United States at the 2014 Winter Paralympics explained

Npc:	USA
Npcname:	United States Paralympic Committee
Games:	Winter Paralympics
Year:	2014
Flagcaption:	Flag of the United States
Location:	Sochi
Competitors:	74
Sports:	5
Flagbearer:	Jonathan Lujan (opening) Steve Cash (closing)
Rank:	8
Gold:	2
Silver:	7
Bronze:	9
Appearances:	auto

The United States competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, held between 7–16 March 2014. The team consists of 80 athletes (58 on foot and 22 on wheelchairs), including 6 guides for visually impaired athletes, competing in all five sports.

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Paralympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Total
		Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=5	Jasmin Bambur	Super-G, sitting	1:26.36	7
Downhill, sitting	DNF
Combined, sitting	DNF
Slalom, sitting	DNF
Giant slalom, sitting	2:50.99	17
align=left rowspan=5	Mark Bathum Guide Cade Yamamoto	Super-G, visually impaired	1:20.71
Downhill, visually impaired	1:23.81	5
Combined, visually impaired	2:17.38
Slalom, visually impaired	1:49.13	4
Giant slalom, visually impaired	DNF
align=left rowspan =4	Heath Calhoun	Super-G, sitting	1:24.65	4
Combined, sitting	2:19.09
Slalom, sitting	DNF
Giant slalom, sitting	2:35.03	6
Tyler Carter	Giant slalom, standing	3:00.14	27
align=left rowspan=3	Chris Devlin-Young	Downhill, sitting	1:27.84	10
Super-G, sitting	DNF
Giant slalom, sitting	DNF
align=left rowspan=3	Ralph Green	Super-G, standing	DNF
Slalom, standing	1:57.20	17
Giant slalom, standing	2:44.87	16
Gerald Hayden	Slalom, sitting	2:00.16	8
Joel Hunt	Giant slalom, standing	2:58.33	24
Ian Jansing	Slalom, standing	2:10.75	28
align=left rowspan=3	Jon Lujan	Super-G, standing	DNF
Slalom, standing	DNF
Giant slalom, standing	DNF
Stephen Lawler	Giant slalom, sitting	DNS
align=left rowspan=2	Scott Meyer	Slalom, sitting	DNF
Giant slalom, sitting	DNF
Pat Parnell	Slalom, standing	DNF
align=left rowspan=4	Jamie Stanton	Super-G, standing	1:24.66	6
Combined, sitting	2:22.65	13
Slalom, standing	2:02.57	22
Giant slalom, standing	DNF
Tyler Walker	Downhill, sitting	DNF

Women

Athlete	Event	Total
		Time	Rank
Lindsay Ball Guide Diane Barras	Giant slalom, visually impaired	DNF
align=left rowspan=4	Stephanie Jallen	Super-G, standing	1:30.14
Combined, standing	2:23.13
Slalom, standing	DNF
Giant slalom, standing	DNF
align=left rowspan=5	Allison Jones	Downhill, standing	1:34.09
Super-G, standing	1:30.66	4
Combined, standing	2:29.50	4
Slalom, standing	DNF
Giant slalom, standing	2:48.57	4
align=left rowspan=2	Staci Mannella Guide: Kim Seevers	Slalom, visually impaired	2:21.05	6
Giant slalom, visually impaired	3:10.77	6
align=left rowspan=3	Alana Nichols	Downhill, sitting	1:35.69
Super-G, sitting	DNF
Giant slalom, sitting	3:00.24	4
align=left rowspan=4	Melanie Schwartz	Super-G, standing	1:40.27	9
Combined, standing	DNF
Slalom, standing	2:31.08	10
Giant slalom, standing	3:13.06	14
align=left rowspan=5	Laurie Stephens	Downhill, sitting	1:36.94
Super-G, sitting	1:32.09
Combined, sitting	DNS
Slalom, sitting	2:18.45	4
Giant slalom, sitting	3:04.90	6
align=left rowspan=4	Danelle Umstead Guide Rob Umstead	Downhill, visually impaired	1:36.70	5
Super-G, visually impaired	1:32.04	4
Combined, visually impaired	2:42.09
Slalom, visually impaired	2:16.21	4
Stephani Victor	Super-G, sitting	DNF

Snowboarding

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Tyler Burdick	align=left rowspan=5	Snowboard cross	57.03	7	56.73	7	55.76	5	1:52.49	8
Keith Gabel	54.02	3	53.61	3	53.49	3	1:47.10
Dan Monzo	1:04.67	16	1:14.57	22	1:02.85	16	2:07.52	18
Mike Shea	52.29	1	51.89	2	1:00.27	9	1:44.18
Evan Strong	52.55	2	51.62	1	51.99	1	1:43.61

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Cristina Albert	align=left rowspan=5	Snowboard cross	1:10.55	4	1:30.75	4	1:24.71	5	2:35.26	4
Heidi Jo Duce	1:17.40	6	DSQ		1:20.03	4	2:37.43	5
Megan Harmon	1:40.07	10	1:55.84	9	1:51.02	10	3:31.09	10
Amy Purdy	1:08.61	3	1:06.88	3	1:07.41	3	2:14.29
Nicole Roundy	1:24.10	8	1:59.54	10	1:35.47	7	2:59.57	8

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Paralympics.

