United States at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

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United States at the
2018 Winter Paralympics
Flag of the United States.svg
IPC codeUSA
NPCUnited States Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics
in PyeongChang, South Korea
Flag bearersMike Schultz (opening)[1]
Oksana Masters (closing)[2]
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
13
Silver
15
Bronze
8
Total
36
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

The United States competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea from 9 to 18 March 2018. The team finished first in overall medal count.[3]

With 13 gold, 15 silver and 8 bronze medals, the US athletes were the most successful national selection ahead of the neutral athletes from Russia and the Canadian team. The most successful athlete within the US team was Oksana Masters with two gold, two silver and one bronze medal. Kendall Gretsch and Brenna Huckaby also each won two gold medals. With one gold, four silver and one bronze, David Cnossen was the most successful male US participant of the 2018 Paralympics.

Medalists[]

Alpine skiing[]

Men
Sitting
Athlete Event Class Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank
Super-G LW11 DNF N/A DNF
1:13.52 DNF
Slalom DNF
Super Combined 1:31.53 53.69 2:25.22 12
Super-G LW12-2 DNF N/A DNF
DNF
Slalom DNF
Super Combined 1:27.10 50.58 2:17.68 6
Andrew Kurka Downhill LW12-1 1:24.11 N/A 1:24.11 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Super-G 1:26.89 N/A 1:26.89 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
DNF
Super Combined 1:27.17 50.56 2:17.73 7
Downhill LW12-1 1:32.82 N/A 1:32.82 18
Super-G 1:38.33 N/A 1:38.33 22
1:17.20 DNF
Tyler Walker Super-G LW12-1 1:29.10 N/A 1:29.10 12
1:06.30 1:07.49 2:13.79 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Slalom 49.08 51.47 1:40.55 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Super Combined 1:27.27 DNF
Standing
Athlete Event Class Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank
Tyler Carter LW4 1:15.23 DNF
Slalom 1:02.22 1:01.08 2:03.30 19
Downhill LW1 1:32.84 N/A 1:32.84 18
Super-G 1:34.19 N/A 1:34.19 24
LW9-1 1:15.90 1:16.57 2:32.47 24
Slalom 1:02.59 DNS
Jamie Stanton Super-G LW4 1:02.59 N/A 1:31.31 17
1:09.44 1:11.86 2:21.30 14
Slalom 48.51 48.86 1:37.37 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Super Combined 1:29.80 46.75 2:16.55 4
Thomas Walsh Super-G LW4 1:30.38 N/A 1:30.38 13
1:08.92 1:07.39 2:16.31 7
Slalom 49.33 52.87 1:42.20 5
Super Combined 1:29.13 DNF
LW4 1:16.45 1:16.54 2:32.99 25
Slalom 1:00.39 DNF
Visually Impaired
Athlete Event Class Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank
Mark Bathum
Guide:
Downhill B3 DNF N/A DNF
Super-G 1:35.97 N/A 1:35.97 11
DSQ
Super Combined 1:34.64 53.00 2:27.64 7

Guide:
Downhill B2 1:31.35 N/A 1:31.35 7
Super-G 1:32.42 N/A 1:32.42 9
Slalom 54.18 DNF
Super Combined 1:31.13 51.23 2:22.36 5
Women
Sitting
Athlete Event Class Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank
Laurie Stephens Downhill LW12-1 1:35.80 N/A 1:35.80 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Super-G 1:36.98 N/A 1:36.98 5
Giant Slalom 1:18.92 1:12.93 2:31.85 7
Slalom 1:08.89 1:06.33 2:15.22 5
Super Combined 1:33.06 1:02.68 2:35.74 4
Standing
Athlete Event Class Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank
Stephanie Jallen Downhill LW9-1 1:40.64 N/A 1:40.64 8
Super-G 1:44.30 N/A 1:44.30 10
Giant slalom 1:21.26 1:16.17 2:37.43 10
Slalom DNF
Super Combined 1:40.40 57.35 2:37.75 5
Downhill LW6/8-2 DNF N/A DNF
Super-G 1:40.74 N/A 1:40.74 7
Giant slalom 1:17.86 1:16.72 2:34.58 8
Slalom DSQ
Super Combined 1:40.68 DNF
Downhill LW2 1:39.38 N/A 1:39.38 7
Super-G 1:42.77 N/A 1:42.77 8
Slalom 1:11.72 1:13.66 2:25.38 11
Super Combined 1:39.78 1:09.54 2:49.32 8
Visually Impaired
Athlete Event Class Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank

