Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Pair skating
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Pair skating was contested during the figure skating events at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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Pair skating at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Palavela Turin, Italy | ||||||||||||
Dates | 11 February 2006 13 February 2006 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 20 pairs from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning score | 204.48 | ||||||||||||
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This event is performed by partners consisting of a female and male skater. The competition consists of two segments. A short program is skated first, with eight required elements performed within 2 minutes and 50 seconds. All pairs progress to the free skating, where each pair skates for 4 minutes and 30 seconds. There were 20 pairs who competed at the 2006 Games.