Switzerland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. This was the confederation's largest Winter Olympics team ever, because two ice hockey teams qualified (men and women).

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate Skeleton Women's 16 February Snowboarding Women's snowboard cross 17 February Freestyle skiing Women's aerials 22 February Snowboarding Men's parallel giant slalom 22 February Snowboarding Women's parallel giant slalom 23 February Alpine skiing Women's downhill 15 February Figure skating Men's singles 16 February Snowboarding Men's parallel giant slalom 22 February Binia BeeliValeria SpältyMichèle MoserManuela Kormann Curling Women's tournament 23 February Alpine skiing Men's downhill 12 February Skeleton Men's 17 February Alpine skiing Men's super-G 18 February Beat Hefti Bobsleigh Two-man 19 February Beat HeftiCédric GrandThomas Lamparter Bobsleigh Four-man 25 February

Alpine skiing

Switzerland won three medals in alpine skiing, with the best performance a silver from Martina Schild in the women's downhill. Bruno Kernen finished 17th in the final men's downhill training run, but improved in the race itself, winning the bronze medal.

Men AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3TotalRankDaniel AlbrechtGiant slalomdid not finishSlalom55.33did not finishCombined1:40.4745.3144.953:10.734Marc BerthodGiant slalom1:19.051:19.20n/a2:38.2517Slalom56.2249.78n/a1:46.0014Combined1:41.2445.2144.773:11.227Didier CucheSuper-Gn/a1:31.5012Giant slalom1:19.081:20.25n/a2:39.3319Didier DéfagoDownhilln/a1:51.5126Super-Gn/a1:31.9016Giant slalom1:18.031:19.57n/a2:37.6014Combined1:38.68did not finishTobias GrünenfelderDownhilln/a1:50.4412Ambrosi HoffmannDownhilln/a1:50.7217Super-Gn/a1:30.98Bruno KernenDownhilln/a1:49.82Super-Gn/a1:31.9518Silvan ZurbriggenSlalom55.1750.93n/a1:46.1015Combined1:41.08did not finish

Women AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3TotalRankFraenzi AufdenblattenDownhilln/a1:57.9612Super-Gn/a1:34.1017Giant slalom1:03.461:09.16n/a2:12.6216Combined41.2247.23did not startSylviane BerthodDownhilln/a1:58.3614Super-Gn/a1:34.0015Martina SchildDownhilln/a1:56.86Super-Gn/a1:33.336Nadia StygerDownhilln/a1:57.625Super-Gn/a1:35.5735Giant slalom1:01.871:12.58n/a2:14.4524

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

Matthias Simmen earned Switzerland's only top 25 finish in Biathlon, as a near-clean shooting performance left him solidly positioned in the men's pursuit.

AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRankSimon HallenbarterMen's sprint30:05.7566Men's individual1:04:37.0876Matthias SimmenMen's sprint28:56.3345Men's pursuit38:08.85423Men's individual1:01:04.9552

Bobsleigh

Martin Annen piloted the Switzerland-1 sled in the two-man and the four-man, and in both events won a bronze medal. In each case, his team fell behind on the third run, but then performed well on the final run to earn a medal.

AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankMartin Annen Beat HeftiTwo-man55.5455.6756.1856.343:43.73Ivo RüeggCédric GrandTwo-man55.8555.7456.3756.903:44.868Maya BamertMartina FeusiTwo-woman57.7257.7858.0058.543:52.048Sabina HafnerCora HuberTwo-woman57.8657.9258.7358.353:52.8610Martin Annen Beat HeftiThomas LamparterCédric GrandFour-man55.2655.3755.0055.203:40.83Ivo Rüegg Andy GeesRoman HandschinChristian AebliFour-man55.6555.6355.2255.303:41.808

Cross-country skiing

The Swiss cross-country team had only a single top-10 finish, a 7th place from the men's relay. The women's relay team, which earned a bronze medal in Salt Lake City, finished 11th.

