Argentina competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

Alpine skiing

Of the five-person alpine skiing contingent Argentina sent to Turin, three were members of the Simari Birkner family. These three accounted for all of Argentina's top-30 finishes, with the best performances coming from Cristian Javier in the giant slalom and the combined.

AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3TotalRankFacundo AguirreMen's giant slalomdid not finishCristian Javier Simari BirknerMen's giant slalom1:22.371:20.19n/a2:42.5623Men's slalomdid not finishMen's combined1:43.9345.8946.723:16.5423Macarena Simari BirknerWomen's super-Gdid not finishWomen's giant slalom1:05.811:13.62n/a2:19.4331Women's slalom45.9051.17n/a1:37.0731Women's combined40.9945.951:35.723:02.6626María Belén Simari BirknerWomen's super-Gn/a1:38.0247Women's giant slalomdid not finishWomen's slalom46.3551.26n/a1:37.6137Women's combined41.5547.081:36.723:05.3529Miriam VazquezWomen's downhilln/a2:07.4239Women's combineddid not start

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.

Biathlon

Beltrame's best finish came in the individual event, where he finished 84th ahead of three other finishers.

AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRankSebastian BeltrameMen's sprint33:32.4587Men's individual1:09:24.3984

Cross-country skiing

Distance AthleteEventFinalTotalRankMartin BianchiMen's 15 km classical 49:08.0 86

Freestyle skiing

44-year-old Colorado resident Clyde Getty represented Argentina in the men's aerials, finishing last in the field after failing to land his second jump.

AthleteEventQualifyingFinalPointsRankPointsRankClyde GettyMen's aerials79.8828did not advance

Luge

Michelle Despain bumped into the track walls several times during the competition, and was nearly 10 seconds slower than the next-to-last finisher, but she did manage to complete all four runs.

AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankMichelle DespainWomen's singles50.06254.06150.12052.8983:27.14124

References

Argentina NOC participant list