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Team Sprint (Classical), Men

Date14 February 2006
StatusOlympic
LocationStadio del Trampolino, Pragelato Plan
Participants48 from 24 countries
FormatTwo-man teams, each skiing three alternate legs of approximately 1,500 metres.
DetailsCourse Length: 1,325 m
Height Differential: 26 m
Maximum Climb: 26 m
Total Climbing: 47 m

This event had débuted at the World Championships only in 2005, and was making its first Olympic appearance in Torino. The Olympic format consisted of teams of two skiers, skiing six legs of about 1,500 metres. In theory a skier could ski between three to six legs, but in reality, all teams alternated legs, with each sprinter skiing three legs. The event consists of a semi-final round advancing teams to a final of 10 teams. At Torino the event was skied classically, while in Oberstdorf, at the 2005 Worlds, it had been a freestyle event. The medalists in 2005 had been Norway, Germany, and the Czech Republic, in that order. The 2006 Olympic semi-final heats were won by Sweden and Norway. The final was close between those two teams and Russia, with Sweden winning narrowly over Norway when Björn Lind sprinted ahead in the final 100 metres, with Russia taking the bronze medal.

PosNumberPairNOC
1Thobias Fredriksson / Björn LindSWEGold
2Jens Arne Svartedal / Tor-Arne HetlandNORSilver
3Ivan Alypov / Vasily RochevRUSBronze
4Jens Filbrich / Andreas SchlütterGER
5Keijo Kurttila / Lauri PyykönenFIN
6Nikolay Chebotko / Yevgeny KoshevoyKAZ
7Maciej Kreczmer / Janusz KrężelokPOL
8Martin Bajčičák / Ivan BátorySVK
9Freddy Schwienbacher / Giorgio Di CentaITA
10Dušan Kožíšek / Martin KoukalCZE
11George Grey / Devon KershawCAN
12Katsuhito Ebisawa / Yuichi OndaJPN
13Chris Cook / Andy NewellUSA
14Priit Narusk / Anti SaarepuuEST
15Reto Burgermeister / Christoph EigenmannSUI
16Nejc Brodar / Jože MehleSLO
17Ivan Bilosiuk / Vitaliy MartsivUKR
18Park Byeong-Ju / Choi Im-HeonKOR
19Li Geliang / Tian YeCHN
20Damir Jurčević / Denis KlobučarCRO
21Zsolt Antal / Mihai GaliceanuROU
22Sabahattin Oğlago / Muhammet KızılarslanTUR
23Hovhannes Sargsyan / Edmond KhachatryanARM
DQJohannes Eder / Jürgen PinterAUT1
DNSSiarhei Dalidovich / Aliaksandr LazutkinBLR

Semi-Finals

Date14 February 2006 — 10:40
FormatFirst 5 teams in each heat qualify for final.

Heat #1

Time10:40
PosNumberCompetitorsNOCTimeLeg 1Leg 2Leg 3
11SwedenSWE17:34.0Q
1-1Thobias Fredriksson 2:23.93:03.73:02.1
1-2Björn Lind 2:47.83:03.73:12.8
24Czech RepublicCZE17:34.9Q
4-1Dušan Kožíšek 2:24.72:59.23:02.8
4-2Martin Koukal 2:52.23:02.93:13.1
312SlovakiaSVK17:36.1Q
12-1Martin Bajčičák 2:28.23:02.43:00.7
12-2Ivan Bátory 2:54.32:56.03:14.5
43FinlandFIN17:39.2Q
3-1Keijo Kurttila 2:24.63:02.83:02.6
3-2Lauri Pyykönen 2:48.33:03.13:17.8
55KazakhstanKAZ17:42.6Q
5-1Nikolay Chebotko 2:23.43:01.03:01.8
5-2Yevgeny Koshevoy 2:51.43:03.83:21.2
67JapanJPN17:46.6
7-1Katsuhito Ebisawa 2:25.43:00.53:01.0
7-2Yuichi Onda 2:50.83:03.93:25.0
72EstoniaEST18:07.4
2-1Priit Narusk 2:24.43:00.63:02.3
2-2Anti Saarepuu 2:51.23:03.23:45.7
88SloveniaSLO18:34.4
8-1Nejc Brodar 2:27.93:07.73:11.3
8-2Jože Mehle 3:07.13:10.53:29.9
96UkraineUKR18:50.4
6-1Ivan Bilosiuk 2:26.53:18.43:31.7
6-2Vitaliy Martsiv 2:53.63:12.93:27.3
109People's Republic of ChinaCHN18:57.4
9-1Li Geliang 2:25.63:06.63:14.1
9-2Tian Ye 3:09.03:19.83:42.3
1111RomaniaROU19:04.3
11-1Zsolt Antal 2:37.23:14.03:18.2
11-2Mihai Galiceanu 3:01.83:16.03:37.1
1213TurkeyTUR19:46.5
13-1Sabahattin Oğlago 2:36.13:22.53:26.2
13-2Muhammet Kızılarslan 3:06.83:26.63:48.3
DNS10BelarusBLR
10-1Siarhei Dalidovich DNS
10-2Aliaksandr Lazutkin DNS

