Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom

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{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Men's slalom

|games = 2006 Winter

|image = Alpine skiing pictogram.svg

|image_size = 80px

|caption = Pictogram for alpine skiing

|venue = Sestriere

|date = February 25, 2006

|competitors = 97

|nations = 49

|win_value = 1:43.14

|gold = Benjamin Raich

|goldNOC = AUT

|silver = Reinfried Herbst

|silverNOC = AUT

|bronze = Rainer Schönfelder

|bronzeNOC = AUT

|prev= 2002

|next= 2010

}}

{{Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics}}

The slalom competition is shorter than the giant slalom, but is otherwise similar in emphasizing maneuverability. Slalom has been a part of all the Winter Olympics since 1936, although it was a part of the alpine combination that year. Only the downhill event has a longer history at the Winter Olympics. The men's slalom took place on 25 February and was the last of the Olympic alpine skiing competitions.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2006/ASK/mens-slalom.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035121/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2006/ASK/mens-slalom.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Alpine Skiing at the 2006 Turin Winter Games: Men's Slalom |access-date=4 April 2018 |work=Sports Reference}}

Jean-Pierre Vidal of France was the defending Olympic champion, but he hadn't won a World Cup slalom event since the 2001–02 season.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=AL&competitorid=64126&type=result&category=WC&season=ALL&sort=&discipline=ALL&position=3&place=&Submit=Search |title=FIS-Ski - biographie |access-date=2010-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302121142/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=AL&competitorid=64126&type=result&category=WC&season=ALL&sort=&discipline=ALL&position=3&place=&Submit=Search |archive-date=2009-03-02 |url-status=dead }} Nevertheless, Vidal was fourth in the slalom World Cup, one place ahead of defending World Champion Benjamin Raich. The Italian Giorgio Rocca led the World Cup after winning all five races thus far in the season, 215 points ahead of the second-placed American Ted Ligety.{{cite web |url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/disciplines/alpineskiing/cupstandings.html?&&&&discipline=ALL&discipline=SL&discipline=GS&discipline=SG&discipline=SG&discipline=ALL&discipline=DH&discipline=SL&discipline=GS&discipline=GS&discipline=ALL&discipline=DH&discipline=SL |title=Archived copy |website=www.fis-ski.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930075922/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/disciplines/alpineskiing/cupstandings.html?&&&&discipline=ALL&discipline=SL&discipline=GS&discipline=SG&discipline=SG&discipline=ALL&discipline=DH&discipline=SL&discipline=GS&discipline=GS&discipline=ALL&discipline=DH&discipline=SL |archive-date=30 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}

Results

Complete results from the men's slalom event at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankNameCountryRun 1Run 2TimeDifference
{{gold01}}

