| Games: | Summer Youth Olympics |
| Games Link: | 2018 Summer Youth Olympics |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Noc: | USA |
| Nocname: | United States Olympic Committee |
| Website: | https://www.teamusa.com |
| Competitors: | 86 |
| Sports: | 22 |
| Flagbearer: | Alex Cleary (opening) Grace Stark (closing) |
| Location: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Start Date: | 6 |
| End Date: | 18 October 2018 |
| Gold: | 6 |
| Silver: | 5 |
| Bronze: | 7 |
| Rank: | 8 |
| Appearances: | auto |
The United States participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.
See main article: Archery at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
The United States qualified two archers based on its performance at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships.[1] [2]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | ||||
| Trenton Cowles | Boys' Individual | 665 | 15 | W 6–0 | W 7–1 | W 6–0 | W 6–0 | W 6–0 | ||
| Catalina Gnoriega | Girls' Individual | 642 | 14 | W 6–5 | W 6–4 | L 3–7 | Did not advance | 5 | ||
| Athletes | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
| Mixed team | 1299 | 18 | W 6–0 | W 6–2 | W 6–2 | L 3–5 | W 5–3 | ||
| 1302 | 7 | L 0–6 | Did not advance | 17 | |||||
See main article: Athletics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
See main article: Badminton at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. The United States qualified one player based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.[3]
See main article: Basketball at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
The United States qualified a girls' team based on its performance at the 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup.[4] The United States later qualified a boys' team based on the U18 3x3 National Federation Ranking.[5]
| Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Boys' tournament | L 14–21 | L 16–18 | W 21–19 | W 21–18 | 4 | Colspan=4 | Did not advance | |||
| Girls' tournament | W 21–9 | W 21–8 | W 21–4 | W 21–9 | 1 | W 18–14 | W 21–9 | W 18–4 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||||||
| Paige Bueckers | Shoot-out contest | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| Samantha Brunelle | 5 | 7 | Colspan=2 | Did not advance | |||||
See main article: Beach volleyball at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
The United States qualified a girls' team based on their performance at the 2018 Central Zone U19 Championship.[6]
| Athletes | Event | Preliminary round | Round of 24 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Devon Newberry Lindsey Sparks | Girls' | W 2–0 W 2–0 W 2–0 | 1 | W 2–0 | W 2–1 | L 0–2 | L 1–2 | 4 | |
| Timothy Brewster John Schwengel | Boys' tournament | L 0-2 W 2-0 W 2-0 | 2 | W 2-0 | W 2-0 | L | Colspan=3 | Did not advance | |
See main article: Boxing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final / | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||||
| Heaven Destiny Garcia | -51 kg | W 3–2 | L 4–1 | W 5–0 | ||
| Roma Martinez | -57 kg | L 0–5 | Did not advance | 5 | ||
See main article: Canoeing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
The United States qualified three boats based on its performance at the 2018 World Qualification Event.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Repechage | Last 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Robert Healy | Boys' K1 sprint | 2:09.24 | 15 | 2:09.11 | 10 | Colspan=4 | Did not advance | ||
| Boys' K1 slalom | 1:17.00 | 7 | 1:19.15 | 6 | Colspan=4 | Did not advance | ||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Zoe Hein | Girls' C1 sprint | 2:44.14 | 12 | 2:34.27 | 2 | L 2:38.67 | Colspan=4 | Did not advance | |
| Girls' C1 slalom | 1:36.98 | 8 | W 1:35.47 | L 1:40.43 | Colspan=3 | Did not advance | ||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Ria Spibar | Girls' K1 sprint | 2:16.09 | 18 | DNF | 12 | Colspan=5 | Did not advance | ||
| Girls' K1 slalom | 1:22.76 | 5 | W 1:20.44 | L 1:21.19 | Colspan=3 | Did not advance | ||||
See main article: Diving at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |||
| Rowspan=2 align=left | Jack Matthews | Boys' 3m springboard | 475.15 | 12 | 501.15 | 9 |
| Boys' 10m platform | 387.60 | 12 | 438.25 | 10 | ||
| Bridget O'Neil | Girls' 3 m springboard | 414.60 | 5 | 439.60 | ||
| Mixed team | 263.70 | 13 | ||||
See main article: Equestrian at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
The United States qualified a rider based on its performance at the FEI North American Junior Championships.[8]
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | Jump off | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | ||||
| Mattie Hatcher | Santa Rosa Valery | Individual Jumping | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | |
| North America | El Capricho Champion Quid Du Plessis Canal Del Bajo Kithira Llavaneras Genquina Santa Rosa Valery | Team Jumping | 4 # 0 0 0 0 # | 0 | 4 # 0 0 4 # 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 # 0 # 0 0 0 | 0 | 38.07 # 34.55 # 34.07 32.16 31.66 | 97.89 | ||
See main article: Fencing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. The United States qualified six athletes based on its performance at the 2018 Cadet World Championship.[9]
See main article: Golf at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | Score | Par | Rank | ||||
| Lucy Li | align=left | Girls' Individual | 78 (+8) | 18 | 70 (0) | 148 | 2 | 73 (+3) | 221 | 7 | 211 | +11 | 8 | |
| Akshay Bhatia | align=left | Boys' Individual | 69 (-1) | 1 | 69 (-1) | 138 | 3 | 70 (0) | 208 | 4 | 206 | -2 | ||
See main article: Gymnastics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
The United States qualified two gymnasts based on its performance at the 2018 American Junior Championship.[10]
The United States qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 American Junior Championship.
