# Czech Republic at the 2006 Winter Olympics

The Czech Republic competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Speed skater Martina Sáblíková served as flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. The medal hopes were set on ice hockey team, Jakub Janda in ski jumping, Kateřina Neumannová in cross-country skiing and on Sáblíková. As for hockey team, the bronze medal was less than most of Czech fans awaited before the olympic, and more than they hoped for after the group stage. But the strongest moment for Czech sport fans was unbelievable finish of Kateřina Neumannová in cross-country skiing, where she on the last meters of 30 km run got from the third to first position. It was her last Olympic start and it was finally a gold one, and the view of her little daughter running to her as the first to congratulate will be a lasting moment of Turin 2006.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Kateřina Neumannová | Cross-country skiing | Women's 30 km freestyle | 24 February |
| Silver | Kateřina Neumannová | Cross-country skiing | Women's 15 km pursuit | 12 February |
| Silver | Lukáš Bauer | Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 km classical | 17 February |
| Bronze | Czech Republic national men's ice hockey team Dominik HašekTomáš VokounMilan HniličkaDušan SalfickýFrantišek KaberleTomáš KaberleFilip KubaPavel KubinaMarek MalíkJaroslav ŠpačekMarek ŽidlickýJan BulisPetr ČajánekPatrik EliášMartin EratMilan HejdukAleš HemskýJaromír JágrRobert LangRostislav OleszVáclav ProspalMartin RučinskýMartin StrakaDavid Výborný | Ice hockey | Men's tournament | 25 February |

## Alpine skiing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank |
| Ondřej Bank | Downhill | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| Ondřej Bank | Super-G | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| Ondřej Bank | Giant slalom | 1:18.45 | 1:19.40 | n/a | 2:37.85 | 16 |
| Ondřej Bank | Slalom | did not start | did not start | did not start | did not start | did not start |
| Ondřej Bank | Combined | 1:40.50 | 45.34 | 45.16 | 3:11.00 | 6 |
| Kryštof Krýzl | Super-G | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1:34.20 | 34 |
| Kryštof Krýzl | Giant slalom | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| Kryštof Krýzl | Slalom | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| Kryštof Krýzl | Combined | 1:41.47 | 46.62 | 46.09 | 3:14.18 | 20 |
| Filip Trejbal | Slalom | 54.75 | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| Filip Trejbal | Combined | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| Martin Vráblík | Super-G | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1:34.90 | 38 |
| Martin Vráblík | Giant slalom | 1:20.41 | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| Martin Vráblík | Slalom | 56.01 | 51.39 | n/a | 1:47.40 | 21 |
| Martin Vráblík | Combined | 1:40.50 | 46.73 | 45.18 | 3:12.41 | 12 |
| Petr Záhrobský | Downhill | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1:52.90 | 34 |
| Petr Záhrobský | Super-G | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1:33.70 | 32 |
| Petr Záhrobský | Giant slalom | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| Borek Zakouřil | Downhill | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1:52.90 | 34 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank |
| Lucie Hrstková | Super-G | 1:35.62 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 36 |
| Lucie Hrstková | Giant slalom | 1:03.21 | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| Lucie Hrstková | Slalom | 46.45 | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| Lucie Hrstková | Combined | 40.96 | 46.19 | 1:32.42 | 2:59.57 | 22 |
| Eva Kurfürstová | Slalom | 45.03 | 48.44 | n/a | 1:33.47 | 28 |
| Šárka Záhrobská | Super-G | 1:34.98 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 27 |
| Šárka Záhrobská | Giant slalom | 1:03.61 | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| Šárka Záhrobská | Slalom | 43.52 | 48.03 | n/a | 1:31.55 | 13 |
| Šárka Záhrobská | Combined | 40.26 | 44.50 | 1:32.38 | 2:57.14 | 19 |
| Petra Zakouřilová | Giant slalom | 1:03.93 | 1:13.07 | n/a | 2:27.00 | 27 |
| Petra Zakouřilová | Slalom | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| Petra Zakouřilová | Combined | 40.46 | 45.72 | n/a | 1:34.59 | 27 |
Note: In the men's combined, run 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
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Roman Dostál | Sprint | 28:05.6 | 3 | 43 |
| Roman Dostál | Pursuit | 38:48.07 | 7 | 29 |
| Roman Dostál | Mass start | 49:29.9 | 4 | 23 |
| Roman Dostál | Individual | 58:53.5 | 4 | 30 |
| Tomáš Holubec | Individual | 59:13.1 | 2 | 33 |
| Ondřej Moravec | Sprint | 28:20.3 | 1 | 33 |
| Ondřej Moravec | Pursuit | 39:52.35 | 5 | 39 |
| Michal Šlesingr | Sprint | 29:22.9 | 3 | 56 |
| Michal Šlesingr | Pursuit | 39:03.78 | 4 | 32 |
| Michal Šlesingr | Individual | 1:00:03.8 | 5 | 45 |
| Zdeněk Vítek | Sprint | 27:24.1 | 1 | 10 |
| Zdeněk Vítek | Pursuit | 37:30.22 | 5 | 16 |
| Zdeněk Vítek | Mass start | 49:21.3 | 2 | 22 |
| Zdeněk Vítek | Individual | 57:26.8 | 3 | 22 |
| Ondřej Moravec Zdeněk Vítek Roman Dostál Michal Šlesingr | Relay | 1:23:04.0 | 12 | 6 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Irena Česneková | Individual | 1:00:08.0 | 7 | 67 |
| Lenka Faltusová | Sprint | 24:16.9 | 0 | 32 |
| Lenka Faltusová | Pursuit | 43:22.57 | 4 | 36 |
| Kateřina Holubcová | Sprint | 24:33.3 | 1 | 39 |
| Kateřina Holubcová | Pursuit | 41:37.52 | 3 | 24 |
| Kateřina Holubcová | Individual | 56:17.9 | 4 | 45 |
| Magda Rezlerová | Sprint | 26:06.7 | 2 | 61 |
| Magda Rezlerová | Individual | 59:18.0 | 6 | 61 |
| Zdeňka Vejnarová | Sprint | 24:46.4 | 2 | 43 |
| Zdeňka Vejnarová | Pursuit | 43:17.79 | 6 | 35 |
| Zdeňka Vejnarová | Individual | 57:14.3 | 6 | 53 |
| Kateřina Holubcová Lenka Faltusová Magda Rezlerová Zdeňka Vejnarová | Relay | 1:24:14.8 | 13 | 13 |

