United States at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

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United States at the
2006 Winter Paralympics
Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of the United States
IPC codeUSA
NPCUnited States Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics
in Turin
Competitors56 in 4 sports
Flag bearersChris Devlin-Young (opening)[1]
Lonnie Hannah (closing)[2]
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
7
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
12
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

The United States sent 56 athletes (45 men and 11 women) to the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy, the largest delegation of any nation.[1][3] Chris Devlin-Young, a 15-year veteran of the and four-time Paralympic medalist in alpine skiing, served as the flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. ice sledge hockey player Lonnie Hannah, a member of the gold-medal-winning U.S. team at the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City and the bronze-medal-winning team in Turin, was the flag bearer at the closing ceremonies.

The U.S. finished fifth in the gold and seventh in the overall medal count.[4] While the United States' total medal count was down from the 2002 Winter Paralympics because the number of in both alpine and nordic skiing were significantly reduced,[3] there were many standout U.S. performances. Steve Cook won three medals in nordic skiing, including gold in the men's standing category of the 5K and the 10K. In alpine skiing, Laurie Stephens won three medals in the women's sitting category, including gold in the downhill and super G, while in the men's downhill, Kevin Bramble won gold in the sitting category and his teammate Chris Devlin-Young took the silver. Allison Jones and Sandy Dukat won gold and bronze, respectively, in the women's standing category of the slalom. Stephani Victor was the gold medal winner in the women's sitting slalom. The U.S. sledge hockey team was unable to repeat its gold medal from the 2002 Winter Paralympics after losing 4–2 to Norway in the semifinals, but held on to win the bronze by beating Germany 4–3.

Medalists[]

American athletes won seven gold, two silver, and three bronze medals at the games. Laurie Stephens and Steve Cook both won multiple medals; Stephens took two golds and a silver in alpine skiing, and Cook won two golds and a bronze in cross-country skiing.[5] In the 'by discipline' sections below, medalists' names are in bold.

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Kevin Bramble Alpine skiing
 Gold Allison Jones Alpine skiing
 Gold Laurie Stephens Alpine skiing
 Gold Laurie Stephens Alpine skiing
 Gold Stephani Victor Alpine skiing
 Gold Steven Cook Cross-country skiing
 Gold Steven Cook Cross-country skiing
 Silver Christopher Devlin-Young Alpine skiing
 Silver Laurie Stephens Alpine skiing
 Bronze Sandy Dukat Alpine skiing
 Bronze Steven Cook Cross-country skiing
 Bronze United States national ice sledge hockey team
 Ice sledge hockey Men's team

Alpine skiing[]

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

The United States sent 27 alpine skiers to the Games, 20 men and 7 women. The men's team took home two medals, a gold and a silver won by Kevin Bramble and Christopher Devlin-Young, respectively, in the downhill sitting event. The women won six medals, including two in the slalom standing event: a gold won by Allison Jones and a bronze by Sandy Dukat. Laurie Stephens was the alpine skiing team's most prolific medalist, with two golds and one silver.[5]

