United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics
United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics | |||||||||
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IOC code | USA | ||||||||
NOC | United States Olympic Committee | ||||||||
in Turin | |||||||||
Competitors | 211 in 15 sports | ||||||||
Flag bearer |
Chris Witty (opening)[1] Joey Cheek (closing)[2] | ||||||||
Medals Ranked 2nd |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
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1906 Intercalated Games |
The United States Olympic Committee (abbreviated USOC) sent 211 athletes (122 men, 89 women) to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Chris Witty, a four-time Olympian, who competed in both Summer and Winter games, and won a gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Games, served as the flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. Speed skater Joey Cheek, who won gold in the 500 m and silver in the 1000 m, was the flag bearer at the closing ceremonies. One athlete, Sarah Konrad, became the first American woman to compete in two different disciplines at the same Winter Olympics – biathlon and cross-country skiing.
While the United States' total medal count was down from the 2002 Winter Olympics, there were many highlights to the Games. Pete Fenson led the U.S. Curling team to a bronze medal, their first curling medal ever won. Speed skater Shani Davis became the first athlete of African descent from any country to win an individual gold medal. He won gold in the 1,000 m and followed that with a silver medal in the 1,500 m. Ice dancers Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto won America's first figure skating ice dancing medal in 30 years.
Medalists
Alpine skiing
The American alpine ski team fell short of its self-proclaimed goal of eight medals, earning only two in Turin, both gold.[3] Bode Miller, who won two gold medals at the 2005 World Championships, failed to medal in Turin, but the men's team still earned a gold medal, as Ted Ligety took a surprise victory in the combined.[4] The other medal came from Julia Mancuso, who put together two strong runs to win the women's giant slalom.[5]
- Men
Athlete[5] | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Macartney | Downhill | 1:50.68 | N/A | 15 | ||
Bode Miller | 1:49.93 | N/A | 5 | |||
Steven Nyman | 1:50.88 | N/A | 19 | |||
Daron Rahlves | 1:50.33 | N/A | 10 | |||
Ted Ligety | Combined | 1:41.42 | 44.09 | 43.84 | 3:09.35 | |
Scott Macartney | 1:40.06 | 46.82 | 46.17 | 3:13.05 | 16 | |
Bode Miller | 1:38.36 | DSQ | ||||
Steven Nyman | 1:40.19 | 47.14 | 55.35 | 3:22.68 | 29 | |
Scott Macartney | Super-G | 1:31.23 | N/A | 7 | ||
Bode Miller | DNF | N/A | DNF | |||
Steven Nyman | 1:36.22 | N/A | 43 | |||
Daron Rahlves | 1:31.37 | N/A | 9 | |||
Ted Ligety | Giant slalom | DNF | N/A | DNF | ||
Bode Miller | 1:17.58 | 1:18.48 | N/A | 2:36.06 | 6 | |
Daron Rahlves | DNF | N/A | DNF | |||
Erik Schlopy | 1:18.34 | 1:19.22 | N/A | 2:37.56 | 13 | |
James Cochran | Slalom | 54.49 | 51.19 | N/A | 1:45.68 | 12 |
Chip Knight | 54.71 | 51.55 | N/A | 1:46.26 | 18 | |
Ted Ligety | DSQ | N/A | DSQ | |||
Bode Miller | DNF | N/A | DNF |
- Women
Athlete[5] | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kirsten Clark | Downhill | 1:59.07 | N/A | 21 | ||
Stacey Cook | 1:58.70 | N/A | 19 | |||
Lindsey Kildow | 1:57.78 | N/A | 8 | |||
Julia Mancuso | 1:57.71 | N/A | 7 | |||
Lindsey Kildow | Combined | 39.86 | DNF | |||
Julia Mancuso | 39.79 | 44.81 | 1:30.84 | 2:55.44 | 9 | |
Kaylin Richardson | 40.45 | 44.55 | 1:31.83 | 2:56.83 | 17 | |
Resi Stiegler | 39.08 | 44.36 | 1:32.35 | 2:55.79 | 11 | |
Kirsten Clark | Super-G | 1:33.98 | N/A | 14 | ||
Lindsey Kildow | 1:33.42 | N/A | 7 | |||
Libby Ludlow | 1:35.01 | N/A | 28 | |||
Julia Mancuso | 1:33.72 | N/A | 11 | |||
Stacey Cook | Giant slalom | 1:03.35 | 1:11.09 | N/A | 2:14.44 | 23 |
Lindsey Kildow | DNS | N/A | DNS | |||
Julia Mancuso | 1:00.89 | 1:08.30 | N/A | 2:09.19 | ||
Sarah Schleper | 1:02.01 | DNF | N/A | DNF | ||
Lindsey Kildow | Slalom | 43.92 | 47.66 | N/A | 1:31.58 | 14 |
Kristina Koznick | 45.72 | DNS | N/A | DNF | ||
Sarah Schleper | 43.61 | 47.77 | N/A | 1:31.38 | 10 | |
Resi Stiegler | 44.15 | 47.33 | N/A | 1:31.48 | 12 |
Biathlon
The top finish from the U.S. biathlon team came from Jay Hakkinen, who was 10th in the men's individual event.[6]
- Men
Athlete[6] | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lowell Bailey | Sprint | 29:02.0 | 3 | 47 |
Tim Burke | 28:27.8 | 3 | 36 | |
Jay Hakkinen | 31:22.2 | 6 | 79 | |
Jeremy Teela | 29:32.7 | 4 | 61 | |
Lowell Bailey | Pursuit | 41:31.30 | 9 | 48 |
Tim Burke | 39:17.66 | 7 | 36 | |
Lowell Bailey | Individual | 58:45.1 | 3 | 27 |
Tim Burke | 1:01:55.0 | 7 | 58 | |
Jay Hakkinen | 56:10.9 | 3 | 10 | |
Jeremy Teela | 1:01:03.3 | 5 | 51 | |
Jay Hakkinen | Mass start | 48:29.66 | 1 | 13 |
Lowell Bailey Tim Burke Jay Hakkinen Jeremy Teela |
Relay | 1:24:23.4 | 18 | 9 |
- Women
Athlete[6] | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tracy Barnes | Sprint | 26:47.9 | 2 | 71 |
Sarah Konrad | 27:30.6 | 8 | 75 | |
Rachel Steer | 24:29.6 | 1 | 35 | |
Carolyn Treacy | 28:18.7 | 4 | 80 | |
Rachel Steer | Pursuit | 43:32.83 | 3 | 39 |
Lanny Barnes | Individual | 59:46.2 | 4 | 64 |
Tracy Barnes | 57:58.0 | 1 | 57 | |
Sarah Konrad | 59:33.1 | 10 | 62 | |
Rachel Steer | 55:48.3 | 3 | 41 | |
Lanny Barnes Tracy Barnes Rachel Steer Carolyn Treacy |
Relay | 1:25:20.3 | 11 | 15 |
Bobsleigh
Shauna Rohbock and Valerie Fleming, bronze medalists at the 2005 World Championships, had four strong runs to earn the United States' only bobsleigh medal in Turin.[7]
Athlete[7] | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Todd Hays Pavle Jovanovic |
Two-man | 55.81 | 7 | 55.72 | 3 | 56.31 | 7 | 56.88 | 7 | 3:44.72 | 7 |
Steve Holcomb Bill Schuffenhauer |
56.16 | 13 | 55.96 | 12 | 57.05 | 17 | 57.04 | 12 | 3:46.21 | 14 | |
Jean Prahm Vonetta Flowers |
Two-woman | 57.97 | 10 | 57.67 | 4 | 57.81 | 4 | 58.33 | 7 | 3:51.78 | 6 |
Shauna Rohbock Valerie Fleming |
57.37 | 3 | 57.65 | 2 | 57.78 | 3 | 57.89 | 3 | 3:50.69 | ||
Todd Hays Pavle Jovanovic Steve Mesler Brock Kreitzburg |
Four-man | 55.43 | 5 | 55.56 | 7 | 55.04 | 6 | 55.41 | 10 | 3:41.44 | 7 |
Steve Holcomb Curtis Tomasevicz Bill Schuffenhauer Lorenzo Smith III |
55.46 | 6 | 55.50 | 6 | 55.14 | 7 | 55.26 | 6 | 3:41.36 | 6 |
Cross-country skiing
Two skiers, Kikkan Randall and Leif-Orin Zimmermann, were suspended due to health reasons for the first five days of competition after showing abnormally high values of hemoglobin in their blood.[8] Randall eventually was cleared to compete, participating in the women's relay and finishing 53rd in the 10 kilometre classical race.[9]
- Men
Athlete[9] | Event | Time | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Lars Flora | 15 km classical | 41:53.1 | 50 |
Justin Freeman | 42:00.9 | 52 | |
Kris Freeman | 39:57.4 | 21 | |
Andrew Johnson | 41:53.9 | 51 | |
Lars Flora | 30 km pursuit | 1:22:31.2 | 49 |
Andrew Johnson | 1:21:16.8 | 43 | |
James Southam | 1:22:05.8 | 44 | |
Carl Swenson | 1:21.08.0 | 40 | |
Kris Freeman | 50 km freestyle | 2:15:32.6 | 61 |
Andrew Johnson | 2:07:56.3 | 34 | |
James Southam | DNF | ||
Carl Swenson | DNF | ||
Lars Flora Kris Freeman Andrew Johnson Carl Swenson |
4 x 10 km relay | 1:48:44.2 | 12 |
- Women
Athlete[9] | Event | Time | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Abby Larson | 10 km classical | 32:09.0 | 57 |
Kikkan Randall | 31:49.7 | 53 | |
Wendy Kay Wagner | 31:41.0 | 50 | |
Lindsey Weier | 32:43.3 | 59 | |
Rebecca Dussault | 15 km pursuit | 47:53.7 | 48 |
Abby Larson | 48:47.5 | 56 | |
Lindsey Weier | 48:45.0 | 55 | |
Lindsay Williams | 50:49.7 | 62 | |
Rebecca Dussault | 30 km freestyle | 1:31:43.3 | 43 |
Sarah Konrad | 1:28:39.2 | 32 | |
Abby Larson | 1:32:51.9 | 47 | |
Lindsey Weier | DNF | ||
Wendy Kay Wagner Kikkan Randall Sarah Konrad Rebecca Dussault |
4 x 5 km relay | 57:58.4 | 14 |
- Sprint
- Men
Athlete[9] | Event | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Chris Cook | Sprint | 2:18.46 | 16 Q | 2:27.9 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Lars Flora | 2:23.02 | 46 | Did not advance | ||||||
Torin Koos | 2:21.47 | 36 | Did not advance | ||||||
Andrew Newell | 2:14.79 | 2 Q | 2:24.3 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
Chris Cook Andrew Newell |
Team sprint | N/A | 17:54.9 | 7 | Did not advance | 13 |
- Women
Athlete[9] | Event | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Kikkan Randall | Sprint | 2:15.63 | 10 Q | 2:17.8 | 2 Q | 2:19.1 | 5 | Did not advance | |
Wendy Kay Wagner | 2:19.71 | 35 | Did not advance | ||||||
Lindsay Williams | 2:20.28 | 38 | Did not advance | ||||||
Kikkan Randall Wendy Kay Wagner |
Team sprint | N/A | 17:51.4 | 5 Q | 18:04.9 | 10 |
Curling
In the men's event, Pete Fenson, who led his team to 4th place at the a 2006 World Championships, started inconsistently, with a 2–2 record that included a win over the defending gold medalists from Norway. A stretch of four straight wins, however, guaranteed them a spot in the medal round going into a final round-robin game with Canada. The Americans lost that game, meaning they would face Canada again in the semifinals. They also lost this second meeting, but recovered to win the United States' first ever curling medal by beating Great Britain 8–6 in the bronze medal game.[10]
On the women's side, Cassandra Johnson, the 2005 World Championship silver medalist, struggled winning only two games and finishing well short of the mark needed to make the medal round.[10]
Men's tournament
: Pete Fenson (skip), Shawn Rojeski, Joseph Polo, John Shuster, Scott Baird (alternate)
- Round-robin
- Draw 1
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Norway (Trulsen) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 5
|
United States (Fenson) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | X | X | 11
|
- Draw 2
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4
|
United States (Fenson) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3
|
- Draw 3
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
