individual event.^[5]

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Misses	Rank
Luis Alberto Hernando	Men's sprint	32:26.0	4	83
	Men's individual	1:06:54:4	7	80

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Even after Johann Mühlegg was disqualified for doping after having won the men's 50 kilometre race, Spain's top cross-country performance was in that race, as Juan Jesús Gutiérrez finished 22nd.^{[6] [7]}

Distance

Athlete	Event	Final
		Total	Rank
Laia Aubert Torrents	Women's 10 km classical	33:29.4	64
	Women's 15 km pursuit	50:41.3	61
Juan Jesús Gutiérrez	Men's 50 km freestyle	2:06:43.3	22
Laura Orgue	Women's 10 km classical	33:18.6	63
	Women's 15 km pursuit	51:16.5	63
Diego Ruiz	Men's 15 km classical	41:37.9	46
	Men's 30 km pursuit	1:24:05.5	54
	Men's 50 km freestyle	2:06:51.6	23
Vicente Vilarrubla	Men's 15 km classical	43:47.2	65
	Men's 30 km pursuit	1:19:39.8	31
	Men's 50 km freestyle	2:09:03.1	42

Freestyle skiing

See main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Spain's lone competitor in the freestyle skiing events in Turin was unable to advance in the women's moguls, as she finished second last in the qualifying round.^[8]

Snowboarding

See main article: Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Jordi Font was involved in a notable incident in his semifinal, as he collided with Canada's Jasey-Jay Anderson. Anderson beat Font down for second place, but the Canadian was disqualified for missing a gate, sending Font through to the final.^[9] In the final, Font again fell, but this time ended up in fourth position.^{[10] [11]}

Halfpipe

Athlete	Event	Qualifying run 1		Qualifying run 2		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Rank
Queralt Castellet	Women's halfpipe	20.5	19	18.3	20	did not advance	26
Iker Fernandez	Men's halfpipe	27.0	22	27.0	22	did not advance	28
Clara Villoslada	Women's halfpipe	10.3	29	11.4	24	did not advance	30

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

Snowboard cross

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		1/8 finals	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
		Time	Rank	Position	Position	Position	Position	Rank
Jordi Font	Men's snowboard cross	1:21.18	8 Q	2 Q	2 Q	2 Q	4	4
Ibon Idigoras	Men's snowboard cross	1:23.56	34	did not advance	34

Notes and References

1. Web site: Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony . 22 February 2009.
2. Web site: Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony . https://web.archive.org/web/20120115165300/http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/media_centre/press_release_uk.asp?id=1726 . dead . 15 January 2012 . 22 February 2009.
3. Web site: Paerson, Rienda finish in dead heat in giant slalom. Associated Press. USA Today. 5 February 2006. 7 July 2009.
4. Web site: Torino 2006 Official Report - Alpine Skiing . https://web.archive.org/web/20120612013210/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/Results/AlpineSkiing.pdf . dead . 2012-06-12 . Torino Organizing Committee . LA84 Foundation . March 2009 . 7 July 2009 .
5. Web site: Torino 2006 Official Report - Biathlon . https://web.archive.org/web/20120612013218/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/Results/Biathlon.pdf . dead . 2012-06-12 . Torino Organizing Committee . LA84 Foundation . March 2009 . 7 July 2009 .
6. Web site: Skier Rienda eyes gold for Spain . John Bagratuni. Independent Online. 23 February 2009. 7 July 2009.
7. Web site: Torino 2006 Official Report - Cross Country Skiing . https://web.archive.org/web/20120612013304/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/Results/CrosscountrySki.pdf . dead . 2012-06-12 . Torino Organizing Committee . LA84 Foundation . March 2009 . 7 July 2009 .
8. Web site: Torino 2006 Official Report - Freestyle Skiing . https://web.archive.org/web/20120612013356/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/Results/FreestyleSkiing.pdf . dead . 2012-06-12 . Torino Organizing Committee . LA84 Foundation . March 2009 . 7 July 2009 .
9. Web site: Wescott Wins Snowboardcross in a Mad Dash. Eddie Pells. Associated Press. SFGate.com. 16 February 2006. 7 July 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070601140409/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fn%2Fa%2F2006%2F02%2F16%2Fsports%2Fs064503S91.DTL. 1 June 2007.
10. Web site: Wescott wins first ever snowboard cross gold. Independent Online. 16 February 2006 . 7 July 2009.
11. Web site: Torino 2006 Official Report - Snowboarding. Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. 7 July 2009.