Estonia at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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{{Infobox Olympics Estonia
|games=2006 Winter
|competitors=28 (19 men and 9 women)
|sports=6
|flagbearer=[[Eveli Saue]] (biathlon)
|gold=3
|silver=0
|bronze=0
|total=3
|rank=12
}}
'''[[Estonia]]''' sent 28 athletes to the '''[[2006 Winter Olympics]]''' in [[Turin]], [[Italy]]<ref>[http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/torino2006/athletes?lname=all&country=est&sport=all Yahoo! Sports - Athletes - Estonia]</ref>. Half of them competed in cross-country skiing, where Estonia won all of their three Turin Olympic medals<ref>[http://www.nbcolympics.com/countries/5056746/detail.html NBC Olympics - Country Detail - Estonia]</ref>. Olympic champion [[Andrus Veerpalu]] participated on his 5th [[Winter Olympics]].
==Medals==
===[[Image:Med_1.png]] Gold===
* [[Andrus Veerpalu]] — [[Cross country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Cross-country skiing]], [[Cross country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics#15.C2.A0km classical interval start|Men's 15 km classical interval start]]
* [[Kristina Šmigun]] — [[Cross country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Cross-country skiing]], [[Cross country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics#7.5.C2.A0km .2B 7.5.C2.A0km double pursuit|Women's 15 km (7.5km + 7.5km) pursuit]]
* [[Kristina Šmigun]] — [[Cross country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Cross-country skiing]], [[Cross country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics#10.C2.A0km classical interval start|Women's 10 km classical interval start]]
At the [[1968 Winter Olympics]], [[Italy at the 1968 Winter Olympics|Italy]] won 4 gold medals and no silver or bronze medals. Estonia was one gold medal away from matching the record with the 3 gold medals won in cross country.
==The 2006 Estonian Olympic Team==
[[Estonian Olympic Committee]] sent 28 athletes and 30 representatives to those games.
; Representatives
[[National Olympic Committee|NOC]] representatives were president [[Mart Siiman]] 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 [[Coach (sport)|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 Estonia|President]] of the [[Estonia|Republic of Estonia]],
*[[Andrus Ansip]] - the [[Prime Minister of Estonia|Prime Minister]] of Estonia,
*[[Raivo Palmaru]] - the [[Estonian Minister of Culture|Minister of Culture]],
*[[Urmas Paet]] - the [[Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs|Foreign Minister]].
;[[Referee|Judges]]
[[Kalju Valgus]] in [[Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics|biathlon]].
;[[Press]]
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 Rahvusringhääling|Eesti Raadio]]), Margus Uba ([[European Broadcasting Union]]).
;Estonian team at the [[2006_Winter_Olympics#Opening_Ceremony|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.
==Results by event==
===[[Image:Alpine skiing pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]===
;'''[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's giant slalom|Men's giant slalom]]'''
:{| class="wikitable"
! width="100px" | Name
! width="100px" | Run 1
! width="100px" | Run 2
! width="100px" | Total
! width="100px" | Final rank
|-
| [[Deyvid Oprja]]
| align=center | 1:40.49
| align=center | Did not finish
| align=center | -
| align=center | -
|}
;'''[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's slalom|Men's slalom]]'''
:{| class="wikitable"
! width="100px" | Name
! width="100px" | Run 1
! width="100px" | Run 2
! width="100px" | Total
! width="100px" | Final rank
|-
| [[Deyvid Oprja]]
| align=center | Did not start<ref>{{et icon}}[http://www.eok.ee/uudised?id=2582 "Deyvid Oprja olümpiadebüüt lõppes katkestamisega"], [[:et:Eesti Olümpiakomitee|'''et:'''Estonian Olympic Committee]], [[2006-02-20]]</ref>
| align=center | -
| align=center | -
| align=center | -
|}
;'''[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's giant slalom|Women's giant slalom]]'''
:{| class="wikitable"
! width="100px" | Name
! width="100px" | Run 1
! width="100px" | Run 2
! width="100px" | Total
! width="100px" | Final rank
|-
| [[Tiiu Nurmberg]]
| align=center | 1:08.39
| align=center | 1:16.70
| align=center | 2:25.09
| align=center | 34. place
|}
;'''[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's slalom|Women's slalom]]'''
:{| class="wikitable"
! width="100px" | Name
! width="100px" | Run 1
! width="100px" | Run 2
! width="100px" | Total
! width="100px" | Final rank
|-
| [[Tiiu Nurmberg]]
| align=center | 48.77
| align=center | 54.21
| align=center | 1:42.98
| align=center | 44. place
|}
===[[Image:Biathlon pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Biathlon]]===
