Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's team pursuit
| Men's team pursuit at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |
 The winning team Italy | |
| Venue | Oval Lingotto |
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| Dates | 15–16 February |
| Competitors | 36 from 8 nations |
| Winning time | 3:47.28 |
| Medalists | |
| Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics  | ||||
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| 500 m | men | women | ||
| 1000 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| Team pursuit | men | women | ||
The men's team pursuit competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, began on 15 February at Oval Lingotto. The team pursuit consisted of a qualifying round, then a series of elimination races, with the winners of the elimination races progressing to the next round of the knockout phase.
Each race was skated by two teams of three skaters, over a distance of eight 400 metre laps (3200 metres total). The three skaters of a team were allowed to change order at any time, but the team's final time was always recorded when the third skater crossed the finishing line. If two teams started simultaneously on opposite sides of the track, and if one team managed to overtake the other before the full distance, the overtaking team was immediately declared the winner.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Canada | 3:39.69 | Calgary, Canada | 12 November 2005 |
| Olympic record | None (debut sport) | None |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date[2] | Event | Team | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 February | Heat 1 |  GermanyStefan Heythausen Robert Lehmann Tobias Schneider | 3:49.59 | OR | |
| 15 February | Heat 3 |  NetherlandsRintje Ritsma Mark Tuitert Carl Verheijen | 3:48.02 | OR | |
| 15 February | Heat 4 | Canada Arne Dankers Steven Elm Denny Morrison | 3:47.37 | OR | |
| 15 February | Quarterfinals | Netherlands Sven Kramer Carl Verheijen Erben Wennemars | 3:44.65 | OR | |
| 15 February | Quarterfinals | .svg.png){kind=small} ItalyMatteo Anesi Enrico Fabris Ippolito Sanfratello | 3:43.64 | OR |
Results
Teams had to select three skaters for each round of the team pursuit, but all skaters who participated in at least one round earned a medal, and are mentioned in the overall results below.
| Rank[2] | Team |
|---|---|
 | Italy Matteo Anesi Stefano Donagrandi Enrico Fabris Ippolito Sanfratello |
 | Canada Arne Dankers Steven Elm Denny Morrison Jason Parker Justin Warsylewicz |
 | Netherlands Sven Kramer Rintje Ritsma Mark Tuitert Carl Verheijen Erben Wennemars |
| 4 |  NorwayHåvard Bøkko Eskil Ervik Øystein Grødum Lasse Sætre |
| 5 |  RussiaArtyom Detyshev Alexandr Kibalko Yevgeny Lalenkov Dmitry Shepel Ivan Skobrev |
| 6 |  United StatesK. C. Boutiette Chad Hedrick Charles Ryan Leveille Cox Clay Mull Derek Parra |
| 7 | Germany Joerg Dallmann Stefan Heythausen Robert Lehmann Tobias Schneider |
| 8 |  JapanKesato Miyazaki Teruhiro Sugimori Takahiro Ushiyama |
Heats
| Rank[2] | Team | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada Arne Dankers Steven Elm Denny Morrison | 3:47.37 | OR |
| 2 | Italy Stefano Donagrandi Enrico Fabris Ippolito Sanfratello | 3:47.79 | |
| 3 | Netherlands Rintje Ritsma Mark Tuitert Carl Verheijen | 3:48.02 | 1[›] |
| 4 | Norway Eskil Ervik Øystein Grødum Lasse Sætre | 3:49.55 | |
| 5 | Germany Stefan Heythausen Robert Lehmann Tobias Schneider | 3:49.59 | 1[›] |
| 6 | Russia Artyom Detyshev Alexandr Kibalko Ivan Skobrev | 3:49.75 | |
| 7 | United States Charles Ryan Leveille Cox Clay Mull Derek Parra | 3:51.32 | |
| 8 | Japan Kesato Miyazaki Teruhiro Sugimori Takahiro Ushiyama | 4:03.83 |
^ 1: As this was a debut Olympic event, the teams from Germany and the Netherlands both briefly held the Olympic record time. Germany set the record in the first heat, while the Netherlands surpassed it in the third, before Canada posted the fastest time in the final heat
Knockout round
Quarterfinals
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^ 2: This time was briefly the Olympic record, as the Dutch surpassed Canada's qualifying time before Italy set the fastest time of the quarterfinal stage one race later.
Semifinals
The Italian men's team was well behind the Dutch team in their semi-final heat, and although they were gaining it was late in the race and the Dutch seemed en route to a victory. However, Dutch skater Sven Kramer fell on a corner, taking his team's chances down with him and allowing Italy to go through to the gold medal race.
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Finals
Four finals determined the final finishing order, with the two semifinal winners meeting for gold, and the two semifinal losers racing for bronze. To determine places five-through-eight, the four quarterfinal losers were ranked by their time in the quarterfinal race, with the fastest loser matched up against the second-fastest for fifth, and the two slowest for seventh.
- Final A (gold hedal)
| Seed[2] | Team | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada Arne Dankers Steven Elm Justin Warsylewicz | 3:47.28 | |
| 2 | Italy Matteo Anesi Enrico Fabris Ippolito Sanfratello | 3:44.46 | |
- Final B (bronze medal)
| Seed[2] | Team | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Netherlands Sven Kramer Mark Tuitert Carl Verheijen | 3:44.53 | |
| 4 | Norway Håvard Bøkko Eskil Ervik Mikael Flygind Larsen | 3:45.96 |
- Final C (5th place)
| Seed[2] | Team | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Russia Aleksandr Kibalko Dmitry Shepel Ivan Skobrev | 3:46.91 | |
| 7 | United States K. C. Boutiette Charles Ryan Leveille Cox Clay Mull | 3:49.73 |
- Final D (7th place)
| Seed[2] | Team | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Germany Stefan Heythausen Robert Lehmann Tobias Schneider | 3:48.28 | |
| 8 | Japan Kesato Miyazaki Teruhiro Sugimori Takahiro Ushiyama | 3:50.37 |