Spain competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Alpine skiing
María José Rienda entered the Olympics having won three World Cup events on the season, including the last giant slalom before the Olympic Games, but couldn't repeat this form in Turin, as she finished 13th in the giant slalom.
AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3TotalRankAndrea CasasnovasWomen's downhilln/a2:06.7338Women's combineddid not startLeyre MorlansWomen's downhilldid not finishWomen's super-Gn/a1:38.5349María José RiendaWomen's super-Gdid not finishWomen's giant slalom1:02.281:09.85n/a2:12.1313Carolina Ruiz CastilloWomen's downhilln/a2:01.0930Women's super-Gn/a1:35.2030Women's giant slalom1:03.181:10.36n/a2:13.5420Women's combined41.7446.471:32.723:00.9325
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
The lone Spanish biathlete in Turin, Luis Alberto Hernando, finished 80th in the men's individual event.
AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRankLuis Alberto HernandoMen's sprint32:26.0483Men's individual1:06:54:4780
Cross-country skiing
Even after Johann Mühlegg was disqualified for doping after having won the men's 50 kilometre race, Spain's top cross-country performance was in that race, as Juan Jesús Gutiérrez finished 22nd.
Distance AthleteEventFinalTotalRankLaia Aubert TorrentsWomen's 10 km classical 33:29.4 64Women's 15 km pursuit 50:41.3 61Juan Jesús GutiérrezMen's 50 km freestyle 2:06:43.3 22Laura OrgueWomen's 10 km classical 33:18.6 63Women's 15 km pursuit 51:16.5 63Diego RuizMen's 15 km classical 41:37.9 46Men's 30 km pursuit 1:24:05.5 54Men's 50 km freestyle 2:06:51.6 23Vicente VilarrublaMen's 15 km classical 43:47.2 65Men's 30 km pursuit 1:19:39.8 31Men's 50 km freestyle 2:09:03.1 42
Freestyle skiing
Spain's lone competitor in the freestyle skiing events in Turin was unable to advance in the women's moguls, as she finished second last in the qualifying round.
AthleteEventQualifyingFinalPointsRankPointsRankNuria MontaneWomen's moguls11.7629did not advance29
Snowboarding
Jordi Font was involved in a notable incident in his semifinal, as he collided with Canada's Jasey-Jay Anderson. Anderson beat Font down for second place, but the Canadian was disqualified for missing a gate, sending Font through to the final. In the final, Font again fell, but this time ended up in fourth position.
Halfpipe AthleteEventQualifying run 1Qualifying run 2FinalPointsRankPointsRankRun 1Run 2RankQueralt CastelletWomen's halfpipe20.51918.320did not advance26Iker FernandezMen's halfpipe27.02227.022did not advance28Clara VillosladaWomen's halfpipe10.32911.424did not advance30
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.
Snowboard cross AthleteEventQualifying1/8 finalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankPositionPositionPositionPositionRankJordi FontMen's snowboard cross1:21.188 Q2 Q2 Q2 Q44Ibon IdigorasMen's snowboard cross1:23.5634did not advance34
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