Argentina at the 2006 Winter Olympics
{{infobox country at games
| NOC = ARG
| NOCname = Argentine Olympic Committee
| games = Winter Olympics
| year = 2006
| flagcaption =
| oldcode =
| website = {{url|www.coarg.org.ar}} {{in lang|es}}
| location = Turin
| competitors = 9 (5 men, 4 women)
| sports = 5
| flagbearer = María Belén Simari Birkner (opening)
Clyde Getty (closing){{cite web
|url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/media_centre/press_release_uk.asp?id=1664
|title=Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony
|access-date=22 February 2009}}{{cite web
|url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/media_centre/press_release_uk.asp?id=1726
|title=Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony
|access-date=22 February 2009}}
| rank =
| gold = 0
| silver = 0
| bronze = 0
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year = 1928
| app_end_year =
| summerappearances =
| winterappearances =
| seealso =
}}
Argentina competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Alpine skiing
{{main|Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics}}
Of the five-person alpine skiing contingent Argentina sent to Turin, three were members of the Simari Birkner family. These three accounted for all of Argentina's top-30 finishes, with the best performances coming from Cristian Javier in the giant slalom and the combined.{{cite web
|title=Torino 2006 Official Report - Alpine Skiing
|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/Results/AlpineSkiing.pdf
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612013210/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/Results/AlpineSkiing.pdf
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2012-06-12
|work=Torino Organizing Committee
|publisher=LA84 Foundation
|date=March 2009
|access-date=22 September 2009
}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="5"|Final |
|---|
| Run 1
!Run 2 !Run 3 !Total !Rank |
| Facundo Aguirre
|colspan = 5 align="center"|did not finish |
| rowspan=3|Cristian Javier Simari Birkner
|align="center"|1:22.37 |align="center"|1:20.19 |align="center"|n/a |align="center"|2:42.56 |align="center"|23 |
| Men's slalom
|colspan = 5 align="center"|did not finish |
| Men's combined
|align="center"|1:43.93 |align="center"|45.89 |align="center"|46.72 |align="center"|3:16.54 |align="center"|23 |
| rowspan=4|Macarena Simari Birkner
|colspan = 5 align="center"|did not finish |
| Women's giant slalom
|align="center"|1:05.81 |align="center"|1:13.62 |align="center"|n/a |align="center"|2:19.43 |align="center"|31 |
| Women's slalom
|align="center"|45.90 |align="center"|51.17 |align="center"|n/a |align="center"|1:37.07 |align="center"|31 |
| Women's combined
|align="center"|40.99 |align="center"|45.95 |align="center"|1:35.72 |align="center"|3:02.66 |align="center"|26 |
| rowspan=4|María Belén Simari Birkner
|colspan = 3 align="center"|n/a |align="center"|1:38.02 |align="center"|47 |
| Women's giant slalom
|colspan = 5 align="center"|did not finish |
| Women's slalom
|align="center"|46.35 |align="center"|51.26 |align="center"|n/a |align="center"|1:37.61 |align="center"|37 |
| Women's combined
|align="center"|41.55 |align="center"|47.08 |align="center"|1:36.72 |align="center"|3:05.35 |align="center"|29 |
| rowspan=2|Miriam Vazquez
|colspan = 3 align="center"|n/a |align="center"|2:07.42 |align="center"|39 |
| Women's combined
|colspan=6 align="center"|did not start |
Note: In the men's combined, runs 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.
Biathlon
{{main|Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics}}
Beltrame's best finish came in the individual event, where he finished 84th ahead of three other finishers.{{cite web
|title=Torino 2006 Official Report - Biathlon
|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/Results/Biathlon.pdf
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612013218/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/Results/Biathlon.pdf
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2012-06-12
|work=Torino Organizing Committee
|publisher=LA84 Foundation
|date=March 2009
|access-date=23 September 2009
}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="3"|Final |
|---|
| Time
!Misses !Rank |
| rowspan=2|Sebastian Beltrame
|align="center"|33:32.4 |align="center"|5 |align="center"|87 |
| Men's individual
|align="center"|1:09:24.3 |align="center"|9 |align="center"|84 |
Cross-country skiing
{{main|Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics}}{{cite web
|title=Torino 2006 Official Report - Cross Country Skiing
|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/Results/CrosscountrySki.pdf
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612013304/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/Results/CrosscountrySki.pdf
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2012-06-12
|work=Torino Organizing Committee
|publisher=LA84 Foundation
|date=March 2009
|access-date=23 September 2009
}}
;Distance
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Final |
|---|
| Total
!Rank |
| Martin Bianchi
|align="center"| 49:08.0 |align="center"| 86 |
Freestyle skiing
{{main|Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics}}
44-year-old Colorado resident Clyde Getty represented Argentina in the men's aerials, finishing last in the field after failing to land his second jump.{{cite web
| title = Argentina aerialist, 44, a crowd favorite
| url = https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/torino/freestyle/2006-02-21-argentine-aerialist_x.htm
| work = Associated Press
| publisher = USA Today
| date = 21 February 2006
| access-date = 23 September 2009
| title = Torino 2006 Official Report - Freestyle Skiing
| url = http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/Results/FreestyleSkiing.pdf
| work = Torino Organizing Committee
| publisher = LA84 Foundation
|date=March 2009
| access-date = 23 September 2009
}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Qualifying !colspan="2"|Final |
|---|
| Points
!Rank !Points !Rank |
| Clyde Getty
|align="center"|79.88 |align="center"|28 |colspan=2 align="center"|did not advance |
Luge
{{main|Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics}}
Michelle Despain bumped into the track walls several times during the competition, and was nearly 10 seconds slower than the next-to-last finisher, but she did manage to complete all four runs.{{cite web
| title = Twisting track an Olympic nightmare for lugers
| url = https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/torino/sliding/2006-02-16-treacherous-track_x.htm
| work = Associated Press
| publisher = USA Today
| date = 16 February 2006
| access-date = 23 September 2009
|title=Torino 2006 Official Report - Luge
|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/Results/Luge.pdf
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612013446/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/Results/Luge.pdf
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2012-06-12
|work=Torino Organizing Committee
|publisher=LA84 Foundation
|date=March 2009
|access-date=23 September 2009
}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="6"|Final |
|---|
| Run 1
!Run 2 !Run 3 !Run 4 !Total !Rank |
| Michelle Despain
|align="center"|50.062 |align="center"|54.061 |align="center"|50.120 |align="center"|52.898 |align="center"|3:27.141 |align="center"|24 |
References
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070612190146/http://www.coarg.org.ar/archivos/Se%20present%C3%B3%20la%20delegaci%C3%B3n%20que%20participara%20en%20Torino%202006.htm Argentina NOC participant list]
{{Nations at the 2006 Winter Olympics}}
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