Estonia_at_the_2006_Winter_Olympics
Estonia at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Estonia sent 27 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.[3] Half of them competed in cross-country skiing, where Estonia won all of their three Turin Olympic medals.[4] Olympic champion Andrus Veerpalu participated on his 5th Winter Olympics.
| Estonia at the 2006 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | EST |
| NOC | Estonian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Turin | |
| Competitors | 26 (17 men, 9 women) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearers | Eveli Saue (opening)[1] Kristina Šmigun (closing)[2] |
| Medals Ranked 12th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1956–1988) | |
The following is a list of the number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.[5]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Biathlon | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Cross-country skiing | 8* | 5 | 13* |
| Figure skating | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Nordic combined | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ski jumping | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 18* | 9 | 27* |
*Including a reserve Raul Olle, who did not compete
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
| Tiiu Nurmberg | Women's giant slalom | 1:08.39 | 1:16.70 | 2:58.09 | 34 | |
| Women's slalom | 48.77 | 54.21 | 1:42.98 | 44 | ||
| Deyvid Oprja | Men's giant slalom | 1:40.49 | DNF | Did not finish | ||
| Men's slalom | DNS | Did not start | ||||
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.
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Misses | Rank | ||
| Dimitri Borovik | Men's sprint | 30:31.6 | 4 | 73 |
| Men's individual | 1:03:25.8 | 5 | 70 | |
| Roland Lessing | Men's sprint | 29:30.7 | 2 | 58 |
| Men's pursuit | 41:53.47 | 6 | 51 | |
| Men's individual | 1:02:31.2 | 5 | 62 | |
| Janno Prants | Men's sprint | 30:41.0 | 2 | 75 |
| Eveli Saue | Women's sprint | 24:55.4 | 1 | 47 |
| Women's pursuit | Lapped | |||
| Women's individual | 1:00:53.6 | 5 | 73 | |
| Indrek Tobreluts | Men's sprint | 28:47.5 | 1 | 40 |
| Men's pursuit | 40:25.80 | 4 | 43 | |
| Men's individual | 1:02:43.6 | 5 | 66 | |
| Priit Viks | Men's individual | 1:04:08.1 | 5 | 75 |
| Dimitri Borovik Indrek Tobreluts Roland Lessing Priit Viks |
Men's relay | 1:27:48.9 | 2+16 | 15 |
- Distance
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | ||
| Kaspar Kokk | 15 km classical | 40:51.7 | 35 |
| 30 km pursuit | 1:17:50.8 | 19 | |
| Jaak Mae | 15 km classical | 38:35.2 | 5 |
| Priit Narusk | 15 km classical | 41:35.8 | 45 |
| Aivar Rehemaa | 30 km pursuit | 1:19:51.4 | 32 |
| 50 km classical | 2:08:00.8 | 35 | |
| Andrus Veerpalu | 15 km classical | 38:01.3 |  |
| Aivar Rehemaa Andrus Veerpalu Jaak Mae Kaspar Kokk |
4 × 10 km relay | 1:45:23.8 | 8 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | ||
| Tatjana Mannima | 10 km classical | 31:46.8 | 51 |
| 30 km freestyle | 1:30:42.1 | 41 | |
| Kaili Sirge | 10 km classical | 32:06.6 | 56 |
| 30 km freestyle | Did not finish | ||
| Kristina Šmigun | 10 km classical | 27:51.4 | |
| 15 km pursuit | 42:48.7 | | |
| 30 km freestyle | 1:23:22.5 | 8 | |
| Silja Suija | 10 km classical | 31:40.9 | 49 |
| Piret Pormeister Silja Suija Kaili Sirge Tatjana Mannima |
4 × 5 km | 1:00:24.4 | 17 |
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Peeter Kümmel | Men's sprint | 2:21.60 | 38 | Did not advance | 38 | ||||
| Tatjana Mannima | Women's sprint | 2:20.44 | 41 | Did not advance | 41 | ||||
| Priit Narusk | Men's sprint | 2:22.19 | 41 | Did not advance | 41 | ||||
| Piret Pormeister | Women's sprint | 2:24.67 | 54 | Did not advance | 54 | ||||
| Aivar Rehemaa | Men's sprint | 2:26.09 | 54 | Did not advance | 54 | ||||
| Anti Saarepuu | Men's sprint | 2:17.75 | 14 Q | 2:20.7 | 2 Q | 2:34.8 | 4 | Final B 2:27.9 |
8 |
| Kaili Sirge | Women's sprint | 2:22.42 | 47 | Did not advance | 47 | ||||
| Priit Narusk Anti Saarepuu |
Men's team sprint | n/a | 18:07.4 | 7 | Did not advance | 14 | |||
| Piret Pormeister Kaili Sirge |
Women's team sprint | n/a | 19:13.6 | 8 | Did not advance | 15 | |||
- Raul Olle was a reserve for the men's relay team, but did not race in any events at the Games.
