Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Ice dance
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Ice dance at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Palavela Turin, Italy | ||||||||||||
Dates | February 17, 2006 February 19, 2006 February 20, 2006 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 24 pairs from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning score | 200.64 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Ice dance was contested during the figure skating events at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
This competition began with a compulsory dance, the Ravensburg Waltz, on February 17, in which all couples performed the same dance. The original dance, in which skaters performed to a designated set of rhythms (Latin combination), was held two days later, and the 4-minute free dance concluded the competition on February 20. 24 couples entered the competition, and all of them continued through to the free dance. Coming into the competition, Russians Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov, the reigning world champions, were the clear favorites. Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto, who won silver medals at the last World Championships, aimed to win the first Olympic medals in ice dance for USA since 1976. Teams from Ukraine, France, Canada, Israel, Lithuania, Italy, and Bulgaria were also vying for a medal.