Spain at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Spain competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

Spain at the 2006 Winter Olympics
IOC code	ESP
NOC	Spanish Olympic Committee
Website	www.coe.es (in Spanish)
in Turin
Competitors	16 (7 men, 9 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearers	María José Rienda (opening) Juan Jesús Gutiérrez (closing)[1][2]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

María José Rienda entered the Olympics having won three World Cup events on the season, including the last giant slalom before the Olympic Games, but couldn't repeat this form in Turin, as she finished 13th in the giant slalom.^[3][4]

Athlete[4]	Event	Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Total	Rank
Andrea Casasnovas	Women's downhill	n/a			2:06.73	38
	Women's combined	did not start
Leyre Morlans	Women's downhill	did not finish
	Women's super-G	n/a			1:38.53	49
María José Rienda	Women's super-G	did not finish
	Women's giant slalom	1:02.28	1:09.85	n/a	2:12.13	13
Carolina Ruiz Castillo	Women's downhill	n/a			2:01.09	30
	Women's super-G	n/a			1:35.20	30
	Women's giant slalom	1:03.18	1:10.36	n/a	2:13.54	20
	Women's combined	41.74	46.47	1:32.72	3:00.93	25

Note: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics

The lone Spanish biathlete in Turin, Luis Alberto Hernando, finished 80th in the men's individual event.^[5]

Athlete[5]	Event	Final
		Time	Misses	Rank
Luis Alberto Hernando	Men's sprint	32:26.0	4	83
	Men's individual	1:06:54:4	7	80

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Even after Johann Mühlegg was disqualified for doping after having won the men's 50 kilometre race, Spain's top cross-country performance was in that race, as Juan Jesús Gutiérrez finished 22nd.^[6][7]

Distance

Athlete[7]	Event	Final
		Total	Rank
Laia Aubert Torrents	Women's 10 km classical	33:29.4	64
	Women's 15 km pursuit	50:41.3	61
Juan Jesús Gutiérrez	Men's 50 km freestyle	2:06:43.3	22
Laura Orgue	Women's 10 km classical	33:18.6	63
	Women's 15 km pursuit	51:16.5	63
Diego Ruiz	Men's 15 km classical	41:37.9	46
	Men's 30 km pursuit	1:24:05.5	54
	Men's 50 km freestyle	2:06:51.6	23
Vicente Vilarrubla	Men's 15 km classical	43:47.2	65
	Men's 30 km pursuit	1:19:39.8	31
	Men's 50 km freestyle	2:09:03.1	42

Freestyle skiing

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Spain's lone competitor in the freestyle skiing events in Turin was unable to advance in the women's moguls, as she finished second last in the qualifying round.^[8]

Athlete[8]	Event	Qualifying		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Nuria Montane	Women's moguls	11.76	29	did not advance	29

Snowboarding

Main article: Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Jordi Font was involved in a notable incident in his semifinal, as he collided with Canada's Jasey-Jay Anderson. Anderson beat Font down for second place, but the Canadian was disqualified for missing a gate, sending Font through to the final.^[9] In the final, Font again fell, but this time ended up in fourth position.^[10][11]

Halfpipe

Athlete[11]	Event	Qualifying run 1		Qualifying run 2		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Rank
Queralt Castellet	Women's halfpipe	20.5	19	18.3	20	did not advance		26
Iker Fernandez	Men's halfpipe	27.0	22	27.0	22	did not advance		28
Clara Villoslada	Women's halfpipe	10.3	29	11.4	24	did not advance		30

Note: In the final, the single best score from two runs is used to determine the ranking. A bracketed score indicates a run that wasn't counted.

Snowboard cross

Athlete[11]	Event	Qualifying		1/8 finals	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
		Time	Rank	Position	Position	Position	Position	Rank
Jordi Font	Men's snowboard cross	1:21.18	8 Q	2 Q	2 Q	2 Q	4	4
Ibon Idigoras	Men's snowboard cross	1:23.56	34	did not advance				34