title: Argentina at the 2006 Winter Olympics
text: # Argentina at the 2006 Winter Olympics
  
  Argentina competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
  
  ## Alpine skiing
  
  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.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank |
  | Facundo Aguirre | Men's giant slalom | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
  | Cristian Javier Simari Birkner | Men's giant slalom | 1:22.37 | 1:20.19 | n/a | 2:42.56 | 23 |
  | Cristian Javier Simari Birkner | Men's slalom | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
  | Cristian Javier Simari Birkner | Men's combined | 1:43.93 | 45.89 | 46.72 | 3:16.54 | 23 |
  | Macarena Simari Birkner | Women's super-G | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
  | Macarena Simari Birkner | Women's giant slalom | 1:05.81 | 1:13.62 | n/a | 2:19.43 | 31 |
  | Macarena Simari Birkner | Women's slalom | 45.90 | 51.17 | n/a | 1:37.07 | 31 |
  | Macarena Simari Birkner | Women's combined | 40.99 | 45.95 | 1:35.72 | 3:02.66 | 26 |
  | María Belén Simari Birkner | Women's super-G | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1:38.02 | 47 |
  | María Belén Simari Birkner | Women's giant slalom | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
  | María Belén Simari Birkner | Women's slalom | 46.35 | 51.26 | n/a | 1:37.61 | 37 |
  | María Belén Simari Birkner | Women's combined | 41.55 | 47.08 | 1:36.72 | 3:05.35 | 29 |
  | Miriam Vazquez | Women's downhill | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2:07.42 | 39 |
  | Miriam Vazquez | Women's combined | did not start | did not start | did not start | did not start | did not start | 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
  
  Beltrame's best finish came in the individual event, where he finished 84th ahead of three other finishers.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
  | Sebastian Beltrame | Men's sprint | 33:32.4 | 5 | 87 |
  | Sebastian Beltrame | Men's individual | 1:09:24.3 | 9 | 84 |
  
  ## Cross-country skiing
  
  ### Distance
  
  | Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Total | Rank |
  | Martin Bianchi | Men's 15 km classical | 49:08.0 | 86 |
  
  ## Freestyle skiing
  
  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.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Clyde Getty | Men's aerials | 79.88 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Luge
  
  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.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank |
  | Michelle Despain | Women's singles | 50.062 | 54.061 | 50.120 | 52.898 | 3:27.141 | 24 |
  