Czech Republic at the 2006 Winter Olympics

The Czech Republic competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.Speed skater Martina Sáblíková served as flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. The medal hopes were set on ice hockey team, Jakub Janda in ski jumping, Kateřina Neumannová in cross-country skiing and on Sáblíková. As for hockey team, the bronze medal was less than most of Czech fans awaited before the olympic, and more than they hoped for after the group stage. But the strongest moment for Czech sport fans was unbelievable finish of Kateřina Neumannová in cross-country skiing, where she on the last meters of 30 km run got from the third to first position. It was her last Olympic start and it was finally a gold one, and the view of her little daughter running to her as the first to congratulate will be a lasting moment of Turin 2006.

Czech Republic at the
2006 Winter Olympics
IOC codeCZE
NOCCzech Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.cz (in Czech and English)
in Turin
Competitors84 (64 men, 20 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearers Martina Sáblíková (opening)
Kateřina Neumannová (closing)[1][2]
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
4
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Czechoslovakia (1924–1992)

Medalists

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MedalNameSportEventDate
 GoldKateřina NeumannováCross-country skiingWomen's 30 km freestyle24 February
 SilverKateřina NeumannováCross-country skiingWomen's 15 km pursuit12 February
 SilverLukáš BauerCross-country skiingMen's 15 km classical17 February
 BronzeCzech Republic national men's ice hockey team
Ice hockeyMen's tournament25 February

Alpine skiing

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Men
AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3TotalRank
Ondřej BankDownhilldid not finish
Super-Gdid not finish
Giant slalom1:18.451:19.40n/a2:37.8516
Slalomdid not start
Combined1:40.5045.3445.163:11.006
Kryštof KrýzlSuper-Gn/a1:34.2034
Giant slalomdid not finish
Slalomdid not finish
Combined1:41.4746.6246.093:14.1820
Filip TrejbalSlalom54.75did not finish
Combineddid not finish
Martin VráblíkSuper-Gn/a1:34.9038
Giant slalom1:20.41did not finish
Slalom56.0151.39n/a1:47.4021
Combined1:40.5046.7345.183:12.4112
Petr ZáhrobskýDownhilln/a1:52.9034
Super-Gn/a1:33.7032
Giant slalomdid not finish
Borek ZakouřilDownhilln/a1:52.9034
Women
AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3TotalRank
Lucie HrstkováSuper-G1:35.62n/a36
Giant slalom1:03.21did not finish
Slalom46.45did not finish
Combined40.9646.191:32.422:59.5722
Eva KurfürstováSlalom45.0348.44n/a1:33.4728
Šárka ZáhrobskáSuper-G1:34.98n/a27
Giant slalom1:03.61did not finish
Slalom43.5248.03n/a1:31.5513
Combined40.2644.501:32.382:57.1419
Petra ZakouřilováGiant slalom1:03.931:13.07n/a2:27.0027
Slalomdid not finish
Combined40.4645.72n/a1:34.5927

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

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Men
AthleteEventFinal
TimeMissesRank
Roman DostálSprint28:05.6343
Pursuit38:48.07729
Mass start49:29.9423
Individual58:53.5430
Tomáš HolubecIndividual59:13.1233
Ondřej MoravecSprint28:20.3133
Pursuit39:52.35539
Michal ŠlesingrSprint29:22.9356
Pursuit39:03.78432
Individual1:00:03.8545
Zdeněk VítekSprint27:24.1110
Pursuit37:30.22516
Mass start49:21.3222
Individual57:26.8322
Ondřej Moravec
Zdeněk Vítek
Roman Dostál
Michal Šlesingr
Relay1:23:04.0126
Women
AthleteEventFinal
TimeMissesRank
Irena ČesnekováIndividual1:00:08.0767
Lenka FaltusováSprint24:16.9032
Pursuit43:22.57436
Kateřina HolubcováSprint24:33.3139
Pursuit41:37.52324
Individual56:17.9445
Magda RezlerováSprint26:06.7261
Individual59:18.0661
Zdeňka VejnarováSprint24:46.4243
Pursuit43:17.79635
Individual57:14.3653
Kateřina Holubcová
Lenka Faltusová
Magda Rezlerová
Zdeňka Vejnarová
Relay1:24:14.81313

