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Who won 2006 Winter Olympics?
Latvia and Slovakia won the first medals in their Winter Olympic history. Speed skater Cindy Klassen of Canada won five medals (one gold, two silver and two bronze) and was the most medalled athlete at the Games….Medal table.
| Rank | Totals (26 nations) |
|---|---|
| Gold | 84 |
| Silver | 84 |
| Bronze | 84 |
What happened in the 2006 Winter Olympics?
This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter Olympics, the first being in 1956 in Cortina d’Ampezzo; Italy had also hosted the Summer Olympics in 1960 in Rome….2006 Winter Olympics.
| Emblem of the 2006 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
| Events | 84 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) |
| Opening | 10 February |
| Closing | 26 February |
Was there Olympics in 2006?
Turin 2006 Olympic Winter Games, athletic festival held in Turin, Italy, that took place Feb. 10–26, 2006.
Who won the Vancouver Olympics?
Canada
For the first time, Canada won a gold medal at an Olympic Games it hosted, having failed to do so at both the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary….2010 Winter Olympics medal table.
| 2010 Winter Olympics medals | |
|---|---|
| Location | Vancouver, Canada |
| Highlights | |
| Most gold medals | Canada (14) |
| Most total medals | United States (37) |
How many medals did the US win in the 2006 Olympics?
| United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Flag bearers | Chris Witty (opening) Nicky Hayden (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 2nd | Gold 9 Silver 9 Bronze 7 Total 25 |
| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 |
Who won the 2002 Winter Olympics?
Germany
Biathlete Ole Einar Bjørndalen of Norway won four gold medals, while Croatian alpine skier Janica Kostelić won three golds and a silver, making them the two athletes with the most medals at the Games….2002 Winter Olympics medal table.
| 2002 Winter Olympics medals | |
|---|---|
| Most total medals | Germany (36) |
| ← 1998 Olympics medal tables 2006 → |
How many athletes from the USA competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics?
204 athletes
The United States Olympic Committee (abbreviated USOC) sent 204 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
How many medals did Italy win in the 2006 Olympics?
Italy has competed at all the modern Olympic Games. Italy has taken part in all the Winter Olympic Games, winning 124 medals, and 577 medals at the Summer Olympic Games….Hosted Games.
| Games | 2006 Winter Olympics |
|---|---|
| Host city | Turin |
| Nations | 80 |
| Participants | 2,508 |
| Events | 84 |
Who won the 2010 Olympic Games?
Canada broke the record for the most gold medals won at a single Winter Olympics (14), which was previously set by the Soviet Union in 1976 and Norway in 2002 (13)….2010 Winter Olympics.
| Emblem of the 2010 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nations | 82 |
| Athletes | 2,626 |
| Events | 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) |
Who was the first athlete to win 8 medals in a single Olympic Games?
Michael Phelps
List of most gold medals won at a single Olympic Games
| Rank | Athlete | Gold |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Phelps | 8 |
| 2 | Mark Spitz | 7 |
| 3 | Michael Phelps | 6 |
| 4 | Kristin Otto | 6 |
Who won 4 skiing medals in 2002 Winter Olympics?
Ole Einar Bjørndalen