Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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Three events were contested in the Nordic combined competition at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games.
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[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Germany |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Norway |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Finland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Individual Gundersen (15 km)
Georg Hettich of Germany defended his lead after the ski jumping portion with a race of 39:44.6 to record Germany's second gold medal at the Olympics, in the second event.
Silver medallist Felix Gottwald of Austria and bronze medallist Magnus Moan of Norway both managed to beat Hettich by more than a minute in the cross-country leg, but with eleventh and ninth place respectively in the ski jumping leg, their cross-country skiing was not enough to take them to the very top of the podium. Moan beat compatriot Petter Tande in a dash for the finish line, while Finn Jaakko Tallus is a further second behind.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Georg Hettich (GER) |
39:44.6 |
| Silver |  Felix Gottwald (AUT) |
39:54.4 |
| Bronze |  Magnus Moan (NOR) |
40:00.8 |
[edit] Team (4 x 5 km)
The team event was planned for February 15, 2006, but because of high winds on the ski jumping hill, the jury decided to abandon the team competition midway through the second round and hold the competition on February 16 2006.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Austria (Michael Gruber, Christoph Bieler, Felix Gottwald, Mario Stecher) |
49:52.6 |
| Silver | Germany (Björn Kircheisen, Georg Hettich, Ronny Ackermann, Jens Gaiser) |
50:07.9 |
| Bronze | Finland (Antti Kuisma, Anssi Koivuranta, Jaakko Tallus, Hannu Manninen) |
50:19.4 |
[edit] Sprint (7.5 km)
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Felix Gottwald (AUT) |
18:29.0 |
| Silver | Magnus Moan (NOR) |
18:34.4 |
| Bronze | Georg Hettich (GER) |
18:38.6 |
| Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics |  |
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| 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 See also: List of Olympic medalists in nordic combined |
| Events at the 2006 Winter Olympics (Turin) |
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| Alpine skiing • Biathlon • Bobsleigh • Cross‑country skiing • Curling • Figure skating • Freestyle skiing • Ice hockey • Luge • Nordic combined • Short track speed skating • Skeleton • Ski jumping • Snowboarding • Speed skating |