Bobsleigh

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AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRank
Ivo Danilevič
Roman Gomola
Two-man56.4056.2456.9957.123:46.7511
Miloš Veselý
Jan Kobián
Two-man56.9357.4958.28did not advance28
Ivo Danilevič
Radek Řechka
Roman Gomola
Jan Kobián
Four-man55.9255.8355.6655.563:42.9714

Cross-country skiing

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Distance
Men
AthleteEventFinal
TotalRank
Lukáš Bauer15 km classical38:15.8
30 km pursuit1:17:10.110
50 km freestyle2:06:29.016
Martin Koukal30 km pursuit1:18:09.622
50 km freestyle2:06:14.97
Jiří Magál30 km pursuit1:17:21.714
50 km freestyle2:06:15.18
Petr Michl15 km classical42:54.059
Milan Šperl30 km pursuit1:20:16.736
50 km freestyle2:07:01.927
Martin Koukal
Lukáš Bauer
Jiří Magál
Dušan Kožíšek
4 x 10 km relay1:46:03.39
Women
AthleteEventFinal
TotalRank
Helena Erbenová15 km pursuit45:57.029
30 km freestyle1:30:20.639
Ivana Janečková15 km pursuit45:33.523
30 km freestyle1:27:55.727
Kateřina Neumannová10 km classical28:22.25
15 km pursuit42.50.6
30 km freestyle1:22:25.4
Eva Nývltová10 km classical31:25.845
Kamila Rajdlová10 km classical30:25.232
30 km freestyle1:28:38.631
Helena Erbenová
Kamila Rajdlová
Ivana Janečková
Kateřina Neumannová
4 x 5 km relay55:46.36
Sprint
AthleteEventQualifyingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRank
Martin KoukalMen's sprint2:19.3920 Q2:23.53Did not advance15
Dušan KožíšekMen's sprint2:19.6421 Q2:24.55Did not advance22
Eva NývltováWomen's sprint2:22.8650Did not advance50
Martin Koukal
Dušan Kožíšek
Men's team sprintn/a17:34.92 Q17:49.610
Helena Erbenová
Kamila Rajdlová
Women's team sprintn/a18:11.66Did not advance12

Figure skating

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AthleteEventCDSP/ODFS/FDTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Tomáš VernerMen'sn/a59.7122 Q120.3615180.0718

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

Freestyle skiing

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AthleteEventQualifyingFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Nikola SudováWomen's moguls23.311123.586
Šárka SudováWomen's moguls18.6426did not advance26
Aleš ValentaMen's aerials193.5821did not advance21

Ice hockey

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Men's tournament

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Players

The following is the Czech roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[3]

