United States at the 2018 Winter Paralympics explained

Npc:	USA
Npcname:	United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
Games:	Winter Paralympics
Year:	2018
Flagcaption:	Flag of the United States
Location:	PyeongChang, South Korea
Sports:	5
Flagbearer:	Mike Schultz (opening)^[1] Oksana Masters (closing)^[2]
Rank:	1
Gold:	13
Silver:	15
Bronze:	8
Appearances:	auto

The United States competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea from 9 to 18 March 2018.

With 13 gold, 15 silver and 8 bronze medals, the US athletes had their best performance in 16 years and were the most successful national selection for the first time since 1994, 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.^[3]

Medalists

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Cross-country skiing	3	1	2	6
Snowboarding	5	5	3	13
Biathlon	2	4	1	7
Alpine skiing	1	2	1	4
Para ice hockey	1	0	0	1
Total	13	15	8	36

Medals by date
Day	Date				Total
1	March 10	3	1	1	5
2	March 11	1	2	1	4
3	March 12	2	2	2	6
4	March 13	0	1	1	2
5	March 14	2	1	1	4
6	March 15	0	0	0	0
7	March 16	3	5	1	9
8	March 17	1	3	1	5
9	March 18	1	0	0	1
Total		13	15	8	36

Medals by gender
Gender				Total	Percentage
Female	5	4	3	12	40%
Male	6	8	4	18	60%
Mixed	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Total	13	15	8	36	100%

Multiple medalists
Name	Sport(s)				Total
Daniel Cnossen	Biathlon, Cross-country skiing	1	3	1	5
Oksana Masters	Biathlon, Cross-country skiing	1	2	1	4
Kendall Gretsch	Biathlon, Cross-country skiing	2	0	0	2
Brenna Huckaby	Snowboarding	2	0	0	2
Andrew Kurka	Alpine skiing	1	1	0	2
Mike Schultz	Snowboarding	1	1	0	2
Noah Elliot	Snowboarding	1	0	1	2
Mike Minor	Snowboarding	1	0	1	2
Andrew Soule	Biathlon, Cross-country skiing	1	0	1	2
Amy Purdy	Snowboarding	0	1	1	2

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date

























	Guide

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Class	Run 1	Run 2	Total
Athlete	Event	Class	Run 1	Run 2	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=4	Jasmin Bambur	Super-G	align=left rowspan=4	LW11
Giant slalom	1:13.52
Slalom
Super combined	1:31.53	53.69	2:25.22	12
Josh Elliott	Super-G	LW12-2
	Giant slalom
	Slalom
	Super combined		1:27.10	50.58	2:17.68	6
align=left rowspan=4	Andrew Kurka	Downhill	align=left rowspan=4	LW12-1	1:24.11		1:24.11
Super-G	1:26.89		1:26.89
Giant slalom
Super combined	1:27.17	50.56	2:17.73	7
align=left rowspan=3	Stephen Lawler	Downhill	align=left rowspan=3	LW12-1	1:32.82		1:32.82	18
Super-G	1:38.33		1:38.33	22
Giant slalom	1:17.20
Tyler Walker	Super-G	LW12-1	1:29.10		1:29.10	12
	Giant slalom		1:06.30	1:07.49	2:13.79
	Slalom		49.08	51.47	1:40.55
	Super combined		1:27.27

Standing

Athlete	Event	Class	Run 1	Run 2	Total
Athlete	Event	Class	Run 1	Run 2	Time	Rank
Tyler Carter	Giant slalom	LW4	1:15.23	align=center colspan="3"
Tyler Carter	Slalom	LW4	1:02.22	1:01.08	2:03.30	19
align=left rowspan=2	Andrew Haraghey	Downhill	align=left rowspan=2	LW1	1:32.84		1:32.84	18
Super-G	1:34.19		1:34.19	24
Connor Hogan	Giant slalom	LW9-1	1:15.90	1:16.57	2:32.47	24
Connor Hogan	Slalom	LW9-1	1:02.59
Jamie Stanton	Super-G	align=left rowspan=4	LW4	1:02.59		1:31.31	17
	Giant slalom	1:09.44	1:11.86	2:21.30	14
	Slalom	48.51	48.86	1:37.37
	Super combined	1:29.80	46.75	2:16.55	4
Thomas Walsh	Super-G	LW4	1:30.38		1:30.38	13
	Giant slalom		1:08.92	1:07.39	2:16.31	7
	Slalom		49.33	52.87	1:42.20	5
	Super combined		1:29.13
Spencer Wood	Giant slalom	LW4	1:16.45	1:16.54	2:32.99	25
Spencer Wood	Slalom	LW4	1:00.39	align=center colspan=3

Visually Impaired

Athlete	Event	Class	Run 1	Run 2	Total
Athlete	Event	Class	Run 1	Run 2	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=4	Mark Bathum Guide Cade Yamamoto	Downhill	align=center rowspan=4	B3			align=center colspan=2
Super-G	1:35.97		1:35.97	11
Giant slalom
Super combined	1:34.64	53.00	2:27.64	7
align=left rowspan=4	Kevin Burton Guide Brandon Powel-Ashby	Downhill	align=center rowspan=4	B2	1:31.35		1:31.35	7
Super-G	1:32.42		1:32.42	9
Slalom	54.18
Super combined	1:31.13	51.23	2:22.36	5