Visually impaired

Athlete	Events	Class	Factor %	Real time	Missed shots	Result	Rank
Jacob Adicoff Guide Reid Pletcher	Men's 7.5 kilometres	B3	100%	25:35.6	5+2	25:35.6	14
Kevin Burton Guide Gregory Rawlings	Men's 7.5 kilometres	align=center rowspan=2	B2	align=center rowspan=2	98%	27:01.1	2+2	26:28.7	16
Kevin Burton Guide David Chamberlain	Men's 15 kilometres	43:09.8	2+1+1+2	48:18.0	12

Sitting

Athlete	Events	Class	Factor %	Real time	Missed shots	Result	Rank
Daniel Cnossen	Men's 7.5 kilometres	align=center rowspan=3	LW12	align=center rowspan=3	100%	24:13.8	3+0	24:13.8	14
	Men's 12.5 kilometres	39:01.0	1+0+1+1	39:01.0	11
	Men's 15 kilometres	46:27.8	1+1+0+0	48:27.8	10
Travis Dodson	Men's 7.5 kilometres	align=center rowspan=2	LW12	align=center rowspan=2	100%	27:35.2	0+5	27:35.2	20
	Men's 15 kilometres	50:40.5	2+0+1+2	55:40.5	21
Sean Halsted	Men's 7.5 kilometres	align=center rowspan=3	LW11.5	align=center rowspan=3	97%	align=center colspan=4	DSQ
	Men's 12.5 kilometres	40:46.1	0+0+2+1	39:32.7	12
	Men's 15 kilometres	47:57.4	1+0+1+0	48:31.1	11
Augusto Jose Perez	Men's 12.5 kilometres			48:40.9	1+0+2+4	48:40.9	19
Aaron Pike	Men's 7.5 kilometres	align=center rowspan=2	LW11.5	align=center rowspan=2	97%	26:46.6	2+2	25:58.4	19
	Men's 15 kilometres	48:29.0	1+2+2+3	55:01.7	19
Andy Soule	Men's 7.5 kilometres	align=center rowspan=3	LW12	align=center rowspan=3	100%	21:48.5	0+0	21:48.5	4
	Men's 12.5 kilometres	37:04.7	0+0+0+0	37:04.7	5
	Men's 15 kilometres	44:52.6	0+0+0+0	44:52.6	4
Jeremy Wagner	Men's 7.5 kilometres	align=center rowspan=3	LW11.5	align=center rowspan=3	97%	26:16.1	0+1	25:28.8	18
	Men's 12.5 kilometres	42:06.9	0+0+1+0	40:51.1	16
	Men's 15 kilometres	50:55.1	1+0+1+1	52:23.4	18
Oksana Masters	Women's 6 kilometres	align=center rowspan=2	LW12	align=center rowspan=2	100%	19:43.2	0+0	19:43.2	4
	Women's 10 kilometres	40:22.8	2+2+3+2	40:22.8	8

Standing

Athlete	Events	Class	Factor %	Real time	Missed shots	Result	Rank
Omar Bermejo	Men's 7.5 kilometres	align=center rowspan=3	LW6	align=center rowspan=3	96%	25:23.8	1+0	24:22.8	18
	Men's 12.5 kilometres	38:56.3	0+1+1+0	37:22.8	17
	Men's 15 kilometres	48:17.7	1+2+0+0	49:21.8	17

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Paralympics.