Distance AthleteEventFinalTotalRankSeraina BonerWomen's 10 km classical 30:58.0 41Reto BurgermeisterMen's 30 km pursuit 1:25:49.9 59Remo FischerMen's 30 km pursuit 1:20:19.7 36Men's 50 km freestyle 2:06:40.9 21Natascia Leonardi CortesiWomen's 15 km pursuit 45:34.3 24Women's 30 km freestyle 1:25:32.0 16Toni LiversMen's 30 km pursuit 1:21:08.2 40Men's 50 km freestyle 2:07:25.4 32Seraina MischolWomen's 10 km classical 29:30.4 15Laurence RochatWomen's 10 km classical 30:02.2 25Christian SteblerMen's 15 km classical 40:38.6 29Men's 50 km freestyle 2:11:13.0 50Reto BurgermeisterChristian SteblerToni LiversRemo FischerMen's 4 x 10 km relay 1:45:10.9 7Seraina MischolLaurence RochatNatascia Leonardi CortesiSeraina BonerWomen's 4 x 5 km relay 56:52.4 11

Sprint AthleteEventQualifyingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankChristoph EigenmannMen's sprint 2:20.46 30 Q 2:25.6 6 Did not advance 30Seraina MischolWomen's sprint 2:18.83 32 Did not advance 32Laurence RochatWomen's sprint 2:17.73 26 Q 2:18.9 3 Did not advance 15Reto BurgermeisterChristoph EigenmannMen's team sprint n/a 18:00.6 8 Did not advance 15

Curling

In the men's event, 2006 European champion Ralph Stöckli finished the round robin at 5 wins, one short of the mark needed to progress to the medal round. On the women's side, Mirjam Ott, who won a silver medal as a third in 2002, made the final in 2006 as well, this time as a skip. Her rink finished second in the round robin before beating Canada in the semifinals. In the final, the Swiss managed to tie the game in the 10th end, forcing an extra, but Swedish skip Anette Norberg made a difficult shot to leave the Swiss with silver again.

Men's tournament

Team: Ralph Stöckli (skip), Claudio Pescia, Pascal Sieber, Simon Strübin, Marco Battilana (alternate)

Round Robin Draw 1 ;Draw 3 ;Draw 5 ;Draw 6 ;Draw 7 ;Draw 8 ;Draw 9 ;Draw 11 ;Draw 12

Standings RankTeamSkipWonLost1Markku Uusipaavalniemi722Brad Gushue633Pete Fenson634David Murdoch635Pål Trulsen546Ralph Stockli547Joel Retornaz458Peter Lindholm369Andy Kapp3610Sean Becker09

Women's tournament

: Mirjam Ott (skip), Binia Beeli, Valeria Spälty, Michèle Moser, Manuela Kormann (alternate)

Round Robin Draw 1 ;Draw 2 ;Draw 3 ;Draw 5 ;Draw 6 ;Draw 7 ;Draw 8 ;Draw 10 ;Draw 12

Standings RankTeamSkipWonLost1Anette Norberg722Mirjam Ott723Shannon Kleibrink634Dordi Nordby635Rhona Martin546Ludmila Privivkova547Ayumi Onodera458Dorthe Holm279Cassandra Johnson2710Diana Gaspari18

Playoffs Semifinal ;Final

Key: The hammer indicates which team had the last stone in the first end.

Figure skating

2005 World champion Stéphane Lambiel was one of the few medal challengers to have two consistent performances, and his 4th-placed free skate and 3rd-placed short program were good enough to earn him a silver medal.

AthleteEventCDSP/ODFS/FDTotalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankStéphane LambielMen'sn/a79.043 Q152.174231.21Sarah MeierLadies'n/a55.5710 Q100.568156.138Jamal OthmanMen'sn/a52.1827did not advance27

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

Freestyle skiing

2005 World Championships silver medalist Evelyne Leu sat 5th after the first jump in the |women's aerials final, but on her second jump, she put up the highest score of the competition, earning her a gold medal.

AthleteEventQualifyingFinalPointsRankPointsRankThomas LambertMen's aerials214.7714did not advance14Evelyne LeuWomen's aerials180.374 Q202.55Manuela MüllerWomen's aerials168.319 Q159.147Renato UlrichMen's aerials225.7511 Q204.7511

Ice hockey

The Swiss men's team had the two biggest upsets of the Olympic ice hockey tournament, beating the 1998 and 2002 gold medalists, the Czech Republic and Canada in back-to-back games. The win against Canada was the first time the Swiss had beaten that nation in an international competition, and required a stellar goaltending show from Martin Gerber, who earned a shutout. The team made the medal round, but lost in the quarter-finals to eventual champions Sweden. The women's team was less successful, losing each of its first four games before eventually finishing 7th.

