United States at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

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United States at the
2022 Winter Paralympics
Flag of the United States.svg
IPC codeUSA
NPCUnited States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics
in Beijing, China
4 March 2022 (2022-03-04) – 13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)
Competitors65 (50 men and 15 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearers (opening)
Flag bearer (closing)Keith Gabel
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
6
Silver
11
Bronze
3
Total
20
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

The United States competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022. In total, 65 athletes competed in six sports. It was the second largest delegation at the Games after the host China. Para ice hockey is represented by the most athletes, with 17.[1]

Julie Dussliere served as the team's Chef de Mission.[2] Tyler Carter and Danelle Umstead served as flag bearers during the opening ceremony.[3] Keith Gabel was the flag bearer during the closing ceremony.

Medalists[]

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Competitors[]

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 13 3 16
Biathlon 8 7 15
Cross-country skiing
Para ice hockey 17 0 17
Snowboarding 9 3 12
Wheelchair curling 3 2 5
Total 50 15 65

Alpine skiing[]

United States competed in alpine skiing.[4]

Men

Athlete Event Classification Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Downhill, sitting LW12-2 N/A DNF
Andrew Kurka LW12-1 1:18.37 4
Tyler Carter Downhill, standing LW4 N/A 1:28.78 31
LW1 1:20.25 15
LW9-1 1:23.89 28
LW4 1:22.48 22
LW9-2 1:20.55 16
Super-G, sitting LW12-2 N/A 1:18.79 17
LW11 DNF
Tyler Carter Super-G, standing LW4 N/A DNF
LW1 1:14.67 17
LW9-1 DNF
Thomas Walsh LW4 1:14.55 15
LW9-2 1:13.97 12
Combined, sitting LW12-2 1:19.91 18 DNF
Tyler Carter Combined, standing LW4 1:22.71 29 DNF
LW1 DNF
LW4 1:16.81 20 44.93 13 2:01.74 15
Thomas Walsh 1:13.94 8 40.94 4 1:54.88 4
LW9-2 1:14.88 12 45.22 15 2:00.10 14
Giant slalom, sitting LW11 1:07.80 20 1:04.23 14 2:12.03 16
LW12-2 1:10.62 26 1:08.82 26 2:19.44 25
1:11.26 28 1:03.54 11 2:14.80 20
LW12-1 1:08.72 22 1:06.28 22 2:15.00 21
LW11 DNF
Tyler Carter Giant slalom, standing LW4 1:13.32 34 1:11.60 33 2:24.29 33
LW2 1:07.14 26 1:04.90 26 2:12.04 26
LW1 1:08.19 28 1:06.14 29 2:14.33 28
LW4 1:03.06 15 1:01.48 15 2:04.54 15
Thomas Walsh LW4 57.60 1 57.84 5 1:55.44 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Slalom, sitting LW11 51.74 14 55.16 4 1:46.90 8
LW12-2 54.96 19 1:00.52 12 1:55.48 12
50.63 12 1:00.36 11 1:50.99 10
LW12-1 51.87 15 1:19.82 15 2:11.69 15
LW11 DNF
Slalom, standing LW2 51.83 30 1:11.19 26 2:03.02 24
LW1 47.60 13 DNF
LW4 47.81 14 56.61 15 1:44.42 9
Thomas Walsh 45.04 7 53.66 6 1:38.70 6
LW9-2 49.75 21 55.93 12 1:45.68 14

Women

Athlete Event Classification Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Laurie Stephens Downhill, sitting LW12-1 N/A DNF
Super-G, standing LW6/8-1 N/A 1:39.50 14
Combined, standing 1:37.51 10 DNF
Giant slalom, standing 1:10.37 15 1:15.38 12 2:25.75 12
Danelle Umstead
Guide:
Giant slalom, visually impaired B2 1:15.62 13 1:18.62 13 2:34.24 13
Slalom, standing LW6/8-1 DNF
Danelle Umstead
Guide:
Slalom, visually impaired B2 DNF

