Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre pursuit
| Men's 30 kilometre pursuit at the XX Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
 Pictogram for cross country | ||||||||||
| Venue | Pragelato | |||||||||
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| Dates | 12 February | |||||||||
| Competitors | 77 from 27 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:17:00.8 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | ||||
| 10 km | women | |||
| 15 km | men | women | ||
| 30 km | men | women | ||
| 50 km | men | |||
| 4 x 5 km relay | women | |||
| 4 x 10 km relay | men | |||
| Sprint | ||||
| Individual | men | women | ||
| Team | men | women | ||
The Men's 30 kilometre pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 12 February at Pragelato.
The pursuit in this format had been skied three times at the Nordic skiing World Championships, and Frenchman Vincent Vittoz was the reigning World Champion. A pursuit event similar to this was skied at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where the gold was shared between Thomas Alsgaard (now retired) and Frode Estil, but the distance was 20 kilometres, not 30.
The event opened dramatically as Estil fell at the start, causing a mass collision. Then the pack kept together almost until the end, with skiers continually trailing off as they could not keep up with the pace. Eventually, five men came into the finishing straight together, after Anders Södergren of Sweden had tried to pull away on the final lap. However, Södergren could not keep up with the pace, and Russian Yevgeny Dementyev pulled away to defeat the defending Olympic champion Estil and win Russia's first gold medal of the Games.
Results
The pursuit consisted of a 15 kilometre section raced in the classical style, followed by a 15 kilometre portion raced freestyle. In between, the sections, each skier took time (approximately 30 seconds) to 'pit', changing their skis.[1] Martin Tauber, an Austrian skier, originally placed 17th, but was disqualified after the IOC declared him permanently ineligible for doping-related violations.[2]
| Rank | Name | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dementyev, YevgenyYevgeny Dementyev |  Russia | 1:17:00.8 |
2 | Estil, FrodeFrode Estil |  Norway | 1:17:01.4 |
3 | Piller Cottrer, PietroPietro Piller Cottrer |  Italy | 1:17:01.7 |
| 4 | Di Centa, GiorgioGiorgio Di Centa | Italy | 1:17:03.2 |
| 5 | Sodergren, AndersAnders Södergren |  Sweden | 1:17:04.3 |
| 6 | Vittoz, VincentVincent Vittoz |  France | 1:17:07.5 |
| 7 | Botvinov, MikhailMikhail Botvinov |  Austria | 1:17:08.5 |
| 8 | Bajcicak, MartinMartin Bajčičák |  Slovakia | 1:17:08.7 |
| 9 | Odnodvortsev, MaximMaxim Odnodvortsev |  Kazakhstan | 1:17:09.6 |
| 10 | Bauer, LukasLukáš Bauer |  Czech Republic | 1:17:10.1 |
| 11 | Hasler, MarkusMarkus Hasler |  Liechtenstein | 1:17:10.9 |
| 12 | Angerer, TobiasTobias Angerer |  Germany | 1:17:12.5 |
| 13 | Babikov, IvanIvan Babikov | Russia | 1:17:17.2 |
| 14 | Magal, JiriJiří Magál | Czech Republic | 1:17:21.7 |
| 15 | Fredriksson, MathiasMathias Fredriksson | Sweden | 1:17:23.1 |
| 16 | Santus, FabioFabio Santus | Italy | 1:17:25.5 |
| 17 | Gjerdalen, Tord AsleTord Asle Gjerdalen | Norway | 1:17:36.2 |
| 18 | Checchi, ValerioValerio Checchi | Italy | 1:17:37.8 |
| 19 | Kokk, KasparKaspar Kokk |  Estonia | 1:17:50.8 |
| 20 | Jauhojarvi, SamiSami Jauhojärvi |  Finland | 1:17:58.1 |
| 21 | Koukal, MartinMartin Koukal | Czech Republic | 1:18:09.6 |
| 22 | Filbrich, JensJens Filbrich | Germany | 1:18:38.2 |
