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Sprint (Freestyle), Men

Date	22 February 2006
Status	Olympic
Location	Stadio del Trampolino, Pragelato Plan
Participants	80 from 34 countries
Format	Final standings based on time achieved in last round competed in.
Details	Course Length: 1,325 m Height Differential: 26 m Maximum Climb: 26 m Total Climbing: 47 m

This was the second Olympic sprint competition, as it was first held in 2002 at Salt Lake City. The format was slightly different, however, In 2002, 16 skiiers qualified for four quarter-finals of four skiers each. But in Torino, 30 skiiers advanced to five quarter-finals of six racers, with two advancing in each quarter to two semi-finals of five skiers. The final was again contested by four skiers, two advancing from each semi. The defending champion was Tor-Arne Hetland and he was favored, having also won the 2001 World Championship, and a bronze medal in 2003 and silver in 2005 at the Worlds. The qualifying leader was Sweden’s Björn Lind, who had finished fourth, and last, in the 2002 Olympic final. In the semi-final he met Hetland, but Hetland fell while attempting to pass Lind, and did not qualify.

The final was highly competitive. It had Lind, Cristian Zorzi, the 2002 bronze medalist, and Thobias Fredriksson, the 2003 World Champion and bronze medalist at the 2005 Worlds, along with one surprise, France’s Roddy Darragon, who had qualified only 10th and had little international record of note. But it was Darragon who challenged Lind, as Zorzi struggled. Lind won by a length over Darragon with Fredriksson getting up for the bronze medal.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	QF	SF	Final
1	–	Björn Lind	SWE	2:13.53 (1)	2:21.5 (1 h1)	2:19.6 (1 h1)	2:26.5 (1 h2)	Gold
2	–	Roddy Darragon	FRA	2:16.76 (10)	2:21.9 (2 h1)	2:19.9 (2 h1)	2:27.1 (2 h2)	Silver
3	–	Thobias Fredriksson	SWE	2:18.90 (19)	2:23.2 (2 h4)	2:25.9 (1 h2)	2:27.8 (3 h2)	Bronze
4	–	Cristian Zorzi	ITA	2:16.23 (5)	2:25.9 (1 h3)	2:26.1 (2 h2)	2:31.7 (4 h2)
5	–	Freddy Schwienbacher	ITA	2:18.59 (17)	2:20.4 (1 h2)	2:22.8 (3 h1)	2:23.9 (1 h1)
6	–	Loris Frasnelli	ITA	2:16.30 (8)	2:20.4 (2 h5)	2:26.8 (3 h2)	2:25.2 (2 h1)
7	–	Johan Kjølstad	NOR	2:15.11 (3)	2:20.2 (1 h5)	2:27.1 (4 h2)	2:25.6 (3 h1)
8	–	Anti Saarepuu	EST	2:17.75 (14)	2:20.7 (2 h2)	2:34.8 (4 h1)	2:27.9 (4 h1)
9	–	Ola Vigen Hattestad	NOR	2:17.26 (12)	2:23.1 (1 h4)	2:29.0 (5 h2)	–
10	–	Tor-Arne Hetland	NOR	2:17.91 (15)	2:26.1 (2 h3)	2:43.2 (5 h1)	–
11	–	Vasily Rochev	RUS	2:16.19 (4)	2:22.0 (3 h2)	–	–
12	–	Mikael Östberg	SWE	2:16.24 (6)	2:26.7 (3 h3)	–	–
13	–	Peter Larsson	SWE	2:16.62 (9)	2:23.3 (3 h4)	–	–
14	–	Yevgeny Koshevoy	KAZ	2:18.88 (18)	2:20.7 (3 h5)	–	–
15	–	Martin Koukal	CZE	2:19.39 (20)	2:23.5 (3 h1)	–	–
16	–	Andy Newell	USA	2:14.79 (2)	2:24.3 (4 h4)	–	–
17	–	Trond Iversen	NOR	2:16.25 (7)	2:22.5 (4 h2)	–	–