Biathlon[]

United States competed in biathlon.[5]

Men

Athlete Event Classification Factor Time Misses Factored time Rank
Daniel Cnossen 6 km, sitting LW12 100% 19:54.2 0 N/A 4
Aaron Pike LW11.5 96% 21:16.0 1 20:25.0 8
6 km, standing LW8 96% 20:07.8 1 19:19.5 12
21:03.0 0 20:12.5 14
Daniel Cnossen 10 km, sitting LW12 100% 34:10.0 4 N/A 12
Aaron Pike LW11.5 96% 38:21.5 6 36:49.4 15
10 km, standing LW8 96% 39:42.0 3 38:06.7 12
40:50.5 1 39:12.5 13
Daniel Cnossen 12.5 km, sitting LW12 100% 42:46.9 1 N/A 7
Aaron Pike LW11.5 96% 45:07.3 2 43:19.0 9

Women

Athlete Event Classification Factor Time Misses Factored time Rank
6 km, sitting LW12 100% 27:26.9 2 N/A 9
Kendall Gretsch LW11.5 96% 22:47.6 1 21:52.9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Oksana Masters LW12 100% 20:51.2 0 N/A 1st place, gold medalist(s)
6 km, standing LW8 96% 23:12.6 3 22:16.9 13
10 km, sitting LW12 100% 43:52.3 2 N/A 9
Kendall Gretsch LW11.5 96% 34:44.4 0 33:21.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Oksana Masters LW12 100% 33:12.3 1 N/A 1st place, gold medalist(s)
10 km, standing LW8 96% 44:37.5 8 42:50.4 11
Kendall Gretsch 12.5 km, sitting LW11.5 96% 44:09.7 0 42:23.7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Oksana Masters LW12 100% 42:17.9 1 N/A 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Cross-country skiing[]

United States competed in cross-country skiing.[6]

Distance
Men

Athlete Event Classification Factor Time Factored time Rank
Aaron Pike 10 km, sitting LW11.5 96% 37:14.4 35:45.0 12
LW12 100% 39:41.7 N/A 24
12.5 km freestyle, standing LW8 96% 40:44.5 39:06.7 10
45:45.7 43:55.9 19
Jake Adicoff
Guide:
12.5 km freestyle, visually impaired B3 100% 34:57.6 N/A 6

Guide: S. Hamilton
39:27.3 13
Daniel Cnossen 15 km, sitting LW12 100% 49:22.7 N/A 6
54:07.7 16
Jake Adicoff
Guide:
20 km classical, visually impaired B3 100% 58:54.4 N/A 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Women

Athlete Event Classification Factor Time Factored time Rank
7.5 km, sitting LW12 100% 35:27.8 N/A 14
Kendall Gretsch LW11.5 96% 28:57.3 27:47.8 6
LW10 86% 41:37.1 35:47.5 15
Oksana Masters LW12 100% 25:24.7 N/A 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
10 km freestyle, standing LW8 96% 47:05.2 45:12.2 9
59:29.3 57:06.5 16
Sydney Peterson LW9 89% 47:30.8 42:17.2 6
Kendall Gretsch 15 km, sitting LW11.5 96% 48:22.3 46:26.2 4
Oksana Masters LW12 100% 43:38.8 N/A 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
15 km classical, standing LW8 92% 1:07:47.8 1:02:22.4 9
Sydney Peterson LW9 88% 55:41.1 49:00.2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Mixed/Open

Athlete Event Total factor Time Factored time Rank
Jake Adicoff
Guide:
Daniel Cnossen
Oksana Masters
Sydney Peterson
Mixed 4 × 2.5 km relay 335% 31:56.1 25:59.3 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kendall Gretsch

Guide: S.Hamilton

Open 4 × 2.5 km relay 361% 37:37.9 33:03.0 9

Sprint
Men

Athlete Event Classification Factor Qualification Semifinal Final
Time Factored time Rank Time Factored time Rank Time Factored time Rank
Daniel Cnossen Sprint, sitting LW12 100% 2:27.26 N/A 13 Did not advance
Aaron Pike LW11.5 96% 2:33.13 2:27.00 12 Q 3:09.9 3:02.3 6 Did not advance 12
LW12 100% 2:34.22 N/A 19 Did not advance
Sprint, standing LW8 96% 3:01.76 2:54.49 9 Q 3:52.40 3:43.1 6 Did not advance 12
3:20.79 3:12.76 21 Did not advance
Jake Adicoff
Guide:
Sprint, visually impaired B3 100% 2:36.72 N/A 1 Q 3:44.4 N/A 1 Q 3:20.3 N/A 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Guide: S. Hamilton
3:00.26 14 Did not advance

Women

Athlete Event Classification Factor Qualification Semifinal Final
Time Factored time Rank Time Factored time Rank Time Factored time Rank
Sprint, sitting LW12 100% 3:15.62 N/A 14 Did not advance
Kendall Gretsch LW11.5 96% 2:54.70 2:47.71 4 Q 3:43.4 3:34.5 2 Q 3:46.4 3:37.3 5
LW10 86% 4:01.10 3:27.35 16 Did not advance
Oksana Masters LW12 100% 2:42.54 N/A 1 Q 3:26.2 N/A 1 Q 3:19.9 N/A 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Sprint, standing LW8 96% 3:33.99 3:25.43 8 Q 4:42.9 4:31.6 4 Did not advance 8
4:03.93 3:54.17 14 Did not advance
Sydney Peterson LW9 89% 3:40.93 3:16.63 3 Q 4:59.0 4:26.1 2 Q 4:43.3 4:12.1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Para ice hockey[]

The United States competed in para ice hockey.[7][8][9]

Summary

Team Event Preliminary round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
United States Open tournament  Canada
W 5–0
 South Korea
W 9–1
1 QS Bye  China
W 11–0
 Canada
W 5–0
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Team USA was supposed to face the Russian Paralympic Committee (then renamed Neutral Paralympic Athletes after the invasion of Ukraine) before the Russian team was banned.[10][11]

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 2 2 0 0 0 14 1 +13 6 Semifinals
2  Canada 2 1 0 0 1 6 5 +1 3
3  South Korea 2 0 0 0 2 1 15 −14 0 Quarterfinals
 RPC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified
Source: Beijing 2022
5 March 2022
13:05
United States 5–0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)
 CanadaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing

6 March 2022
13:05
South Korea 1–9
(0–5, 0–4, 1–0)
 United StatesBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing

Semifinal

11 March 2022
20:05
United States 11–0
(4–0, 5–0, 2–0)
 ChinaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 987

Gold medal game

13 March 2022
12:05
United States 5–0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)
 CanadaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,012

Snowboarding[]

United States competed in snowboarding.[12][13]

Slalom
Men

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank
Banked slalom, SB-LL1 1:23.53 1:22.94 1:22.94 14
Noah Elliott 1:13.06 1:12.87 1:12.87 4
Mike Schultz 1:13.64 1:12.89 1:12.89 5
Keith Gabel Banked slalom, SB-LL2 1:10.92 1:11.58 1:10.92 7
1:14.47 1:14.11 1:14.11 15
Evan Strong 1:10.74 1:11.84 1:10.74 5
Mike Minor Banked slalom, SB-UL 1:12.16 1:12.15 1:12.15 8
1:17.94 1:17.75 1:17.75 15

Women

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank
Brittani Coury Banked slalom, SB-LL2 1:51.34 1:22.30 1:22.30 9
Brenna Huckaby 1:18.13 1:17.28 1:17.28 1st place, gold medalist(s)
DNS

Snowboard cross
Men

Athlete Event Seeding Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Rank
Noah Elliott Snowboard cross, SB-LL1 1:07.32 5 2 Q 3 FB 2 6
Mike Schultz 1:05.73 3 1 Q 1 FA 2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Keith Gabel Snowboard cross, SB-LL2 1:02.83 5 Q 1 Q 3 FB 3 7
Garrett Geros 1:02.46 2 Q 1 Q 2 FA 2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1:07.11 15 Q 3 Did not advance 15
Mike Minor Snowboard cross, SB-UL 1:03.96 8 Q 3 Did not advance 11
1:12.06 17 Did not advance

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify to next round; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final

Women

Athlete Event Seeding Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Rank
Brittani Coury Snowboard cross, SB-LL2 1:13.04 5 2 Q 3 FB 1 5
Brenna Huckaby 1:11.13 2 1 Q 2 FA 3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1:27.63 13 3 Did not advance 13

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify to next round; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final

Wheelchair curling[]

United States competed in wheelchair curling.[14][15]

Summary

Athlete Event Round robin Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank

Stephen Emt

Oyuna Uranchimeg
Mixed tournament  SVK
L 3–9
 GBR
L 6–10
 EST
W 9–6
 CAN
L 4–7
 NOR
W 6–5
 CHN
L 2–10
 SUI
W 8–5
 LAT
W 8–7
 SWE
L 7–10
 KOR
W 7–6
5 Did not advance

Round robin

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Country Skip W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE S% DSC
 China Wang Haitao 8 2 68 39 36 28 2 13 71% 122.32
 Slovakia Radoslav Ďuriš 7 3 2–0 65 57 40 33 1 16 65% 95.19
 Sweden Viljo Petersson-Dahl 7 3 1–1 66 52 37 35 3 18 68% 91.08
 Canada Mark Ideson 7 3 0–2 69 50 36 33 2 11 71% 95.29
 United States 5 5 1–0 60 75 32 39 2 6 60% 70.98
 South Korea 5 5 0–1 64 59 35 37 0 11 64% 103.20
 Norway Jostein Stordahl 4 6 2–0 60 64 37 38 2 13 64% 107.82
 Great Britain Hugh Nibloe 4 6 1–1 67 56 37 36 0 16 62% 134.75
 Latvia Poļina Rožkova 4 6 0–2 61 71 40 32 0 18 63% 100.43
 Estonia 3 7 51 69 32 41 2 13 61% 106.21
 Switzerland 1 9 48 87 32 42 0 8 56% 109.27
Wheelchair curling Round Robin Summary Table
Pos. Country Canada China Estonia Great Britain Japan Norway Slovakia South Korea Sweden Switzerland United States Record
4  Canada 7–3 9–3 6–3 10–3 7–6 8–9 4–9 3–6 8–4 7–4 7–3
1  China 3–7 9–3 6–3 9–2 7–4 7–5 9–4 1–5 7–4 10–2 8–2
10  Estonia 3–9 3–9 5–10 6–5 8–3 6–7 2–5 4–6 8–6 6–9 3–7
8  Great Britain 3–6 3–6 10–5 8–4 5–7 3–7 6–8 4–6 15–1 10–6 4–6
9  Latvia 3–10 2–9 5–6 4–8 6–8 8–4 8–4 9–7 9–7 7–8 4–6
7  Norway 6–7 4–7 3–8 7–5 8–6 9–3 4–9 6–8 8–5 5–6 4–6
2  Slovakia 9–8 5–7 7–6 7–3 4–8 3–9 7–2 6–5 8–6 9–3 7–3
6  South Korea 9–4 4–9 5–2 8–6 4–8 9–4 2–7 10–4 7–8 6–7 5–5
3  Sweden 6–3 5–1 6–4 6–4 7–9 8–6 5–6 4–10 9–2 10–7 7–3
11  Switzerland 4–8 4–7 6–8 1–15 7–9 5–8 6–8 8–7 2–9 5–8 1–9
5  United States 4–7 2–10 9–6 6–10 8–7 6–5 3–9 7–6 7–10 8–5 5–5


See also[]

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