| 23 | Olsson, JohanJohan Olsson | Sweden | 1:18:47.9 |
| 24 | Batory, IvanIvan Bátory | Slovakia | 1:18:58.2 |
| 25 | Grey, GeorgeGeorge Grey |  Canada | 1:19:08.9 |
| 26 | Rousselet, AlexandreAlexandre Rousselet | France | 1:19:17.0 |
| 27 | Andresen, Jan EgilJan Egil Andresen | Norway | 1:19:29.8 |
| 28 | Aukland, AndersAnders Aukland | Norway | 1:19:30.6 |
| 29 | Golovko, AndreyAndrey Golovko | Kazakhstan | 1:19:34.3 |
| 30 | Brink, JorgenJörgen Brink | Sweden | 1:19:35.3 |
| 31 | Vilarrubla, VicenteVicente Vilarrubla |  Spain | 1:19:39.8 |
| 32 | Rehemaa, AivarAivar Rehemaa | Estonia | 1:19:51.4 |
| 33 | Simila, TeroTero Similä | Finland | 1:20:04.5 |
| 34 | Perrillat, ChristopheChristophe Perrillat | France | 1:20:12.0 |
| 35 | Sperl, MilanMilan Šperl | Czech Republic | 1:20:16.7 |
| 36 | Fischer, RemoRemo Fischer |  Switzerland | 1:20:19.7 |
| 37 | Legkov, AlexanderAlexander Legkov | Russia | 1:20:28.2 |
| 38 | Roycroft, DanDan Roycroft | Canada | 1:20:53.3 |
| 39 | Swenson, CarlCarl Swenson |  United States | 1:21:08.0 |
| 40 | Livers, ToniToni Livers | Switzerland | 1:21:08.2 |
| 41 | Ebisawa, KatsuhitoKatsuhito Ebisawa |  Japan | 1:21:16.2 |
| 42 | Johnson, AndrewAndrew Johnson | United States | 1:21:16.8 |
| 43 | Southam, JamesJames Southam | United States | 1:22:05.8 |
| 44 | Eremenko, DmitrijDmitrij Eremenko | Kazakhstan | 1:22:09.9 |
| 45 | Brodar, NejcNejc Brodar |  Slovenia | 1:22:23.9 |
| 46 | Gumenyak, MikhailMikhail Gumenyak |  Ukraine | 1:22:24.6 |
| 47 | Antal, ZsoltZsolt Antal |  Romania | 1:22:29.8 |
| 48 | Flora, LarsLars Flora | United States | 1:22:31.2 |
| 49 | Leybyuk, RomanRoman Leybyuk | Ukraine | 1:22:31.5 |
| 50 | Xia, WanXia Wan |  China | 1:22:31.7 |
| 51 | Arteev, IvanIvan Arteev | Russia | 1:22:36.2 |
| 52 | Putsko, OlexandrOlexandr Putsko | Ukraine | 1:22:37.6 |
| 53 | Malak, MichalMichal Malak | Slovakia | 1:23:39.9 |
| 54 | Ruiz, DiegoDiego Ruiz | Spain | 1:24:05.5 |
| 55 | Mehle, JozeJoze Mehle | Slovenia | 1:24:13.6 |
| 56 | Goldsack, DrewDrew Goldsack | Canada | 1:24:14.3 |
| 57 | Batyuk, AlexanderAlexander Batyuk | Ukraine | 1:24:35.9 |
| 58 | Naruse, NobuNobu Naruse | Japan | 1:25:21.3 |
| 59 | Burgermeister, RetoReto Burgermeister | Switzerland | 1:25:49.9 |
| 60 | Kondroschev, AndreyAndrey Kondroschev | Kazakhstan | 1:25:51.4 |
| 61 | Jeffries, ChrisChris Jeffries | Canada | 1:26:17.0 |
| 62 | Ren, LongRen Long | China | 1:26:26.4 |
| 63 | Galiceanu, MihaiMihai Galiceanu | Romania | 1:26:31.8 |
| 64 | Klobucar, DenisDenis Klobucar |  Croatia | 1:27:16.4 |
| 65 | Oglago, SebahattinSebahattin Oğlago |  Turkey | 1:28:03.8 |
| 66 | Sommerfeldt, ReneRené Sommerfeldt | Germany | DNF |
| 66 | Jonnier, EmmanuelEmmanuel Jonnier | France | DNF |
| 66 | Komamura, ShunsukeShunsuke Komamura | Japan | DNF |
| 66 | Park, Byung JooPark Byung Joo |  South Korea | DNF |
| 66 | Han, DaweiHan Dawei | China | DNF |
| 66 | Choi, Im-HeonChoi Im-Heon | South Korea | DNF |
| 66 | Li, ZhiguangLi Zhiguang | China | DNF |
| 66 | Jung, Eui MyungJung Eui Myung | South Korea | DNF |
| 66 | Soulie, FrancescFrancesc Soulie |  Andorra | DNF |
| 66 | Bariakov, IvanIvan Bariakov |  Bulgaria | DNF |
| 66 | Ohtonen, OlliOlli Ohtonen | Finland | DNS |
| DQ66 | Tauber, MartinMartin Tauber | Austria | 1:17:28.6 |
References
- ↑ "Torino 2006 Official Report - Cross Country Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved Jun 8, 2009.
- ↑ "Torino 2006: Six Austrian Athletes Declared Permanently Ineligible". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved Feb 21, 2009.