| Kyrgyzstan at the 2006 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | KGZ |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan |
| inTurin | |
| Competitors | 1 (1 man) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearers | Ivan Borisov (opening and closing) |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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 Soviet Union (1956–1988) | |
Kyrgyzstan a delegation to compete in the2006 Winter Olympics inTurin, Italy from 10–26 February 2006. This was Kyrgyzstan's fourth appearance at aWinter Olympic Games. The delegation consisted of a singlealpine skier, first-time OlympianIvan Borisov. His best performance was 41st in themen's giant slalom, and he was disqualified from themen's slalom.
Following theDissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, theNational Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan was recognized by theInternational Olympic Committee on 1 January 1993.[1] Kyrgyzstan has participated in everyWinter Olympics since the1994 Lillehammer Games, and everySummer Olympics since the1996 Atlanta Games.[2] This was therefore Kyrgyzstan's fourth appearance at a Winter Olympics.[2] The Kyrgyzstani delegation to Turin consisted of a single athlete, alpine skier Ivan Borisov.[3] He was the flag bearer for both theopening ceremony[4] and theclosing ceremony.[5]
Ivan Borisov was 26 years old at the time of the Turin Olympics, and was making his Olympic debut.[6] On 20 February he took part in themen's giant slalom, posting run times of 1 minute and 59.49 seconds[7] and 1 minute and 37.61 seconds; in both heats, he was the last finisher.[8]He finished in 41st and last place with a time of 3 minutes and 37.10 seconds, nearly 30 seconds behind 40th place, but there were 40 other competitors who failed to finish both legs.[9] On 25 February, in theslalom, Borisov finished the first run in 1 minute and 9.54 seconds.[10] In the second run, he posted a provisional time of 1 minute and 21.07 seconds, but was disqualified for missing a gate.[11][12]
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
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| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
| Ivan Borisov | Men's giant slalom | 1:59.49 | 1:37.61 | n/a | 3:37.10 | 41 |
| Men's slalom | 1:09.54 | disqualified | ||||