Slovenia at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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| Slovenia at the 2006 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SLO |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Slovenia |
| Website | www |
| in Turin | |
| Competitors | 36 (23 men, 13 women) in 9 sports |
| Flag bearers | Tadeja Brankovič (opening) Nejc Brodar (closing)[1][2] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Yugoslavia (1924–1988) | |
Slovenia competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Entering the Games, no Slovenian man was ranked in the top 20 of the World Cup standings in any alpine event, but they achieved several top-20 finishes in Turin, with the best a 12th place in the giant slalom from Mitja Valenčič. On the women's side, Tina Maze was ranked 5th in GS, but the top showing came from her team-mate Ana Drev, who posted one of the strongest second runs to end up 9th.[3]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
| Aleš Gorza | Super-G | n/a | 1:33.77 | 33 | ||
| Giant slalom | did not finish | |||||
| Slalom | did not finish | |||||
| Combined | 1:41.31 | 46.44 | 45.16 | 3:12.91 | 15 | |
| Drago Grubelnik | Slalom | 54.87 | 50.82 | n/a | 1:45.69 | 13 |
| Andrej Jerman | Downhill | n/a | 1:51.70 | 28 | ||
| Super-G | n/a | 1:33.20 | 28 | |||
| Combined | 1:40.62 | 46.91 | 46.27 | 3:13.80 | 19 | |
| Andrej Šporn | Downhill | n/a | 1:52.17 | 31 | ||
| Super-G | n/a | 1:31.84 | 15 | |||
| Combined | 1:39.67 | 46.20 | 57.66 | 3:23.53 | 30 | |
| Bernard Vajdič | Giant slalom | did not finish | ||||
| Slalom | 55.16 | 51.27 | n/a | 1:46.43 | 19 | |
| Mitja Valenčič | Giant slalom | 1:18.10 | 1:19.29 | n/a | 2:37.39 | 12 |
| Slalom | did not finish | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
| Ana Drev | Super-G | n/a | 1:37.92 | 45 | ||
| Giant slalom | 1:02.45 | 1:09.22 | n/a | 2:11.67 | 9 | |
| Ana Kobal | Slalom | 44.36 | 48.53 | n/a | 1:32.89 | 25 |
| Tina Maze | Super-G | n/a | 1:36.64 | 39 | ||
| Giant slalom | 1:01.97 | 1:09.86 | n/a | 2:11.83 | 12 | |
| Urška Rabič | Downhill | did not finish | ||||
| Super-G | n/a | 1:34.12 | 18 | |||
| Combined | 40.61 | did not finish | ||||
| Petra Robnik | Downhill | n/a | 1:59.66 | 25 | ||
| Super-G | n/a | 1:35.10 | 29 | |||
| Combined | 40.54 | 44.84 | 1:32.02 | 2:57.40 | 21 | |
Biathlon
The Slovenian flagbearer, Tadeja Brankovič, contributed to the biathlon team's top finish in Turin, the 6th place earned by the women's relay. Teja Gregorin was the best individual performer, placing in the top-20 in all of her races. The best performance in the relay, however, came from neither Brankovič nor Gregorin, but from Dijana Grudiček, who pulled the team up as high as 5th.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Misses | Rank | ||
| Klemen Bauer | Men's sprint | 30:09.3 | 2 | 70 |
| Men's individual | 1:02:25.5 | 5 | 60 | |
| Tadeja Brankovič | Women's sprint | 24:14.1 | 2 | 31 |
| Women's pursuit | 42:42.12 | 7 | 31 | |
| Women's individual | 55:38.9 | 6 | 39 | |
| Teja Gregorin | Women's sprint | 23:31.2 | 0 | 14 |
| Women's pursuit | 40:20.16 | 2 | 16 | |
| Women's mass start | 43:51.4 | 4 | 19 | |
| Women's individual | 53:03.7 | 3 | 18 | |
| Dijana Grudiček | Women's sprint | 25:28.6 | 3 | 55 |
| Women's pursuit | Lapped | |||
| Women's individual | 55:01.3 | 4 | 30 | |
| Andreja Mali | Women's sprint | 26:02.5 | 3 | 59 |
| Women's pursuit | Lapped | |||
| Women's individual | 53:46.0 | 1 | 21 | |
| Janez Marič | Men's sprint | 28:28.6 | 3 | 37 |
| Men's pursuit | 39:42.43 | 7 | 37 | |
