| Czech Republic at the 2006 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CZE |
| NOC | Czech Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Turin | |
| Competitors | 84 (64 men, 20 women) in 13 sports |
| Flag bearers | Martina Sáblíková (opening) Kateřina Neumannová (closing)[1][2] |
| Medals Ranked 15th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Czechoslovakia (1924–1992) | |
The Czech Republic competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Speed skater Martina Sáblíková served as flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. The medal hopes were set on ice hockey team, Jakub Janda in ski jumping, Kateřina Neumannová in cross-country skiing and on Sáblíková. As for hockey team, the bronze medal was less than most of Czech fans awaited before the olympic, and more than they hoped for after the group stage. But the strongest moment for Czech sport fans was unbelievable finish of Kateřina Neumannová in cross-country skiing, where she on the last meters of 30 km run got from the third to first position. It was her last Olympic start and it was finally a gold one, and the view of her little daughter running to her as the first to congratulate will be a lasting moment of Turin 2006.
- ^ "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony". Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
- ^ "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony". Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2009.