Dmitry Dorofeev, a speed skater, served as flag bearer at the opening ceremonies.

Olga Pyleva was stripped of her silver medal in the women's individual after testing positive for carphedon, a stimulant.

It beat Canada in thequarter finals, but lost both the semifinal and bronze medal game to finish fourth overall The following is the Russian roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

[4] Head coach: Vladimir Krikunov Assistant coaches: Vladimir Yurzinov, Sergei Nemchinov, Boris Mikhailov Forwards Alexander Frolov and Alexander Korolyuk were replaced due to injuries by Andrei Taratukhin and Ivan Nepryaev, respectively.

The Russian women's team lost to both Canada and Sweden, and failed to progress to the medal round.