2006 жылғы Турин Олимпиадасында Канаданың өнері

Canada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff. As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games. The Canadian Olympic Committee's goal for 2006 was to have a top three finish in the medal count or 25 total medals, as a start to reach their goal of having the highest medal count at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada had managed to increase its medal count at each Winter Olympics since the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, United States. World Cup results from the 2005–06 season seemed to indicate that Canada would have a good performance in Turin, Italy. Canada met one of those goals and nearly met the other by finishing third behind the United States and Germany with 24 medals. The Games were also the first litmus test for the increased athletic funding and resources pursued by the Own the Podium 2010 program. Another task for the Canadian contingent was to promote the 2010 Games, Vancouver and surrounding region, the province of British Columbia, as well as Canada as a nation. This was evident in the Canadian participation in the closing ceremonies of the Games and the establishment of the Canada House in Turin. The Games also provided opportunities for organizing committees to gather experience and strategies to run the Games in Vancouver.

AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRankMartine AlbertWomen's sprint27:04.4273Women's individual59:52.1565Robin CleggMen's sprint29:12.4351Men's pursuit40:30.33744Men's individual59:21.5236Sandra KeithWomen's sprint26:20.7366Women's individual55:56.3242Zina KocherWomen's sprint26:11.1462Women's individual54:18.8327Jean Philippe LeguellecMen's sprint29:32.3260Men's individual1:00:28.0348David LeoniMen's sprint28:50.4142Men's pursuit41:07.41647Men's individual1:02:37.8665Marie Pierre ParentWomen's sprint27:31.1276Women's individual1:02:57.1477Zina Kocher Sandra KeithMartine AlbertMarie Pierre ParentWomen's relay1:26:09.71117

AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankSerge DespresDavid BissettTwo man56.1355.9256.6956.933:45.6711Pierre LuedersLascelles BrownTwo man 55.57 55.50 56.11 56.41 3:43.59 Suzanne Gavine HladyJamie CruickshankTwo woman58.4957.8658.6558.823:53.8213Helen UppertonHeather MoyseTwo woman 57.37 57.77 58.09 57.83 3:51.06 4Serge DespresNathan CunninghamSteve LarsenDavid BissettFour man56.1056.1555.6955.583:43.5218Pierre LuedersKen KotykMorgan AlexanderLascelles BrownFour man 55.34 55.43 54.95 55.20 3:40.92 4

Hockey, like the previous two Olympics, attracted significant attention from Canadian fans. Many consider the Canadian men's team's performance in Turin as the most disappointing in years. In the last four games of the tournament, Canada failed to score in 11 of 12 periods, losing with the same score (2–0) against Switzerland, Finland, and in the quarterfinals against Russia. Hockey commentators, including Kelly Hrudey, commented that Canada did not play well as a team. The match against the Czech Republic was believed to be a better performance by the hockey team but the team lost to Russia two days after. The quarterfinal game against Russia was watched on television screens across the nation in the afternoon Canadian time. The intensity of the game increased as the scoreless tie extended into the third period. However, in the women's hockey discipline, Team Canada dominated the field with numerous wins leading up to their gold medal winning game.

AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankJeff ChristieMen's singles52.38252.02752.01351.9393:28.36114Ian CockerlineMen's singles52.29052.10752.255Did not finishSamuel EdneyMen's singles52.66352.52352.36052.3113:29.85719Alex GoughWomen's singles48.28649.90247.92248.0453:14.15520Regan LauscherWomen's singles47.58447.41847.32047.3213:09.64310Meaghan SimisterWomen's singles48.18548.682Did not finishGrant Albrecht Eric PothierDoubles47.47848.083n/a1:35.56110Chris Moffat Mike MoffatDoubles47.71547.826n/a1:35.5419

AthleteEventSki jumpingCross countryPointsRankDeficitTimeRankJason MyslickiSprint90.0432:2321:23.1 +2:54.141Individual Gundersen207.5323:4046:21.0 +6:36.441Max ThompsonSprint84.5452:4522:09.3 +3:40.346Individual Gundersen171.5466:0447:57.8 +8:13.244

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.

Mellisa Hollingsworth Richards won a bronze medal in Skeleton, thus becoming the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal in the event. A day later, Duff Gibson became the first Canadian to win a gold medal in the event after taking the men's gold. Fellow Canadian Jeff Pain won the silver medal, and there were chances of a bronze as well; however, their teammate placed fourth. Gibson, 39, became the oldest competitor to win an individual gold medal in Winter Olympics history, surpassing Al MacInnis as the oldest Canadian to win a gold medal. MacInnis won gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics on the Canadian men's hockey team. AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2TotalRankLindsay AlcockWomen's1:01.261:01.592:02.8510Paul BoehmMen's58.6158.451:57.064Duff GibsonMen's57.8058.081:55.88Mellisa Hollingsworth RichardsWomen's1:00.391:01.022:01.41Jeff PainMen's57.9858.161:56.14

AthleteEventQualifyingFirst roundFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsTotalRank Gregory BaxterNormal hill100.041Did not advance41Large hill58.524Did not advance41 Graeme GorhamNormal hill97.542Did not advance42Large hill69.435 Q61.150Did not advance50Michael NellNormal hill83.550Did not advance50Large hill48.049Did not advance49 Stefan ReadNormal hill114.521 Q105.042Did not advance42Large hill88.519 Q98.826 Q89.4188.230Gregory BaxterGraeme GorhamMichael NellStefan ReadTeam276.815Did not advance15

Note: PQ indicates a skier was pre qualified for the final, based on entry rankings.

Women's ice hockey player Danielle Goyette carried the flag for Canada in the opening ceremony. Cross country skier Beckie Scott, bobsledder Pierre Lueders, long track speedskaters Cindy Klassen and Clara Hughes all said that they would not submit their names to carry the flag. Scott, Klassen and Hughes all had events within two days of the opening ceremonies and believed that not participating in the opening ceremonies would give them a better chance at a finishing well in their events. Lueders turned down the chance because at the time it appeared that his bobsleigh partner, Lascelles Brown, would not be granted Canadian citizenship. Afterwards, Lueders said he would carry the flag but said that Brown would be a much better choice. Some criticized these choices, including hockey analyst Don Cherry, who called the athletes unpatriotic and said that other athletes would have loved to have had the opportunity. Others, including past flag bearer Catriona Le May Doan spoke in favour of their decisions, saying that the opening ceremonies were a long process and took a lot of energy. She criticized Don Cherry, saying that many athletes in the past had turned down the flag bearing opportunity at the opening ceremonies in order to focus on their competition, and that Don Cherry, having never participated in international athletic competition, does not have the right to be critical of Olympic athletes. After winning five medals (more than any other Canadian at a Winter Games), Cindy Klassen accepted the selection as the flag bearer for the closing ceremonies.

HBC became the official outfitter of clothing for members of the Canadian Olympic team and replacing Roots Canada. The same clothing was also sold at HBC stores in Canada. HBC had been the official outfitters for Canada's Winter teams in 1936, 1960, 1964 and 1968.