Women

Athlete	Event	Class	Run 1	Run 2	Total
Athlete	Event	Class	Run 1	Run 2	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=5	Laurie Stephens	Downhill	align=left rowspan=5	LW12-1	1:35.80		1:35.80
Super-G	1:36.98		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
Athlete	Event	Class	Run 1	Run 2	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=5	Stephanie Jallen	Downhill	align=left rowspan=5	LW9-1	1:40.64		1:40.64	8
Super-G	1:44.30		1:44.30	10
Giant slalom	1:21.26	1:16.17	2:37.43	10
Slalom
Super combined	1:40.40	57.35	2:37.75	5
align=left rowspan=5	Ally Kunkel	Downhill	align=left rowspan=5	LW6/8-2
Super-G	1:40.74		1:40.74	7
Giant slalom	1:17.86	1:16.72	2:34.58	8
Slalom
Super combined	1:40.68
align=left rowspan=4	Melanie Schwartz	Downhill	align=left rowspan=4	LW2	1:39.38		1:39.38	7
Super-G	1:42.77		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
Athlete	Event	Class	Run 1	Run 2	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=5	Staci Mannella Guide: Sadie De Baun
Super-G	align=center rowspan=4	B3	1:44.25		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
align=left rowspan=5	Danelle Umstead Guide Rob Umstead	Downhill	align=center rowspan=5	B2
Super-G	1:38.91		1:38.91	6
Giant slalom	1:19.36	1:17.93	2:37.29	8
Slalom
Super combined	1:37.70	1:01.83	2:39.53	8

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

Men
Sitting

Athlete	Event	Class	Factor	Time	Misses	Factored Time	Rank
Daniel Cnossen	align=left rowspan=5	7.5 km	LW12	100 %	23:49.7	1 (0+1)	23:49.7
Aaron Pike	LW11.5	96 %	27:20.9	3 (3+0)	26:15.3	12
Bryan Price	LW11.5	96 %	30:05.0	1 (1+0)	28:52.8	20
Andy Soule	LW12	100 %	25:08.3	3 (3+0)	25:08.3	8
Jeremy Wagner	LW11.5	96 %	29:43.8	1 (1+0)	28:32.4	19
Daniel Cnossen	align=left rowspan=5	12.5 km	LW12	100%	46:37.3	0 (0+0+0+0)	46:37.3
Sean Halstead	LW11.5	96%	58:05.3	5 (2+0+1+2)	55:45.9	14
Aaron Pike	LW11.5	96%	53:07.7	1 (0+0+0+1)	51:00.2	7
Bryan Price	LW11.5	96 %	1:04:31.9	10 (3+1+2+4)	1:01:57.0	16
Andy Soule	LW12	100 %	47:08.7	2 (0+0+2+0)	47:08.7

Standing

Athlete	Event	Class	Factor	Time	Misses	Factored Time	Rank
Ruslan Reiter	7.5 km	LW8	96 %	23:52.9	4 (2+2)	22:55.6	16
Ruslan Reiter	12.5 km	LW8	96 %	45:35.3	4 (0+2+1+1)	43:45.9	11

WomenSitting

Athlete	Event	Class	Factor	Time	Misses	Factored Time	Rank
Kendall Gretsch	align=left rowspan=3	6 km	LW11.5	96 %	22:46.7	1 (0+1)	21:52.0
Oksana Masters	LW12	100 %	22:14.8	0 (0+0)	22:14.8
Joy Rondeau	LW11.5	96 %	28:59.0	0 (0+0)	27:49.4	14
Kendall Gretsch	align=left rowspan=2	10 km	LW11.5	96 %	46:28.5	3 (1+0+0+2)	44:37.0	4
Oksana Masters	LW12	100 %
Oksana Masters	12.5km	LW12	100 %	50:00.0	0 (0+0+0+0)	50:00.0

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Class	Factor	Time	Factored Time	Rank
Daniel Cnossen	15 km	LW12	100 %	42:20.7	42:20.7
Daniel Cnossen	1.5 km
Sean Halstead	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
Andrew Soule	1.5 km

Visually Impaired

Athlete	Event	Class	Factor	Time		Factored Time
Jake Adicoff Guide: Sawyer Kesselheim	align=left rowspan=5	20 km 1.5 km	align=centre rowspan=5	B3	align=centre rowspan=5	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

Women

Athlete	Event	Class	Factor	Time		Factored Time
Kendall Gretsch	12 km	LW11.5	96 %	39:51.6		38:15.9
Oksana Masters	align=left rowspan=5	12 km 5km 1.5 km	align=centre rowspan=5	LW12	align=centre rowspan=5	100%	39:04.9	39:04.9
16:42.0		16.42.0
Seeding		Semifinal		Final
Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
3:29.86	1	4:24.3	1	4:06.7

Standing

Visually Impaired

Snowboarding

See main article: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

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. On February 20, the names of the U.S. Paralympic Snowboarding Team were made public.

