2006 Winter Olympics / Participant (Canada)
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Canada participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics in the Italian Turin in part and was the Canadian Olympic Committee representative.
The goal was to get into the top three in the medal table, as the 2010 Winter Olympics were taking place in their own country.
Flag bearer
Ice hockey player Danielle Goyette wore the flag of Canada during the opening ceremony, and at the closing ceremony it was carried by speed skater Cindy Klassen .
Participants by sport
biathlon
- Men: Robin Clegg , Jean-Philippe Leguellec , David Leoni
- Women: Martine Albert , Sandra Keith , Zina Kocher , Marie-Pierre Parent
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- Men: Morgan Alexander , David Bissett , Lascelles Brown , Nathan Cunningham , Serge Despres , Ken Kotyk , Steve Larsen , Florian Linder , Pierre Lueders
- Women: Jaime Cruickshank , Suzanne Gavine-Hlady , Heather Moyse , Kaillie Simundson (replacement), Helen Upperton
Curling
- Women: Shannon Kleibrink , Amy Nixon , Glenys Bakker , Christine Keshen , Sandra Jenkins (x)
- Men: Brad Gushue , Mark Nichols , Russ Howard , Jamie Korab , Mike Adam (x)
ice Hockey
- Men: Martin Brodeur , Roberto Luongo , Marty Turco , Rob Blake , Adam Foote , Jay Bouwmeester , Chris Pronger , Bryan McCabe , Wade Redden , Robyn Regehr , Joe Sakic , Jarome Iginla , Simon Gagné , Vincent Lecavalier , Brad Richards , Martin St. Louis , Dany Heatley , Joe Thornton , Shane Doan , Todd Bertuzzi , Kris Draper , Rick Nash , Eric Staal (x), Jason Spezza (x), Dan Boyle (x)
- Women: Charline Labonté ( Montreal Axion , NWHL), Kim St. Pierre ( Québec Avalanche , NWHL), Gillian Ferrari ( Brampton Thunder , NWHL), Becky Kellar ( Oakville Ice , NWHL), Carla MacLeod (University of Wisconsin, WCHA), Caroline Ouellette (University of Minnesota Duluth, WCHA), Cheryl Pounder ( Toronto Eros , NWHL), Colleen Sostorics ( Calgary Oval X-Treme , WWHL), Meghan Agosta (Windsor, Ontario Jr.AA), Gillian Apps (Dartmouth College, ECAC ), Jennifer Botterill (Toronto Eros, NWHL), Cassie Campbell (Calgary Oval X-Treme, WWHL), Danielle Goyette (Calgary Oval X-Treme, WWHL), Jayna Hefford (Brampton Thunder, NWHL), Gina Kingsbury (Montréal Axion, NWHL), Cherie Piper (Dartmouth College, ECAC), Vicky Sunohara (Brampton Thunder, NWHL), Sarah Vaillancourt (Harvard University, ECAC), Katie Weatherston (Dartmouth College, ECAC), Hayley Wickenheiser (Calgary Oval X-Treme, WWHL) , Sami Jo Small (x), Delaney Collins (x)
figure skating
Men's
- Jeffrey Buttle - bronze
- Emanuel Sandhu - 13th place
- Shawn Sawyer - 12th place
Ladies
- Mira Leung - 12th place
- Joannie Rochette
- 5th place - 167.27 pts.
Pair skating
- 10th place - 159.71 pts.
- 11th place - 158.21 pts.
Ice dance
- Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon - withdrawn
- Megan Wing / Aaron Lowe - 11th place
Speed skating
Men's
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Arne Dankers
- 5000 m: 5th place - 6: 21.26 min .; +6.58 sec.
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Steven Elm
- 5000 m: 22nd place - 6: 41.53 min .; +26.85 sec.
- Mike Ireland
- Vincent Labrie
- Brock Miron
- Denny Morrison
- François-Olivier Roberge
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Justin Warsylewicz
- 5000 m: 24th place - 6: 43.74 min .; +29.06 sec.