18	–	Renato Pasini	ITA	2:16.87 (11)	2:23.7 (4 h1)	–	–
19	–	Janusz Krężelok	POL	2:20.04 (23)	2:21.6 (4 h5)	–	–
20	–	Martin Stockinger	AUT	2:20.18 (25)	2:27.1 (4 h3)	–	–
21	–	Chris Cook	USA	2:18.46 (16)	2:27.9 (5 h3)	–	–
22	–	Dušan Kožíšek	CZE	2:19.64 (21)	2:24.5 (5 h1)	–	–
23	–	Keijo Kurttila	FIN	2:19.94 (22)	2:25.1 (5 h4)	–	–
24	–	Harald Wurm	AUT	2:20.11 (24)	2:23.4 (5 h2)	–	–
25	–	Sergey Novikov	RUS	2:20.29 (28)	2:21.9 (5 h5)	–	–
26	–	Yuichi Onda	JPN	2:17.53 (13)	2:22.3 (6 h5)	–	–
27	–	Lauri Pyykönen	FIN	2:20.21 (26)	2:28.6 (6 h3)	–	–
28	–	Ivan Alypov	RUS	2:20.21 (27)	2:24.7 (6 h2)	–	–
29	–	Lefteris Fafalis	GRE	2:20.33 (29)	2:26.7 (6 h4)	–	–
30	–	Christoph Eigenmann	SUI	2:20.46 (30)	2:25.6 (6 h1)	–	–
31	–	Drew Goldsack	CAN	2:20.62 (31)	–	–	–
32	–	Sean Crooks	CAN	2:20.70 (32)	–	–	–
33	–	Maciej Kreczmer	POL	2:20.83 (33)	–	–	–
34	–	Pavel Korostelyov	RUS	2:21.00 (34)	–	–	–
35	–	Nikolay Chebotko	KAZ	2:21.23 (35)	–	–	–
36	–	Torin Koos	USA	2:21.47 (36)	–	–	–
37	–	Devon Kershaw	CAN	2:21.49 (37)	–	–	–
38	–	Peeter Kümmel	EST	2:21.60 (38)	–	–	–
39	–	Nejc Brodar	SLO	2:21.94 (39)	–	–	–
40	–	Ivan Bilosiuk	UKR	2:21.97 (40)	–	–	–
41	–	Priit Narusk	EST	2:22.19 (41)	–	–	–
42	–	Vitaliy Martsiv	UKR	2:22.30 (42)	–	–	–
43	–	Shunsuke Komamura	JPN	2:22.38 (43)	–	–	–
44	–	Zoltán Tagscherer	HUN	2:22.69 (44)	–	–	–
45	–	Yevgeny Safonov	KAZ	2:22.99 (45)	–	–	–
46	–	Lars Flora	USA	2:23.02 (46)	–	–	–
47	–	Phil Widmer	CAN	2:23.79 (47)	–	–	–
48	–	Zhang Chengye	CHN	2:24.18 (48)	–	–	–
49	–	Martin Otčenáš	SVK	2:24.77 (49)	–	–	–
50	–	Oļegs Maļuhins	LAT	2:24.88 (50)	–	–	–
51	–	Paul Murray	AUS	2:25.29 (51)	–	–	–
52	–	Aliaksandr Lazutkin	BLR	2:25.79 (52)	–	–	–
53	–	Tian Ye	CHN	2:25.85 (53)	–	–	–
54	–	Aivar Rehemaa	EST	2:26.09 (54)	–	–	–
55	–	Sergey Cherepanov	KAZ	2:26.48 (55)	–	–	–
56	–	Jože Mehle	SLO	2:27.02 (56)	–	–	–
57	–	Oliver Kraas	RSA	2:27.68 (57)	–	–	–
58	–	Zhang Qing	CHN	2:27.90 (58)	–	–	–
59	–	Aleksejus Novoselskis	LTU	2:28.04 (59)	–	–	–
60	–	Damir Jurčević	CRO	2:28.21 (60)	–	–	–
61	–	Sami Jauhojärvi	FIN	2:28.42 (61)	–	–	–
62	–	Mykhailo Humeniak	UKR	2:28.72 (62)	–	–	–
63	–	Park Byeong-Ju	KOR	2:28.85 (63)	–	–	–
64	–	Muhammet Kızılarslan	TUR	2:28.94 (64)	–	–	–
65	–	Zsolt Antal	ROU	2:29.40 (65)	–	–	–
66	–	Oleksandr Putsko	UKR	2:30.99 (66)	–	–	–
67	–	Sabahattin Oğlago	TUR	2:31.10 (67)	–	–	–
68	–	Valts Eiduks	LAT	2:31.25 (68)	–	–	–
69	–	Mihai Galiceanu	ROU	2:31.43 (69)	–	–	–
70	–	Chen Haibin	CHN	2:32.01 (70)	–	–	–
71	–	Ivan Bayrakov	BUL	2:32.18 (71)	–	–	–
72	–	Intars Spalviņš	LAT	2:32.26 (72)	–	–	–
73	–	Denis Klobučar	CRO	2:33.10 (73)	–	–	–
74	–	Oļegs Andrejevs	LAT	2:33.23 (74)	–	–	–
75	–	Alen Abramović	CRO	2:34.61 (75)	–	–	–
76	–	Jeong Ui-Myeong	KOR	2:35.39 (76)	–	–	–
77	–	Ilie Bria	MDA	2:42.30 (77)	–	–	–
78	–	Bahadur Gurung Gupta	IND	2:43.30 (78)	–	–	–
79	–	Hovhannes Sargsyan	ARM	2:47.68 (79)	–	–	–
80	–	Edmond Khachatryan	ARM	2:49.98 (80)	–	–	–