| align=left| Benjamin Raich

| align=left| {{flagIOC|AUT|2006 Winter}}

| 53.37

| 49.77

| 1:43.14

| +0.00

{{silver02}}

| align=left| Reinfried Herbst

| align=left| {{flagIOC|AUT|2006 Winter}}

| 53.55

| 50.42

| 1:43.97

| +0.83

{{bronze03}}

| align=left| Rainer Schönfelder

| align=left| {{flagIOC|AUT|2006 Winter}}

| 54.03

| 50.12

| 1:44.15

| +1.01

rowspan=2|{{sort|04|4}}

| align=left| Kentaro Minagawa

| align=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|2006 Winter}}

| 53.44

| 50.74

| rowspan=2|1:44.18

| rowspan=2|+1.04

align=left| Andre Myhrer

| align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|2006 Winter}}

| 53.95

| 50.23

{{sort|06|6}}

| align=left| Ivica Kostelić

| align=left| {{flagIOC|CRO|2006 Winter}}

| 54.43

| 50.02

| 1:44.45

| +1.31

{{sort|07|7}}

| align=left| Naoki Yuasa

| align=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|2006 Winter}}

| 54.76

| 49.81

| 1:44.57

| +1.43

{{sort|08|8}}

| align=left| Johan Brolenius

| align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|2006 Winter}}

| 54.37

| 50.44

| 1:44.81

| +1.67

{{sort|09|9}}

| align=left| Thomas Grandi

| align=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|2006 Winter}}

| 53.64

| 51.20

| 1:44.84

| +1.70

10

| align=left| Martin Hansson

| align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|2006 Winter}}

| 54.50

| 50.74

| 1:45.24

| +2.10

11

| align=left| Pierrick Bourgeat

| align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|2006 Winter}}

| 54.45

| 51.03

| 1:45.48

| +2.34

12

| align=left| Jimmy Cochran

| align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|2006 Winter}}

| 54.49

| 51.19

| 1:45.68

| +2.54

13

| align=left| Drago Grubelnik

| align=left| {{flagIOC|SLO|2006 Winter}}

| 54.87

| 50.82

| 1:45.69

| +2.55

14

| align=left| Marc Berthod

| align=left| {{flagIOC|SUI|2006 Winter}}

| 56.22

| 49.78

| 1:46.00

| +2.86

15

| align=left| Silvan Zurbriggen

| align=left| {{flagIOC|SUI|2006 Winter}}

| 55.17

| 50.93

| 1:46.10

| +2.96

16

| align=left| Alain Baxter

| align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|2006 Winter}}

| 54.93

| 51.22

| 1:46.15

| +3.01

17

| align=left| Michael Janyk

| align=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|2006 Winter}}

| 55.32

| 50.87

| 1:46.19

| +3.05

18

| align=left| Chip Knight

| align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|2006 Winter}}

| 54.71

| 51.55

| 1:46.26

| +3.12

19

| align=left| Bernard Vajdič

| align=left| {{flagIOC|SLO|2006 Winter}}

| 55.16

| 51.27

| 1:46.43

| +3.29

20

| align=left| Noel Baxter

| align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|2006 Winter}}

| 56.07

| 51.15

| 1:47.22

| +4.08

21

| align=left| Martin Vráblík

| align=left| {{flagIOC|CZE|2006 Winter}}

| 56.01

| 51.39

| 1:47.40

| +4.26

22

| align=left| Björgvin Björgvinsson

| align=left| {{flagIOC|ISL|2006 Winter}}

| 57.07

| 54.16

| 1:51.23

| +8.09

23

| align=left| Vassilis Dimitriadis

| align=left| {{flagIOC|GRE|2006 Winter}}

| 57.38

| 54.00

| 1:51.38

| +8.24

24

| align=left| Jaroslav Babušiak

| align=left| {{flagIOC|SVK|2006 Winter}}

| 58.51

| 53.55

| 1:52.06

| +8.92

25

| align=left| Stefan Georgiev

| align=left| {{flagIOC|BUL|2006 Winter}}

| 58.30

| 54.25

| 1:52.55

| +9.41

26

| align=left| Ivan Heimschild

| align=left| {{flagIOC|SVK|2006 Winter}}

| 59.67

| 54.31

| 1:53.98

| +10.84

27

| align=left| Roger Vidosa

| align=left| {{flagIOC|AND|2006 Winter}}

| 59.87

| 54.16

| 1:54.03

| +10.89

28

| align=left| Kristján Uni Óskarsson

| align=left| {{flagIOC|ISL|2006 Winter}}

| 58.92

| 55.78

| 1:54.70

| +11.56

29

| align=left| Anton Konovalov

| align=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2006 Winter}}

| 59.53

| 55.18

| 1:54.71

| +11.57

30

| align=left| Marco Schafferer

| align=left| {{flagIOC|BIH|2006 Winter}}

| 1:01.11

| 56.06

| 1:57.17

| +14.03

31

| align=left| Mickey Ross

| align=left| {{flagIOC|NZL|2006 Winter}}

| 1:03.30

| 54.50

| 1:57.80

| +14.66

32

| align=left| Iason Abramashvili

| align=left| {{flagIOC|GEO|2006 Winter}}

| 1:01.84

| 56.83

| 1:58.67

| +15.53

33

| align=left| Natko Zrnčić-Dim

| align=left| {{flagIOC|CRO|2006 Winter}}

| 57.69

| 1:01.34

| 1:59.03

| +15.89

34

| align=left| Olivier Jenot

| align=left| {{flagIOC|MON|2006 Winter}}

| 1:03.85

| 55.28

| 1:59.13

| +15.99

35

| align=left| Kristinn Ingi Valsson

| align=left| {{flagIOC|ISL|2006 Winter}}

| 1:03.27

| 56.53

| 1:59.80

| +16.66

36

| align=left| Nikolay Skriabin

| align=left| {{flagIOC|UKR|2006 Winter}}

| 1:01.98

| 57.98

| 1:59.96

| +16.82

37

| align=left| Mikail Renzhin

| align=left| {{flagIOC|ISR|2006 Winter}}

| 1:01.83

| 58.90

| 2:00.73

| +17.59

38

| align=left| Theodoros Christodoulou

| align=left| {{flagIOC|CYP|2006 Winter}}

| 1:05.58

| 1:00.97

| 2:06.55

| +23.41

39

| align=left| Hannes Paul Schmid

| align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|2006 Winter}}

| 55.26

| 1:13.37

| 2:08.63

| +25.49

40

| align=left| Hamit Şare

| align=left| {{flagIOC|TUR|2006 Winter}}

| 1:07.57

| 1:01.56

| 2:09.13

| +25.99

41

| align=left| Alidad Saveh-Shemshaki

| align=left| {{flagIOC|IRI|2006 Winter}}

| 1:07.57

| 1:01.99

| 2:09.56

| +26.42

42

| align=left| Attila Marosi

| align=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|2006 Winter}}

| 1:07.67

| 1:02.61

| 2:10.28

| +27.14

43

| align=left| George Salameh

| align=left| {{flagIOC|LIB|2006 Winter}}

| 1:07.62

| 1:03.99

| 2:11.61

| +28.47

44

| align=left| Vitalij Rumiancev

| align=left| {{flagIOC|LTU|2006 Winter}}

| 1:09.19

| 1:04.27

| 2:13.46

| +30.32

45

| align=left| Abraham Sarkakhyan

| align=left| {{flagIOC|ARM|2006 Winter}}

| 1:10.69

| 1:05.52

| 2:16.21

| +33.07

46

| align=left| Kayrat Ermetov

| align=left| {{flagIOC|UZB|2006 Winter}}

| 1:13.19

| 1:07.69

| 2:20.88

| +37.74

47

| align=left| Yasuhiro Ikuta

| align=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|2006 Winter}}

| 1:15.19

| 1:08.09

| 2:23.28

| +40.14

{{sort|99
}

| align=left| Akira Sasaki

| align=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|2006 Winter}}

| 54.37

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

|

|-

| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Aksel Lund Svindal

| align=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|2006 Winter}}

| 54.97

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

|

|-

| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Daniel Albrecht

| align=left| {{flagIOC|SUI|2006 Winter}}

