Ivana Ivčevska was 17 years old at the time of the Turin Olympics, and was making her Olympic debut.[6] She was entered into two events, the giant slalom and the slalom. The slalom was held on 22 February, and consisted of two runs, with the total time determining the final standings.[7] Ivčevska finished her first run in a time of 52.40 seconds[8] and her second in a slower 57.73 seconds.[9] Her total time was 1 minute and 50.13 seconds, which put her in 48th place out of 51 competitors who were able to finish both runs.[7] On 24 February, she took part in the giant slalom, completing the first run in a time of 1 minute and 13.89 seconds,[10] and the second in 1 minute and 23.47 seconds.[11] Her total time was 2 minutes and 37.36 seconds, good for 40th place.[12]
Gjorgi Markovski was 20 years old at the time of the 2006 Olympics, and was also making his Olympic debut.[13] In the men's giant slalom on 20 February, he failed to finish the first run, and was eliminated from the competition.[14] In the slalom, held on 25 February, he finished the first run in a time of 1 minute and 4.03 seconds,[15] but failed to finish the second run,[16] and went unranked for the competition.[17]