## Bobsleigh

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank |
| Ivo Danilevič Roman Gomola | Two-man | 56.40 | 56.24 | 56.99 | 57.12 | 3:46.75 | 11 |
| Miloš Veselý Jan Kobián | Two-man | 56.93 | 57.49 | 58.28 | did not advance | did not advance | 28 |
| Ivo Danilevič Radek Řechka Roman Gomola Jan Kobián | Four-man | 55.92 | 55.83 | 55.66 | 55.56 | 3:42.97 | 14 |

## Cross-country skiing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Total | Rank |
| Lukáš Bauer | 15 km classical | 38:15.8 | |
| Lukáš Bauer | 30 km pursuit | 1:17:10.1 | 10 |
| Lukáš Bauer | 50 km freestyle | 2:06:29.0 | 16 |
| Martin Koukal | 30 km pursuit | 1:18:09.6 | 22 |
| Martin Koukal | 50 km freestyle | 2:06:14.9 | 7 |
| Jiří Magál | 30 km pursuit | 1:17:21.7 | 14 |
| Jiří Magál | 50 km freestyle | 2:06:15.1 | 8 |
| Petr Michl | 15 km classical | 42:54.0 | 59 |
| Milan Šperl | 30 km pursuit | 1:20:16.7 | 36 |
| Milan Šperl | 50 km freestyle | 2:07:01.9 | 27 |
| Martin Koukal Lukáš Bauer Jiří Magál Dušan Kožíšek | 4 x 10 km relay | 1:46:03.3 | 9 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Total | Rank |
| Helena Erbenová | 15 km pursuit | 45:57.0 | 29 |
| Helena Erbenová | 30 km freestyle | 1:30:20.6 | 39 |
| Ivana Janečková | 15 km pursuit | 45:33.5 | 23 |
| Ivana Janečková | 30 km freestyle | 1:27:55.7 | 27 |
| Kateřina Neumannová | 10 km classical | 28:22.2 | 5 |
| Kateřina Neumannová | 15 km pursuit | 42.50.6 | |
| Kateřina Neumannová | 30 km freestyle | 1:22:25.4 | |
| Eva Nývltová | 10 km classical | 31:25.8 | 45 |
| Kamila Rajdlová | 10 km classical | 30:25.2 | 32 |
| Kamila Rajdlová | 30 km freestyle | 1:28:38.6 | 31 |
| Helena Erbenová Kamila Rajdlová Ivana Janečková Kateřina Neumannová | 4 x 5 km relay | 55:46.3 | 6 |

### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Martin Koukal | Men's sprint | 2:19.39 | 20 Q | 2:23.5 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 15 |
| Dušan Kožíšek | Men's sprint | 2:19.64 | 21 Q | 2:24.5 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 22 |
| Eva Nývltová | Women's sprint | 2:22.86 | 50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 50 |
| Martin Koukal Dušan Kožíšek | Men's team sprint | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 17:34.9 | 2 Q | 17:49.6 | 10 |
| Helena Erbenová Kamila Rajdlová | Women's team sprint | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 18:11.6 | 6 | Did not advance | 12 |

