Argentina at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Argentina at the Olympic Games
Flag of Argentina IOC code  ARG NOC Comité Olímpico Argentino Website www.coarg.org.ar (Spanish)
At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin
Competitors	9 (5 men, 4 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	María Belén Simari Birkner (opening) Clyde Getty (closing)
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Argentina competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Of the five-person alpine skiing contingent Argentina sent to Turin, three were members of the Simari Birkner family. These three accounted for all of Argentina's top-30 finishes, with the best performances coming from Cristian Javier in the giant slalom and the combined.

Athlete	Event	Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Total	Rank
Facundo Aguirre	Men's giant slalom	Did not finish
Cristian Javier Simari Birkner	Men's giant slalom	1:22.37	1:20.19	n/a	2:42.56	23
	Men's slalom	Did not finish
	Men's combined	1:43.93	45.89	46.72	3:16.54	23
Macarena Simari Birkner	Women's super-G	Did not finish
	Women's giant slalom	1:05.81	1:13.62	n/a	2:19.43	31
	Women's slalom	45.90	51.17	n/a	1:37.07	31
	Women's combined	40.99	45.95	1:35.72	3:02.66	26
Maria Belen Simari Birkner	Women's super-G	n/a			1:38.02	47
	Women's giant slalom	Did not finish
	Women's slalom	46.35	51.26	n/a	1:37.61	37
	Women's combined	41.55	47.08	1:36.72	3:05.35	29
Miriam Vazquez	Women's downhill	n/a			2:07.42	39
	Women's combined	Did not start

Note: In the men's combined, runs 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Beltrame's best finish came in the individual event, where he finished 84th ahead of three other finishers.

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Misses	Rank
Sebastian Beltrame	Men's sprint	33:32.4	5	87
	Men's individual	1:09:24.3	9	84

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Distance

Athlete	Event	Final
		Total	Rank
Martin Bianchi	Men's 15 km classical	49:08.0	86

Freestyle skiing

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

44-year-old Colorado resident Clyde Getty represented Argentina in the men's aerials, finishing last in the field after failing to land his second jump.

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Clyde Getty	Men's aerials	79.88	28	Did not advance

Luge

Main article: Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Michelle Despain bumped into the track walls several times during the competition, and was nearly 10 seconds slower than the next-to-last finisher, but she did manage to complete all four runs.

Athlete	Event	Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Total	Rank
Michelle Despain	Women's singles	50.062	54.061	50.120	52.898	3:27.141	24

References

• Argentina NOC participant list