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Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics 
Summary
The Luge competition at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games was held at Cesana Pariol in Cesana, Italy. Three events were staged, taking place from February 11 to February 15. These were the first games where a qualifying system was used to determine the enterants into the games.
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| Venue | Cesana Pariol |
| Dates | 11–15 February |
| No. of events | 3 |
| Competitors | 108 from 24 nations |
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Armin Zöggeler Italy
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Albert Demtschenko Russia
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Mārtiņš Rubenis Latvia
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| Women's singles |
Sylke Otto Germany
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Silke Kraushaar Germany
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Tatjana Hüfner Germany
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| Doubles |
Austria (AUT) Andreas Linger Wolfgang Linger |
Germany (GER) André Florschütz Torsten Wustlich |
Italy (ITA) Gerhard Plankensteiner Oswald Haselrieder |
Participating NOCs edit
Twenty-four nations competed in the luge events at Torino.
Argentina (1)
Australia (1)
Austria (10)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (10)
Czech Republic (4)
Germany (10)
Great Britain (2)
India (1)
Italy (9)
Japan (5)
South Korea (1)
Latvia (8)
Moldova (1)
Poland (3)
Romania (4)
Russia (10)
Slovenia (1)
Switzerland (2)
Slovakia (6)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Ukraine (6)
United States (10)
Venezuela (1)
References edit
- ^ "Torino 2006 Official Report - Luge" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-12. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
- Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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