| 55.33

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

|

|-

| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Felix Neureuther

| align=left| {{flagIOC|GER|2006 Winter}}

| 55.16

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

|

|-

| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Patrick Biggs

| align=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|2006 Winter}}

| 54.38

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

|

|-

| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Jean-Baptiste Grange

| align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|2006 Winter}}

| 54.84

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

|

|-

| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Filip Trejbal

| align=left| {{flagIOC|CZE|2006 Winter}}

| 54.75

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

|

|-

| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Michał Kałwa

| align=left| {{flagIOC|POL|2006 Winter}}

| 59.82

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

|

|-

| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Deyan Todorov

| align=left| {{flagIOC|BUL|2006 Winter}}

| 1:00.69

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

|

|-

| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Gjorgi Markovski

| align=left| {{flagIOC|MKD|2006 Winter}}

| 1:04.03

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

|

|-

| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Li Guangxu

| align=left| {{flagIOC|CHN|2006 Winter}}

| 1:08.84

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

|

|-

| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Kalle Palander

| align=left| {{flagIOC|FIN|2006 Winter}}

| 53.38

| {{sort|9:99.99|DSQ}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

|

|-

| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Kang Min Heuk

| align=left| {{flagIOC|KOR|2006 Winter}}

| 58.53

| {{sort|9:99.99|DSQ}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

|

|-

| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Želimir Vuković

| align=left| {{flagIOC|SCG|2006 Winter}}

| 1:00.51

| {{sort|9:99.99|DSQ}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

|

|-

| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Ivan Borisov

| align=left| {{flagIOC|KGZ|2006 Winter}}

| 1:09.54

| {{sort|9:99.99|DSQ}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

|

|-

| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Jean-Pierre Vidal

| align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNS}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

|

|-

| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Ondřej Bank

| align=left| {{flagIOC|CZE|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNS}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

|

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Pavel Chestakov

| align=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNS}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

|

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Deyvid Oprja

| align=left| {{flagIOC|EST|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNS}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

|

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Giorgio Rocca

| align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

|

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Markus Larsson

| align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Alois Vogl

| align=left| {{flagIOC|GER|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

|

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Stéphane Tissot

| align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

|

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Bode Miller

| align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

|

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Mario Matt

| align=left| {{flagIOC|AUT|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Manfred Mölgg

| align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Patrick Thaler

| align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Hans-Petter Buraas

| align=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Jean-Philippe Roy

| align=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Lars Elton Myhre

| align=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Jono Brauer

| align=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Mitja Valenčič

| align=left| {{flagIOC|SLO|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| James Leuzinger

| align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Cristian Javier Simari Birkner

| align=left| {{flagIOC|ARG|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Aleš Gorza

| align=left| {{flagIOC|SLO|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Jukka Rajala

| align=left| {{flagIOC|FIN|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Dmitrij Ulianov

| align=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Dalibor Šamšal

| align=left| {{flagIOC|CRO|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Kryštof Krýzl

| align=left| {{flagIOC|CZE|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

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| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Mikhail Sedyankov

| align=left| {{flagIOC|BUL|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Aleksandr Khoroshilov

| align=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Alex Antor

| align=left| {{flagIOC|AND|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Danko Marinelli

| align=left| {{flagIOC|CRO|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Sindri M. Pálsson

| align=left| {{flagIOC|ISL|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Alexander Heath

| align=left| {{flagIOC|RSA|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Victor Ryabchenko

| align=left| {{flagIOC|KAZ|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Leyti Seck

| align=left| {{flagIOC|SEN|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Mathieu Razanakolona

| align=left| {{flagIOC|MAD|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Erjon Tola

| align=left| {{flagIOC|ALB|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DNF}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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| {{sort|99|}}

| align=left| Ted Ligety

| align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|2006 Winter}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|DSQ}}

| {{sort|9:99.99|}}

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