Head coach: Alois Hadamczik

Assistant coaches: Mojmír Trličík, Ondrej Weissmann

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam
3DMarek Židlický5 ft 10 in (178 cm)190 lb (86 kg) (1977-02-03)February 3, 1977 (aged 29) Nashville Predators
6DJaroslav Špaček5 ft 11 in (180 cm)203 lb (92 kg) (1974-02-11)February 11, 1974 (aged 32) Edmonton Oilers
8DMarek Malík6 ft 4 in (193 cm)236 lb (107 kg) (1975-06-25)June 25, 1975 (aged 30) New York Rangers
9FDavid Výborný (A)5 ft 10 in (178 cm)183 lb (83 kg) (1975-01-25)January 25, 1975 (aged 31) Columbus Blue Jackets
12DFrantišek Kaberle6 ft 1 in (185 cm)190 lb (86 kg) (1973-11-08)November 8, 1973 (aged 32) Carolina Hurricanes
13DPavel Kubina (A)6 ft 4 in (193 cm)243 lb (110 kg) (1977-04-15)April 15, 1977 (aged 28) Tampa Bay Lightning
15DTomáš Kaberle6 ft 1 in (185 cm)212 lb (96 kg) (1978-03-02)March 2, 1978 (aged 27) Toronto Maple Leafs
16FPetr Čajánek5 ft 11 in (180 cm)185 lb (84 kg) (1975-08-18)August 18, 1975 (aged 30) St. Louis Blues
17DFilip Kuba6 ft 4 in (193 cm)229 lb (104 kg) (1976-12-29)December 29, 1976 (aged 29) Minnesota Wild
20FRobert Lang (C)6 ft 3 in (191 cm)212 lb (96 kg) (1970-12-19)December 19, 1970 (aged 35) Detroit Red Wings
22FAleš Kotalík6 ft 1 in (185 cm)227 lb (103 kg) (1978-12-23)December 23, 1978 (aged 27) Buffalo Sabres
23FMilan Hejduk6 ft 0 in (183 cm)192 lb (87 kg) (1976-02-14)February 14, 1976 (aged 30) Colorado Avalanche
26FMartin Ručinský6 ft 2 in (188 cm)209 lb (95 kg) (1971-03-11)March 11, 1971 (aged 34) New York Rangers
28FMartin Straka5 ft 9 in (175 cm)174 lb (79 kg) (1972-09-03)September 3, 1972 (aged 33) New York Rangers
29GTomáš Vokoun6 ft 0 in (183 cm)216 lb (98 kg) (1976-07-02)July 2, 1976 (aged 29) Nashville Predators
33GMilan Hnilička6 ft 1 in (185 cm)185 lb (84 kg) (1973-06-25)June 25, 1973 (aged 32) Bílí Tygři Liberec
38FJan Bulis6 ft 0 in (183 cm)209 lb (95 kg) (1978-03-13)March 13, 1978 (aged 27) Montreal Canadiens
39GDominik Hašek6 ft 0 in (183 cm)165 lb (75 kg) (1965-01-29)January 29, 1965 (aged 41) Ottawa Senators
40FVáclav Prospal6 ft 2 in (188 cm)198 lb (90 kg) (1975-02-17)February 17, 1975 (aged 30) Tampa Bay Lightning
62FPatrik Eliáš6 ft 1 in (185 cm)190 lb (86 kg) (1976-04-13)April 13, 1976 (aged 29) New Jersey Devils
68FJaromír Jágr6 ft 3 in (191 cm)230 lb (100 kg) (1972-02-15)February 15, 1972 (aged 34) New York Rangers
72GDušan Salfický6 ft 1 in (185 cm)185 lb (84 kg) (1972-03-28)March 28, 1972 (aged 33) Khimik Mytischi
83FAleš Hemský6 ft 0 in (183 cm)176 lb (80 kg) (1983-08-13)August 13, 1983 (aged 22) Edmonton Oilers
85FRostislav Olesz6 ft 1 in (185 cm)214 lb (97 kg) (1985-10-10)October 10, 1985 (aged 20) Florida Panthers
91FMartin Erat5 ft 10 in (178 cm)198 lb (90 kg) (1981-08-29)August 29, 1981 (aged 24) Nashville Predators
Round-robin
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Finland5500192+1710Quarterfinals
2   Switzerland52211012−26
3  Canada5302159+66
4  Czech Republic52031412+24
5  Germany5023716−92
6  Italy (H)5023923−142
Source: IIHF
(H) Hosts
15 February 2006
17:05
Germany  1–4
(1–0, 0–2, 0–2)
 Czech RepublicPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 6,463
Game reference
Olaf KölzigGoaliesDominik Hašek (out 9:25)
Tomáš Vokoun (in 9:25)
Referee:
Dan Marouelli
Linesmen:
Kevin Redding
Tony Sericolo
T. Boos (A. Sulzer) (PP) – 19:101–0
1–121:02 – T. Kaberle (P. Kubina, T. Vokoun) (PP)
1–223:38 – T. Kaberle (M. Straka, J. Jágr) (PP)
1–357:47 – J. Jágr
1–459:32 – D. Výborný (EN)
10 minPenalties12 min
25Shots34
16 February 2006
13:05
Czech Republic  2–3
(0–1, 1–1, 1–1)
  SwitzerlandTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 3,400
