Turin, Italy 2006 Winter Olympic Games

Athletes

Speedskating

Date	Round	Result
02/22	Women's 1500 m Final Rankings	1:57.31 (4th)
02/19	Women's 1000 m Final Rankings	1:16.11 (3rd)
02/16	Women's Team Pursuit Final Rankings	(1st)
02/16	Women's Team Pursuit Final A	Friesinger / Anschuetz Thoms / Pechstein GER DEF Groves / Hughes / Nesbitt CAN (3:01.25, 3:02.91)
02/16	Women's Team Pursuit Semifinal 2	Friesinger / Anschuetz Thoms / Pechstein GER DEF Barysheva / Likhachova / Vysokova RUS (3:02.72(Q), 3:07.42(Q))
02/15	Women's Team Pursuit Quarterfinal 3	Friesinger / Anschuetz Thoms / Pechstein GER DEF van Deutekom / Groenewold / Wust NED (3:01.52(Q), 3:03.65(Q))
02/12	Women's 3000 m Final Rankings	4:04.59 (4th)

Birthplace: Bad Reichenhall, Germany
Previous Olympics: 2002 at Salt Lake City - gold in 1,500m, 4th in 3,000m, 5th in 1,000m, 6th in 5,000m; 1998 at Nagano, Japan - bronze in 3,000m, 5th in 1,500m.
World Single Distance Championships: 2004-05 - 1st in 5,000m, 1st in Team Pursuit, 2nd in 1,000m, 2nd in 1,500m. 2003-04 - 1st in 1,000m, 1st in 1,500m, 2nd in 3,000m. 2002-03 - 1st in 1,000m, 1st in 1,500m, 1st in 3,000m. 2000-01 - 1st in 1,500m, 2nd in 3,000m. 1999-2000 - 2nd in 1,500m. 1997-98 - 1st in 1,500m, 3rd in 3,000m. 1996-97 - 2nd in 1,500m, 2nd in 3,000m.

World Cup Standings: 2004-05 - 3rd in 1,500m. 2003-04 - 1st in 1,500m, 3rd in 3,000m. 2001-02 - 1st in 1,500m, 1st in 3,000m. 2000-01 - 1st in 1,500m, 3rd in 3,000m. 1999-2000 - 3rd in 1,500m, 3rd in 3,000m. (3,000m is combined category of 3,000m/5,000m).
Other career highlights: Won 2005 World Allround title; 1996 World Junior Champion; began speedskating at age 7.

	Gold	Silver	Medal	TOTAL
NETHERLANDS	3	2	4	9
CANADA	2	4	2	8
UNITED STATES	3	3	1	7
ITALY	2	0	1	3
GERMANY	1	1	1	3