The women's luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics began on February 13, and was completed on February 14 at Cesana Pariol.
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| Venue | Cesana Pariol | ||||||||||||
| Dates | February 13 – 14 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
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Results
editRuns 1 and 2 were held on February 13, and runs 3 and 4 on February 14. The women's luge event was plagued with injury resulting from five separate crashes and many near misses. Kraushaar's silver gave her a complete set of medals earned at the Winter Olympics in women's singles. [1]
| Place | Athlete | Country | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sylke Otto |  Germany |
47.041 | 46.820 | 46.902 | 47.216 | 3:07.979 | — |
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Silke Kraushaar | Germany |
47.269 | 46.860 | 46.991 | 46.995 | 3:08.115 | 0.136 |
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Tatjana Hüfner | Germany |
47.109 | 47.269 | 47.101 | 46.981 | 3:08.460 | 0.481 |
| 4 | Courtney Zablocki |  United States |
47.253 | 47.129 | 47.234 | 47.236 | 3:08.852 | 0.873 |
| 5 | Veronika Halder |  Austria |
47.426 | 47.137 | 47.246 | 47.278 | 3:09.087 | 1.108 |
| 6 | Liliya Ludan |  Ukraine |
47.439 | 47.378 | 47.150 | 47.308 | 3:09.275 | 1.296 |
| 7 | Anna Orlova |  Latvia |
47.654 | 47.317 | 47.280 | 47.232 | 3:09.483 | 1.504 |
| 8 | Nina Reithmayer | Austria |
47.485 | 47.532 | 47.333 | 47.223 | 3:09.573 | 1.863 |
| 9 | Martina Kocher |  Switzerland |
47.548 | 47.410 | 47.276 | 47.357 | 3:09.591 | 1.612 |
| 10 | Regan Lauscher |  Canada |
47.584 | 47.418 | 47.320 | 47.321 | 3:09.643 | 1.664 |
| 11 | Sarah Podorieszach |  Italy |
47.858 | 47.647 | 47.519 | 47.850 | 3:10.874 | 2.895 |
| 12 | Erin Hamlin | United States |
48.660 | 47.816 | 47.534 | 47.280 | 3:11.290 | 3.311 |
| 13 | Madoka Harada |  Japan |
48.042 | 47.852 | 47.989 | 47.767 | 3:11.650 | 3.671 |
| 14 | Alexandra Rodionova |  Russia |
48.165 | 47.935 | 48.186 | 47.881 | 3:12.167 | 4.188 |
| 15 | Ewelina Staszulonek |  Poland |
48.653 | 47.666 | 48.293 | 47.567 | 3:12.179 | 4.200 |
| 16 | Julia Anashkina | Russia |
47.952 | 48.190 | 48.059 | 48.208 | 3:12.409 | 4.430 |
| 17 | Maija Tiruma | Latvia |
49.623 | 47.987 | 47.889 | 47.545 | 3:13.044 | 5.065 |
| 18 | Aiva Aparjode | Latvia |
48.934 | 47.957 | 47.721 | 48.453 | 3:13.065 | 5.086 |
| 19 | Veronika Sabolova |  Slovakia |
49.680 | 48.226 | 48.095 | 48.060 | 3:14.061 | 6.082 |
| 20 | Alex Gough | Canada |
48.286 | 49.902 | 47.922 | 48.045 | 3:14.155 | 6.176 |
| 21 | Anastasija Skulkina | Russia |
49.174 | 48.089 | 50.033 | 48.072 | 3:15.368 | 7.389 |
| 22 | Jana Sisajova | Slovakia |
48.860 | 50.267 | 48.479 | 49.387 | 3:16.993 | 9.014 |
| 23 | Hannah Campbell-Pegg |  Australia |
49.577 | 49.350 | 49.574 | 49.038 | 3:17.539 | 9.56 |
| 24 | Michelle Despain |  Argentina |
50.062 | 54.061 | 50.120 | 52.898 | 3:27.141 | 19.162 |
| — | Sonja Manzenreiter | Austria |
47.308 | 47.200 | DNF | — | — | — |
| — | Meaghan Simister | Canada |
48.585 | 48.682 | DNF | — | — | — |
| — | Samantha Retrosi | United States |
47.861 | DNF | — | — | — | — |
| — | Natalia Yakushenko | Ukraine |
54.189 | DNS | — | — | — | — |
| — | Anastasia Oberstolz-Antonova | Italy |
DNF | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Marketa Jeriova |  Czech Republic |
DNF | — | — | — | — | — |
References
edit- ^ "Torino 2006 Official Report - Luge" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved Jun 4, 2009. [dead link]