United States at The 2006 Winter Olympics - Ski Jumping

Ski Jumping

No American ski jumper qualified for a final jump in Turin, though Alan Alborn advanced to the first round in both the large and normal hill events.

Athlete Event Qualifying First round Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Total Rank
Alan Alborn Normal hill 117.0 16 Q 106.5 40 Did not advance 40
Large hill 86.7 21 Q 79.9 43 Did not advance 43
Jim Denney Normal hill 91.5 46 Did not advance 46
Large hill 53.5 47 Did not advance 47
Clint Jones Normal hill 104.5 35 Q 97.5 47 Did not advance 47
Large hill 64.9 39 Did not advance 39
Tommy Schwall Normal hill 103.0 38 Did not advance 38
Large hill 63.4 42 Did not advance 42
Alan Alborn
Anders Johnson
Clint Jones
Tommy Schwall		 Large hill team n/a 286.8 14 Did not advance 14

Note: PQ indicates a skier was pre-qualified for the final, based on entry rankings.

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