Guide:
Super-G B3 1:44.25 N/A 1:44.25 10
Giant slalom 1:21.78 1:18.23 2:40.01 10
Slalom 1:04.33 1:02.80 2:07.13 9
Super Combined DNF
Danelle Umstead
Guide:
Downhill B2 DNF N/A DNF
Super-G 1:38.91 N/A 1:38.91 6
Giant slalom 1:19.36 1:17.93 2:37.29 8
Slalom DSQ
Super Combined 1:37.70 1:01.83 2:39.53 8

Biathlon[]

Men
Sitting
Athlete Event Class Factor Time Misses Factored Time Rank
Daniel Cnossen 7.5 km LW12 100 % 23:49.7 1 (0+1) 23:49.7 1st place, gold medalist(s)
12.5 km 46:37.3 0 (0+0+0+0) 46:37.3 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
12.5 km LW11.5 96% 58:05.3 5 (2+0+1+2) 55:45.9 14
Aaron Pike 7.5 km LW11.5 96 % 27:20.9 3 (3+0) 26:15.3 12
12.5 km 53:07.7 1 (0+0+0+1) 51:00.2 7
7.5 km LW11.5 96 % 30:05.0 1 (1+0) 28:52.8 20
12.5 km 1:04:31.9 10 (3+1+2+4) 1:01:57.0 16
Andrew Soule 7.5 km LW12 100 % 25:08.3 3 (3+0) 25:08.3 8
12.5 km 47:08.7 2 (0+0+2+0) 47:08.7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
7.5 km LW11.5 96 % 29:43.8 1 (1+0) 28:32.4 19
Standing
Athlete Event Class Factor Time Misses Factored Time Rank
7.5 km LW8 96 % 23:52.9 4 (2+2) 22:55.6 16
12.5 km 45:35.3 4 (0+2+1+1) 43:45.9 11
Women
Sitting
Athlete Event Class Factor Time Misses Factored Time Rank
Kendall Gretsch 6 km LW11.5 96 % 22:46.7 1 (0+1) 21:52.0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
10 km 46:28.5 3 (1+0+0+2) 44:37.0 4
Oksana Masters 6 km LW12 100 % 22:14.8 0 (0+0) 22:14.8 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
10 km DNF
50:00.0 0 (0+0+0+0) 50:00.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
6 km LW11.5 96 % 28:59.0 0 (0+0) 27:49.4 14

Cross-country skiing[]

Men
Sitting
Athlete Event Class Factor Time Factored Time Rank
Daniel Cnossen 15 km LW12 100 % 42:20.7 42:20.7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1.5 km 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
15 km LW11.5 96 % 50:39.6 48:38.0 22
Andrew Soule 15 km LW12 100% 44:36.9 44:36.9 11
1.5 km 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Visually Impaired
Athlete Event Class Factor Time Factored Time Rank
Jake Adicoff
Guide:
20 km


1.5 km
B3 100% 49:43.0 49:43.0 5
Seeding Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
3:42.13 3 4:10.3 2 RAL
Women
Sitting
Athlete Event Class Factor Time Factored Time Rank
Kendall Gretsch 12 km LW11.5 96 % 39:51.6 38:15.9 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Oksana Masters 12 km
5km


1.5 km
LW12 100% 39:04.9 39:04.9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
16:42.0 16.42.0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Seeding Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
3:29.86 1 4:24.3 1 4:06.7 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Standing
Athlete Event Class Factor Time Factored Time Rank
15 km LW8 96% 1:11:43.6 1:08:51.5 10
Visually Impaired
Athlete Event Class Factor Time Factored Time Rank
Mia Zutter
Guide:
15 km B3 100 % 1:02:20.2 1:02:20.2 8

Snowboarding[]

The World Para Snowboard World Cup Finals in Big White, British Columbia took place in February 2018. The event was the final one used to decide who would represent the United States at the 2018 Games.[4] To be eligible to represent the United States at the Paralympic Games, American snowboarders had to get season race points in at least one race in the 2017-18 season. The deadline to get the points was 19 February 2018.[4] On February 20, the names of the U.S. Paralympic Snowboarding Team were made public.[4]

