The Luge competition at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games was held at Cesana Pariol in Cesana, Italy. Three events were staged, taking place from February 11 to February 15. These were the first games where a qualifying system was used to determine the enterants into the games.
| Luge at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Cesana Pariol |
| Dates | 11–15 February 2006 |
| No. of events | 3 |
| Competitors | 108 from 24 nations |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Armin Zöggeler Italy | Albert Demtschenko Russia | Mārtiņš Rubenis Latvia |
| Women's singles | Sylke Otto Germany | Silke Kraushaar Germany | Tatjana Hüfner Germany |
| Doubles | Austria Andreas Linger Wolfgang Linger | Germany André Florschütz Torsten Wustlich | Italy Gerhard Plankensteiner Oswald Haselrieder |
Participating NOCs
Twenty-four nations competed in the luge events at Torino.
- Argentina (1)
- Australia (1)
- Austria (10)
- Bulgaria (1)
- Canada (10)
- Czech Republic (4)
- Germany (10)
- Great Britain (2)
- India (1)
- Italy (9)
- Japan (5)
- South Korea (1)
- Latvia (8)
- Moldova (1)
- Poland (3)
- Romania (4)
- Russia (10)
- Slovenia (1)
- Switzerland (2)
- Slovakia (6)
- Chinese Taipei (1)
- Ukraine (6)
- United States (10)
- Venezuela (1)
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