| Host city | Kranj,Slovenia |
|---|---|
| Events | 20 |
| Opening | 30 January |
| Closing | 5 February |
TheFIS Nordic Junior and U23 World Ski Championships 2006 took place inKranj,Slovenia from 30 January to 5 February 2006. It was the 29thJunior World Championships. This was the first time that the Under-23 World Championships and the Junior World Champions were held at the same time and location.
This was the first championship where women competed in ski jumping.Juliane Seyfarth of Germany became the first female junior world champion by winning the normal hill event on 2 February 2006.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal hill/5 km[9] | Tom Beetz Germany | 13:06.3 | Akito Watabe Japan | 13:08.9 | Miroslav Dvořák Czech Republic | 13:16.7 |
| Normal hill/10 km[10] | François Braud France | 29:59.9 | Tom Beetz Germany | 30:47.6 | Miroslav Dvořák Czech Republic | 30:50.0 |
| Team normal hill/4 × 5 km[11] | Germany Toni Englert Ruben Welde Stefan Tuss Tom Beetz | 55:42.3 |  AustriaTomaz Druml Tobias Kammerlander Marco Pichlmayer Alfred Rainer | 55:42.6 |  NorwayJonas Nermoen Joakim Aakvik Torkil Rasmussen Aam Thomas Kjelbotn | 56:12.4 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Junior Events | ||||||
| Men's junior individual normal hill[12] | Gregor Schlierenzauer Austria | 259.6 | Jurij Tepeš Slovenia | 249.4 | Andrea Morassi Italy | 247.4 |
| Men's junior team normal hill[13] | Austria Arthur Pauli Thomas Thurnbichler Mario Innauer Gregor Schlierenzauer | 930.6 | Slovenia Jernej Košnjek Primož Roglič Jurij Tepeš Robert Hrgota | 927.7 | Japan Naoya Toyama Yuhei Sasaki Shohhei Tochimoto Kenshiro Ito | 900.8 |
| Women's Junior Events | ||||||
| Women's junior individual normal hill[14] | Juliane Seyfarth Germany | 255.8 | Atsuko Tanaka Canada | 223.4 | Elena Runggaldier Italy | 217.8 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Under-23 Events | ||||||
| Men's Under-23 sprint free[15] | Harald Wurm Austria | Josef Wenzl Germany | Marcus Hellner Sweden | |||
| Men's Under-23 15 kilometre classic[16] | Franz Göring Germany | 38:23.9 | Maxim Bulgakov Russia | 39:09.0 | Alexander Legkov Russia | 39:19.5 |
| Men's Under-23 30 kilometre pursuit[17] | Alexander Legkov Russia | 1:17:19.7 | Sergey Shiryayev Russia | 1:17:33.6 | Franz Göring Germany | 1:17:35.6 |
| Women's Under-23 Events | ||||||
| Women's Under-23 sprint free[18] | Guro Strøm Solli Norway | Valentina Novikova Russia | Nicole Fessel Germany | |||
| Women's Under-23 10 kilometre classic[19] | Justyna Kowalczyk Poland | 28:07.0 | Irina Artemova Russia | 28:30.9 | Yuliya Chekalyova Russia | 28:36.9 |
| Women's Under-23 15 kilometre pursuit[20] | Justyna Kowalczyk Poland | 44:14.7 | Irina Artemova Russia | 44:41.2 | Yuliya Chekalyova Russia | 44:54.5 |
* Host nation (Slovenia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway (NOR) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Austria (AUT) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | Slovenia (SVN)* | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
* Host nation (Slovenia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway (NOR) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Austria (AUT) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Slovenia (SVN)* | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
* Host nation (Slovenia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland (POL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