Heat #2

Time11:00
PosNumberCompetitorsNOCTimeLeg 1Leg 2Leg 3
114NorwayNOR17:22.1Q
14-1Jens Arne Svartedal 2:23.52:53.52:57.7
14-2Tor-Arne Hetland 2:54.43:01.33:11.7
215Russian FederationRUS17:22.2Q
15-1Ivan Alypov 2:23.52:53.52:56.5
15-2Vasily Rochev 2:54.53:02.43:11.8
320GermanyGER17:22.6Q
20-1Jens Filbrich 2:25.42:53.32:56.4
20-2Andreas Schlütter 2:53.03:01.83:12.7
421ItalyITA17:26.2Q
21-1Freddy Schwienbacher 2:26.12:56.63:02.1
21-2Giorgio Di Centa 2:53.02:58.73:09.7
516PolandPOL17:27.1Q
16-1Maciej Kreczmer 2:24.42:58.73:01.4
16-2Janusz Krężelok 2:54.42:57.33:10.9
618CanadaCAN17:31.2
18-1Devon Kershaw 2:23.92:55.62:59.2
18-2George Grey 2:55.53:01.63:15.4
717United StatesUSA17:54.9
17-1Chris Cook 2:24.23:02.13:16.6
17-2Andy Newell 2:54.12:55.63:22.3
819SwitzerlandSUI18:00.6
19-1Reto Burgermeister 2:28.83:01.63:10.1
19-2Christoph Eigenmann 2:51.53:02.03:26.6
922Republic of KoreaKOR19:40.0
22-1Choi Im-Heon 2:38.23:25.93:31.3
22-2Park Byeong-Ju 3:05.03:17.33:42.3
1024CroatiaCRO19:43.1
24-1Damir Jurčević 2:33.53:31.33:37.1
24-2Denis Klobučar 3:05.23:17.03:39.0
DQ23AustriaAUT[18:12.2]2
23-1Johannes Eder 2:25.53:00.63:12.4
23-2Jürgen Pinter 2:55.03:05.73:33.0
DNF25ArmeniaARM
25-1Hovhannes Sargsyan 2:45.43:36.5
25-2Edmond Khachatryan 3:28.63:41.1

Final Round

Date14 February 2006 — 11:42
PosNumberCompetitorsNOCTimeLeg 1Leg 2Leg 3
11SwedenSWE17:02.9
1-1Thobias Fredriksson 2:21.62:50.52:56.8
1-2Björn Lind 2:58.72:51.83:03.5
214NorwayNOR17:03.5
14-1Jens Arne Svartedal 2:21.32:48.92:53.9
14-2Tor-Arne Hetland 2:58.72:53.33:07.4
315Russian FederationRUS17:05.2
15-1Ivan Alypov 2:21.32:50.12:56.2
15-2Vasily Rochev 2:58.82:51.63:07.2
420GermanyGER17:14.0
20-1Jens Filbrich 2:21.92:52.12:57.4
20-2Andreas Schlütter 2:59.02:52.63:11.0
53FinlandFIN17:21.5
3-1Keijo Kurttila 2:22.32:53.33:03.6
3-2Lauri Pyykönen 2:58.32:52.43:11.6
65KazakhstanKAZ17:25.1
5-1Nikolay Chebotko 2:22.32:53.53:06.7
5-2Yevgeny Koshevoy 2:58.72:51.13:12.8
716PolandPOL17:26.3
16-1Maciej Kreczmer 2:23.62:57.53:06.5
16-2Janusz Krężelok 2:57.42:55.93:05.4
812SlovakiaSVK17:30.9
12-1Martin Bajčičák 2:24.82:58.63:04.3
12-2Ivan Bátory 2:57.52:55.33:10.4
921ItalyITA17:31.3
21-1Freddy Schwienbacher 2:24.02:58.53:04.4
21-2Giorgio Di Centa 2:56.32:56.43:11.7
104Czech RepublicCZE17:49.6
4-1Dušan Kožíšek 2:21.92:59.23:12.6
4-2Martin Koukal 2:59.12:53.93:22.9