| Athlete | Event | CD | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jelena Glebova | Ladies' | n/a | 38.47 | 28 | Did not advance | 28 | |||
| Diana Rennik Aleksei Saks |
Pairs | n/a | 39.72 | 18 | 78.41 | 15 | 118.13 | 17 | |
Key: CD = Compulsory dance, FD = Free dance, FS = Free skate, OD = Original dance, SP = Short program
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-Country | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Deficit | Time | Rank | |||||
| Tambet Pikkor | Sprint | 95.9 | 38 | 1:59 | 20:14.1 +1:45.1 |
32 | |||
| Individual Gundersen | 1:88.5 | 42 | 4:56 | 44:39.9 +4:55.3 |
33 | ||||
Note: 'Deficit' refers to the amount of time behind the leader a competitor began the cross-country portion of the event. Italicized numbers show the final deficit from the winner's finishing time.
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | First round | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total | Rank | ||
| Jaan Jüris | Normal hill | 107.0 | 32 Q | 88.5 | 50 | Did not advance | 50 | |
| Large hill | 52.5 | 48 | Did not advance | |||||
| Jens Salumäe | Normal hill | 117.5 | 15 Q | 112.0 | 32 | Did not advance | 32 | |
| Large hill | 80.3 | 28 Q | 99.4 | 24 Q | 104.4 | 203.8 | 23 | |
The Estonian Olympic Committee sent 28 athletes and 30 representatives to those games.
- Representatives
NOC representatives were president Mart Siimann and secretary Toomas Tõnise. Estonian team representatives were delegation head: Martti Raju, press attaché Sven Sommer, Kristjan Oja in biathlon, Tiit Pekk in cross-country skiing and Gunnar Kuura in figure skating.
- Team coaches
Kenneth Ellis – alpine skiing, Raini Pohlak and Hillar Zahkna – biathlon, Mati Alaver and Anatoli Šmigun – cross country skiing, Anna Levandi and Ardo Rennik – figure skating, Toomas Nurmsalu – Nordic combined, Hillar Hein – ski jumping.
Biathlon team: Egert Ispert and Tiit Orlovski biathlon service team, Margo Ool – biathlon massage therapist.
Cross-country skiing team: medical doctors and therapists (Tarvo Kiudma, Mihkel Mardna, Lauri Rannama, Meelis Albert) and service team (Margo Pulles, Peep Koidu, Kristjan-Thor Vähi, Are Mets, Magne Myrmo, Eero Bergman, Michael Hasler, Urmas Välbe, Oleg Ragilo, Raul Seema, Assar Jõepera).
- VIP guests
- Arnold Rüütel – the President of the Republic of Estonia,
- Andrus Ansip – the Prime Minister of Estonia,
- Raivo Palmaru – the Minister of Culture,
- Urmas Paet – the Foreign Minister.
Kalju Valgus in biathlon.
Gunnar Press, Jaan Martinson, Tarmo Paju, Mati Hiis (SL Õhtuleht), Andrus Nilk, Risto Berendsen, Tiit Lääne, Marko Mumm (Eesti Päevaleht), Veiko Visnapuu, Deivil Tserp, Priit Pullerits, Raigo Pajula (Postimees), Raul Ranne (Eesti Ekspress), Enn Hallik (Pärnu Postimees), Sulev Oll (Maaleht), Marko Kaljuveer, Lembitu Kuuse, Ivar Jurtšenko, Helar Osila, Anu Säärits, Tauno Peit, Teet Konksi, Valeri Tiivas (Eesti Televisioon), Tiit Karuks, Tarmo Tiisler, Erik Lillo, Hanno Tomber (Eesti Raadio), Margus Uba (European Broadcasting Union).
- Estonian team at the opening ceremony
Flag bearer: Eveli Saue (biathlon)
- Athletes: Eveli Saue – biathlon and Tiiu Nurmberg – alpine skiing
- Representatives: Hillar Zahkna, Raini Pohlak, Egert Ispert, Margo Ool, Gunnar Kuura, Ardo Rennik, Kenneth Ellis, Mart Siimann, Toomas Tõnise and Sven Sommer.
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- "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony". Retrieved February 22, 2009.[permanent dead link]
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