Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay
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The Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 18 February, at Pragelato.
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Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Pragelato |
Dates | 18 February |
Competitors | 68 from 17 nations |
Winning time | 54:47.7 |
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Vibeke Skofterud, Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen, Kristin Størmer Steira and Marit Bjørgen of Norway were the defending World Champions,[1] but finished third at a pre-Olympic World Cup event in Val di Fiemme, where a team representing Finland won. Germany were defending Olympic champions, with Claudia Künzel, Manuela Henkel, Viola Bauer and Evi Sachenbacher.