Czech Republic competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , Italy . Speed skater Martina Sáblíková served as flag bearer at the opening ceremonies . The medal hopes were set on ice hockey team , Jakub Janda in ski jumping , Kateřina Neumannová in cross-country skiing and on Sáblíková . As for hockey team , the bronze medal was less than most of Czech fans awaited before the olympic , and more than they hoped for after the group stage . But the strongest moment for Czech sport fans was unbelievable finish of Kateřina Neumannová in cross-country skiing , where she on the last meters of 30 km run got from the third to first position . It was her last Olympic start and it was finally a gold one , and the view of her little daughter running to her as the first to congratulate will be a lasting moment of Turin 2006
opening ceremonies
2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Czech Republic at the 2006 Winter Olympics