title: Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics
text: # Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics
  
  The skeleton competition at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games was held at Cesana Pariol in Cesana, Italy on February 16 (women's) and February 17 (men's).
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  | 2 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
  
  ### Events
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's details | Duff Gibson Canada | 1:55.88 | Jeff Pain Canada | 1:56.14 | Gregor Stähli Switzerland | 1:56.80 |
  | Women's details | Maya Pedersen-Bieri Switzerland | 1:59.83 | Shelley Rudman Great Britain | 2:01.06 | Mellisa Hollingsworth-Richards Canada | 2:01.41 |
  
  ## Participating NOCs
  
  Twenty-one nations competed in the skeleton events at Torino.
  
  * Australia (2)
  * Austria (2)
  * Bermuda (1)
  * Canada (5)
  * Croatia (1)
  * France (1)
  * Germany (4)
  * Great Britain (3)
  * Ireland (1)
  * Italy (2)
  * Japan (3)
  * South Korea (1)
  * Latvia (1)
  * Lebanon (1)
  * Norway (1)
  * New Zealand (2)
  * Poland (1)
  * South Africa (1)
  * Russia (2)
  * Switzerland (3)
  * United States (4)
  