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

Alpine skiing

Entering the Games, no Slovenian man was ranked in the top 20 of the World Cup standings in any alpine event, but they achieved several top-20 finishes in Turin, with the best a 12th place in the giant slalom from Mitja Valenčič. On the women's side, Tina Maze was ranked 5th in GS, but the top showing came from her team-mate Ana Drev, who posted one of the strongest second runs to end up 9th.

Men AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3TotalRankAleš GorzaSuper-Gn/a1:33.7733Giant slalomdid not finishSlalomdid not finishCombined1:41.3146.4445.163:12.9115Drago GrubelnikSlalom54.8750.82n/a1:45.6913Andrej JermanDownhilln/a1:51.7028Super-Gn/a1:33.2028Combined1:40.6246.9146.273:13.8019Andrej ŠpornDownhilln/a1:52.1731Super-Gn/a1:31.8415Combined1:39.6746.2057.663:23.5330Bernard VajdičGiant slalomdid not finishSlalom55.1651.27n/a1:46.4319Mitja ValenčičGiant slalom1:18.101:19.29n/a2:37.3912Slalomdid not finish

Women AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3TotalRankAna DrevSuper-Gn/a1:37.9245Giant slalom1:02.451:09.22n/a2:11.679Ana KobalSlalom44.3648.53n/a1:32.8925Tina MazeSuper-Gn/a1:36.6439Giant slalom1:01.971:09.86n/a2:11.8312Urška RabičDownhilldid not finishSuper-Gn/a1:34.1218Combined40.61did not finishPetra RobnikDownhilln/a1:59.6625Super-Gn/a1:35.1029Combined40.5444.841:32.022:57.4021

Biathlon

The Slovenian flagbearer, Tadeja Brankovič, contributed to the biathlon team's top finish in Turin, the 6th place earned by the women's relay. Teja Gregorin was the best individual performer, placing in the top-20 in all of her races. The best performance in the relay, however, came from neither Brankovič nor Gregorin, but from Dijana Grudiček, who pulled the team up as high as 5th.

AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRankKlemen BauerMen's sprint30:09.3270Men's individual1:02:25.5560Tadeja BrankovičWomen's sprint24:14.1231Women's pursuit42:42.12731Women's individual55:38.9639Teja GregorinWomen's sprint23:31.2014Women's pursuit40:20.16216Women's mass start43:51.4419Women's individual53:03.7318Dijana GrudičekWomen's sprint25:28.6355Women's pursuitLappedWomen's individual55:01.3430Andreja MaliWomen's sprint26:02.5359Women's pursuitLappedWomen's individual53:46.0121Janez MaričMen's sprint28:28.6337Men's pursuit39:42.43737Men's individual59:53.0540Janez OžboltMen's sprint30:08.8269Men's individual1:03:18.5569Matjaž PoklukarMen's sprint30:00.6364Men's individual1:00:07.6347Janez MaričJanez OžboltKlemen BauerMatjaž PoklukarMen's relay1:25:01.41110Teja GregorinAndreja MaliDijana GrudičekTadeja BrankovičWomen's relay1:19:55.7126

Cross-country skiing

Petra Majdič was Slovenia's top cross-country skier in Turin, finishing 6th in the women's 10 km, and the only skier to proceed out of the qualifying rounds in the sprint. Majdič advanced to the semifinals, but placed 4th in her semi and in the B Final en route to an 8th place finish.

Distance AthleteEventFinalTotalRankMaja BenedičičWomen's 10 km classical 33:41.3 65Women's 15 km pursuit 46:51.1 39Women's 30 km freestyle Did not finishNejc BrodarMen's 30 km pursuit 1:22:23.9 45Men's 50 km freestyle 2:07:24.5 31Petra MajdičWomen's 10 km classical 28:22.3 6Women's 15 km pursuit 43:41.7 11Women's 30 km freestyle 1:25:22.5 14Jože MehleMen's 15 km classical 42:56.9 59Men's 30 km pursuit 1:24:13.6 55Men's 50 km freestyle 2:13:37.1 55

Sprint AthleteEventQualifyingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankNejc BrodarMen's sprint 2:21.94 39 Did not advance 39Vesna FabjanWomen's sprint 2:20.34 40 Did not advance 40Petra MajdičWomen's sprint 2:14.62 6 Q 2:17.7 2 Q 2:18.72 4 Final B2:21.5 8Jože MehleMen's sprint2:27.02 56 Did not advance 56Nejc BrodarJože MehleMen's team sprintn/a 18:34.4 8 Did not advance 16Maja BenedičičVesna FabjanWomen's team sprintn/a 18:59.5 7 Did not advance 14

Figure skating

Urbas, who had placed 17th at the most recent European Championships, was second-to-last after the short program, and did not advance to compete in the free skate.

