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Short-track Speed Skating At The 2006 Winter Olympics
Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held over thirteen days, from 12 to 25 February. Eight events were contested at the Torino Palavela. In the men's competition, Ahn Hyun-soo earned a medal in each event, winning three golds. On the women's side, Jin Sun-yu scored three gold medals. Medal summary Medal table Men's events * Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals. Women's events * Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals. Records Of the four Olympic records set in Turin, three of them came in the men's 1000 metres. Participating NOCs Twenty-four nations competed in the short track at Torino. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References {{Short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics Events at the 2006 Winter Olympics 2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torino Palavela
Palavela, formerly known as Palazzo delle Mostre and Palazzo a Vela is an indoor arena that is located in Turin, Italy, on the bank of the River Po. It was designed by engineer Franco Levi and architects Annibale Rigotti, Annibale and Giorgio Rigotti. The arena is 130 metres in diameter. It has a seating capacity for a maximum 12,200 people, and 9,200 when configured for basketball games. The Palavela was featured in the 1969 film ''The Italian Job''. In a famous scene in the film, three Minis are seen driving onto and over the arena's distinctive roof. History Palavela was originally built for the Expo 61, Italia '61 Expo, and was renovated for the Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, figure skating and Short track speed skating events at the 2006 Winter Olympics, short track speed skating events at the 2006 Winter Olympics. As part of the renovation, a new seating and scoring systems were installed at the arena. The cost of the renovation was 55,000,000 euros. It als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathieu Turcotte
Mathieu Turcotte (born February 8, 1977) is a Canadian former short track speed skater. He was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, .... Turcotte rose to fame within Canada upon winning the bronze in the men's 1000 m in the short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics, with a time of 1:30.563 (a race more remembered for the victory of Australian Steven Bradbury), and winning a gold as part of the men's 5000 m relay at the same games, with a team time of 6:51.579. He placed 6th at the men's 1500 m short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics with a time of 2:24.558. Mathieu is now the President of Apex Racing Skates, a company that makes custom short track speed skates. Career Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalyna Roberge
Kalyna Roberge (born October 1, 1986) is a Canadian short track speed skater. Born in Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon, Quebec, Roberge has won a gold medal in the 3000m relay at the 2005 World Championships. She also placed third overall at the 2005 World Junior Championships including a gold medal in the 500m. She also won a gold medal at a World Cup event in the Netherlands in the 3000m relay. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Roberge placed fourth in the 500m. Along with Alanna Kraus, Tania Vicent and Anouk Leblanc-Boucher, Roberge won a silver medal in the 3000m relay. She skated for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics. On February 24, she won a silver medal in the 3000 metre relay, along with Jessica Gregg, Tania Vicent and Marianne St-Gelais. Career See also *List of Canadian sports personalities The following is a list of Canadians, Canadian sports personalities. Olympic athletes * Jean-Paul Banos (born 1961), fencer *Alex Baumann, Greater Sudbury, Sudbury, swimmer *Josh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Overland
Amanda Overland (born August 30, 1981) is a Canadians, Canadian short track speed skating, short track speed skater who competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics. She is the sister of Kevin Overland and Cindy Overland, both Olympic Speed Skaters. References External links CBC.ca biography * * * * 1981 births Living people Canadian female short-track speed skaters Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic short-track speed skaters for Canada Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating Short-track speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Kitchener, Ontario 21st-century Canadian sportswomen World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists {{Canada-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alanna Kraus
Alanna Kraus (born June 30, 1977 in Abbotsford, British Columbia) is a Canadian short track speed skater. Career achievements She won the bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in short-track speed skating for the women's 3000 m relay. She competed in three individual events at the 2002 Games. In the 500 m she placed 6th; 8th in the 1000 m and 5th in the 1500 m.Profile of Alanna Kraus by Speed Skating Canada ''London Free Press'', February 9, 2006. She was also a silver medallist at the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kang Yun-mi (speed Skater)
Kang Yun-Mi (, born February 10, 1988) is a South Korean short track speed skater who won gold in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter O .... References * 1988 births Living people South Korean female speed skaters South Korean female short-track speed skaters Short-track speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic short-track speed skaters for South Korea Olympic gold medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2007 Winter Universiade Winter World University Games medalists in short-track speed skating World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Kore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeon Da-hye
