Short track speed skating
Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the s ...
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 ...
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
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* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals.
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Women's events
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* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals.
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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.
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References
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Events at the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
2006 in short-track speed skating
Olympics, 2006