Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's snowboard cross
# Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's snowboard cross

The women's snowboard cross event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on 17 February 2006.

## Medalists

| Gold | Tanja Frieden Switzerland |
| - | - |
| Silver | Lindsey Jacobellis United States |
| Bronze | Dominique Maltais Canada |

## Results

### Qualification

All competitors raced two qualification runs, with only the better of the two times used in the final ranking. The top 16 of the 23 competitors advanced to the quarter-finals. Struck-through runs in the table below represent the discarded time for a competitor.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Run 1 (time) | Rank | Run 2 (time) | Rank | Best time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Maëlle Ricker | Canada | 1:28.99 | 1 | 1:27.85 | 1 | 1:27.85 |
| 2 | Dominique Maltais | Canada | 1:33.03 | 13 | 1:29.33 | 2 | 1:29.33 |
| 3 | Lindsey Jacobellis | United States | 1:30.89 | 6 | 1:29.51 | 3 | 1:29.51 |
| 4 | Tanja Frieden | Switzerland | 1:30.76 | 5 | 1:29.77 | 4 | 1:29.77 |
| 5 | Maria Danielsson | Sweden | 1:30.01 | 2 | 2:06.56 | 21 | 1:30.01 |
| 6 | Isabel Clark Ribeiro | Brazil | 1:30.12 | 3 | 1:31.49 | 10 | 1:30.12 |
| 7 | Olivia Nobs | Switzerland | 1:32.02 | 8 | 1:30.44 | 5 | 1:30.44 |
| 8 | Marie Laissus | France | 1:30.46 | 4 | 1:30.99 | 8 | 1:30.46 |
| 9 | Déborah Anthonioz | France | 1:31.22 | 7 | 1:30.89 | 6 | 1:30.89 |
| 10 | Doresia Krings | Austria | 1:45.53 | 21 | 1:30.90 | 7 | 1:30.90 |
| 11 | Karine Ruby | France | 1:42.51 | 20 | 1:31.03 | 9 | 1:31.03 |
| 12 | Zoe Gillings | Great Britain | 1:46.71 | 22 | 1:31.93 | 11 | 1:31.93 |
| 13 | Katharina Himmler | Germany | 1:32.15 | 9 | 1:33.89 | 17 | 1:32.15 |
| 14 | Mellie Francon | Switzerland | 1:32.31 | 10 | 1:32.30 | 12 | 1:32.30 |
| 15 | Yuka Fujimori | Japan | 1:32.46 | 11 | 1:32.63 | 13 | 1:32.46 |
| 16 | Doris Günther | Austria | 1:32.58 | 12 | DNF | | 1:32.58 |
| 17 | Erin Simmons | Canada | 1:33.24 | 14 | 1:32.74 | 14 | 1:32.74 |
| 18 | Carmen Ranigler | Italy | DNF | | 1:32.91 | 15 | 1:32.91 |
| 19 | Dominique Vallee | Canada | 1:34.76 | 16 | 1:33.57 | 16 | 1:33.57 |
| 20 | Juliane Bray | New Zealand | 1:34.45 | 15 | 1:39.81 | 20 | 1:34.45 |
| 21 | Emily Thomas | Australia | 1:37.69 | 19 | 1:34.57 | 18 | 1:34.57 |
| 22 | Aleksandra Zhekova | Bulgaria | 1:36.13 | 17 | 1:35.50 | 19 | 1:35.50 |
| 23 | Julie Pomagalski | France | 1:36.32 | 18 | DSQ | 23 | 1:36.32 |

### Elimination round

The top 16 qualifiers advanced to the quarterfinal round. From here, they participated in four-person elimination races, with the top two from each race advancing.

**Quarterfinals**

| Seed | Name | Rank |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Maëlle Ricker (CAN) | 1 |
| 8 | Marie Laissus (FRA) | 2 |
| 9 | Déborah Anthonioz (FRA) | 3 |
| 16 | Doris Günther (AUT) | 4 |
| Seed | Name | Rank |
| 4 | Tanja Frieden (SUI) | 1 |
| 5 | Maria Danielsson (SWE) | 2 |
| 13 | Katharina Himmler (GER) | 3 |
| 12 | Zoe Gillings (GBR) | 4 |
| Seed | Name | Rank |
| 14 | Mellie Francon (SUI) | 1 |
| 3 | Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) | 2 |
| 6 | Isabel Clark Ribeiro (BRA) | 3 |
| 11 | Karine Ruby (FRA) | 4 |
| Seed | Name | Rank |
| 2 | Dominique Maltais (CAN) | 1 |
| 15 | Yuka Fujimori (JPN) | 2 |
| 7 | Olivia Nobs (SUI) | 3 |
| 10 | Doresia Krings (AUT) | 4 |

**Semifinals**

| Seed | Name | Rank |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Maëlle Ricker (CAN) | 1 |
| 4 | Tanja Frieden (SUI) | 2 |
| 5 | Maria Danielsson (SWE) | 3 |
| 8 | Marie Laissus (FRA) | 4 |
| Seed | Name | Rank |
| 3 | Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) | 1 |
| 2 | Dominique Maltais (CAN) | 2 |
| 14 | Mellie Francon (SUI) | 3 |
| 15 | Yuka Fujimori (JPN) | 4 |

**Finals**

The four semifinalists who failed to advanced to the big final competed in the small final to determine 5th through 8th places. The four last place finishers in the quarterfinals contested a 13th-16th classification race, while the third-placed finishers raced for 9th through 13th.

In the large final, American Lindsey Jacobellis had a clear lead heading to the final hill, but failed in an unnecessary attempt at a twisting grab in the air, falling and allowing Tanja Frieden to sweep past her and claim the gold medal.

**Finals**

**Large Final**

| Seed | Name | Rank |
| - | - | - |
| 4 | Tanja Frieden (SUI) | |
| 3 | Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) | |
| 2 | Dominique Maltais (CAN) | |
| 1 | Maëlle Ricker (CAN) | 4 |

**Finals**

**Small Final**

| Seed | Name | Rank |
| - | - | - |
| 14 | Mellie Francon (SUI) | 5 |
| 5 | Maria Danielsson (SWE) | 6 |
| 15 | Yuka Fujimori (JPN) | 7 |
| 8 | Marie Laissus (FRA) | 8 |

**Finals**

**Classification 9-12**

| Seed | Name | Rank |
| - | - | - |
| 6 | Isabel Clark Ribeiro (BRA) | 9 |
| 9 | Déborah Anthonioz (FRA) | 10 |
| 7 | Olivia Nobs (SUI) | 11 |
| 13 | Katharina Himmler (GER) | 12 |

**Finals**

**Classification 13-16**

| Seed | Name | Rank |
| - | - | - |
| 10 | Doresia Krings (AUT) | 13 |
| 16 | Doris Günther (AUT) | 14 |
| 12 | Zoe Gillings (GBR) | 15 |
| 11 | Karine Ruby (FRA) | 16 |
