| Dates | 13 – 24 February 2006 |
|---|---|
| Medal Events | 2 |
| Venues | Palaghiaccio, Pinerolo |
The 2002 format was unchanged for the 2006 Games. Both men and women had ten team tournaments with a round-robin first stage. The top four teams qualified for the semi-finals with teams that had an equal number of wins facing a play –off or series of play-offs if qualification for the semis was at stake.
The New Zealand men’s team qualified for Turin, thus becoming the first Southern hemisphere team to compete.
| Event | Status | Date | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team, Men | Olympic | 13 – 24 February 2006 | 45 | 10 |
| Team, Women | Olympic | 13 – 23 February 2006 | 46 | 10 |
| 91 (45/46) | 13 (10/10) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team, Men | Canada |  CAN |
Finland |  FIN |
United States |  USA |
| Team, Women | Sweden |  SWE |
Switzerland |  SUI |
Canada | CAN |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | CAN |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sweden | SWE |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Finland | FIN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Switzerland | SUI |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | USA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