Men's tournament

Players

Round-robin

Medal round

Quarterfinal

Women's tournament

Players

Round-robin

Medal round

Classification 5–8

7th place game

Luge

Neither Swiss luger managed to challenge for the top positions.

AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankStefan HöhenerMen's singles52.45951.98952.12452.2123:28.78415 Martina KocherWomen's singles47.54847.41047.27647.3573:09.5919

Nordic combined

No individual Swiss athlete finished in the top 20 in Nordic Combined, but the team put on a strong run in the last two legs of the cross-country portion to finish fourth, though they were more than a minute back of a medal spot.

AthleteEventSki jumpingCross-countryPointsRankDeficitTimeRankRonny HeerSprint105.6221:2019:37.7+1:08.720Individual Gundersen213.5263:1643:27.0+3:42.424Andreas HurschlerSprint98.1331:5019:41.6+1:12.621Individual Gundersen193.5394:3643:21.9+3:37.323Seppi HurschlerSprint105.3241:2219:51.4+1:22.424Individual Gundersen211.0303:2643:18.4+3:33.822Ivan RiederSprint105.5231:2120:42.0+2:13.036Individual Gundersen230.0142:1043:58.6+4:14.027Ronny HeerAndreas HurschlerIvan RiederJan SchmidTeam839.671:1451:14.9+1:22.34

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.

Skeleton

Maya Pedersen-Bieri won gold at both the 2001 and 2005 World championships, and comfortably took the Olympic title, winning by more than a full second and being the only woman to complete a run in less than a minute. Her 59.64 second time in the first run was a new women's track record at Cesana Pariol. Gregor Stähli was fifth after the first run, bu when others ahead of him faltered, he put together a solid run to earn a bronze medal.

AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2TotalRankTanja MorelWomen's1:00.851:01.652:02.507Maya Pedersen-BieriWomen's59.641:00.191:59.83Gregor StähliMen's58.4158.391:56.80

Ski jumping

Simon Ammann, a double gold medalist in Salt Lake, could not recapture that form in Turin, where his best finish was 15th in the large hill event. Andreas Küttel was pre-qualified in both events, but poor second jumps in both left him outside the medals.

AthleteEventQualifyingFirst roundFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsTotalRankSimon AmmannNormal hill106.033 Q107.038did not advance38Large hill111.74 Q104.420 Q113.6218.015Andreas KüttelNormal hill134.51 PQ133.54 Q129.0262.55Large hill132.64 PQ120.06 Q119.1239.16Guido LandertNormal hill116.019 Q97.048did not advance48Large hill74.434 Q85.337did not advance37Michael MöllingerNormal hill127.04 Q126.512 Q122.5249.013Large hill91.317 Q104.919 Q120.0224.913Simon AmmannAndreas KüttelGuido LandertMichael MöllingerTeamn/a424.28 Q462.7886.97

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

Snowboarding

The Swiss Olympic team won four medals in snowboarding, more than in any other sport. Three of these came in the parallel giant slalom, as the Swiss swept the golds in both the men's and women's events. Daniela Meuli was seeded 6th after the qualifying run, but overcame deficits twice to make the final, and then won after her German opponent fell. Philipp Schoch earned his second consecutive gold medal in the men's event, winning the final against his brother Simon. In the women's snowboard cross final, Tanja Frieden was the beneficiary of American Lindsey Jacobellis's fall on the final hill, sweeping past the American to claim the gold medal.

Halfpipe AthleteEventQualifying run 1Qualifying run 2FinalPointsRankPointsRankRun 1Run 2RankTherry BrunnerMen's halfpipe23.0269.233did not advance39Frederik KalbermattenMen's halfpipe16.83230.818did not advance24Markus KellerMen's halfpipe33.71238.35 Q(29.3)38.57 Manuela PeskoWomen's halfpipe7.13236.93 Q35.9(14.2)7 Gian SimmenMen's halfpipe32.01433.813did not advance19

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