Snowboard cross

Athlete	Event	Seeding						1/8 final	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Run 1		Run 2		Best	Seed	1/8 final	Quarterfinal	Semifinal
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Best	Seed	Position	Position	Position	Position	Rank
Noah Elliot	align=left rowspan=3	Snowboard cross, SB-LL1	1:00.73	1	1:00.73	1 Q	1	1	2	1
Mark Mann	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
Keith Gabel	align=left rowspan=3	Snowboard cross, SB-LL2	59.02	4	1:00.55	4	59.02	4 Q	1	1	1	2
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	align=left rowspan=3	Snowboard cross, SB-UL	1:00.12	1	1:02.11	3	1:00.12	1 Q	1	1	2	1
James Sides	1:06.60	12	1:06.47	13	1:06.47	15 Q	2	Did not advance
Micheal Spivey	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	Quarterfinal	Semifinal
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Best	Seed	Position	Position	Position	Rank
Brenna Huckaby	align=left rowspan=3	Snowboard cross, SB-LL1	1:17.42	3	1:17.02	4	1:17.02	4 Q	1	1
Amy Purdy	1:09.64	1	1:10.41	2	1:09.64	2 Q	1	2
Nicole Roundy	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	1:26.39	6 q	2	Did not advance

Para ice hockey

See main article: Para ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

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. The team played in the December 2017 World Sled Hockey Challenge in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. 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.

RosterHead coach: Guy GosselinAssistant coach: David Hoff,General Manager: Dan Brennan,Team doctor: Michael UiheinTeam physiotherapist: Mike CorteseTeam equipment manager: Scott AldrichTeam media officer: Scott Aldrich

No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	2017–18 team
3	D	5feet	185abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Colorado Avalanche
4	F	3feet	120abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Chicago Blackhawks
5	D	5feet	160abbr=onNaNabbr=on	St. Louis Blues
8	F	6feet	210abbr=onNaNabbr=on	NJ Freeze
9	F	4feet	150abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Chicago Blackhawks
11	D	6feet	165abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Colorado Avalanche
13	D	5feet	155abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Buffalo Sabres
15	D	6feet	185abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Colorado Avalanche
16	F	6feet	135abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Tampa Bay Lightning
20	F	5feet	170abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Buffalo Sabres
22	F	5feet	135abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Boston Bruins
23	F	5feet	180abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Colorado Avalanche
24	F	6feet	170abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Chicago Blackhawks
27	D	5feet	135abbr=onNaNabbr=on	St. Louis Blues
32	G	6feet	190abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Chicago Blackhawks
34	G	5feet	150abbr=onNaNabbr=on	St. Louis Blues
88	F	4feet	115abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Chicago Blackhawks

SummaryKey:

OT – Overtime

GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout

Preliminary round

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Semi-finals

Gold medal game

Wheelchair curling

See main article: Wheelchair curling at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

Summary

The national team first decided who might be part of the national team in September 2017 in Incheon, South Korea. 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. 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.

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 Kisakallio, Finland in January 2018, and Sochi Open in January 2018.^[7]

Round robin standings

Notes and References

Web site: U.S. names Paralympic Opening Ceremony flag bearer. 17 March 2018.
Web site: U.S. Paralympics . 16 March 2018 . Oksana Masters Elected U.S. Flag Bearer For Closing Ceremony . https://web.archive.org/web/20180317055300/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/March/16/Oksana-Masters-Elected-US-Flag-Bearer-For-Closing-Ceremony . dead . 17 March 2018 . 3 March 2023 . Team USA.
Web site: Team USA Concludes 2018 Winter Paralympics With Most Successful Performance In 16 Years. https://web.archive.org/web/20180318232642/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/March/18/Team-USA-Concludes-2018-Winter-Paralympics-With-Most-Successful-Performance-In-16-Years. dead. 18 March 2018. Team USA. 19 March 2018. en.
News: Snowboarding. https://web.archive.org/web/20180209203506/https://www.teamusa.org/PyeongChang-2018-Paralympic-Winter-Games/Sport-Previews/Snowboarding. dead. 9 February 2018. Team USA. 2018-02-12. en.
Web site: PyeongChang 2018: 10 things to know. www.paralympic.org. en. 2018-02-13.
News: Sled Hockey. https://web.archive.org/web/20180209203502/https://www.teamusa.org/PyeongChang-2018-Paralympic-Winter-Games/Sport-Previews/Sled-Hockey. dead. 9 February 2018. Team USA. 2018-02-12. en.
News: Wheelchair Curling. https://web.archive.org/web/20180209203510/https://www.teamusa.org/PyeongChang-2018-Paralympic-Winter-Games/Sport-Previews/Wheelchair-Curling. dead. 9 February 2018. Team USA. 2018-02-12. en.