Jeon Da-hye (; born November 23, 1983) is a South Korean short track speed skater who won gold in the women's 3000 metre relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She was born in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. In 1999 Jeon earned her first call to the South Korea women's national short track team at the age of 16. In 2001, she won two silver medals at the World Championships as a member of the national team. In 2001 Jeon was omitted from the national team roster and did not participated in the 2002 Winter Olympics. In February 2002, however, Jeon gained attention again, winning five gold medals at the national collegiate championships. Jeon first participated at the Winter Olympics in February 2006. She was expected to compete in the 500 metres as well but competed only in the 3000 metre relay due to injuries, combining with Choi Eun-Kyung, Byun Chun-Sa, Jin Sun-Yu and Kang Yun-Mi. Team Korea eventually won its fourth consecutive Olympic women's 3000 metre relay g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byun Chun-sa
Byun Chun-sa (; born November 23, 1987, in Seoul) is a South Korean Short track speed skating, short track speed skater who won gold in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics. References External links * * * 1987 births Living people South Korean female short-track speed skaters Olympic short-track speed skaters for South Korea Olympic gold medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating Short-track speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists in short-track speed skating Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Short-track speed skaters at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Speed skaters from Seoul Korea National Sport University alumni South Korean Buddhists World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists 21st-century South Korean sportswomen {{SouthKorea-speed-skati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Eun-kyung
Choi Eun-kyung (, born December 26, 1984) is a South Korean short track speed skater. She is a double Olympic Champion in relays and a two-time Overall World Champion for 2003 and 2004. Biography At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Choi won a silver medal in the 1500 m and was a member of the gold medal-winning relay team in the 3000 m relay. She was the world recordholder for 1500 m at the time. Choi's career heights came between the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. She was the Overall World Champion in 2003 and in 2004. She also won the Overall World Cup title for the 2003–2004 season. At the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter O ..., Choi equalled her achievements from the previous Olympics, winning a silver medal in the 1500 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Yang (b
Yang Yang may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Yang Yang (painter) (born 1953), Chinese-born American artist and sculptor * Yang Yang (conductor) (born 1973), Chinese conductor with Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra * Yang Yang (tenor) (1974/75 – 2019), Chinese tenor * Yang Yang (actor) (born 1991), Chinese actor * Bian Jinyang (born 1993), Chinese author who writes under the pen name Yang Yang * Yang Yang (director), Chinese director, see Golden Eagle Award for Best Television Series Director (China) * Liu Yangyang (born 2000), member of China based band WayV Sportspeople * Yang Yang (badminton) (born 1963), Chinese badminton player * Yang Yang (baseball) (born 1986), Chinese baseball player * Yang Yang (speed skater, born 1976), Chinese speed skater, Olympic gold medalist * Yang Yang (speed skater, born 1977), Chinese speed skater, Olympic silver medalist * Yang Yang (sprinter) (born 1991), Chinese sprinter * Yang Yang (swimmer) (born 1997), Chinese Paralympic swim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher (born October 21, 1984, in Prévost, Quebec) is a Canadian short track speed skating athlete at the 2006 Winter Olympics. A student in ecology at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), she won a bronze medal in the 500m short track speed skating event on February 15, 2006, at the Winter Olympics. She finished ahead of fellow Canadian Kalyna Roberge with a time of 0:44.759. On February 22, along with Alanna Kraus, Tania Vicent, Amanda Overland and Kalyna Roberge, Leblanc-Boucher helped win a silver medal for Canada in the women's 3000m relay. Leblanc-Boucher announced her pregnancy in 2006 and gave birth to her first child, William, born in late June 2007. She went on to have two more children, Ben and Stella, and had planned to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in her home country but could not qualify. Leblanc-Boucher made headlines in February 2014 when she posted an advertisement on Kijiji selling her Olympic silver medal and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evgenia Radanova
Evgenia Radanova (; born 4 November 1977) is a Bulgarian female short track speed skater and racing cyclist who has participated in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. She was the world record holder in the 500 m short track distance with 43.671s, which she set in Calgary, Canada on 19 October 2001. In the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympic games she won a silver medal at the same distance and a bronze at 1500m. In Athens 2004 Summer games she took part in cycling, but did not get a medal. In the 2010 Vancouver Olympics in the women's 500 m she ended up 7th. Radanova currently trains in Italy, although most of her career she spent with Slavia Sofia Sports Club and the National Sports Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t .... In the Academy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |