 Nagashima did beat Kato and Shimizu, however.Nagashima then travelled to Turin and the 2006 Winter Olympics, but failed to place in the top ten, ending 13th as the third best Japanese skater, nearly 1.5 points behind winner Joey Cheek on the 2 × 500 metres.On the 1,000 metres, he was 32nd out of 37 finishers, nearly three seconds behind the winner.