Qualifying Round

Date	22 February 2006 — 10:30
Format	Top 30 finishers advance to quarter-finals.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Björn Lind	SWE	2:13.53	Q
2	Andy Newell	USA	2:14.79	Q
3	Johan Kjølstad	NOR	2:15.11	Q
4	Vasily Rochev	RUS	2:16.19	Q
5	Cristian Zorzi	ITA	2:16.23	Q
6	Mikael Östberg	SWE	2:16.24	Q
7	Trond Iversen	NOR	2:16.25	Q
8	Loris Frasnelli	ITA	2:16.30	Q
9	Peter Larsson	SWE	2:16.62	Q
10	Roddy Darragon	FRA	2:16.76	Q
11	Renato Pasini	ITA	2:16.87	Q
12	Ola Vigen Hattestad	NOR	2:17.26	Q
13	Yuichi Onda	JPN	2:17.53	Q
14	Anti Saarepuu	EST	2:17.75	Q
15	Tor-Arne Hetland	NOR	2:17.91	Q
16	Chris Cook	USA	2:18.46	Q
17	Freddy Schwienbacher	ITA	2:18.59	Q
18	Yevgeny Koshevoy	KAZ	2:18.88	Q
19	Thobias Fredriksson	SWE	2:18.90	Q
20	Martin Koukal	CZE	2:19.39	Q
21	Dušan Kožíšek	CZE	2:19.64	Q
22	Keijo Kurttila	FIN	2:19.94	Q
23	Janusz Krężelok	POL	2:20.04	Q
24	Harald Wurm	AUT	2:20.11	Q
25	Martin Stockinger	AUT	2:20.18	Q
26	Lauri Pyykönen	FIN	2:20.21	Q
27	Ivan Alypov	RUS	2:20.21	Q
28	Sergey Novikov	RUS	2:20.29	Q
29	Lefteris Fafalis	GRE	2:20.33	Q
30	Christoph Eigenmann	SUI	2:20.46	Q
31	Drew Goldsack	CAN	2:20.62
32	Sean Crooks	CAN	2:20.70
33	Maciej Kreczmer	POL	2:20.83
34	Pavel Korostelyov	RUS	2:21.00
35	Nikolay Chebotko	KAZ	2:21.23
36	Torin Koos	USA	2:21.47
37	Devon Kershaw	CAN	2:21.49
38	Peeter Kümmel	EST	2:21.60
39	Nejc Brodar	SLO	2:21.94
40	Ivan Bilosiuk	UKR	2:21.97
41	Priit Narusk	EST	2:22.19
42	Vitaliy Martsiv	UKR	2:22.30
43	Shunsuke Komamura	JPN	2:22.38
44	Zoltán Tagscherer	HUN	2:22.69
45	Yevgeny Safonov	KAZ	2:22.99
46	Lars Flora	USA	2:23.02
47	Phil Widmer	CAN	2:23.79
48	Zhang Chengye	CHN	2:24.18
49	Martin Otčenáš	SVK	2:24.77
50	Oļegs Maļuhins	LAT	2:24.88
51	Paul Murray	AUS	2:25.29
52	Aliaksandr Lazutkin	BLR	2:25.79
53	Tian Ye	CHN	2:25.85
54	Aivar Rehemaa	EST	2:26.09
55	Sergey Cherepanov	KAZ	2:26.48
56	Jože Mehle	SLO	2:27.02
57	Oliver Kraas	RSA	2:27.68
58	Zhang Qing	CHN	2:27.90
59	Aleksejus Novoselskis	LTU	2:28.04
60	Damir Jurčević	CRO	2:28.21
61	Sami Jauhojärvi	FIN	2:28.42
62	Mykhailo Humeniak	UKR	2:28.72
63	Park Byeong-Ju	KOR	2:28.85
64	Muhammet Kızılarslan	TUR	2:28.94
65	Zsolt Antal	ROU	2:29.40
66	Oleksandr Putsko	UKR	2:30.99
67	Sabahattin Oğlago	TUR	2:31.10
68	Valts Eiduks	LAT	2:31.25
69	Mihai Galiceanu	ROU	2:31.43
70	Chen Haibin	CHN	2:32.01
71	Ivan Bayrakov	BUL	2:32.18
72	Intars Spalviņš	LAT	2:32.26
73	Denis Klobučar	CRO	2:33.10
74	Oļegs Andrejevs	LAT	2:33.23
75	Alen Abramović	CRO	2:34.61
76	Jeong Ui-Myeong	KOR	2:35.39
77	Ilie Bria	MDA	2:42.30
78	Bahadur Gurung Gupta	IND	2:43.30
79	Hovhannes Sargsyan	ARM	2:47.68
80	Edmond Khachatryan	ARM	2:49.98