Snowboard cross
Men
Athlete Event Seeding 1/8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Seed
Time Rank Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Snowboard cross, SB-LL1 1:00.73 1 N/A 1:00.73 1 Q 1 1 2 1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1:04.58 4 1:04.58 4 q 1 2 Did not advance
Mike Schultz 1:04.73 5 1:04.73 5 q 1 1 1 1 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Keith Gabel Snowboard cross, SB-LL2 59.02 4 1:00.55 4 59.02 4 Q 1 1 1 2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mike Shea 58.93 3 58.97 1 58.93 3 Q 1 2 Did not advance
Evan Strong 1:01.38 7 59.40 3 59.40 6 Q 1 1 2 2 4
Mike Minor Snowboard cross, SB-UL 1:00.12 1 1:02.11 3 1:00.12 1 Q 1 1 2 1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1:06.60 12 1:06.47 13 1:06.47 15 Q 2 Did not advance
1:08.87 16 1:08.33 16 1:08.33 18 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Seeding Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Seed
Time Rank Time Rank Position Position Position Rank
Brenna Huckaby Snowboard cross, SB-LL1 1:17.42 3 1:17.02 4 1:17.02 4 Q N/A 1 1 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Amy Purdy 1:09.64 1 1:10.41 2 1:09.64 2 Q 1 2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1:22.46 4 1:17.77 5 1:17.77 5 Did not advance
Brittani Coury Snowboard cross, SB-LL2 1:26.39 6 N/A 1:26.39 6 q 2 Did not advance

Para ice hockey[]

The USA could play at the 2018 Paralympics after it won competitions in 2017, before the Games started.[5]

The United States national sledge hockey team played in several tournaments and friendly games to get ready for the Winter Paralympics.[6] The team played in the December 2017 World Sled Hockey Challenge in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.[6] They played in the Para Ice Hockey International Tournament in Turin, Italy in January 2018.[6] They also played in the 2018 Border Series in Buffalo, New York and Pt. Colborne, Ontario in February 2018.[6]

Roster

Head coach: Guy Gosselin Assistant coach: David Hoff, General Manager: Dan Brennan, Team doctor: Team physiotherapist: Team equipment manager: Team media officer:

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2017–18 team
3 D Ralph DeQuebec 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) March 24, 1983 San Pedro, California Colorado Avalanche
4 F Brody Roybal 3 ft 1 in (94 cm) 120 lb (54 kg) May 25, 1998 Northlake, Illinois Chicago Blackhawks
5 D 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 160 lb (73 kg) April 18, 1985 High Ridge, Missouri St. Louis Blues
8 F 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 210 lb (95 kg) June 24, 1998 Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
9 F 4 ft 0 in (122 cm) 150 lb (68 kg) October 14, 1985 Deming, New Mexico Chicago Blackhawks
11 D Tyler Carron 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 165 lb (75 kg) November 5, 1989 Fort Collins, Colorado Colorado Avalanche
13 D Luke McDermott 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 155 lb (70 kg) September 1, 1987 Westerlo, New York Buffalo Sabres
15 D Nikko Landeros 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) April 28, 1980 Johnstown, Colorado Colorado Avalanche
16 F 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 135 lb (61 kg) November 5, 1997 Tampa, Florida Tampa Bay Lightning
20 F Adam Page 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) 170 lb (77 kg) March 10, 1992 Lancaster, New York Buffalo Sabres
22 F Noah Grove 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 135 lb (61 kg) May 1, 1999 Frederick, Maryland Boston Bruins
23 F Rico Roman 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) February 4, 1981 Portland, Oregon Colorado Avalanche
24 F 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 170 lb (77 kg) June 25, 1988 La Grange, Illinois Chicago Blackhawks
27 D Josh Pauls 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 135 lb (61 kg) December 31, 1992 Green Brook, New Jersey St. Louis Blues
32 G 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) July 26, 1986 San Francisco, California Chicago Blackhawks
34 G Steve Cash 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 150 lb (68 kg) May 9, 1989 Overland, Missouri St. Louis Blues
88 F Kevin McKee 4 ft 7 in (140 cm) 115 lb (52 kg) February 11, 1990 Chicago, Illinois Chicago Blackhawks
Summary