United States (Fenson) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | X | 10
|
New Zealand (Becker) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 4
|
- Draw 5
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
United States (Fenson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5
|
Italy (Retornaz) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6
|
- Draw 6
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
United States (Fenson) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10
|
Sweden (Lindholm) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6
|
- Draw 8
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
United States (Fenson) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7
|
Switzerland (Stöckli) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3
|
- Draw 9
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Germany (Kapp) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 5
|
United States (Fenson) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 8
|
- Draw 10
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Great Britain (Murdoch) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8
|
United States (Fenson) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9
|
- Draw 12
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Canada (Gushue) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6
|
United States (Fenson) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3
|
- Standings
Rank | Team | Skip | Won | Lost |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Finland | Markku Uusipaavalniemi | 7 | 2 |
2 | Canada | Brad Gushue | 6 | 3 |
3 | United States | Pete Fenson | 6 | 3 |
4 | Great Britain | David Murdoch | 6 | 3 |
5 | Norway | Pål Trulsen | 5 | 4 |
6 | Switzerland | Ralph Stöckli | 5 | 4 |
7 | Italy | Joel Retornaz | 4 | 5 |
8 | Sweden | Peter Lindholm | 3 | 6 |
9 | Germany | Andy Kapp | 3 | 6 |
10 | New Zealand | Sean Becker | 0 | 9 |
- Playoffs
- Semifinal
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Canada (Gushue) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | X | 11
|
United States (Fenson) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5
|
- Bronze medal final
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
United States (Fenson) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8
|
Great Britain (Murdoch) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6
|
Women's tournament
Team: Cassandra Johnson (skip), Jamie Johnson, Jessica Schultz, Maureen Brunt, Courtney George (alternate)
- Round-robin
- Draw 1
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Norway (Nordby) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11
|
United States (Johnson) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6
|
- Draw 2
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
United States (Johnson) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 5
|
Canada (Kleibrink) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 11
|
- Draw 3
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
United States (Johnson) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5
|
Japan (Onodera) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6
|
- Draw 4
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Denmark (Holm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3
|
United States (Johnson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8
|
- Draw 6
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
Sweden (Norberg) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5
|
United States (Johnson) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4
|
- Draw 7
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
United States (Johnson) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7
|
Russia (Privivkova) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8
|
- Draw 9
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Italy (Gaspari) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 3
|
United States (Johnson) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | X | X | X | X | 11
|
- Draw 10
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Switzerland (Ott) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9
|
United States (Johnson) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8
|
- Draw 12
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
United States (Johnson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 4
|
Great Britain (Martin) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 10
|
- Standings
Rank | Team | Skip | Won | Lost |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sweden | Anette Norberg | 7 | 2 |
2 | Switzerland | Mirjam Ott | 7 | 2 |
3 | Canada | Shannon Kleibrink | 6 | 3 |
4 | Norway | Dordi Nordby | 6 | 3 |
5 | Great Britain | Rhona Martin | 5 | 4 |
6 | Russia | Ludmila Privivkova | 5 | 4 |
7 | Japan | Ayumi Onodera | 4 | 5 |
8 | Denmark | Dorthe Holm | 2 | 7 |
9 | United States | Cassandra Johnson | 2 | 7 |
10 | Italy | Diana Gaspari | 1 | 8 |
Key: The hammer indicates which team had the last stone in the first end.
Figure skating
The American figure skating team won two medals in Turin, both silver. Sasha Cohen led the ladies' singles event after the short program, but an early fall in the free skate left her in second place.[11] In the ice dance, the team of Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto sat just sixth after the compulsory dance, but moved up the standings in the original dance, claiming the second silver medal.[12] Michelle Kwan, an Olympic medalist in Nagano and Salt Lake, planned to compete in Turin, but pulled out due to a severe groin strain. Emily Hughes competed in place of Kwan.[13]
Athlete[12] | Event | CD | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Evan Lysacek | Men's | N/A | 67.55 | 10 Q | 152.58 | 3 | 220.13 | 4 | |
Matthew Savoie | N/A | 69.15 | 8 Q | 137.52 | 5 | 206.67 | 7 | ||
Johnny Weir | N/A | 80.00 | 2 Q | 136.63 | 6 | 216.63 | 5 | ||
Sasha Cohen | Ladies' | N/A | 66.73 | 1 Q | 116.63 | 2 | 183.36 | ||
Emily Hughes | N/A | 57.08 | 7 Q | 103.79 | 7 | 160.87 | 7 | ||
Kimmie Meissner | N/A | 59.40 | 5 Q | 106.31 | 6 | 165.71 | 6 | ||
Rena Inoue John Baldwin Jr. |
Pairs | N/A | 61.27 | 4 | 113.74 | 7 | 175.01 | 7 | |
Marcy Hinzmann Aaron Parchem |
N/A | 49.58 | 13 | 97.47 | 13 | 147.05 | 13 | ||
Tanith Belbin Benjamin Agosto |
Ice dance | 37.36 | 6 | 60.53 | 2 | 98.17 | 4 | 196.06 | |
Melissa Gregory Denis Petukhov |
30.51 | 15 | 47.00 | 14 | 81.64 | 14 | 159.15 | 14 | |
Jamie Silverstein Ryan O'Meara |
27.53 | 18 | 46.00 | 16 | 76.87 | 18 | 150.40 | 16 |
Freestyle skiing
The American freestyle skiing team in Turin boasted several medalists from previous Olympics, including 1998 aerials gold medalist Eric Bergoust. Two other skiers had won gold medals at the World Championships, Jeremy Bloom and Hannah Kearney. Despite this strong roster, the U.S. team won just a single medal in Turin, as Toby Dawson rose from 6th place in qualification to take bronze in the men's moguls.[14] Kearney's failure to even advance from the qualifiers in the women's moguls was considering one of the team's disappointing performances.[15]
- Aerials
Athlete[14] | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | ||||||||
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Eric Bergoust | Men's aerials | 113.72 | 14 | 92.13 | 20 | 205.85 | 17 | Did not advance | |||||
Joe Pack | 97.57 | 20 | 113.76 | 8 | 211.33 | 15 | Did not advance | ||||||
Jeret Peterson | 114.38 | 11 | 112.83 | 9 | 227.21 | 8 Q | 124.78 | 3 | 112.70 | 8 | 237.48 | 7 | |
Ryan St. Onge | 97.35 | 21 | 110.40 | 11 | 207.75 | 16 | Did not advance | ||||||
Emily Cook | Women's aerials | 60.32 | 22 | 84.10 | 7 | 144.42 | 19 | Did not advance | |||||
Jana Lindsey | 79.38 | 15 | 70.85 | 18 | 150.23 | 16 | Did not advance |
- Moguls
- Men
Athlete[14] | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Jeremy Bloom | Moguls | 24.51 | 4 Q | 25.17 | 6 |
Travis Cabral | 24.88 | 2 Q | 24.38 | 9 | |
Toby Dawson | 24.20 | 6 Q | 26.30 | ||
Travis Mayer | 24.04 | 7 Q | 24.91 | 7 |
- Women
Athlete[14] | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Shannon Bahrke | Moguls | 22.07 | 18 Q | 22.82 | 10 |
Hannah Kearney | 20.80 | 22 | Did not advance | ||
Michelle Roark | 24.45 | 4 Q | 20.04 | 18 | |
Jillian Vogtli | 21.79 | 20 Q | 22.72 | 11 |
Ice hockey
The U.S. men's team, which won a silver medal on home ice in Salt Lake City, had a poor start when they suffered a surprising 3–3 tie against Latvia.[16] They did rebound with a win over Kazakhstan, but further losses to Slovakia, Sweden and Russia meant that the Americans finished fourth in their group, with the lowest point total of any team advancing to the medal round. In their quarterfinal against undefeated Finland, the Americans quickly fell behind 2–0, but managed to tie the game early in the second period. However, the Finns again took a two-goal lead later in the second, and while the Americans managed to score once more, they could not get closer than a 4–3 loss.[17]
The women's team, also defending silver medalists, had a very strong round-robin showing, winning their three games by a combined score of 18–3. This, combined with Canada's domination of the other group, raised much discussion about the competitiveness of women's hockey.[18] In the semifinals, the U.S. team played Sweden, with the favoured Americans taking a 2–0 lead early in the second period. However, the Swedes then rallied, scoring twice to tie the game, and holding off the American attack and forcing a shootout to decide the game. Swedish goaltender Kim Martin stopped four American shooters, while Pernilla Winberg and Maria Rooth scored for Sweden.[17] Prior to this game, the US had never lost to a team other than Canada, and had won each of their previous 25 encounters with Sweden.[19] The American women bounced back from this loss in the bronze medal game, beating Finland 4–0.