| Men's individual | 59:53.0 | 5 | 40 | |
| Janez Ožbolt | Men's sprint | 30:08.8 | 2 | 69 |
| Men's individual | 1:03:18.5 | 5 | 69 | |
| Matjaž Poklukar | Men's sprint | 30:00.6 | 3 | 64 |
| Men's individual | 1:00:07.6 | 3 | 47 | |
| Janez Marič Janez Ožbolt Klemen Bauer Matjaž Poklukar |
Men's relay | 1:25:01.4 | 11 | 10 |
| Teja Gregorin Andreja Mali Dijana Grudiček Tadeja Brankovič |
Women's relay | 1:19:55.7 | 12 | 6 |
Cross-country skiing
Petra Majdič was Slovenia's top cross-country skier in Turin, finishing 6th in the women's 10 km, and the only skier to proceed out of the qualifying rounds in the sprint. Majdič advanced to the semifinals, but placed 4th in her semi and in the B Final en route to an 8th place finish.[5]
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | ||
| Maja Benedičič | Women's 10 km classical | 33:41.3 | 65 |
| Women's 15 km pursuit | 46:51.1 | 39 | |
| Women's 30 km freestyle | Did not finish | ||
| Nejc Brodar | Men's 30 km pursuit | 1:22:23.9 | 45 |
| Men's 50 km freestyle | 2:07:24.5 | 31 | |
| Petra Majdič | Women's 10 km classical | 28:22.3 | 6 |
| Women's 15 km pursuit | 43:41.7 | 11 | |
| Women's 30 km freestyle | 1:25:22.5 | 14 | |
| Jože Mehle | Men's 15 km classical | 42:56.9 | 59 |
| Men's 30 km pursuit | 1:24:13.6 | 55 | |
| Men's 50 km freestyle | 2:13:37.1 | 55 | |
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Nejc Brodar | Men's sprint | 2:21.94 | 39 | Did not advance | 39 | ||||
| Vesna Fabjan | Women's sprint | 2:20.34 | 40 | Did not advance | 40 | ||||
| Petra Majdič | Women's sprint | 2:14.62 | 6 Q | 2:17.7 | 2 Q | 2:18.72 | 4 | Final B 2:21.5 |
8 |
| Jože Mehle | Men's sprint | 2:27.02 | 56 | Did not advance | 56 | ||||
| Nejc Brodar Jože Mehle |
Men's team sprint | n/a | 18:34.4 | 8 | Did not advance | 16 | |||
| Maja Benedičič Vesna Fabjan |
Women's team sprint | n/a | 18:59.5 | 7 | Did not advance | 14 | |||
Figure skating
Urbas, who had placed 17th at the most recent European Championships, was second-to-last after the short program, and did not advance to compete in the free skate.[6]
| Athlete | Event | CD | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Gregor Urbas | Men's | n/a | 46.48 | 29 | did not advance | 29 | |||
Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program
Freestyle skiing
Miha Gale was scheduled to compete, but pulled out after an injury in training,[7] leaving Nina Bednarik as the only Slovenian freestyle skier competing in Turin.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Nina Bednarik | Women's moguls | 19.54 | 24 | did not advance | 24 |
| Miha Gale | Men's aerials | did not start | |||
Luge
Domen Pociecha was the only Slovenian lugist in Turin. He was one of the weaker starters, but nonetheless managed to finish 26th, ahead of 10 other competitors.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank | ||
| Domen Pociecha | Men's singles | 53.141 | 53.073 | 53.039 | 53.072 | 3:32.325 | 26 |
Nordic combined
Damjan Vtič competed in two events as the sole Slovenian Nordic combined athlete in Turin; his best finish was 34th in the sprint.[10]
| Athlete | Event | Ski jumping | Cross-country | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Deficit | Time | Rank | |||||
| Damjan Vtič | Sprint | 107.8 | 17 | 1:12 | 20:35.9 +2:06.9 |
34 | |||
| Individual Gundersen | 217.0 | 23 | 3:02 | 45:36.9 +5:52.3 |
40 | ||||
Note: 'Deficit' refers to the amount of time behind the leader a competitor began the cross-country portion of the event. Italicized numbers show the final deficit from the winner's finishing time.