- Jeremy Wotherspoon
Ladies
- Kristina Groves , Clara Hughes , Cindy Klassen , Krisy Myers , Christine Nesbitt , Shannon Rempel , Kerry Simpson , Kim Weger
Freestyle skiing
Men's
Ladies
- Veronika Bauer
- Deidra Dionne
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Jennifer Heil
- Moguls: gold medal; 26.50 points in the final
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Kristi Richards
- Mogul slope: 7th place; 23.30 points in the final
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Audrey Robichaud
- Mogul slope: 8th place; 23.10 points in the final
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Stephanie St. Pierre
- Mogul slope: 12th place; 22.52 points in the final
Luge
- Men: Grant Albrecht , Jeffrey Christie , Ian Cockerline , Samuel Edney , Chris Moffat , Mike Moffat , Eric Pothier
- Women: Alex Gough , Regan Lauscher , Meaghan Simister
Short track
Men's
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Éric Bédard
- 1000 m: disqualified in the semifinals
- 5000 m relay: silver medal
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Jonathan Guilmette
- 5000 m relay: silver medal
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Charles Hamelin
- 1500 m: 4th place
- 5000 m relay: silver medal
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François-Louis Tremblay
- 1000 m: disqualified in the quarterfinals
- 5000 m relay: silver medal
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Mathieu Turcotte
- 1500 m: B final and a total of 6th place
- 5000 m relay: silver medal
Ladies
skeleton
Men's
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Paul Boehm
- 4th Place; 1: 57.06 min; +1.18 sec
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Duff Gibson
- Gold medal; 1: 55.88 min
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Jeff Pain
- Silver medal; 1: 56.14 min; +0.26 sec
Ladies
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Lindsay Alcock
- 10th place; 2: 02.85 min; +3.02 sec
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Mellisa Hollingsworth-Richards
- Bronze medal; 2: 01.41 min; +1.58 sec
Alpine skiing
- Brigitte Acton
- Patrick Biggs
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François Bourque
- Downhill, men: 16th place - 1: 50.70 min.
- Alpine Combination, men: 21st place - 3: 14.25 min.
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Emily Brydon
- Downhill, women: 20th place - 1: 58.97 min.
- Allison Forsyth
- Thomas Grandi
- Erik Guay
- Michael Janyk
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John Kucera
- Downhill, men: 27th place - 1: 51.55 min.
- Alpine Combination, men: 17th place - 3: 13.26 min.
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Sherry Lawrence
- Downhill, women: 27th place - 2: 00.47 min.
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Manuel Osborne-Paradis
- Downhill, men: 13th place - 1: 50.45 min.
- Alpine combined, men: not started for slalom (2nd run)
- Jean-Philippe Roy
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Shona Rubens
- Downhill, women: 26th place - 2: 00.30 min.
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Ryan Semple
- Alpine combined, men: eliminated in slalom (1st run)
- Geneviève Simard
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Kelly VanderBeek
- Downhill, women: 24th place - 1: 59.63 min.
Nordic skiing
Cross-country skiing
- Men: Sean Crooks , Drew Goldsack , George Gray , Chris Jeffries , Devon Kershaw , Dan Roycroft , Phil Widmer
- Women: Amanda Ammar , Chandra Crawford , Sara Renner , Beckie Scott , Milaine Thériault
Ski jumping
Nordic combination
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Jason Myslicki
- Individual (normal hill K106 / 15 km): 41st place, +6: 36.4 min.
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Max Thompson
- Individual (normal hill K106 / 15 km): 44th place, +8: 13.2 min.
Snowboard
- Men: Crispin Lipscomb , Justin Lamoureux , Drew Neilson , Tom Velisek , Jasey-Jay Anderson , Francois Boivin , Philippe Berube , Hugo Lemay , Brad Martin
- Women: Maëlle Ricker , Mercedes Nicoll , Alexa Loo , Erin Simmons , Dominique Maltais , Sarah Conrad , Dominique Vallee
x - replacement