Men's tournament
- Players
No. | Pos. | Name |
Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | 2005–06 team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | G | DiPietro, RickRick DiPietro | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | kg (185 lb) | 84September 19, 1981 | Winthrop, MA | New York Islanders (NHL) |
42 | G | Esche, RobertRobert Esche | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | kg (209 lb) | 95January 22, 1978 | Utica, NY | Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) |
47 | G | Grahame, JohnJohn Grahame | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | kg (209 lb) | 95August 31, 1975 | Denver, CO | Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) |
24 | D | Chelios, ChrisChris Chelios – C | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | kg (190 lb) | 86January 25, 1962 | Chicago, IL | Detroit Red Wings (NHL) |
2 | D | Hatcher, DerianDerian Hatcher | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | kg (236 lb) | 107June 4, 1972 | Sterling Heights, MI | Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) |
4 | D | Leopold, JordanJordan Leopold | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | kg (205 lb) | 93August 3, 1980 | Golden Valley, MN | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
27 | D | Liles, John-MichaelJohn-Michael Liles | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | kg (185 lb) | 84November 25, 1980 | Zionsville, IN | Colorado Avalanche (NHL) |
3 | D | Miller, AaronAaron Miller | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | kg (218 lb) | 99August 11, 1971 | Buffalo, NY | Los Angeles Kings (NHL) |
28 | D | Rafalski, BrianBrian Rafalski | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | kg (190 lb) | 86September 28, 1973 | Dearborn, MI | New Jersey Devils (NHL) |
23 | D | Schneider, MathieuMathieu Schneider | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | kg (187 lb) | 85June 12, 1969 | New York, NY | Detroit Red Wings (NHL) |
55 | F | Blake, JasonJason Blake | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | kg (181 lb) | 82September 2, 1973 | Moorhead, MN | New York Islanders (NHL) |
26 | F | Cole, ErikErik Cole | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | kg (201 lb) | 91November 6, 1978 | Oswego, NY | Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) |
22 | F | Conroy, CraigCraig Conroy | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | kg (201 lb) | 91September 4, 1971 | Potsdam, NY | Los Angeles Kings (NHL) |
18 | F | Drury, ChrisChris Drury | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | kg (181 lb) | 82August 20, 1976 | Trumbull, CT | Buffalo Sabres (NHL) |
14 | F | Gionta, BrianBrian Gionta | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | kg (174 lb) | 79January 18, 1979 | Rochester, NY | New Jersey Devils (NHL) |
11 | F | Gomez, ScottScott Gomez | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | kg (201 lb) | 91December 23, 1979 | Anchorage, AK | New Jersey Devils (NHL) |
13 | F | Guerin, BillBill Guerin | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | kg (209 lb) | 95November 9, 1970 | Wilbraham, MA | Dallas Stars (NHL) |
21 | F | Knuble, MikeMike Knuble | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | kg (227 lb) | 103July 4, 1972 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) |
9 | F | Modano, MikeMike Modano | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | kg (205 lb) | 93June 7, 1970 | Livonia, MI | Dallas Stars (NHL) |
37 | F | Parrish, MarkMark Parrish | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | kg (201 lb) | 91February 2, 1977 | Minneapolis, MN | New York Islanders (NHL) |
12 | F | Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | kg (209 lb) | 95February 21, 1973 | Flint, MI | Minnesota Wild (NHL) |
7 | F | Tkachuk, KeithKeith Tkachuk | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | kg (225 lb) | 102March 28, 1972 | Melrose, MA | St. Louis Blues (NHL) |
39 | F | Weight, DougDoug Weight | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | kg (201 lb) | 91January 21, 1971 | Warren, MI | St. Louis Blues (NHL) |
- Results
Men's game results
15 February 2006 21:05 | Latvia | 3 – 3 (1–2, 2–0, 0–1) | United States | Palasport Olimpico Attendance: 7,851 |
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Artūrs Irbe | Goalies | John Grahame | Referee: Timo Favorin | |||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||
25 | Shots | 42 |
16 February 2006 21:05 | United States | 4 – 1 (3–0, 0–0, 1–1) | Kazakhstan | Torino Esposizioni Attendance: 3,400 |
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Rick DiPietro | Goalies | Vitaliy Kolesnik | Referee: Thomas Andersson | ||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||||||||
36 | Shots | 12 |
18 February 2006 20:05 | Slovakia | 2 – 1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0) | United States | Torino Esposizioni Attendance: 4,697 |
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Peter Budaj | Goalies | Rick DiPietro | Referee: Dan Marouelli | ||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||
21 | Shots | 30 |
19 February 2006 17:05 | United States | 1 – 2 (1–1, 0–0, 0–1) | Sweden | Torino Esposizioni Attendance: 4,450 |
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Rick DiPietro | Goalies | Henrik Lundqvist | Referee: Dan Marouelli | ||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||
25 | Shots | 26 |
21 February 2006 20:35 | United States | 4 – 5 (1–2, 1–1, 2–2) | Russia | Palasport Olimpico Attendance: 9,378 |
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Robert Esche | Goalies | Evgeni Nabokov (out 20:00) Maxim Sokolov (in 20:00) | Referee: Paul Devorski | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 21 |
- Standings
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
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Slovakia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 |
Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 8 |
Sweden | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 6 |
United States | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 2 |
Latvia | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 1 |
- Quarterfinal