Game reference
Tomáš VokounGoaliesDavid AebischerReferee:
Dennis LaRue
Linesmen:
Tony Sericolo
Sergei Shelyanin
0–15:11 – T. Ziegler (I. Rüthemann)
J. Jágr (M. Straka, V. Prospal) – 22:551–1
1–229:44 – T. Paterlini (SH)
M. Židlický (A. Hemský, M. Ručinský) – 41:002–2
2–346:42 – M. Streit (M. Seger, M. Plüss) (PP)
14 minPenalties20 min
42Shots19
18 February 2006
21:05
Czech Republic  2–4
(1–1, 1–1, 0–2)
 FinlandPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,705
Game reference
Tomáš VokounGoaliesAntero NiittymäkiReferee:
Thomas Andersson
Linesmen:
Tony Sericolo
Sergei Shelyanin
M. Židlický (R. Lang, M. Hejduk) (PP) – 8:251–0
1–114:14 – O. Jokinen (S. Koivu, V. Peltonen)
1–235:02 – J. Lehtinen (K. Timonen) (PP)
M. Židlický (R. Lang, J. Špaček) (PP2) – 38:172–2
2–340:30 – T. Selänne (J. Lehtinen, S. Koivu)
2–448:33 – J. Lehtinen (S. Koivu, T. Selänne)
12 minPenalties39 min
39Shots32
19 February 2006
20:05
Czech Republic  4–1
(2–0, 1–0, 1–1)
 ItalyPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,776
Game reference
Tomáš VokounGoaliesGünther Hell (out 27:32)
Jason Muzzatti (in 27:32)
Referee:
Vyacheslav Bulanov
Linesmen:
Miroslav Halecký
Joacim Karlsson
M. Hejduk (D. Výborný, T. Kaberle) – 12:571–0
V. Prospal (J. Jágr, M. Straka) – 14:202–0
V. Prospal (M. Straka) (SH) – 28:363–0
3–157:53 – J. Parco (G. de Bettin, T. Iob)
V. Prospal (M. Straka, T. Vokoun) (EN) – 58:404–1
20 minPenalties58 min
43Shots16
21 February 2006
16:35
Canada  3–2
(3–0, 0–1, 0–1)
 Czech RepublicPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 9,126
Game reference
Martin BrodeurGoaliesTomáš Vokoun (out 20:00)
Milan Hnilička (in 20:00)
Referee:
Dan Marouelli
Linesmen:
Joacim Karlsson
Thor Nelson
B. Richards (J. Iginla, C. Pronger) – 7:371–0
M. St. Louis (V. Lecavalier, R. Blake) (PP) – 11:192–0
C. Pronger (J. Thornton) – 19:243–0
3–133:46 – P. Kubina (J. Jágr, M. Ručinský) (PP)
3–242:41 – P. Čajánek (T. Kaberle, A. Hemský)
8 minPenalties4 min
16Shots33
Medal round
Quarterfinal
22 February 2006
21:35
Slovakia  1–3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)
 Czech RepublicPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 6,893
Game reference
Peter BudajGoaliesMilan HniličkaReferee:
Don Van Massenhoven
Linesmen:
Stefan Fonselius
Pierre Racicot
0–112:51 – M. Ručinský (SH)
0–228:41 – M. Hejduk (F. Kaberle, M. Ručinský)
M. Gáborík (Mari. Hossa) – 43:381–2
1–359:57 − M. Straka (EN)
8 minPenalties14 min
21Shots28
Semifinal
24 February 2006
16:35
Sweden  7–3
(2–1, 4–2, 1–0)
 Czech RepublicPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,071
Game reference
Henrik LundqvistGoaliesMilan Hnilička (out 27:54)
Tomáš Vokoun (in 27:54)
Referee:
Dan Marouelli
Linesmen:
Antti Hämäläinen
Pierre Racicot
F. Modin (M. Sundin, P. Forsberg) – 0:341–0
1–13:11 – F. Kuba (M. Straka, V. Prospal)
P. Axelsson (N. Lidström, N. Kronwall) – 13:372–1
H. Sedin (D. Sedin) – 21:163–1
C. Bäckman (D. Alfredsson) – 23:544–1
J. Jönsson (K. Jönsson, M. Samuelsson) (PP) – 27:545–1
5–230:40 – A. Hemský (J. Jágr, M. Židlický) (PP)
5–331:25 – V. Prospal (D. Výborný)
D. Alfredsson (P. Axelsson) – 39:006–3
T. Holmström (H. Zetterberg) – 56:057–3
8 minPenalties6 min
32Shots24
Bronze medal game
25 February 2006
20:35
Russia  0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1)
 Czech Republic Palasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,379
Game reference
Evgeni NabokovGoaliesTomáš VokounReferee:
Thomas Andersson
Linesmen:
Joacim Karlsson
Steve Miller
0–14:48 – M. Erat (D. Výborný, R. Lang)
0–226:36 – M. Židlický (J. Jágr, R. Lang) (PP)
0–359:52 – M. Straka (M. Erat) (EN)
41 minPenalties14 min
28Shots15