Key: * OT – Overtime * GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout

Team Event Group Stage Semifinal / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
United States men's Sledge hockey tournament  Japan
W 10–0
 Czech Republic
W 10–0
 South Korea
W 8–0
1 QS  Italy
W 10–1
 Canada
W 2–1
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 0 28 0 +28 9 Semifinals
2  South Korea (H) 3 1 1 0 1 7 11 −4 5
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 1 1 5 13 −8 4 5–8th place semifinals
4  Japan 3 0 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0
Source: PyeongChang 2018
(H) Host
March 11, 2018
12:00
United States United States10–0
(3–0, 6–0, 1–0)
Japan JapanGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 5,435

March 12, 2018
12:00
United States United States10–0
(3–0, 7–0, 0–0)
Czech Republic Czech RepublicGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 5,709

March 13, 2018
12:00
United States United States8–0
(6–0, 0–0, 2–0)
South Korea South KoreaGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 6,588
Semi-finals
March 15, 2018
20:00
United States United States10–1
(5–0, 3–0, 2–1)
Italy ItalyGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 4,889
Gold medal game
18 March 2018
12:00
Canada Canada1–2 OT
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–1)
United States United StatesGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 6,096

Wheelchair curling[]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Tiebreaker Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Kirk Black
Steve Emt
Justin Marshall
Penny Greely
Meghan Lino
Mixed South Korea KOR
L 3–8
Germany GER
L 4–6
Sweden SWE
W 10–2
Finland FIN
L 5–8
International Paralympic Committee NPA
L 4–6
China CHN
L 4–6
Canada CAN
L 5–6
Switzerland SUI
L 4–7
United Kingdom GBR
W 9–3
Norway NOR
L 4–5
Slovakia SVK
L 6–7
12 Did not advance

The national team first decided who might be part of the national team in September 2017 in Incheon, South Korea.[7] The second time when the national team said some people may not be able to go was at an event in Green Bay, Wisconsin in October 2017.[7] The final choice of who would be on Team USA for the 2018 Games was made at USA National Team event in Wausau, Wisconsin in early November 2017.[7]

Before the Games started, American wheelchair curlers had a few important dates in preparation for the Games. These included the U.S. Open in Utica, New York in December 2017, the Kisakallio Cup in , Finland in January 2018, and in January 2018.[7]

Round robin standings

Final round robin standings[8]

Key
Teams to playoffs
Pos Skip W L PF PA Ends Won Ends Lost Blank Ends Stolen Ends Shot %
1  South Korea Seo Soon-seok 9 2 65 51 38 36 9 11 66%
2  Canada Mark Ideson 9 2 74 45 47 28 6 27 62%
3  China Wang Haitao 9 2 85 42 43 32 2 16 67%
4  Norway Rune Lorentsen 7 4 55 57 41 35 5 15 58%
5  Neutral Paralympic Athletes Konstantin Kurokhtin 5 6 61 63 44 37 2 23 62%
6  Switzerland Felix Wagner 5 6 56 63 36 45 2 11 61%
7  Great Britain Aileen Neilson 5 6 57 53 41 33 6 20 62%
8  Germany Christiane Putzich 5 6 57 68 37 39 5 16 54%
9  Slovakia Radoslav Ďuriš 4 7 62 72 39 46 1 11 57%
10  Sweden Viljo Petersson Dahl 4 7 47 66 29 45 8 8 57%
11  Finland Sari Karjalainen 2 9 53 87 35 46 1 11 51%
12  United States Kirk Black 2 9 58 63 37 45 3 12 60%
Results

United States has a bye in draws 2, 4, 6, 9, 14 and 16.

References[]

  1. ^ "U.S. names Paralympic Opening Ceremony flag bearer". Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/March/16/Oksana-Masters-Elected-US-Flag-Bearer-For-Closing-Ceremony
  3. ^ "Team USA Concludes 2018 Winter Paralympics With Most Successful Performance In 16 Years". Team USA. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Snowboarding". Team USA. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. ^ "PyeongChang 2018: 10 things to know". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d "Sled Hockey". Team USA. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d "Wheelchair Curling". Team USA. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Wheelchair Curling – Mixed – Competition Summary" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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