AthleteEventCDSP/ODFS/FDTotalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankGregor UrbasMen'sn/a46.4829did not advance29

Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program

Freestyle skiing

Miha Gale was scheduled to compete, but pulled out after an injury in training, leaving Nina Bednarik as the only Slovenian freestyle skier competing in Turin.

AthleteEventQualifyingFinalPointsRankPointsRankNina BednarikWomen's moguls19.5424did not advance24Miha GaleMen's aerialsdid not start

Luge

Domen Pociecha was the only Slovenian lugist in Turin. He was one of the weaker starters, but nonetheless managed to finish 26th, ahead of 10 other competitors.

AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankDomen PociechaMen's singles53.14153.07353.03953.0723:32.32526

Nordic combined

Damjan Vtič competed in two events as the sole Slovenian Nordic combined athlete in Turin; his best finish was 34th in the sprint.

AthleteEventSki jumpingCross-countryPointsRankDeficitTimeRankDamjan VtičSprint107.8171:1220:35.9+2:06.934Individual Gundersen217.0233:0245:36.9+5:52.340

Note: 'Deficit' refers to the amount of time behind the leader a competitor began the cross-country portion of the event. Italicized numbers show the final deficit from the winner's finishing time.

Ski jumping

Slovenia was the defending Olympic and World bronze medalists in the team event, but struggled in Turin, finishing tenth, and not qualifying for the second round of jumps. Rok Benkovič, who was the defending world champion, in the normal hill event, had a very poor first jump in the final, ending up 49th. The best individual performance came from Jernej Damjan, who was 28th in the large hill event.

AthleteEventQualifyingFirst roundFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsTotalRankRok BenkovičNormal hill108.028 Q91.549did not advance49Large hill84.526 Q99.922 Q90.4190.329Jernej DamjanNormal hill114.521 Q109.035did not advance35Large hill105.97 Q97.227 Q95.0192.228Robert KranjecNormal hill102.014 PQ105.541did not advance41Large hill106.713 Q63.149did not advance49Primož PeterkaNormal hill117.016 Q118.523 Q96.5215.030Large hill93.114 Q92.034did not advance34Rok BenkovičJernej DamjanRobert KranjecPrimož PeterkaTeamn/a390.410did not advance10

Note: PQ indicates a skier was pre-qualified for the final, based on entry rankings.

Snowboarding

Four snowboarders represented Slovenia in Turin, all in the parallel giant slalom. Two, Rok Flander and Dejan Kosir, qualified for the knockout stages, and advanced to the quarterfinals before losing to a Schoch brother, Flander to Philipp and Kosir to Simon. The two ended up 7th and 6th, respectively, after each faced two other Swiss racers in the consolation rounds.

Parallel GS AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankRok FlanderMen's parallel giant slalom1:11.1810 Q (7)W -0.53 (-1.35 +0.82) (2)L +1.07 (+1.35 -0.28)Classification 5-8 (3)L +0.14 (-0.18 +0.32)7th place Final (5)W -0.41 (-0.12 -0.29)7 Tomaž KnafeljMen's parallel giant slalom1:14.8726did not advance26Dejan KosirMen's parallel giant slalom1:11.068 Q (1)W -0.30 (+0.29 -0.59) (1)L +1.27 (+0.59 +0.68)Classification 5-8 (5)W -4.55 (-0.85 +5.40)5th place Final (3)L +0.42 (+0.94 -0.52)6 Izidor ŠušteršičMen's parallel giant slalom1:12.9621did not advance21

Key: '+ Time' represents a deficit; the brackets indicate the results of each run.

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