Alpine Skiing
Five Australian skiiers competed in Turin, but only one, Craig Branch, finished a run. Branch was the first starter for the men's downhill, and his 32nd place was the highest finish for an Australian alpine skiier since Calgary '88.
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
| AJ Bear | Men's Super-G | Did not finish | ||||
| Craig Branch | Men's downhill | n/a | 1:52.55 | 32 | ||
| Jono Brauer | Men's slalom | Did not finish | ||||
| Men's combined | Did not finish | |||||
| Bradley Wall | Men's giant slalom | Did not finish | ||||
Note: In the men's combined, runs 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.
Read more about this topic: Australia At The 2006 Winter Olympics
Famous quotes containing the word alpine:
“The shades of night were falling fast,
As through an Alpine village passed
A youth, who bore, ‘mid snow and ice,
A banner with the strange device,
Excelsior!”
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1809–1882)