Luge

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AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRank
Jakub HymanMen's singles53.26253.66752.96452.9303:32.82327
Markéta JeriováWomen's singlesdid not finish
Lukáš Brož
Antonín Brož
Doubles49.41548.697n/a1:38.11216

Nordic combined

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AthleteEventSki jumpingCross-country
PointsRankDeficitTimeRank
Patrik ChlumIndividual Gundersen182.5455:2050:03.9
+10:19.3
47
Pavel ChuravýSprint96.1361:5820:09.9
+1:40.9
31
Individual Gundersen210.0313:3043:14.2
+3:29.6
21
Ladislav RyglSprint104.7261:2418:11.2
+1:06.2
17
Individual Gundersen198.0344:1844:58.7
+5:14.1
36
Tomáš SlavíkSprint104.9251:2320:03.8
+1:34.8
26
Individual Gundersen196.5354:2444:59.4
+5:14.8
37
Aleš VodseďálekSprint97.2351:5422:45.0
+4:16.0
47
Aleš Vodseďálek
Tomáš Slavík
Ladislav Rygl
Pavel Churavý
Team805.191:4853:58.5
+4:05.9
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Note: 'Deficit' refers to the amount of time behind the leader a competitor began the cross-country portion of the event. Italicized numbers show the final deficit from the winner's finishing time.

Short track speed skating

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AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kateřina NovotnáWomen's 500 m46.2792 Q45.5961 Q45.7184Final B
55.378
6
Women's 1000 m1:32.2203did not advance13
Women's 1500 m2:31.3673 Qn/a2:27.3955did not advance13

Ski jumping

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AthleteEventQualifyingFirst roundFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsTotalRank
Jakub JandaNormal hill121.59 PQ123.518 Q125.5249.013
Large hill112.712 PQ108.613 Q121.9230.510
Jan MaturaNormal hill115.520 Q120.021 Q111.0231.021
Large hill79.530 Q96.729 Q107.7204.422
Jan MazochNormal hill106.033 Q108.536did not advance36
Borek SedlákNormal hill120.012 Q107.038did not advance38
Large hill86.820 Q83.040did not advance40
Ondřej VaculíkLarge hill76.031 Q70.145did not advance45
Jan Matura
Ondřej Vaculík
Borek Sedlák
Jakub Janda
Teamn/a70.145did not advance45

Note: PQ indicates a skier was pre-qualified for the final, based on entry rankings.

Snowboarding

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Halfpipe
AthleteEventQualifying run 1Qualifying run 2Final
PointsRankPointsRankRun 1Run 2Rank
Martin ČerníkMen's halfpipe18.33120.127did not advance33

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.

Parallel GS
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
TimeRankOpposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
Petra ElsterováWomen's parallel giant slalom1:24.8123did not advance23

Key: '+ Time' represents a deficit; the brackets indicate the results of each run.

Snowboard Cross
AthleteEventQualifying1/8 finalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
TimeRankPositionPositionPositionPositionRank
Michal NovotnýMen's snowboard cross1:22.9228 Q2 Q4did not advanceClassification 13-16
1
13

Speed skating

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AthleteEventRace 1Final
TimeRankTimeRank
Martina SáblíkováWomen's 3000 mn/a4:08.427
Women's 5000 mn/a7:01.384

References

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  1. ^ "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony". Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony". Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  3. ^ "Czechia at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-08-08.