====Men's====
'''[[Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's sprint|Men's 10 km sprint]]'''
* [[Indrek Tobreluts]] - 28.47,5 (+2.35,9) (1) (→ '''42. place''' )
* [[Roland Lessing]] - 29.30,7 (+3.19,1) (2) (→ '''60. place''' )
* [[Dimitri Borovik]] - 30.31,6 (+4.20,0) (4) (→ '''75. place''' )
* [[Janno Prants]] - 30.41,0 (+4.29,4) (2) (→ '''77. place''' )
'''[[Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's pursuit|Men's 12,5 km pursuit]]'''
* Indrek Tobreluts - (+5.05,6) (4) (→ '''45. place''' )
* Roland Lessing - (+6.33,2) (4) (→ '''53. place''' )
'''[[Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's individual|Men's 20 km individual]]'''
* Roland Lessing - 1:02.31,2 (+8.08,2) Penalties: 5 (3-0-1-1) (→ '''63. place''' )
* Indrek Tobreluts - 1:02.43,6 (+8.20,6) Penalties: 5 (1-2-1-1) (→ '''67. place''' )
* Dimitri Borovik - 1:03.25,8 (+9.02,8) Penalties: 5 (2-1-2-0) (→ '''71. place''' )
* [[Priit Viks]] - 1:04.08,1 (+9.45,1) Penalties: 5 (2-2-0-1) (→ '''75. place''' )
'''[[Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's relay|Men's 4 x 7,5 km relay]]'''
* Estonian Team ( Borovik, Tobreluts, Lessing, Viks )- 1:35.34,3 (+5.57,4) (2+16) (→ '''15. place''' )
====Women's====
'''[[Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's sprint|Women's 7.5 km sprint]]'''
* [[Eveli Saue]] - Final - 24:55.4 (+2.24,0) (1) (→ '''47. place''', SB)
'''[[Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's pursuit|Women's 10 km pursuit]]'''
* Eveli Saue - Final - (→ Lapped after first lap )
'''[[Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's individual|Women's 15 km individual]]'''
* Eveli Saue - Final - 1:00:53.6 (+11.29,5) (5) (→ '''73. place''' )
===[[Image:Cross country skiing pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Cross-country skiing]]===
====Men's====
'''[[Cross country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics#15.C2.A0km classical interval start|Men's 15 km interval start (classical style)]]'''
* [[Andrus Veerpalu]] - 38.01,3 (-14,5) (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''' )
* [[Jaak Mae]] - 38.35,2 (+34,9) (→ '''5. place''' )
* [[Kaspar Kokk]] - 40.51,7 (+2.50,4) (→ '''36. place''' )
* [[Priit Narusk]] - 41.35,8 (+3.34,5) (→ '''46. place''' )
'''[[Cross country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics#15.C2.A0km .2B 15.C2.A0km double pursuit|Men's 30 km (15 km + 15 km) double pursuit]]'''
* Kaspar Kokk - 32nd / = 1:17.50,8 (+50,0) (→ '''20. place''' )
* [[Aivar Rehemaa]] - 31st / = 1:19.51,4 (+2.50,6) (→ '''33. place''' )
'''[[Cross country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics#50.C2.A0km freestyle mass start|Men's 50 km mass start (freestyle)]]'''
* Aivar Rehemaa - 2:08.00,8 (+1.49,0) (→ '''35. place''' )
'''[[Cross country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics#15.C2.A0km classical interval start|Men's 4 x 10 km relay]]'''
* Estonian Team ( Aivar Rehemaa, Andrus Veerpalu, Jaak Mae, Kaspar Kokk ) - 1:45.23,8 (+1.38,1) (→ '''8. place''' )
** Aivar Rehemaa - (classical) → (+53,4) 14th
** Andrus Veerpalu - (classical) → (+42,7) 10th
** Jaak Mae - (freestyle) → (+1.13,9) 9th
** Kaspar Kokk - (freestyle) → (+1.38,1) 8th
** [[Raul Olle]] - (→ dns, reserve )
'''[[Cross country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics#1.35.C2.A0km_individual_sprint|Men's 1.35 km individual sprint]]'''
* [[Anti Saarepuu]] - Final-B: 4th 2.27,9 (+4,0) (→ '''8. place''' )
* [[Peeter Kümmel]] - 2.21,60 (→ '''38. place''' )
* Priit Narusk - 2.22,19 (→ '''41. place''' )
* Aivar Rehemaa - 2.26,09 (→ '''54. place''' )
* [[Erkki Jallai]] - (→ dns )
'''[[Cross country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics#Team sprint.2C classical style|Men's team sprint 6 x 1,3 km (classical style)]]'''
* Estonian Team ( Priit Narusk, Anti Saarepuu ) - Semi-Final: 7th 18.07,4 (→ '''14. place''' )
====Women's====
'''[[Cross country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics#10.C2.A0km classical interval start|Women's 10 km interval start (classical style)]]'''
* [[Kristina Šmigun]] — 27:51.4 (-21,3) (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''' )
* [[Silja Suija]] - 31.40,9 (→ '''50. place''' )
* [[Tatjana Mannima]] - 31.46,8 (→ '''52. place''' )
* [[Kaili Sirge]] - 32.06,6 (→ '''57. place''' )
'''[[Cross country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics#7.5.C2.A0km .2B 7.5.C2.A0km double pursuit|Women's 15 km (7.5km + 7.5km) pursuit]]'''
* [[Kristina Šmigun]] - 21:47.2 (-1,9) (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''' )
'''[[Cross country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics#30.C2.A0km freestyle mass start|Women's 30 km mass start (freestyle)]]'''
