Women's 15 km (visually impaired)
Gold medal: Elena Remizova of Russia
Guide: Natalia Yakimova
Women's 15 km (standing)
Gold medal: Helene Ripa of Sweden
Stina Nilsson of Sweden won the gold medal in women's individual sprint cross-country skiing. Maiken Caspersen Falla of Norway won the silver medal in women's individual sprint cross-country skiing. Yulia Belorukova representing the Olympic Athletes from Russia won the bronze medal in women's individual sprint cross-country skiing.
Men's cross country skiing debuted at the 1924 Winter Games in Chamonix and women's cross country skiing debuted at the 1952 Winter Games in Oslo.
Ragnhild Haga of Norway won the gold medal in women's 10 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing. Charlotte Kalla of Sweden won the silver medal in women's 10 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing. Marit Bjørgen of Norway and Krista Pärmäkoski of Finland tied for the bronze medal in women's 10 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing.
Stina Nilsson of Sweden won the gold medal in women's individual sprint cross-country skiing.
Maiken Caspersen Falla of Norway won the silver medal in women's individual sprint cross-country skiing.
Turkey did not win any medals at the 2006 Games in Turin. They had six competitors at the Games and competed in Alpine Skiing, Cross Country Skiing, and Figure Skating. The best finish of a Turkish athlete was 21st in Women's Figure Skating by Tugba Karademir and 37th in Women's Giant Slalom by Duygu Ulusoy.
Ragnhild Haga of Norway won the gold medal in women's 10 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing.
Charlotte Kalla of Sweden won the silver medal in women's 10 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing.
Yulia Belorukova representing the Olympic Athletes from Russia won the bronze medal in women's individual sprint cross-country skiing.
Marit Bjørgen of Norway and Krista Pärmäkoski of Finland tied for the bronze medal in women's 10 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing.
7, 3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze. Gold - 1) Sixten Jernberg - men's 30 km cross country skiing. 2) Irma Johansson, Britt Strandberg, Sonja Ruthström-Edström - women's 3x5 km relay cross country skiing. 3) Klas Lestander - men's 20 km biathlon. Silver - 1) Sixten Jernberg - men's 15 km cross country skiing. 2) Rolf Rämgård - men's 30 km cross country skiing. Bronze - 1) Rolf Rämgård - men's 50 km cross country skiing. 2) Kjell Bäckman - men's 10000 meters speed skating.
Yes both males and females can compete in downhill skiing.