Quarter-Finals

Date	22 February 2006 — 12:55
Format	Top 2 finishers in each heat advance to semi-finals.

Heat #1

Time	12:55

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	1	Björn Lind	SWE	2:21.5	Q
2	10	Roddy Darragon	FRA	2:21.9	Q
3	20	Martin Koukal	CZE	2:23.5
4	11	Renato Pasini	ITA	2:23.7
5	21	Dušan Kožíšek	CZE	2:24.5
6	30	Christoph Eigenmann	SUI	2:25.6

Heat #2

Time	13:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	17	Freddy Schwienbacher	ITA	2:20.4	Q
2	14	Anti Saarepuu	EST	2:20.7	Q
3	4	Vasily Rochev	RUS	2:22.0
4	7	Trond Iversen	NOR	2:22.5
5	24	Harald Wurm	AUT	2:23.4
6	27	Ivan Alypov	RUS	2:24.7

Heat #3

Time	13:05

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	5	Cristian Zorzi	ITA	2:25.9	Q
2	15	Tor-Arne Hetland	NOR	2:26.1	Q
3	6	Mikael Östberg	SWE	2:26.7
4	25	Martin Stockinger	AUT	2:27.1
5	16	Chris Cook	USA	2:27.9
6	26	Lauri Pyykönen	FIN	2:28.6

Heat #4

Time	13:10

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	12	Ola Vigen Hattestad	NOR	2:23.1	Q
2	19	Thobias Fredriksson	SWE	2:23.2	Q
3	9	Peter Larsson	SWE	2:23.3
4	2	Andy Newell	USA	2:24.3
5	22	Keijo Kurttila	FIN	2:25.1
6	29	Lefteris Fafalis	GRE	2:26.7

Heat #5

Time	13:15

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	3	Johan Kjølstad	NOR	2:20.2	Q
2	8	Loris Frasnelli	ITA	2:20.4	Q
3	18	Yevgeny Koshevoy	KAZ	2:20.7
4	23	Janusz Krężelok	POL	2:21.6
5	28	Sergey Novikov	RUS	2:21.9
6	13	Yuichi Onda	JPN	2:22.3

Semi-Finals

Date	22 February 2006 — 13:30
Format	Top 2 finishers in each heat advance to final. Next two finishers advance to B final.

Heat #1

Time	13:30

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	1	Björn Lind	SWE	2:19.6	Q
2	10	Roddy Darragon	FRA	2:19.9	Q
3	17	Freddy Schwienbacher	ITA	2:22.8	QB
4	14	Anti Saarepuu	EST	2:34.8	QB
5	15	Tor-Arne Hetland	NOR	2:43.2

Heat #2

Time	13:35

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	19	Thobias Fredriksson	SWE	2:25.9	Q
2	5	Cristian Zorzi	ITA	2:26.1	Q
3	8	Loris Frasnelli	ITA	2:26.8	QB
4	3	Johan Kjølstad	NOR	2:27.1	QB
5	12	Ola Vigen Hattestad	NOR	2:29.0

Final Round

Date	22 February 2006 — 14:00

Final B

Time	13:55

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	17	Freddy Schwienbacher	ITA	2:23.9
2	8	Loris Frasnelli	ITA	2:25.2
3	3	Johan Kjølstad	NOR	2:25.6
4	14	Anti Saarepuu	EST	2:27.9

Final A

Time	14:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	1	Björn Lind	SWE	2:26.5
2	10	Roddy Darragon	FRA	2:27.1
3	19	Thobias Fredriksson	SWE	2:27.8
4	5	Cristian Zorzi	ITA	2:31.7