* [[Kristina Šmigun]] - 1:23.22,5 (+57,1) (→ '''8. place''' )
* Tatjana Mannima - 1:30.42,1 (+8.16,7) (→ '''41. place''' )
* Kaili Sirge - (→ dnf )
'''[[Cross country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics#4 .C3.97 5.C2.A0km_relay|Women's 4 x 5 km relay]]'''
* Estonian Team ( Piret Pormeister, Silja Suija, Kaili Sirge, Tatjana Mannima ) - 1:00.24,4 (+5.36,7) (→ '''17. place''' )
'''[[Cross country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics#1.1.C2.A0km individual sprint|Women's 1.1 km individual sprint (freestyle)]]'''
* Tatjana Mannima - 2.20,44 (→ '''41. place''' )
* Kaili Sirge - 2.22,42 (→ '''47.-48. place''' )
* [[Piret Pormeister]] - 2.24,67 (→ '''54. place''' )
'''[[Cross country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics#Team_sprint.2C_classical_style_2|Women's team sprint (classical style)]]'''
* Estonian Team ( Piret Pormeister, Kaili Sirge ) - Semi-Final: 8th 19.13,6 (→ '''15. place''' )
===[[Image:Figure skating pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Figure skating]]===
====[[Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Ladies' singles|Women's individual]]====
* [[Elena Glebova]] - Short Program - 38.47 - did not qualify for Free skate (→ '''28. place''' )
====[[Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Pairs|Pairs]]====
* [[Diana Rennik]] and [[Aleksei Saks]] - Short program - 39.72 (18th); Free skate - 78.41 (15th), Total - 118.13 (→ '''17. place''' )
===[[Image:Nordic combined pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Nordic combined]]===
'''[[Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Sprint|Large hill sprint (7.5 km)]]'''
{| class="wikitable"
! width="150px" | Name
! width="150px" | LH Jump
! width="150px" | Sprint 7.5 km
! width="150px" | Final rank
|-
| [[Tambet Pikkor]]
| align=center | 112m / 95.9 points (38th)
| align=center | 18:15.1 (16th) (+1:45.1 behind)
| align=center | '''32. place'''
|}
'''[[Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Individual|Individual]]'''
{| class="wikitable"
! width="150px" | Name
! width="150px" | LH Jump
! width="150px" | 15 km
! width="150px" | Final rank
|-
| [[Tambet Pikkor]]
| align=center | 87,5m 86,5m (42nd)
| align=center | 44.39,9 (+4.55,3 behind)
| align=center | '''33. place'''
|}
===[[Image:Ski jumping pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Ski jumping at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Ski jumping]]===
'''[[Ski jumping at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Large Hill (K120) | Men's large hill (K120) individual]]'''
{| class="wikitable"
| width="150px" align=center |
| width="100px" align=center |
| colspan="3" align=center | '''Final round jumps'''
| width="100px" align=center |
|-
| width="150px" |'''Name'''
| width="100px" align=center | '''Qualification'''
| width="100px" align=center | '''1st round'''
| width="100px" align=center | '''Final round'''
| width="100px" align=center | '''Total'''
| width="100px" align=center | '''Final rank'''
|-
| [[Jens Salumäe]]
| align=center | 80.3 points
| align=center | 118m / 99.4 pts
| align=center | 120,5m / 104.4 pts
| align=center | 203.8 points
| align=center | '''23. place'''
|-
| [[Jaan Jüris]]
| align=center | 94m / 52.2 pts
| align=center | -
| align=center | -
| align=center | -
| align=center | '''63. place'''
|}
'''[[Ski jumping at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Normal Hill (K90)|Men's normal hill (K90) individual jump]]'''
{| class="wikitable"
| width="150px" align=center |
| width="100px" align=center |
| colspan="3" align=center | '''Final round jumps'''
| width="100px" align=center |
|-
| width="150px" |'''Name'''
| width="100px" align=center | '''Qualification'''
| width="100px" align=center | '''1st round'''
| width="100px" align=center | '''Final round'''
| width="100px" align=center | '''Total'''
| width="100px" align=center | '''Final rank'''
|-
| [[Jens Salumäe]]
| align=center | 117.50 points
| align=center | 94,5m / 112.00 pts
| align=center | -
| align=center | -
| align=center | '''32. place'''
|-
| [[Jaan Jüris]]
| align=center | 107.00 points
| align=center | 84,5m / 88.50 pts
| align=center | -
| align=center | -
| align=center | '''50. place'''
|}
==Estonian 2006 Olympic Books==
*Indrek Schwede - XX taliolümpiamängud. Torino 2006. Tallinn, Inreko Press, 2006.([[ISBN]]: 9985-9666-0-0) {{et icon}}
*Gunnar Press - Torino 2006. XX taliolümpiamängud. Tallinn, Ajakirjade Kirjastus, EOK, Postimees, SL Õhtuleht, 2006 {{et icon}}
==References==
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[[Category:2006 in Estonia|Winter Olympics]]
[[de:Olympische Winterspiele 2006/Teilnehmer (Estland)]]
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