22 February 2006 17:35 | Finland | 4 – 3 (2-1, 2-1, 0-1) | United States | Palasport Olimpico Attendance: 6691 |
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Antero Niittymäki | Goalies | Rick DiPietro | Referee: Paul Devorski | ||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 30 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Shots | 28 |
Women's tournament
- Players
No. | Position | Name | S / C | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | 2004-05 team |
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8 | D | Caitlin Cahow | L | 162 | 70 | 05/20/85 | New Haven, Connecticut | Harvard University |
13 | F | Julie Chu | R | 173 | 68 | 03/13/82 | Fairfield, Connecticut | Harvard University |
22 | F | Natalie Darwitz | R | 160 | 64 | 10/13/83 | Eagan, Minnesota | University of Minnesota |
31 | G | Pam Dreyer | L | 165 | 70 | 08/09/81 | Eagle River, Alaska | Brown University |
25 | F | Tricia Dunn-Luoma | L | 173 | 66 | 04/25/75 | Derry, New Hampshire | University of New Hampshire |
9 | D | Molly Engstrom | R | 175 | 77 | 03/01/83 | Siren, Wisconsin | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
30 | G | Chanda Gunn | L | 170 | 63 | 01/27/80 | Huntington Beach, California | Northeastern University |
11 | D | Jamie Hagerman | R | 175 | 77 | 05/07/81 | North Andover, Massachusetts | Harvard University |
10 | F | Kim Insalaco | L | 165 | 59 | 11/04/80 | Rochester, New York | Brown University |
18 | F | Kathleen Kauth | L | 173 | 68 | 03/28/79 | Saratoga Springs, New York | Brown University |
3 | D | Courtney Kennedy | L | 175 | 86 | 03/29/79 | Woburn, Massachusetts | University of Minnesota |
20 | F | Katie King | L | 175 | 77 | 05/24/75 | Salem, New Hampshire | Brown University |
19 | F | Kristin King | R | 163 | 61 | 07/21/79 | Piqua, Ohio | Dartmouth College |
27 | F | Sarah Parsons | R | 173 | 64 | 07/27/87 | Dover, Massachusetts | Noble & Greenough High School |
12 | F | Jenny Potter | L | 163 | 66 | 01/12/79 | Edina, Minnesota | University of Minnesota-Duluth |
6 | D | Helen Resor | L | 178 | 70 | 10/18/85 | Greenwich, Connecticut | Yale University |
4 | D | Angela Ruggiero - A | R | 175 | 84 | 01/03/80 | Harper Woods, Michigan | Harvard University |
14 | F | Kelly Stephens | R | 168 | 59 | 06/04/83 | Seattle, Washington | University of Minnesota |
5 | D | Lyndsay Wall | L | 173 | 70 | 05/12/85 | Churchville, New York | University of Minnesota |
7 | F | Krissy Wendell - C | L | 168 | 70 | 09/12/81 | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota | University of Minnesota |
- Results
- Round-robin
11 February 2006 18:05 | United States | 6 – 0 (1–0, 1–0, 4–0) | Switzerland | Torino Esposizioni Attendance: 2,900 |
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Chanda Gunn | Goalies | Patricia Elsmore-Sautter | Referee: Katerina Ivicicova | |||||||||||||||||
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18 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||
56 | Shots | 9 |
12 February 2006 19:05 | Germany | 0 – 5 (0–2, 0–2, 0–1) | United States | Palasport Olimpico Attendance: 7,794 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Jennifer Harss | Goalies | Pam Dreyer | Referee: Anu Hirvonen | ||||||||||||||
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20 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||
10 | Shots | 60 |
14 February 2006 20:35 | United States | 7 – 3 (1–2, 1–1, 5–0) | Finland | Palasport Olimpico Attendance: 7,697 |
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Chanda Gunn | Goalies | Maija Hassinen | Referee: Stephanie Norman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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38 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Shots | 15 |
- Standings
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
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United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 6 |
Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
- Playoffs
- Semifinal
17 February 2006 17:05 | United States | 2 – 3 (1–0, 1–2, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Sweden | Palasport Olimpico Attendance: 5,654 |
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Chanda Gunn | Goalies | Kim Martin | Referee: Joy Tottman | |||||||||||
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Darwitz Potter Ruggiero Wendell | Shootout | Holst Ansson Winberg Rooth | ||||||||||||
12 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||||||||||||
39 | Shots | 17 |
- Bronze medal game
20 February 2006 16:35 | Finland | 0 – 4 (0–3, 0–1, 0–0) | United States | Palasport Olimpico Attendance: 5,150 |
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Noora Räty (38:16 out) Maija Hassinen (38:16 in) | Goalies | Chanda Gunn | Referee: Joy Tottman | |||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||||||||||||
14 | Shots | 20 |
Luge
Tony Benshoof was in position to win America's first singles luge medal after the first two runs, but two slower efforts on the final two runs left him in fourth place. Courtney Zablocki had a similar story in the women's event, with a pair of slow runs dropping her well off the medal pace after being in contention for bronze early.[21]
- Men
Athlete[21] | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Tony Benshoof | Singles | 51.907 | 4 | 51.458 | 2 | 51.674 | 7 | 51.559 | 5 | 3:26.598 | 4 |
Jonathan Myles | 52.579 | 18 | 52.267 | 20 | 52.230 | 16 | 52.332 | 20 | 3:29.408 | 18 | |
Christian Niccum | 53.669 | 29 | 52.675 | 26 | 52.306 | 19 | 52.539 | 25 | 3:31.189 | 23 | |
Preston Griffal Dan Joye |
Doubles | 47.722 | 11 | 47.688 | 4 | N/A | 1:35.410 | 8 | |||
Mark Grimmette Brian Martin |
DNF | N/A | DNF |
- Women
Athlete[21] | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Erin Hamlin | Singles | 48.660 | 20 | 47.816 | 14 | 47.534 | 12 | 47.280 | 8 | 3:11.290 | 12 |
Samantha Retrosi | 47.861 | 13 | DNF | ||||||||
Courtney Zablocki | 47.253 | 3 | 47.129 | 3 | 47.234 | 5 | 47.236 | 6 | 3:08.852 | 4 |
Nordic combined
Todd Lodwick, who had the United States' best Nordic combined performance in Olympic history in Salt Lake City, finished in the top 10 in both individual events, with his 8th place in the Individual Gundersen the best showing for the U.S. in Turin.
