Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's snowboard cross

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Women's snowboard cross
at the XX Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for snowboarding
VenueBardonecchia
Date17 February 2006
Competitors23 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tanja Frieden  Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lindsey Jacobellis  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dominique Maltais  Canada
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The women's snowboard cross event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on 17 February 2006.[1]

Medalists

Gold Tanja Frieden
 Switzerland
Silver Lindsey Jacobellis
 United States
Bronze Dominique Maltais
 Canada

Results

Qualification

All competitors raced two qualification runs, with only the better of the two times used in the final ranking. The top 16 of the 23 competitors advanced to the quarter-finals. Struck-through runs in the table below represent the discarded time for a competitor.[2]

Rank Name Nationality Run 1 (time) Rank Run 2 (time) Rank Best time
1 Maëlle Ricker  Canada 1:28.99 1 1:27.85 1 1:27.85
2 Dominique Maltais  Canada 1:33.03 13 1:29.33 2 1:29.33
3 Lindsey Jacobellis  United States 1:30.89 6 1:29.51 3 1:29.51
4 Tanja Frieden  Switzerland 1:30.76 5 1:29.77 4 1:29.77
5 Maria Danielsson  Sweden 1:30.01 2 2:06.56 21 1:30.01
6 Isabel Clark Ribeiro  Brazil 1:30.12 3 1:31.49 10 1:30.12
7 Olivia Nobs  Switzerland 1:32.02 8 1:30.44 5 1:30.44
8 Marie Laissus  France 1:30.46 4 1:30.99 8 1:30.46
9 Déborah Anthonioz  France 1:31.22 7 1:30.89 6 1:30.89
10 Doresia Krings  Austria 1:45.53 21 1:30.90 7 1:30.90
11 Karine Ruby  France 1:42.51 20 1:31.03 9 1:31.03
12 Zoe Gillings  Great Britain 1:46.71 22 1:31.93 11 1:31.93
13 Katharina Himmler  Germany 1:32.15 9 1:33.89 17 1:32.15
14 Mellie Francon  Switzerland 1:32.31 10 1:32.30 12 1:32.30
15 Yuka Fujimori  Japan 1:32.46 11 1:32.63 13 1:32.46
16 Doris Günther  Austria 1:32.58 12 DNF 1:32.58
17 Erin Simmons  Canada 1:33.24 14 1:32.74 14 1:32.74
18 Carmen Ranigler  Italy DNF 1:32.91 15 1:32.91
19 Dominique Vallee  Canada 1:34.76 16 1:33.57 16 1:33.57
20 Juliane Bray  New Zealand 1:34.45 15 1:39.81 20 1:34.45
21 Emily Thomas  Australia 1:37.69 19 1:34.57 18 1:34.57
22 Aleksandra Zhekova  Bulgaria 1:36.13 17 1:35.50 19 1:35.50
23 Julie Pomagalski  France 1:36.32 18 DSQ 23 1:36.32

Elimination round

The top 16 qualifiers advanced to the quarterfinal round. From here, they participated in four-person elimination races, with the top two from each race advancing.

Quarterfinals

[2]

Semifinals

[2]

Finals

The four semifinalists who failed to advanced to the big final competed in the small final to determine 5th through 8th places. The four last place finishers in the quarterfinals contested a 13th-16th classification race, while the third-placed finishers raced for 9th through 13th.[2]

In the large final, American Lindsey Jacobellis had a clear lead heading to the final hill, where she showboated by attempting a twisting grab in the air. She fell, allowing Tanja Frieden to sweep past her and claim the gold medal.[3]

Large Final
Seed Name Rank
4  Tanja Frieden (SUI)
3  Lindsey Jacobellis (USA)
2  Dominique Maltais (CAN)
1  Maëlle Ricker (CAN) 4
Small Final
Seed Name Rank
14  Mellie Francon (SUI) 5
5  Maria Danielsson (SWE) 6
15  Yuka Fujimori (JPN) 7
8  Marie Laissus (FRA) 8
Classification 9-12
Seed Name Rank
6  Isabel Clark Ribeiro (BRA) 9
9  Déborah Anthonioz (FRA) 10
7  Olivia Nobs (SUI) 11
13  Katharina Himmler (GER) 12
Classification 13-16
Seed Name Rank
10  Doresia Krings (AUT) 13
16  Doris Günther (AUT) 14
12  Zoe Gillings (GBR) 15
11  Karine Ruby (FRA) 16

References

  1. ^ "Snowboarding at the 2006 Torino Winter Games: Women's Boardercross". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Torino 2006 Official Report - Snowboarding" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2009. [dead link]
  3. ^ Lindsey Berra (18 February 2006). "Jacobellis makes rookie mistake on biggest stage". ESPN. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
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