Ukraine at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Ukraine competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

Medalists

Alpine skiing

Nikolay Skriabin managed to qualify and compete in each of the five men's disciplines, with his top finish a 26th in the giant slalom.



Note: In the men's combined, run 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

Lilia Efremova, who had failed to finish in the top 30 in any event at the 2005 World Championships

Men

Women

Cross-country skiing

Twelve skiiers represented Ukraine in Turin, the largest delegation in any sport. The top finish came from Valentina Shevchenko in the women's 30 kilmotre freestyle; she had the fastest time at the 20 kilometre mark, but fell off the pace to end up 7th.

Distance

Men

Women

Sprint

Figure skating

Elena Grushina and Ruslan Goncharov, the 2005 World Championship bronze medalists, earned the same result in Turin, rallying from a poor start to end up in 3rd.



Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program

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