Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's snowboard cross


The women's snowboard cross event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on 17 February 2006.

Medalists

Results

Qualification

All competitors raced two qualification runs, with only the better of the two times used in the final ranking. The top 16 of the 23 competitors advanced to the quarter-finals. Struck-through runs in the table below represent the discarded time for a competitor.
RankNameNationalityRun 1 RankRun 2 RankBest time
1Maëlle Ricker1:28.9911:27.8511:27.85
2Dominique Maltais1:33.03131:29.3321:29.33
3Lindsey Jacobellis1:30.8961:29.5131:29.51
4Tanja Frieden1:30.7651:29.7741:29.77
5Maria Danielsson1:30.0122:06.56211:30.01
6Isabel Clark Ribeiro1:30.1231:31.49101:30.12
7Olivia Nobs1:32.0281:30.4451:30.44
8Marie Laissus1:30.4641:30.9981:30.46
9Déborah Anthonioz1:31.2271:30.8961:30.89
10Doresia Krings1:45.53211:30.9071:30.90
11Karine Ruby1:42.51201:31.0391:31.03
12Zoe Gillings1:46.71221:31.93111:31.93
13Katharina Himmler1:32.1591:33.89171:32.15
14Mellie Francon1:32.31101:32.30121:32.30
15Yuka Fujimori1:32.46111:32.63131:32.46
16Doris Günther1:32.5812DNF1:32.58
17Erin Simmons1:33.24141:32.74141:32.74
18Carmen RaniglerDNF1:32.91151:32.91
19Dominique Vallee1:34.76161:33.57161:33.57
20Juliane Bray1:34.45151:39.81201:34.45
21Emily Thomas1:37.69191:34.57181:34.57
22Aleksandra Zhekova1:36.13171:35.50191:35.50
23Julie Pomagalski1:36.3218DSQ231:36.32

Elimination round

The top 16 qualifiers advanced to the quarterfinal round. From here, they participated in four-person elimination races, with the top two from each race advancing.

Quarterfinals

;Quarterfinal 1
SeedNameRank
11
82
93
164

;Quarterfinal 2
SeedNameRank
41
52
133
124

;Quarterfinal 3
SeedNameRank
141
32
63
114

;Quarterfinal 4
SeedNameRank
21
152
73
104

Semifinals

;Semifinal 1
SeedNameRank
11
42
53
84

;Semifinal 2
SeedNameRank
31
22
143
154

Finals

The four semifinalists who failed to advanced to the big final competed in the small final to determine 5th through 8th places. The four last place finishers in the quarterfinals contested a 13th-16th classification race, while the third-placed finishers raced for 9th through 13th.
In the large final, American Lindsey Jacobellis had a clear lead heading to the final hill, but failed in an unnecessary attempt at a twisting grab in the air, falling and allowing Tanja Frieden to sweep past her and claim the gold medal.
;Large Final
SeedNameRank
4
3
2
14

;Small Final
SeedNameRank
145
56
157
88

;Classification 9-12
SeedNameRank
69
910
711
1312

;Classification 13-16
SeedNameRank
1013
1614
1215
1116