Andorra at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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Andorra at the
2006 Winter Olympics
Flag bearer
Alex Antor
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (
overview)

Andorra sent a delegation to compete at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, from 10–26 February 2006. The Andorran delegation consisted of three competitors, two in alpine skiing and one in cross-country skiing. Roger Vidosa provided Andorra's best performance at these Games, with a 27th-place finish in the men's slalom alpine skiing event. As of these Games, Andorra has never won an Olympic medal.

Background

The

Summer and Winter Olympics since.[2] Coming into 2006, Andorra had never won a medal in either the Summer or Winter Olympics.[2] The Andorran delegation to Turin consisted of three competitors: alpine skiers Roger Vidosa and Alex Antor, and cross-country skier François Soulié.[3] Antor was the flag bearer for the opening ceremony,[4] while a ceremony volunteer carried the flag for the closing ceremony.[5]

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Alex Antor was 26 years old at the time of the Turin Olympics, and had previously represented

2010 Vancouver Olympics.[7] On 12 February both competitors took part in the men's downhill; Antor finished in a time of 1 minute and 55 seconds, which placed him 39th, and Vidosa completed the course in a time of 1 minute and 59 seconds, good for 50th place, out of 53 skiers to finish the race. The gold medal winning time was 1 minute and 48 seconds, put up by France's Antoine Dénériaz.[8]

On 14 February, both men participated in the three-run combined event. Antor finished the downhill portion in a time of 1 minute and 43 seconds, but failed to finish the first of the two slalom runs and was eliminated from the competition.[9][10] Vidosa finished the downhill run in 1 minute and 46 seconds, and the two slalom runs in 48 seconds and 47 seconds respectively.[9][10] This meant his overall time was 3 minutes and 21 seconds for the three runs, which put him into 28th place, behind Ted Ligety's gold medal time of 3 minutes and 9 seconds.[11]

Antor took part in the super-G on 18 February, but failed to finish the race.[12] On 25 February both men skied the two-run slalom. Antor failed to finish the first run, while Vidosa finished it in a time of 59.8 seconds.[13] He would improve his time in the afternoon, completing his second run in 54.1 seconds.[14] Vidosa's total time of 1 minute and 54 seconds placed him 27th, behind Benjamin Raich's gold medal winning time of 1 minute and 43 seconds.[15]

Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total Rank
Alex Antor Men's downhill n/a 1:55.01 39
Men's super-G did not finish
Men's slalom did not finish
Men's combined 1:43.84 did not finish
Roger Vidosa Men's downhill n/a 1:59.24 50
Men's slalom 59.87 54.16 n/a 1:54.03 27
Men's combined 1:46.09 48.23 47.05 3:21.37 28

Note: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom.[11]

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

François Soulié was 27 years old at the time of these Olympics, and would represent Andorra again four years later in Vancouver.[16] On 12 February, he took part in the 30 km pursuit event, which consisted of 15 kilometers of classical style immediately followed by 15 kilometers of freestyle racing, with a timed pit stop in between to change skis. Soulié finished the first 15 km in a time of 45 minute and 19 seconds, but was unable to finish the rest of the race.[17] Five days later, he finished the Men's 15 km classical in a time of 44 minutes and 42 seconds, ranking him 71st out of 96 classified finishers.[18] His last event, on 26 February, was the 50 kilometer freestyle. He posted a time of 1 hour and 50 minutes through three checkpoints, but could not finish the last part of the race.[19]

Athlete Event Final
Total Rank
François Soulié Men's 15 km classical 44:42.6 71
Men's 30 km pursuit Did not finish
Men's 50 km freestyle Did not finish

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Andorra at the 2006 Torino Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  4. ^ "List of flag bearers – Torino 2006 – Olympics". Eurosport. 10 February 2006. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Flag Bearers for the Closing Ceremony – Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 26 February 2006. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Alex Antor Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Roger Vidosa Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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  14. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2006 Torino Winter Games: Men's Slalom Run 2". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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  16. ^ "Francesc Soulié Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 2006 Torino Winter Games: Men's 30 km Skiathlon". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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  19. ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 2006 Torino Winter Games: Men's 50 kilometres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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