## Figure skating

| Athlete | Event | CD | CD | SP/OD | SP/OD | FS/FD | FS/FD | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Tomáš Verner | Men's | n/a | n/a | 59.71 | 22 Q | 120.36 | 15 | 180.07 | 18 |
Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program

## Freestyle skiing

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Nikola Sudová | Women's moguls | 23.31 | 11 | 23.58 | 6 |
| Šárka Sudová | Women's moguls | 18.64 | 26 | did not advance | 26 |
| Aleš Valenta | Men's aerials | 193.58 | 21 | did not advance | 21 |

## Ice hockey
### Men's tournament
#### Players

The following is the Czech roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Head coach: Alois Hadamczik
Assistant coaches: Mojmír Trličík, Ondrej Weissmann
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
| 3 | D | Marek Židlický | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | (1977-02-03)February 3, 1977 (aged 29) | Nashville Predators |
| 6 | D | Jaroslav Špaček | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 203 lb (92 kg) | (1974-02-11)February 11, 1974 (aged 32) | Edmonton Oilers |
| 8 | D | Marek Malík | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | 236 lb (107 kg) | (1975-06-25)June 25, 1975 (aged 30) | New York Rangers |
| 9 | F | David Výborný (A) | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 183 lb (83 kg) | (1975-01-25)January 25, 1975 (aged 31) | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 12 | D | František Kaberle | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | (1973-11-08)November 8, 1973 (aged 32) | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 13 | D | Pavel Kubina (A) | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | 243 lb (110 kg) | (1977-04-15)April 15, 1977 (aged 28) | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 15 | D | Tomáš Kaberle | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 212 lb (96 kg) | (1978-03-02)March 2, 1978 (aged 27) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 16 | F | Petr Čajánek | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | (1975-08-18)August 18, 1975 (aged 30) | St. Louis Blues |
| 17 | D | Filip Kuba | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | 229 lb (104 kg) | (1976-12-29)December 29, 1976 (aged 29) | Minnesota Wild |
| 20 | F | Robert Lang (C) | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | 212 lb (96 kg) | (1970-12-19)December 19, 1970 (aged 35) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 22 | F | Aleš Kotalík | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 227 lb (103 kg) | (1978-12-23)December 23, 1978 (aged 27) | Buffalo Sabres |
| 23 | F | Milan Hejduk | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 192 lb (87 kg) | (1976-02-14)February 14, 1976 (aged 30) | Colorado Avalanche |
| 26 | F | Martin Ručinský | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 209 lb (95 kg) | (1971-03-11)March 11, 1971 (aged 34) | New York Rangers |
| 28 | F | Martin Straka | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | 174 lb (79 kg) | (1972-09-03)September 3, 1972 (aged 33) | New York Rangers |
| 29 | G | Tomáš Vokoun | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 216 lb (98 kg) | (1976-07-02)July 2, 1976 (aged 29) | Nashville Predators |
| 33 | G | Milan Hnilička | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | (1973-06-25)June 25, 1973 (aged 32) | Bílí Tygři Liberec |
| 38 | F | Jan Bulis | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 209 lb (95 kg) | (1978-03-13)March 13, 1978 (aged 27) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 39 | G | Dominik Hašek | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 165 lb (75 kg) | (1965-01-29)January 29, 1965 (aged 41) | Ottawa Senators |
| 40 | F | Václav Prospal | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 198 lb (90 kg) | (1975-02-17)February 17, 1975 (aged 30) | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 62 | F | Patrik Eliáš | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | (1976-04-13)April 13, 1976 (aged 29) | New Jersey Devils |
| 68 | F | Jaromír Jágr | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | 230 lb (100 kg) | (1972-02-15)February 15, 1972 (aged 34) | New York Rangers |
| 72 | G | Dušan Salfický | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | (1972-03-28)March 28, 1972 (aged 33) | Khimik Mytischi |
| 83 | F | Aleš Hemský | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 176 lb (80 kg) | (1983-08-13)August 13, 1983 (aged 22) | Edmonton Oilers |
| 85 | F | Rostislav Olesz | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 214 lb (97 kg) | (1985-10-10)October 10, 1985 (aged 20) | Florida Panthers |
| 91 | F | Martin Erat | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 198 lb (90 kg) | (1981-08-29)August 29, 1981 (aged 24) | Nashville Predators |

#### Round-robin

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Finland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Switzerland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Germany | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 2 | |
| 6 | Italy (H) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 2 | |

