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Germany competed at the ''' 2006 Winter Olympics ''', winning both the most gold medals and the most total medals of any nation. The ''Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland'' (National Olympic Committee of Germany) nominated a total of 162 athletes to compete. German athletes competed in all 15 of the Winter Olympic Sports . As part of the iron curtain, East Germany won the highest number of gold medals at the 1984 Winter Olympics . Since reunification, the country has also won the most medals both at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 1998 Winter Olympics , with 12 golds each time. MEDALS Gold
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EVENTS Alpine Skiing Six women and three men have been selected. In brackets are the disciplines in which these athletes have taken World Cup points during the 2005–06 season World Cup Standings from fis-ski.com, retrieved 25 February 2006 Biathlon Six men and six women have been selected. In brackets are their positions in the overall World Cup standings on 2006 . Bobsleigh A total of ten men and five women have been selected. Cross Country Skiing Six men and six women have been selected. In brackets are their positions at the distance World Cup (15 to 30 km), and the sprint World Cup Cross-Country World Cup Standings from fis-ski.com, retrieved 25 January 2006 as of 25 January . Sachenbacher-Stehle was suspended due to health reasons for the first five days of competition after recording too high values of , 10 February 2006 . Curling Germany is planning to select a men's curling team to Turin. Positions in brackets are those which the players had at the 2005 European Curling Championships . The German team, consisting of the same players, finished third at the 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship . Figure Skating Five figure skaters have been announced for the Turin Games; one man in the singles competition and two pairs. Men's Individuals Pairs
Freestyle Skiing Two men, 2006 . Ice Hockey Women's Game Results Germany's ice hockey contingent is their largest at the Olympics, with 20 women and 23 men. The Men finished 15th at the 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships , suffering relegation to Division I for 2006 after losses to Denmark (who are not taking part at the 2006 Olympics) and Kazakhstan , while The Women finished 5th at the Women's World Championships the same year, beating Russia and China on their way to a fifth place after being knocked out of the group stage with 1–5 and 0–7 defeats in their first two matches. Thirty men have been nominated; when the NHL players join the squad on 12 February or 13 February , seven of these will be dropped. Luge Men's Singles Luge Women's Singles Luge Doubles Luge Nordic Combined Individual Gundersen 15 km Team Event Large Hill Sprint Short Track Speed Skating Men's 500 m Men's 1000 m Men's 1500 m Men's 5000 m Relay Women's 500 m Women's 1000m Women's 1500m Women's 3000 m Relay Skeleton Men's Skeleton Women's Skeleton Ski Jumping Men's Large Hill Individual Men's Normal Hill Individual Men's Large Hill Team Jump Snowboarding Giant Slalom Men's Parallel Giant Slalom Women's Parallel Giant Slalom Halfpipe Men’s Halfpipe In Men’s Halfpipe, there were two qualifying runs. The top 6 men from each qualifying run were advanced to the finals. In the first qualifying run, the top 6 scores ranged from 39.4 - 43.8 points. In the second qualifying run, the top 6 scores ranged from a 37.9 - 45.3 points. Shaun White from the United States won the gold medal with a final run score of 46.8 points. Andy Finch of the United States had the lowest final score of 24.7 points and took 12th place. Snowboard Cross Men's Snowboard Cross Women's Snowboard Cross Speed Skating Men's 1500m Men's 5000m Men's Team Pursuit Women's 500m Women's 1000m Women's 1500m Women's 3000m Women's 5000 m Women's Team Pursuit NOTES AND REFERENCES FURTHER REFERENCES
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