Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's snowboard cross

Women's snowboard cross at the XX Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for snowboarding
Venue	Bardonecchia
Date	February 17, 2006
Competitors	23 from 14 nations
Medalists
Tanja Frieden   Switzerland   Lindsey Jacobellis   United States   Dominique Maltais   Canada

Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Halfpipe		men		women
Parallel giant slalom		men		women
Snowboard cross		men		women

The women's snowboard cross event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on February 17, 2006.

Medalists

Gold	Tanja Frieden  Switzerland
Silver	Lindsey Jacobellis  United States
Bronze	Dominique Maltais  Canada

Results

Qualification

All competitors raced two qualification runs, with only the better of the two times used in the final ranking. The top 16 of the 23 competitors advanced to the quarter-finals. Struck-through runs in the table below represent the discarded time for a competitor.^[1]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Run 1 (time)	Rank	Run 2 (time)	Rank	Best time
1	Maëlle Ricker	Canada	1:28.99	1	1:27.85	1	1:27.85
2	Dominique Maltais	Canada	1:33.03	13	1:29.33	2	1:29.33
3	Lindsey Jacobellis	United States	1:30.89	6	1:29.51	3	1:29.51
4	Tanja Frieden	Switzerland	1:30.76	5	1:29.77	4	1:29.77
5	Maria Danielsson	Sweden	1:30.01	2	2:06.56	21	1:30.01
6	Isabel Clark Ribeiro	Brazil	1:30.12	3	1:31.49	10	1:30.12
7	Olivia Nobs	Switzerland	1:32.02	8	1:30.44	5	1:30.44
8	Marie Laissus	France	1:30.46	4	1:30.99	8	1:30.46
9	Déborah Anthonioz	France	1:31.22	7	1:30.89	6	1:30.89
10	Doresia Krings	Austria	1:45.53	21	1:30.90	7	1:30.90
11	Karine Ruby	France	1:42.51	20	1:31.03	9	1:31.03
12	Zoe Gillings	Great Britain	1:46.71	22	1:31.93	11	1:31.93
13	Katharina Himmler	Germany	1:32.15	9	1:33.89	17	1:32.15
14	Mellie Francon	Switzerland	1:32.31	10	1:32.30	12	1:32.30
15	Yuka Fujimori	Japan	1:32.46	11	1:32.63	13	1:32.46
16	Doris Günther	Austria	1:32.58	12	DNF		1:32.58
17	Erin Simmons	Canada	1:33.24	14	1:32.74	14	1:32.74
18	Carmen Ranigler	Italy	DNF		1:32.91	15	1:32.91
19	Dominique Vallee	Canada	1:34.76	16	1:33.57	16	1:33.57
20	Juliane Bray	New Zealand	1:34.45	15	1:39.81	20	1:34.45
21	Emily Thomas	Australia	1:37.69	19	1:34.57	18	1:34.57
22	Aleksandra Zhekova	Bulgaria	1:36.13	17	1:35.50	19	1:35.50
23	Julie Pomagalski	France	1:36.32	18	DSQ	23	1:36.32

Elimination round

The top 16 qualifiers advanced to the quarterfinal round. From here, they participated in four-person elimination races, with the top two from each race advancing.

Quarterfinals

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Quarterfinal 1 Seed Name Rank 1  Maëlle Ricker (CAN) 1 8  Marie Laissus (FRA) 2 9  Déborah Anthonioz (FRA) 3 16  Doris Günther (AUT) 4 Quarterfinal 2 Seed Name Rank 4  Tanja Frieden (SUI) 1 5  Maria Danielsson (SWE) 2 13  Katharina Himmler (GER) 3 12  Zoe Gillings (GBR) 4

Quarterfinal 3 Seed Name Rank 14  Mellie Francon (SUI) 1 3  Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) 2 6  Isabel Clark Ribeiro (BRA) 3 11  Karine Ruby (FRA) 4 Quarterfinal 4 Seed Name Rank 2  Dominique Maltais (CAN) 1 15  Yuka Fujimori (JPN) 2 7  Olivia Nobs (SUI) 3 10  Doresia Krings (AUT) 4

Semifinals

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Semifinal 1 Seed Name Rank 1  Maëlle Ricker (CAN) 1 4  Tanja Frieden (SUI) 2 5  Maria Danielsson (SWE) 3 8  Marie Laissus (FRA) 4

Semifinal 2 Seed Name Rank 3  Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) 1 2  Dominique Maltais (CAN) 2 14  Mellie Francon (SUI) 3 15  Yuka Fujimori (JPN) 4

Finals

The four semifinalists who failed to advanced to the big final competed in the small final to determine 5th through 8th places. The four last place finishers in the quarterfinals contested a 13th-16th classification race, while the third-placed finishers raced for 9th through 13th.^[1]

In the large final, American Lindsey Jacobellis had a clear lead heading to the final hill, but failed in an unnecessary attempt at a twisting grab in the air, falling and allowing Tanja Frieden to sweep past her and claim the gold medal.^[2]

Large Final

Seed	Name	Rank
4	Tanja Frieden (SUI)
3	Lindsey Jacobellis (USA)
2	Dominique Maltais (CAN)
1	Maëlle Ricker (CAN)	4

Small Final

Seed	Name	Rank
14	Mellie Francon (SUI)	5
5	Maria Danielsson (SWE)	6
15	Yuka Fujimori (JPN)	7
8	Marie Laissus (FRA)	8

Classification 9-12

Seed	Name	Rank
6	Isabel Clark Ribeiro (BRA)	9
9	Déborah Anthonioz (FRA)	10
7	Olivia Nobs (SUI)	11
13	Katharina Himmler (GER)	12

Classification 13-16

Seed	Name	Rank
10	Doresia Krings (AUT)	13
16	Doris Günther (AUT)	14
12	Zoe Gillings (GBR)	15
11	Karine Ruby (FRA)	16

References

1. "Torino 2006 Official Report - Snowboarding" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
2. Lindsey Berra (February 18, 2006). "Jacobellis makes rookie mistake on biggest stage". ESPN. Retrieved April 6, 2009.