Men
Athlete Events Final
Real time Calculated time Rank
Erik Bayindirli 2:40.35 2:15.85 33
Kevin Bramble 1:36.26 1:21.03 Gold medal icon.svg
1:32.14 1:17.69 10
1:39.68 1:22.48 5
2:29.73 2:06.85 22
2:06.93 1:36.98 16
1:41.40 1:24.26 31
2:15.17 2:04.15 31
Disqualified
1:23.88 1:17.40 32
DNF
2:51.97 2:16.35 34
DNF
1:33.99 1:15.12 4
Christopher Devlin-Young 1:37.46 1:22.04 Silver medal icon.svg
2:14.58 1:55.37 4
1:59.17 1:33.36 8
DNF
1:52.63 1:51.82 8
DNF
1:15.03 1:14.66 20
DNF
2:33.36 2:20.86 46
1:40.93 1:40.93 36
DNF
DNS
2:27.10 2:06.10 20
2:06.32 1:38.97 19
1:40.20 1:24.49 32
2:27.09 2:07.56 25
1:22.70 1:22.49 6
1:59.61 1:58.74 20
1:31.49 1:30.61 23
1:15.31 1:14.94 22
Roger Lee DNS
2:29.95 2:07.04 23
2:08.66 1:38.30 18
1:37.53 1:21.05 19
1:29.10 1:24.31 17
DNF
1:24.03 1:24.03 8
1:20.39 1:14.18 17
Andrew Parr 2:16.14 2:04.01 8
1:52.66 1:34.83 9
1:27.51 1:27.33 29
1:59.70 1:59.46 24
1:34.67 1:33.63 28
1:18.62 1:18.46 40
George Sansonetis 1:30.37 1:26.15 26
2:07.39 1:58.34 18
DNF
1:21.46 1:15.26 24
Josh Sundquist 2:28.14 2:16.06 44
1:40.26 1:40.26 34
DNF
2:45.43 2:20.16 37
1:40.20 1:23.27 28
Tyler Walker 1:40.71 1:25.79 15
2:13.97 1:56.18 6
2:00.26 1:35.49 14
1:31.13 1:17.75 11
Brad Washburn 1:25.26 1:25.05 21
1:56.45 1:55.60 15
1:25.81 1:24.99 10
1:16.30 1:15.93 30
Women
Athlete Events Final
Real time Calculated time Rank
Sandy Dukat 1:40.95 1:35.53 8
2:16.50 2:05.36 8
1:33.66 1:33.66 Bronze medal icon.svg
1:26.85 1:20.14 6
Lacey Heward 1:56.71 1:36.57 4
2:48.20 2:22.50 8
2:28.63 1:53.56 4
1:45.42 1:27.60 8
Allison Jones 1:40.58 1:35.18 7
2:14.10 2:03.16 5
1:30.14 1:30.14 Gold medal icon.svg
1:26.04 1:19.39 4
Hannah Pennington 2:30.68 2:20.80 19
2:03.23 1:49.35 16
Laurie Stephens 1:46.86 1:29.96 Gold medal icon.svg
2:25.95 2:05.11 Silver medal icon.svg
2:26.64 1:54.89 7
1:33.88 1:19.16 Gold medal icon.svg
1:42.69 1:37.17 9
2:22.08 2:10.49 7
1:37.33 1:37.33 6
1:27.22 1:20.48 7
Stephani Victor DNS
2:32.94 2:12.63 4
2:16.69 1:48.54 Gold medal icon.svg
1:37.80 1:23.44 4

Key: DNF=Did not finish; DNS=Did not start

Biathlon[]

Main article: Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

The U.S. Paralympic biathlon team consisted of two women and one man. All three of these athletes also competed in cross-country skiing events at the Games. The highest placed finisher was , who took fourth in the women's 12.5 km standing event.[5]

Athlete Events Final
Real time Missed shots Factor % Finish time Rank
Monica Bascio 36:46.7 4 94 34:34.3 6
43:37.7 10 94 51:00.6 5
29:46.1 8 96 28:34.6 20
DNF
29:42.3 2 97 28:48.9 7
48:36.8 6 97 53:09.3 4

Cross-country skiing[]

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Nordic skiing: 3 women, 6 men

Women:

Men:

Ice sledge hockey[]

Main article: Ice sledge hockey at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Ice sledge hockey: 15 men

Wheelchair curling[]

Main article: Wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Wheelchair curling: 1 woman, 4 men

Women:

Men:

The youngest member of the 2006 United States Paralympic Team was James Connelly (ice sledge hockey; bronze), at the age of 16 years and 4 months. He was a rookie defenseman on the bronze medal-winning ice sledge hockey team, making him the United States' youngest winter medal-holding Paralympian in history.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Paralympic Team Set to Kick Off 2006 Paralympic Winter Games with Opening Ceremony Tonight in Torino, Italy" (DOC). United States Olympic Committee. 2006-03-10. Retrieved 2009-07-27.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Bourgeois, Beth (2006-03-18). "Sled Hockey Player Lonnie Hannah Elected U.S. Flagbearer for Closing Ceremony of the 2006 Paralympic Winter Games". U.S. Paralympics. Retrieved 2009-07-24.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b "One Year Out: 2010 Paralylmpic Winter Games". U.S. Paralympics. 2008-03-03. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  4. ^ "Medal Standings Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games". International Paralympic Committee. 2006. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  5. ^ a b c United States at the Paralympics on paralympic.org

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