Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's snowboard cross

The women's snowboard cross event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on 17 February 2006.[1]

Women's snowboard cross
at the XX Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for snowboarding
VenueBardonecchia
Date17 February 2006
Competitors23 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tanja Frieden  Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lindsey Jacobellis  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dominique Maltais  Canada
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Medalists edit

Gold Tanja Frieden
  Switzerland
Silver Lindsey Jacobellis
  United States
Bronze Dominique Maltais
  Canada

Results edit

Qualification edit

All competitors raced two qualification runs, with only the better of the two times used in the final ranking. The top 16 of the 23 competitors advanced to the quarter-finals. Struck-through runs in the table below represent the discarded time for a competitor.[2]

Rank Name Nationality Run 1 (time) Rank Run 2 (time) Rank Best time
1 Maëlle Ricker   Canada 1:28.99 1 1:27.85 1 1:27.85
2 Dominique Maltais   Canada 1:33.03 13 1:29.33 2 1:29.33
3 Lindsey Jacobellis   United States 1:30.89 6 1:29.51 3 1:29.51
4 Tanja Frieden   Switzerland 1:30.76 5 1:29.77 4 1:29.77
5 Maria Danielsson   Sweden 1:30.01 2 2:06.56 21 1:30.01
6 Isabel Clark Ribeiro   Brazil 1:30.12 3 1:31.49 10 1:30.12
7 Olivia Nobs   Switzerland 1:32.02 8 1:30.44 5 1:30.44
8 Marie Laissus   France 1:30.46 4 1:30.99 8 1:30.46
9 Déborah Anthonioz   France 1:31.22 7 1:30.89 6 1:30.89
10 Doresia Krings   Austria 1:45.53 21 1:30.90 7 1:30.90
11 Karine Ruby   France 1:42.51 20 1:31.03 9 1:31.03
12 Zoe Gillings   Great Britain 1:46.71 22 1:31.93 11 1:31.93
13 Katharina Himmler   Germany 1:32.15 9 1:33.89 17 1:32.15
14 Mellie Francon   Switzerland 1:32.31 10 1:32.30 12 1:32.30
15 Yuka Fujimori   Japan 1:32.46 11 1:32.63 13 1:32.46
16 Doris Günther   Austria 1:32.58 12 DNF 1:32.58
17 Erin Simmons   Canada 1:33.24 14 1:32.74 14 1:32.74
18 Carmen Ranigler   Italy DNF 1:32.91 15 1:32.91
19 Dominique Vallee   Canada 1:34.76 16 1:33.57 16 1:33.57
20 Juliane Bray   New Zealand 1:34.45 15 1:39.81 20 1:34.45
21 Emily Thomas   Australia 1:37.69 19 1:34.57 18 1:34.57
22 Aleksandra Zhekova   Bulgaria 1:36.13 17 1:35.50 19 1:35.50
23 Julie Pomagalski   France 1:36.32 18 DSQ 23 1:36.32

Elimination round edit

The top 16 qualifiers advanced to the quarterfinal round. From here, they participated in four-person elimination races, with the top two from each race advancing.

Quarterfinals edit

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Semifinals edit

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Finals edit

The four semifinalists who failed to advanced to the big final competed in the small final to determine 5th through 8th places. The four last place finishers in the quarterfinals contested a 13th-16th classification race, while the third-placed finishers raced for 9th through 13th.[2]

In the large final, American Lindsey Jacobellis had a clear lead heading to the final hill, where she showboated by attempting a twisting grab in the air. She fell, allowing Tanja Frieden to sweep past her and claim the gold medal.[3]

Large Final
Seed Name Rank
4   Tanja Frieden (SUI)  
3   Lindsey Jacobellis (USA)  
2   Dominique Maltais (CAN)  
1   Maëlle Ricker (CAN) 4
Small Final
Seed Name Rank
14   Mellie Francon (SUI) 5
5   Maria Danielsson (SWE) 6
15   Yuka Fujimori (JPN) 7
8   Marie Laissus (FRA) 8
Classification 9-12
Seed Name Rank
6   Isabel Clark Ribeiro (BRA) 9
9   Déborah Anthonioz (FRA) 10
7   Olivia Nobs (SUI) 11
13   Katharina Himmler (GER) 12
Classification 13-16
Seed Name Rank
10   Doresia Krings (AUT) 13
16   Doris Günther (AUT) 14
12   Zoe Gillings (GBR) 15
11   Karine Ruby (FRA) 16

References edit

  1. ^ "Snowboarding at the 2006 Torino Winter Games: Women's Boardercross". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Torino 2006 Official Report - Snowboarding" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2009. [dead link]
  3. ^ Lindsey Berra (18 February 2006). "Jacobellis makes rookie mistake on biggest stage". ESPN. Retrieved 6 April 2009.