#### Bronze medal game
## Luge

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank |
| Jakub Hyman | Men's singles | 53.262 | 53.667 | 52.964 | 52.930 | 3:32.823 | 27 |
| Markéta Jeriová | Women's singles | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| Lukáš Brož Antonín Brož | Doubles | 49.415 | 48.697 | n/a | n/a | 1:38.112 | 16 |

## Nordic combined

| Athlete | Event | Ski jumping | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Deficit | Time | Rank |
| Patrik Chlum | Individual Gundersen | 182.5 | 45 | 5:20 | 50:03.9 +10:19.3 | 47 |
| Pavel Churavý | Sprint | 96.1 | 36 | 1:58 | 20:09.9 +1:40.9 | 31 |
| Pavel Churavý | Individual Gundersen | 210.0 | 31 | 3:30 | 43:14.2 +3:29.6 | 21 |
| Ladislav Rygl | Sprint | 104.7 | 26 | 1:24 | 18:11.2 +1:06.2 | 17 |
| Ladislav Rygl | Individual Gundersen | 198.0 | 34 | 4:18 | 44:58.7 +5:14.1 | 36 |
| Tomáš Slavík | Sprint | 104.9 | 25 | 1:23 | 20:03.8 +1:34.8 | 26 |
| Tomáš Slavík | Individual Gundersen | 196.5 | 35 | 4:24 | 44:59.4 +5:14.8 | 37 |
| Aleš Vodseďálek | Sprint | 97.2 | 35 | 1:54 | 22:45.0 +4:16.0 | 47 |
| Aleš Vodseďálek Tomáš Slavík Ladislav Rygl Pavel Churavý | Team | 805.1 | 9 | 1:48 | 53:58.5 +4:05.9 | 8 |
Note: 'Deficit' refers to the amount of time behind the leader a competitor began the cross-country portion of the event. Italicized numbers show the final deficit from the winner's finishing time.

## Short track speed skating

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Kateřina Novotná | Women's 500 m | 46.279 | 2 Q | 45.596 | 1 Q | 45.718 | 4 | Final B 55.378 | 6 |
| Kateřina Novotná | Women's 1000 m | 1:32.220 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 13 |
| Kateřina Novotná | Women's 1500 m | 2:31.367 | 3 Q | n/a | n/a | 2:27.395 | 5 | did not advance | 13 |

## Ski jumping

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | First round | First round | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total | Rank |
| Jakub Janda | Normal hill | 121.5 | 9 PQ | 123.5 | 18 Q | 125.5 | 249.0 | 13 |
| Jakub Janda | Large hill | 112.7 | 12 PQ | 108.6 | 13 Q | 121.9 | 230.5 | 10 |
| Jan Matura | Normal hill | 115.5 | 20 Q | 120.0 | 21 Q | 111.0 | 231.0 | 21 |
| Jan Matura | Large hill | 79.5 | 30 Q | 96.7 | 29 Q | 107.7 | 204.4 | 22 |
| Jan Mazoch | Normal hill | 106.0 | 33 Q | 108.5 | 36 | did not advance | did not advance | 36 |
| Borek Sedlák | Normal hill | 120.0 | 12 Q | 107.0 | 38 | did not advance | did not advance | 38 |
| Borek Sedlák | Large hill | 86.8 | 20 Q | 83.0 | 40 | did not advance | did not advance | 40 |
| Ondřej Vaculík | Large hill | 76.0 | 31 Q | 70.1 | 45 | did not advance | did not advance | 45 |
| Jan Matura Ondřej Vaculík Borek Sedlák Jakub Janda | Team | n/a | n/a | 70.1 | 45 | did not advance | did not advance | 45 |
Note: PQ indicates a skier was pre-qualified for the final, based on entry rankings.

## Snowboarding
### Halfpipe

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying run 1 | Qualifying run 1 | Qualifying run 2 | Qualifying run 2 | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank |
| Martin Černík | Men's halfpipe | 18.3 | 31 | 20.1 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | 33 |
Note: In the final, the single best score from two runs is used to determine the ranking. A bracketed score indicates a run that wasn't counted.

### Parallel GS

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Petra Elsterová | Women's parallel giant slalom | 1:24.81 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 23 |
Key: '+ Time' represents a deficit; the brackets indicate the results of each run.

### Snowboard Cross

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | 1/8 finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Position | Rank |
| Michal Novotný | Men's snowboard cross | 1:22.92 | 28 Q | 2 Q | 4 | did not advance | Classification 13-16 1 | 13 |

## Speed skating

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 1 | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Martina Sáblíková | Women's 3000 m | n/a | n/a | 4:08.42 | 7 |
| Martina Sáblíková | Women's 5000 m | n/a | n/a | 7:01.38 | 4 |