The 2006 Winter Olympic Games Snowboarding competition consisted of men's and women's halfpipe, parallel giant slalom and snowboard cross events.
| Snowboarding at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Bardonecchia |
| Dates | 12–23 February 2006 |
| No. of events | 6 |
| Competitors | 187 from 24 nations |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halfpipe | Shaun White United States | Danny Kass United States | Markku Koski Finland |
| Parallel giant slalom | Philipp Schoch Switzerland | Simon Schoch Switzerland | Siegfried Grabner Austria |
| Snowboard cross | Seth Wescott United States | Radoslav Židek Slovakia | Paul-Henri de Le Rue France |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halfpipe | Hannah Teter United States | Gretchen Bleiler United States | Kjersti Buaas Norway |
| Parallel giant slalom | Daniela Meuli Switzerland | Amelie Kober Germany | Rosey Fletcher United States |
| Snowboard cross | Tanja Frieden Switzerland | Lindsey Jacobellis United States | Dominique Maltais Canada |
Participating NOCs
Twenty-four nations competed in the snowboarding events at Torino.
- Australia (9)
- Austria (12)
- Brazil (1)
- Bulgaria (1)
- Canada (16)
- China (2)
- Czech Republic (3)
- Spain (5)
- Finland (5)
- France (16)
- Germany (11)
- Great Britain (4)
- Italy (16)
- Japan (13)
- Netherlands (2)
- Norway (4)
- New Zealand (3)
- Poland (6)
- Russia (8)
- Slovenia (4)
- Slovakia (1)
- Sweden (13)
- Switzerland (16)
- United States (16)
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