New Zealand at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

New Zealand at the
2006 Winter Olympics

IOC code| NZL
NOC| New Zealand Olympic Committee
Website| www.olympic.org.nz
in Turin
Competitors| 18 in 5 sports
Flag bearers | Sean Becker (opening and closing)[1][2]
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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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.

## Alpine skiing

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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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

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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

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Main article: Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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

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Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total  | Rank
Mathew Dallow
Alan Henderson | Two-man | 56.61  | 56.79  | 57.46  | did not advance  | 23
Mathew Dallow
Steve Harrison
Alan Henderson
Aaron Orangi | Four-man | did not start

## Curling

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Main article: Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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

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Main article: Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics § 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Main article: Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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

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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

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Main article: Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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

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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

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Time  | Rank  | Position  | Position  | Position  | Position  | Rank
Juliane Bray | Women's snowboard cross | 1:34.45  | 20  | did not advance  | 20

## Flag bearer

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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

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* New Zealand Olympic Committee
* New Zealand Olympic medallists
* Sport in New Zealand

## References

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1. ^ "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony". Retrieved Mar 30, 2009.
2. ^ "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony". Retrieved Mar 30, 2009.
3. ^ "NZ Eye Medals at 2010 Winter Games". TMC News. February 27, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
4. ^ a b "Torino 2006 Official Report - Alpine Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
5. ^ "Kiwi team out after crash". Television New Zealand. February 24, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
6. ^ a b "Torino 2006 Official Report - Bobsleigh" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
7. ^ "Torino 2006 Official Report - Curling" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
8. ^ a b c d "Torino 2006 Official Report - Skeleton" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2009.

* Yahoo! Sports – 2006 Winter Olympics – New Zealand at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

## External links

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* New Zealand Olympic Committee
* New Zealand Winter Olympics Team
* Snow Sports New Zealand
* Speed Skating New Zealand
* Skeleton New Zealand
* New Zealand Curling Association

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2006 New Zealand Winter Olympics team

Alpine skiing|

* Nicola Campbell
* Erika McLeod
* Mickey Ross

Bobsleigh|

* Matt Dallow
* Alan Henderson
* Aaron Orangi

Curling|

* Sean Becker
* Lorne De Pape
* Warren Dobson
* Hans Frauenlob
* Dan Mustapic

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* Louise Corcoran
* Ben Sandford

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* Juliane Bray
* Kendall Brown
* Mitch Brown

Chef de Mission: Tomas Huppert

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