Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's singles
| Women's singles at the XX Olympic Winter Games
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Pictogram for luge
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| Venue | Cesana Pariol | ||||||||||||
| Dates | February 13 – 14 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
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Sylke Otto |
 Germany
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Silke Kraushaar |
Germany
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Tatjana Hüfner |
Germany
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The women's luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics began on February 13, and was completed on February 14 at Cesana Pariol.
Runs 1 and 2 were held on February 13, and runs 3 and 4 on February 14. The women's luge event was plagued with injury resulting from five separate crashes and many near misses. Kraushaar's silver gave her a complete set of medals earned at the Winter Olympics in women's singles.
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