Sweden at The 2006 Winter Olympics - Alpine Skiing

Alpine Skiing

2004 and 2005 World Cup overall champion Anja Pärson won bronze medals in the women's combined and downhill, before claiming her first Olympic gold medal in the slalom. Anna Ottosson also earned a medal, winning the second run in the women's giant slalom to claim bronze.

Men
Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total Rank
Johan Brolenius Slalom 54.37 50.44 n/a 1:44.81 8
Combined 1:43.56 45.20 44.51 3:13.27 18
Martin Hansson Slalom 54.50 50.74 n/a 1:45.24 10
Patrik Järbyn Downhill n/a 1:52.87 33
Super-G n/a 1:32.21 24
Markus Larsson Slalom Did not finish
Combined 1:41.22 46.38 44.74 3:12.34 11
André Myhrer Slalom 53.95 50.23 n/a 1:44.18 4
Fredrik Nyberg Giant slalom 1:16.83 1:19.22 n/a 2:36.05 5
Women
Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total Rank
Nike Bent Downhill n/a 1:59.17 22
Super-G n/a 1:34.41 21
Combined 40.66 45.83 1:30.13 2:56.62 14
Therese Borssén Slalom 43.21 47.87 n/a 1:31.08 8
Janette Hargin Downhill n/a 1:58.53 17
Super-G n/a 1:34.48 22
Combined 40.06 44.78 1:31.29 2:56.13 12
Jessica Lindell-Vikarby Downhill n/a 1:58.56 18
Super-G n/a 1:34.78 24
Giant slalom 1:02.12 1:11.24 n/a 2:13.36 18
Combined 40.04 44.96 1:30.19 2:55.19 8
Anna Ottosson Giant slalom 1:02.04 1:08.29 n/a 2:10.33
Slalom 44.09 47.99 n/a 1:32.08 18
Anja Pärson Downhill n/a 1:57.13
Super-G n/a 1:33.88 12
Giant slalom 1:01.07 1:09.89 n/a 2:10.96 6
Slalom 42.38 46.66 n/a 1:29.04
Combined 38.75 43.31 1:29.57 2:51.63
Maria Pietilä-Holmner Giant slalom 1:02.00 1:09.69 n/a 2:11.69 10
Slalom 44.16 48.31 n/a 1:32.47 21

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.

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