Athlete[23] | Event | Ski jumping | Cross-country | ||||||
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Points | Rank | Deficit | Time | Rank | |||||
Eric Camerota | Sprint | 94.5 | 40 | 2:05 | 21:04.8 | 39 | |||
Bill Demong | 102.2 | 30 | 1:34 | 20:03.7 | 25 | ||||
Todd Lodwick | 107.3 | 19 | 1:14 | 19:11.4 | 9 | ||||
Johnny Spillane | 109.5 | 14 | 1:05 | 19:15.2 | 10 | ||||
Brett Camerota | Individual Gundersen | 203.5 | 33 | 3:56 | 44:59.6 | 38 | |||
Bill Demong | 220.0 | 19 | 2:50 | 42:08.5 | 15 | ||||
Todd Lodwick | 232.0 | 13 | 2:02 | 40:56.6 | 8 | ||||
Johnny Spillane | 220.0 | 19 | 2:50 | 44:27.6 | 30 | ||||
Bill Demong Todd Lodwick Johnny Spillane Carl Van Loan |
Team | 820.6 | 8 | 1:33 | 51:52.5 | 7 |
Short track speed skating
Apolo Anton Ohno became the fourth US Winter Olympian to win three medals in a single games, taking gold in the 500 metres to go with two bronze medals.[24] The only other American to make an 'A-Final' in Turin was Rusty Smith, who set an Olympic record time in the quarterfinals of the 1000 metres, but ended up fourth in the final.[25]
- Men
Athlete[25] | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Anthony Lobello | 500 m | 1:13.722 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Apolo Ohno | 42.836 | 1 Q | 42.020 | 1 Q | 42.400 | 2 Q | 41.935 | ||
Apolo Ohno | 1000 m | 1:36.120 | 1 Q | 1:29.650 | 1 Q | 1:28.080 | 2 Q | 1:26.927 | |
Rusty Smith | 1:27.508 | 2 Q | 1:27.000 OR | 1 Q | 1:29.515 | 2 Q | 1:27.435 | 4 | |
Alex Izykowski | 1500 m | 2:19.731 | 3 Q | N/A | 2:18.610 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
Apolo Ohno | 2:23.668 | 1 Q | N/A | 2:20.346 | 4 | Final B 2:24.789 |
8 | ||
Alex Izykowski J. P. Kepka Apolo Ohno Rusty Smith |
5000 m relay | N/A | 6:55.082 | 1 Q | 6:47.990 |
- Women
Athlete[25] | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Allison Baver | 500 m | 45.998 | 1 Q | 53.135 | 2 Q | 45.512 | 3 | Final B 55.689 |
7 |
Hyo-Jung Kim | 46.077 | 2 Q | 45.339 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
Kimberly Derrick | 1000 m | 1:33.812 | 2 Q | DSQ | Did not advance | ||||
Hyo-Jung Kim | 1:36.182 | 1 Q | 1:34.164 | 1 Q | 1:54.187 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
Allison Baver | 1500 m | 2:27.635 | 1 Q | N/A | 2:23.490 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
Hyo-Jung Kim | 2:27.460 | 2 Q | N/A | 2:32.527 | 3 | Final B 2:29.978 |
3 | ||
Allison Baver Kimberly Derrick Maria Garcia Caroline Hallisey Hyo-Jung Kim |
3000 m relay | N/A | 4:18.333 | 5 | Final B 4:18.740 |
4 |
Skeleton
Zach Lund, considered the U.S.'s primary medal threat in the skeleton events, did not compete in the games after testing positive for finasteride. Lund contested the test at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but had his claim rejected. His ban was reduced from two years to one, but this still left in ineligible in Turin.[26] In Lund's absence, the best finishes were a pair of 6ths, from Eric Bernotas and Katie Uhlaender in the men's and women's events, respectively.[27]
Athlete[27] | Event | Final | |||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank | ||
Eric Bernotas | Men | 58.43 | 58.76 | 1:57.19 | 6 |
Kevin Ellis | 59.46 | 59.75 | 1:59.21 | 17 | |
Chris Soule | 1:00.33 | 1:00.90 | 2:01.23 | 25 | |
Katie Uhlaender | Women | 1:00.87 | 1:01.43 | 2:02.30 | 6 |
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.[28]
Athlete[28] | Event | Qualifying | First round | Final | ||||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total | Rank | ||
Alan Alborn | Normal hill | 117.0 | 16 Q | 106.5 | 40 | Did not advance | 40 | |
Jim Denney | 91.5 | 46 | Did not advance | 46 | ||||
Clint Jones | 104.5 | 35 Q | 97.5 | 47 | Did not advance | 47 | ||
Tommy Schwall | 103.0 | 38 | Did not advance | 38 | ||||
Alan Alborn | Large hill | 86.7 | 21 Q | 79.9 | 43 | Did not advance | 43 | |
Jim Denney | 53.5 | 47 | Did not advance | 47 | ||||
Clint Jones | 64.9 | 39 | Did not advance | 39 | ||||
Tommy Schwall | 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 |
Snowboarding
The United States was the dominant nation in the Snowboarding events in Turin. The U.S. won seven medals, easily the most of any country, including three golds, from Shaun White and Hannah Teter in the men's and women's halfpipe and from Seth Wescott in men's snowboard cross.[29] Lindsey Jacobellis was poised to give the Americans a fourth gold medal in the women's snowboard cross, but fell on the final hill while attempting a grab, was passed, and ended up with silver.[30]
- Alpine
Athlete[29] | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
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Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
Tyler Jewell | Men's parallel giant slalom | 1:11.13 | 9 Q | Kosir (SLO) (8) L +0.30 (-0.29 +0.59) |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
Rosey Fletcher | Women's parallel giant slalom | 1:20.88 | 2 Q | Posch (ITA) (15) W -0.96 (-0.47 -0.49) |
