- New Zealand at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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New Zealand at the Olympic Games
Flag of New Zealand – Flag bearersIOC code NZL NOC New Zealand Olympic Committee Website www.olympic.org.nz At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin Competitors 18 in 5 sports Flag bearer Sean Becker (opening and closing)[1][2] Medals Gold
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0Olympic history (summary) Summer Games 1908* • 1912* • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 *with Australia as Australasia
Winter Games 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 New Zealand competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
The nation sent its largest team ever to the games with 18 athletes, 7 more than in Salt Lake City in 2002. New Zealand has only won a single Winter Olympics medal, a silver medal in Albertville
Contents
Alpine skiing
New Zealand's top finisher in alpine skiing, Mickey Ross, survived a fall in the first run of the men's slalom to record a 31st place finish.[3][4]
Athlete[4] Event Final Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total Rank Nicola Campbell Women's giant slalom Did not finish Women's slalom 45.90 50.92 n/a 1:36.82 35 Erika Mcleod Women's giant slalom Did not finish Women's slalom 47.96 52.61 n/a 1:40.57 40 Mickey Ross Men's slalom 1:03.30 54.50 n/a 1:57.80 31 Bobsleigh
The New Zealand team did not compete in the four-man bobsleigh due to injuries from a training run.[5]Mathew Dallow and Alan Henderson did compete in the two-man event, but did not qualify for the final run.[6]
Athlete[6] Event Final Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Rank Mathew Dallow
Alan HendersonTwo-man 56.61 56.79 57.46 Did not advance 23 Mathew Dallow
Alan Henderson
Aaron Orangi
Angus RossFour-man Did not start Curling
The New Zealand national men's team qualified for the games after placing 8th at the 2005 World Championships. The team heading to Turin was skipped by Sean Becker, out of Ranfurly CC. The New Zealand men's team is the first team from the southern hemisphere to compete in curling as an official sport at the Olympics. Australia had previously competed in curling at the Olympics, but that was as a demonstration sport.
Sean Becker's rink twice lost games late, including giving up two in the final end to fall to the eventual silver medalists from Finland. However, these were the only bright spots for the New Zealand side, which finished the round robin in last place, without a victory.[7]
Men's
Team: Sean Becker (skip), Hans Frauenlob, Dan Mustapic, Lorne Depape, Warren Dobson (alternate)
- Round Robin
- Draw 1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final New Zealand (Becker)
0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 Sweden (Lindholm)
0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 6 ;Draw 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Great Britain (Murdoch)
0 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 2 X 9 New Zealand (Becker)
1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 X 5 ;Draw 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final United States (Fenson)
0 2 2 0 2 1 0 3 X X 10 New Zealand (Becker)
2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X X 4 ;Draw 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Finland (Uusipaavalniemi)
0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 New Zealand (Becker)
0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 ;Draw 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Switzerland (Stöckli)
2 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 1 9 New Zealand (Becker)
0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 7 ;Draw 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final New Zealand (Becker)
0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 Italy (Retornaz)
0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 ;Draw 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Norway (Trulsen)
0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 9 New Zealand (Becker)
1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 6 ;Draw 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final New Zealand (Becker)
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 1 Canada (Gushue)
1 1 0 1 0 3 3 X X X 9 ;Draw 12
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final New Zealand (Becker)
0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X X 1 Germany (Kapp)
2 0 3 2 2 1 X X X X 10 - Standings
Rank Team Skip Won Lost 1 Finland
Markku Uusipaavalniemi 7 2 2 Canada
Brad Gushue 6 3 3 United States
Pete Fenson 6 3 4 Great Britain
David Murdoch 6 3 5 Norway
Pål Trulsen 5 4 6 Switzerland
Ralph Stockli 5 4 7 Italy
Joel Retornaz 4 5 8 Sweden
Peter Lindholm 3 6 9 Germany
Andy Kapp 3 6 10 New Zealand
Sean Becker 0 9 Skeleton
Skeleton provided New Zealand with its two best finishes in Turin, including its only top-10, from Ben Sandford. Sandford had the fifth fastest second run, but his slower first run left him in 10th place.[8]
Athlete[8] Event Final Run 1 Run 2 Total Rank Louise Corcoran Women's 1:01.06 1:02.03 2:03.09 12 Ben Sandford Men's 59.16 58.60 1:57.76 10 Snowboarding
All three New Zealand snowboarders in Turin competed in the halfpipe, with Juliane Bray being the closest to qualifying for the final, finishing 16th overall. Bray also entered the snowboard cross, but was unable to qualify for the knockout rounds.[8]
- Halfpipe
Athlete[8] Event Qualifying Run 1 Qualifying Run 2 Final Points Rank Points Rank Run 1 Run 2 Rank Juliane Bray Women's halfpipe 17.1 23 32.2 10 Did not advance 16 Kendall Brown Women's halfpipe 22.9 18 22.4 18 Did not advance 24 Mitchell Brown Men's halfpipe 16.3 33 28.3 19 Did not advance 25 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 Event Qualifying 1/8 Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank Juliane Bray Women's snowboard cross 1:34.45 20 Did not advance 20 Flag bearer
Sean Becker, the captain of New Zealand's curling team, carried the flag for the New Zealand team in both the opening and closing ceremonies. There was some controversy about the later of these, as the position of closing ceremony flag bearer is usually reserved for the best-performed competitor from the country and the curling team had finished last in their competition.
Traditionally the New Zealand team flag bearer at an Olympic games wears a blessed Māori cloak called the Kotahu.
See also
References
- ^ "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony". http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/media_centre/press_release_uk.asp?id=1664. Retrieved Mar. 30th, 2009.
- ^ "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony". http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/media_centre/press_release_uk.asp?id=1726. Retrieved Mar. 30th, 2009.
- ^ "NZ Eye Medals at 2010 Winter Games". TMC News. February 27, 2006. http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-nz-eye-medals-2010-winter-games-/2006/02/26/1407598.htm. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- ^ a b "Torino 2006 Official Report - Alpine Skiing". Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/Results/AlpineSkiing.pdf. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- ^ "Kiwi team out after crash". Television New Zealand. February 24, 2006. http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/666057. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
- ^ a b "Torino 2006 Official Report - Bobsleigh". Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/Results/Bobsleigh.pdf. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- ^ "Torino 2006 Official Report - Curling". Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/Results/Curling.pdf. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Torino 2006 Official Report - Skeleton". Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/Results/Skeleton.pdf. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
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External links
- New Zealand Olympic Committee
- New Zealand Winter Olympics Team
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- Speed Skating New Zealand
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