Events At The 2006 Winter Olympics Article Index for
Events At
Website Links For
Events
 

Information About

Events At The 2006 Winter Olympics




In cross country skiing, some of the events involved different distances from those in the 2002 Games or alternating between classic and freestyle techniques.
  • Pursuit: Men's 30 km, Women's 15 km. 20 km and 10 km in 2002 respectively in 2002.

  • Men's 50 km, Women's 30 km. Changed from classic to freestyle and from interval start to mass start.

  • Sprint: Men's 1.35 km, Women's 1.1 km. 1.5 km for both men and women in 2002.

  • Compared to the Previous Winter Games in 2002, the men's 30 km and women's 15 km distances were not held in these Games.


In biathlon the women's relay event distance was shorter than the men's. Men and women raced the same 4 x 7.5 km relay in 2002.

Two disciplines were open only to men, namely Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined . In Biathlon and Cross Country skiing, men and women raced in different distances for all of the events. Other than those sports, the following events were only open to either one of the genders:


ALPINE SKIING



Downhill



Combined


Slalom



Giant Slalom



Super-G



BIATHLON



Individual


Sprint



Pursuit



Mass start



Relay



BOBSLEIGH



Two-person



Four-person



CROSS COUNTRY SKIING



Classical Interval Start



Pursuit



Sprint freestyle



Team sprint classic



Freestyle Mass Start



Relay



CURLING



FIGURE SKATING



Singles



Pairs


Ice Dancing



FREESTYLE SKIING



Aerials



Moguls



ICE HOCKEY



LUGE


Singles



Doubles



NORDIC COMBINED



Individual Gundersen


Long Hill Sprint



Long Hill Team



SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING



500 m



1000 m


1500 m


Relay



SKELETON



SKI JUMPING


Normal Hill - K90




Large Hill - K120


Large Hill Team Competition - K120



SNOWBOARDING



Halfpipe



Parallel Giant Slalom



Snowboard Cross



SPEED SKATING



500 m


1000 m


1500 m



3000 m


5000 m



10000 m



Team pursuit