Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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| Venue | Cesana Pariol |
| Dates | 16–17 February |
| Competitors | 42 from 21 nations |
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The skeleton competition at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games was held at Cesana Pariol in Cesana, Italy on February 16 (women's) and February 17 (men's).
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men's |
Duff Gibson Canada |
1:55.88 | Jeff Pain Canada |
1:56.14 | Gregor Stähli Switzerland |
1:56.80 |
| Women's |
Maya Pedersen-Bieri Switzerland |
1:59.83 | Shelley Rudman Great Britain |
2:01.06 | Mellisa Hollingsworth-Richards Canada |
2:01.41 |
Participating NOCs
Twenty-one nations competed in the skeleton events at Torino.
Australia (2)
Austria (2)
Bermuda (1)
Canada (5)
Croatia (1)
France (1)
Germany (4)
Great Britain (3)
Ireland (1)
Italy (2)
Japan (3)
South Korea (1)
Latvia (1)
Lebanon (1)
Norway (1)
New Zealand (2)
Poland (1)
South Africa (1)
Russia (2)
Switzerland (3)
United States (4)
References
- ^ a b "Torino 2006 Official Report - Skeleton" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
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