Bruhin (SUI) (7) W -0.15 (-0.12 -0.03) |
Meuli (SUI) (6) L +3.70 (-0.24 +3.94) |
Bronze Final Guenther (AUT) (8) W -0.69 (-1.50 +0.81) |
|
Michelle Gorgone | 1:24.43 | 22 | Did not advance | 22 |
- Freestyle
- Men
Athlete[29] | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | |||||||
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | ||
Mason Aguirre | Halfpipe | 43.4 | 3 Q | Bye | 40.3 | 37.1 | 4 | |
Andy Finch | 43.1 | 4 Q | Bye | 9.6 | 24.7 | 12 | ||
Daniel Kass | 43.8 | 1 Q | Bye | 20.8 | 44.0 | |||
Shaun White | 37.7 | 7 | 45.3 | 1 Q | 46.8 | 26.6 |
- Women
Athlete[29] | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | |||||||
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | ||
Gretchen Bleiler | Halfpipe | 41.6 | 2 Q | Bye | 41.5 | 43.4 | ||
Kelly Clark | 44.9 | 1 Q | Bye | 41.1 | 38.1 | 4 | ||
Elena Hight | 33.1 | 8 | 36.8 | 4 Q | 29.4 | 37.8 | 6 | |
Hannah Teter | 39.9 | 3 Q | Bye | 44.6 | 46.4 |
- Snowboard cross
Athlete[29] | Event | Qualifying | 1/8 finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
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Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Position | Rank | ||
Nate Holland | Men's snowboard cross | 1:21.03 | 7 Q | 1 Q | 4 | Did not advance | Classification 13-16 2 |
14 |
Jason R. Smith | 1:21.98 | 15 Q | 1Q | 1Q | 3 | Classification 5-8 2 |
6 | |
Graham Watanabe | 1:22.98 | 29 Q | Did not advance | 31 | ||||
Seth Wescott | 1:20.69 | 3 Q | 1Q | 1Q | 2 Q | 1 | ||
Lindsey Jacobellis | Women's snowboard cross | 1:29.51 | 3 Q | N/A | 2 Q | 1 Q | 2 |
Speed skating
Three American men combined to win seven medals in Turin. This included three for Chad Hedrick, who entered the Games attempting to equal Eric Heiden's record of five gold medals. Hedrick won his first event, the 5000 metres, but when the men's pursuit team lost to Italy, his chances were dashed. He did not manage a second gold, but did win a silver and a bronze.[31] Hedrick was the source of some controversy when he called out team-mate Shani Davis, who skipped the team pursuit in order to prepare for his specialty, the 1000 metres. Davis won this event to become the first ever Winter Olympic individual gold medalist of African descent.[32] The third medalist was Joey Cheek, who won gold in the 500 metres, and was chosen to carry the U.S. flag in the closing ceremonies.[33]
- Men
Athlete[33] | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Kip Carpenter | 500 m | 36.40 | 31 | 35.68 | =17 | 1:12.08 | 26 |
Joey Cheek | 34.82 | 1 | 34.94 | 1 | 1:09.76 | ||
Casey FitzRandolph | 35.78 | 18 | 35.34 | 8 | 1:11.12 | 12 | |
Tucker Fredricks | 36.02 | 25 | 35.99 | 28 | 1:12.01 | 25 | |
Joey Cheek | 1000 m | N/A | 1:09.16 | ||||
Shani Davis | N/A | 1:08.89 | |||||
Casey FitzRandolph | N/A | 1:09.59 | 9 | ||||
Chad Hedrick | N/A | 1:09.45 | 6 | ||||
Joey Cheek | 1500 m | N/A | 1:47.52 | 9 | |||
Shani Davis | N/A | 1:46.13 | |||||
Chad Hedrick | N/A | 1:46.22 | |||||
Derek Parra | N/A | 1:48.54 | 19 | ||||
K. C. Boutiette | 5000 m | N/A | 6:37.29 | 19 | |||
Shani Davis | N/A | 6:23.08 | 7 | ||||
Chad Hedrick | N/A | 6:14.68 | |||||
Chad Hedrick | 10000 m | N/A | 13:05.40 | ||||
Charles Leveille | N/A | 14:14.81 | 15 |
- Women
Athlete[33] | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Elli Ochowicz | 500 m | 39.83 | =23 | 39.86 | =22 | 1:19.48 | 23 |
Jennifer Rodriguez | 38.97 | 10 | 38.73 | 10 | 1:17.70 | 11 | |
Amy Sannes | 39.42 | =15 | 39.47 | 20 | 1:18.89 | 17 | |
Chris Witty | 40.23 | 28 | 40.46 | 28 | 1:20.69 | 28 | |
Elli Ochowicz | 1000 m | N/A | 1:19.94 | 32 | |||
Jennifer Rodriguez | N/A | 1:17.47 | 10 | ||||
Amy Sannes | N/A | 1:18.50 | 25 | ||||
Chris Witty | N/A | 1:18.70 | 27 | ||||
Maria Lamb | 1500 m | N/A | 2:02.12 | 27 | |||
Catherine Raney | N/A | 2:01.17 | 18 | ||||
Jennifer Rodriguez | N/A | 1:59.30 | 8 | ||||
Margaret Crowley | 3000 m | N/A | 4:17.37 | 22 | |||
Kristine Holzer | N/A | 4:26.60 | 27 | ||||
Catherine Raney | N/A | 4:10.44 | 11 | ||||
Catherine Raney | 5000 m | N/A | 7:04.91 | 7 |
- Team Pursuit
Athlete[33] | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Opposition time |
Opposition time |
Opposition time |
Rank | ||
K. C. Boutiette Chad Hedrick Charles Leveille Clay Mull Derek Parra |
Men's team pursuit | 3:51.32 | 7 | Italy (2) L 3:44.11 |
Did not advance | Final C Russia (6) L 3:49.73 |
6 |
Margaret Crowley Maria Lamb Catherine Raney Jennifer Rodriguez Amy Sannes |
Women's team pursuit | 3:07.83 | 6 | Canada (3) L 3:04.59 |
Did not advance | Final C Netherlands (4) W 3:04.22 |
5 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony". Retrieved May 27, 2009.
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- ↑ Sally Jenkins (February 25, 2006). "After Tumbles From On High, U.S. Skier Finds a Way Down". Washington Post. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
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