The United States qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 American Junior Championship.
See main article: Roller speed skating at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. The United States qualified two roller skaters based on its performance at the 2018 Roller Speed Skating World Championship.[11]
See main article: Rowing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
The United States qualified two boats based on its performance at the 2017 World Junior Rowing Championships.[12]
See main article: Rugby sevens at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
The United States qualified a boys' team based on its performance at the 2018 Americas North qualification tournament, with Canada electing to send its boys' field hockey team instead based on quotas.[13] [14]
See main article: Sailing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
The United States qualified one boat based on its performance at the North American and Caribbean Nacra 15 Qualifiers.[16] The nation later qualified two more boats based on their performance at the North American Windsurfing Championship.[17] An IKA Twin Tip boat was qualified through its performance at the 2018 World Championship.[18]
See main article: Sport climbing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
The United States qualified two sport climbers based on their second-place and third-place finishes in the youth A combined event of the 2017 World Youth Sport Climbing Championships.[19]
However neither Shiraishi nor Raboutou was included in the final list of starting athletes for the Summer Youth Olympics.[20] The US Olympic Committee declined to allow them to participate, citing a fixed limit on the total number of athletes that it could send to all events, and a low prioritization of the climbing event based on the fact that, as a sport new to the Olympics, USA Climbing had applied for recognition by the USOC but not yet received it.[21]
See main article: Swimming at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
United States qualified eight swimmers.
See main article: Table tennis at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
The United States qualified two table tennis players based on its performance at the North American Continental Qualifier.[22] [23]
See main article: Taekwondo at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Sharif Salim | Boys' −48 kg | L 8-11 | Did not advance | 6 | |||
| Anastasija Zolotic | Girls' 49 kg | W 22-17 | W 21-11 | L 16-17 | |||
See main article: Tennis at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
| Tristan Boyer | align=left rowspan=2 | Boys' singles | L (3-6, 69-711) | Did not advance | ||||
| Drew Baird | W (6-3, 65-77, 6-3) | L (6-7, 4-6) | Did not advance | |||||
| Lea Ma | align=left rowspan=2 | Girls' singles | L (6-4, 2-6, 1-6) | Did not advance | ||||
| Alexa Noel | L (64-77, 3-6) | Did not advance | ||||||
| Athletes | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Boys' doubles | L (3-6, 6-7) | Did not advance | |||||
| Girls' doubles | L (1-6, 4-6) | Did not advance | |||||
| Mixed doubles | L (1-6, 4-6) | Did not advance | |||||
L (5-7, 2-6) | Did not advance | ||||||
See main article: Triathlon at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
The United States qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2018 American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.[24]
| Athlete | Event | Swim (750m) | Trans 1 | Bike (20 km) | Trans 2 | Run (5 km) | Total Time | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Shellenberger | Boys | 9:31 | 0:28 | 27:41 | 0:30 | 16:37 | 54:47 | 7 | |
| Maryhelen Albright | Girls | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | ||
| Athlete | Event | Total Times per Athlete (Swim 250m, Bike 6.6 km, Run 1.8 km) | Total Group Time | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americas 1 | Mixed Relay | valign=bottom | 22:11 (3) - - - | DNF | |
| Americas 5 | valign=bottom | 22:45 (6) 23:11 (12) 25:15 (10) 24:06 (13) | 1:35:17 | 11 | |
See main article: Weightlifting at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
The United States qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 201? ??? Youth Championships.[25] [26]
See main article: Wrestling at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
Key:
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Final / | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | ||||
| Robert Howard | Boys' freestyle −55kg | W 13 – 2 | W 10 – 5 | 1 | W 17 – 6 | ||
| Carson Taylor Manville | Boys' freestyle −65kg | W 12 – 3 | L 0 – 10 | 2 | L 2 – 6 | 4 | |
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Final / | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | ||||
| Emily Shilson | Girls' freestyle −43kg | W 5 – 0 | W 10 – 0 | W 12 – 2 | W 2 – 0 | 1 | W 11 – 6 | ||
| Tiare Lynn Ikei | Girls' freestyle −49kg | W 12 – 2 | L 0 – 6 | L 8 – 9 | W 8 – 0 | 3 | L 0 – 3 | 6 | |