Visually impaired

Athlete	Events	Class	Factor %	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
				Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jacob Adicoff Guide Reid Pletcher	Men's 1 km sprint	align=center rowspan=3	B3	align=center rowspan=3	100%	3:49.96	8	4:29.4	4	align=center colspan=2	did not advance
	Men's 10 km	25:43.0	7
	Men's 20 km	58:37.4	6
Kevin Burton Guide David Chamberlain	Men's 1 km sprint	align=center rowspan=3	B2	align=center rowspan=3	98%	4:39.73	14	align=center colspan=4	did not advance
	Men's 10 km	28:25.8	15
	Men's 20 km	1:07:18.6	10

Sitting

Athlete	Events	Class	Factor %	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
				Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Daniel Cnossen	Men's 1 km sprint	align=center rowspan=3	LW12	align=center rowspan=3	100%	2:18.01	9 Q	2:23.4	3 Q	2:39.9	6
	Men's 10 km	33:02.0	10
	Men's 15 km	45:22.4	13
Travis Dodson	Men's 1 km sprint	align=center rowspan=2	LW12	align=center rowspan=2	100%	2:27.55	19	align=center colspan=4	did not advance
	Men's 10 km	35:49.6	23
Sean Halsted	Men's 1 km sprint	align=center rowspan=3	LW11.5	align=center rowspan=3	97%	2:25.57	17	align=center colspan=4	did not advance
	Men's 10 km	34:21.9	16
	Men's 15 km	44:57.9	9
Augusto Perez	Men's 15 km			51:24.2	17
Aaron Pike	Men's 1 km sprint	align=center rowspan=3	LW11.5	align=center rowspan=3	97%	2:20.86	14	align=center colspan=4	did not advance
	Men's 10 km	34:00.0	14
	Men's 15 km	45:20.6	12
Brian Price	Men's 15 km	LW11.5	97%	52:19.5	19
Andy Soule	Men's 1 km sprint	align=center rowspan=3	LW12	align=center rowspan=3	100%	2:19.31	11 Q	2:34.0	3 Q	2:38.0	5
	Men's 10 km	32:56.1	9
	Men's 15 km	42:53.8	5
Jeremy Wagner	Men's 1 km sprint	align=center rowspan=2	LW11.5	align=center rowspan=2	97%	2:22.35	15	align=center colspan=4	did not advance
	Men's 10 km	35:40.5	22
Monica Bascio	Women's 1 km sprint	align=center rowspan=3	LW11	align=center rowspan=3	94%	2:56.81	18	align=center colspan=4	did not advance
	Women's 5 km	18:50.4	16
	Women's 12 km	41:56.2	7
Oksana Masters	Women's 1 km sprint	align=center rowspan=3	LW12	align=center rowspan=3	100%	2:34.81	3	2:52.3	2	2:47.6	4
	Women's 5 km	17:04.8
	Women's 12 km	39:16.0
Tatyana McFadden	Women's 1 km sprint	align=center rowspan=3		align=center rowspan=3	94%	2:35.22	4	2:57.9	2	2:45.7
	Women's 5 km	17:27.8	7
	Women's 12 km	40:38.2	5
Beth Requist	Women's 1 km sprint	align=center rowspan=3		align=center rowspan=3	94%	3:09.79	19	align=center colspan=4	did not advance
	Women's 5 km	20:17.4	19
	Women's 12 km	46:29.1	16
Jacob Adicoff Guide Reid Pletcher Tatyana McFadden	Mixed relay	align=center rowspan=3		align=center rowspan=3		29:06.7	6
Omar Bermejo Kevin Burton Guide David Chamberlain Augusto Perez Brian Price	Open relay	29:58.3	9

Standing

Athlete	Events	Class	Factor %	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
				Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Omar Bermejo	Men's 1 km sprint	align=center rowspan=2	LW6	align=center rowspan=2	96%	4:48.86	30	align=center colspan=4	did not advance
	Men's 10 km	29:51.8	29
John Oman	Men's 1 km sprint	align=center rowspan=3		align=center rowspan=3	97%	4:57.99	31	align=center colspan=4	did not advance
	Men's 10 km	31:01.8	32
	Men's 20 km	1:17:04.1	18

Ice sledge hockey

See main article: Ice sledge hockey at the 2014 Winter Paralympics.

Preliminary round--------

Semifinal

Gold Medal Game

Wheelchair curling

See main article: Wheelchair curling at the 2014 Winter Paralympics. The United States qualified a mixed wheelchair curling team as one of the nine highest-ranked nations based on results from the last three World Wheelchair Curling Championships.

Team

Position	Curler
Skip	Patrick McDonald
Third	David Palmer
Second	Jimmy Joseph
Lead	Penny Greely
Alternate	Meghan Lino

Standings

Results

Draw 1Saturday, March 8, 9:30

Draw 2Saturday, March 8, 15:30

Draw 3Sunday, March 9, 9:30

Draw 5Monday, March 10, 9:30

Draw 6Monday, March 10, 15:30

Draw 8Tuesday, March 11, 15:30

Draw 9Wednesday, March 12, 9:30

Draw 10Wednesday, March 12, 15:30

Draw 11Thursday, March 13, 9:30

See also

• United States at the Paralympics
• United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics