Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Two-woman

The Two-woman bobsleigh competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 20 and 21 February, at Cesana Pariol.[1]

Two-woman
at the XX Olympic Winter Games
The USA-1 sled of Rohbock and Fleming traverses a corner.
VenueCesana Pariol
DatesFebruary 20 — 21
Competitors32 from 10 nations
Winning time3:49.98
Medalists
 Germany
Sandra Kiriasis, Anja Schneiderheinze
 United States
Shauna Rohbock, Valerie Fleming
 Italy
Gerda Weissensteiner, Jennifer Isacco

Records

While the IOC does not consider bobsled times eligible for Olympic records, the FIBT does maintain records for both the start and a complete run at each track it competes.

Prior to this competition, the existing Cesana Pariol track records were as follows.

Type[2]DateTeamTime
Start21 January 2005 United States
Shauna Rohbock
Valerie Fleming
5.22
Run7 January 2006 Italy
Gerda Weissensteiner
Jennifer Isacco
58.57

The following track records were established during this event.

Type[2]DateRunTeamTime
Start20 February1 Canada (CAN-1)
Helen Upperton
Heather Moyse
5.16
Run20 February1 Germany (GER-2)
Susi Lisa Erdmann
Nicole Herschmann
57.26
20 February1 Germany (GER-1)
Sandra Kiriasis
Anja Schneiderheinze
57.16

Results

15 of the 16 two-woman teams entered for the event completed all four runs, with the Netherlands-1 team of Broeders and Pennings the only team not to do so. The Dutch pair crashed on the first run, and, while neither was injured, they did not compete in subsequent runs.[3]

The total time for all four runs was used to determine the final ranking. Sandra Kiriasis and Anja Schneiderheinze, the 2005 World Champions won gold by 0.71 seconds, having the fastest time in three of the four runs.[2]

RankCountryAthletesRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
 Germany (GER-1)Sandra Kiriasis
Anja Schneiderheinze
57.1657.7757.3457.713:49.98
 United States (USA-1)Shauna Rohbock
Valerie Fleming
57.3757.6557.7857.893:50.69
 Italy (ITA-1)Gerda Weissensteiner
Jennifer Isacco
57.5057.6757.7158.133:51.01
4 Canada (CAN-1)Helen Upperton
Heather Moyse
57.3757.7758.0957.833:51.06
5 Germany (GER-2)Susi Lisa Erdmann
Nicole Herschmann
57.2657.7558.0458.273:51.32
6 United States (USA-2)Jean Prahm
Vonetta Flowers
57.9757.6757.8158.333:51.78
7 RussiaVictoria Tokovaia
Nadezhda Orlova
57.6457.7258.4458.133:51.93
8 Switzerland (SUI-1)Maya Bamert
Martina Feusi
57.7257.7858.0058.543:52.04
9 Great BritainNicola Minichiello
Jackie Davies
57.7857.4958.4158.483:52.16
10 Switzerland (SUI-2)Sabina Hafner
Cora Huber
57.8657.9258.7358.353:52.86
11 Netherlands (NED-2)Eline Jurg
Kitty van Haperen
58.0558.0858.4258.3533:52.90
12 Italy (ITA-2)Jessica Gillarduzzi
Fabiana Mollica
58.2657.7758.3858.553:52.96
13 Canada (CAN-2)Suzanne Gavine-Hlady
Jamie Cruickshank
58.4957.8658.6558.823:52.96
14 AustraliaAstrid Loch-Wilkinson
Kylie Reed
58.5358.8559.0058.733:55.11
15 JapanManami Hino
Chisato Nagaoka
59.4158.8059.5159.773:57.49
- Netherlands (NED-1)Ilse Broeders
Jeannette Pennings
60.13DNS

References

  1. "Bobsleigh at the 2006 Turin Winter Games: Women's Two". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. "Torino 2006 Official Report - Bobsleigh" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  3. "Foster City's Flowers In Medal Position In Bobsled". foxreno.com. February 20, 2006. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
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