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United States at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
Sporting event delegation
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.[1]
Quick Facts United States at the 2014 Winter Paralympics, IPC code ...
| United States at the 2014 Winter Paralympics | |
|---|---|
| IPC code | USA |
| NPC | United States Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Sochi | |
| Competitors | 74 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearers | Jonathan Lujan (opening) Steve Cash (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Men
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- Women
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Snowboarding
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Tyler Burdick | 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 |  | |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Cristina Albert | 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 | |
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Main article: Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Visually impaired
More information Athlete, Events ...
| 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 | B2 | 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 |
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- Sitting
More information Athlete, Events ...
| Athlete | Events | Class | Factor % | Real time | Missed shots | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Cnossen | Men's 7.5 kilometres | LW12 | 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 | LW12 | 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 | LW11.5 | 97% | 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 | LW11.5 | 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 | LW12 | 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 | LW11.5 | 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 | LW12 | 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 | |||
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- Standing
More information Athlete, Events ...
| Athlete | Events | Class | Factor % | Real time | Missed shots | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Bermejo | Men's 7.5 kilometres | LW6 | 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 |
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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Visually impaired
More information Athlete, Events ...
| Athlete | Events | Class | Factor % | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Jacob Adicoff Guide: Reid Pletcher |
Men's 1 km sprint | B3 | 100% | 3:49.96 | 8 | 4:29.4 | 4 | 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 | B2 | 98% | 4:39.73 | 14 | did not advance | |||
| Men's 10 km | — | 28:25.8 | 15 | ||||||
| Men's 20 km | — | 1:07:18.6 | 10 | ||||||
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- Sitting
More information Athlete, Events ...
| Athlete | Events | Class | Factor % | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Daniel Cnossen | Men's 1 km sprint | LW12 | 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 | LW12 | 100% | 2:27.55 | 19 | did not advance | |||
| Men's 10 km | — | 35:49.6 | 23 | ||||||
| Sean Halsted | Men's 1 km sprint | LW11.5 | 97% | 2:25.57 | 17 | 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 | LW11.5 | 97% | 2:20.86 | 14 | 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 | LW12 | 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 | LW11.5 | 97% | 2:22.35 | 15 | did not advance | |||
| Men's 10 km | — | 35:40.5 | 22 | ||||||
| Monica Bascio | Women's 1 km sprint | LW11 | 94% | 2:56.81 | 18 | 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 | LW12 | 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 | 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 | 94% | 3:09.79 | 19 | 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 | — | 29:06.7 | 6 | |||||
| Omar Bermejo Kevin Burton Guide: David Chamberlain Augusto Perez Brian Price |
Open relay | — | 29:58.3 | 9 | |||||
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- Standing
More information Athlete, Events ...
| Athlete | Events | Class | Factor % | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Omar Bermejo | Men's 1 km sprint | LW6 | 96% | 4:48.86 | 30 | did not advance | |||
| Men's 10 km | — | 29:51.8 | 29 | ||||||
| John Oman | Men's 1 km sprint | 97% | 4:57.99 | 31 | did not advance | ||||
| Men's 10 km | — | 31:01.8 | 32 | ||||||
| Men's 20 km | — | 1:17:04.1 | 18 | ||||||
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Main article: Ice sledge hockey at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Preliminary round
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 7 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Italy |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 |  South Korea |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 |
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| 8 March 2014 16:30 | United States  | 5–1 (1–0, 1–0, 3–1) |  Italy | Shayba Arena Attendance: 3,617 |
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| Steve Cash Jen Lee | Goalies | Santino Stillitano | Referee: Paul BoeseLinesmen: Matthew Clark Dmitriy Klochkov | |||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 9 March 2014 16:30 | United States | 3–0 (2–0, 1–0, 0–0) |  South Korea | Shayba Arena Attendance: 5,305 |
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| Steve Cash | Goalies | Yu Man-gyun | Referee: Jan VaněkLinesmen: Leon Wesley Sergey Yudakov | ||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
| 18 | Shots | 9 | |||||||||
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| 11 March 2014 16:30 | United States | 1–2 (0–1, 0–1, 1–0) | Russia | Shayba Arena Attendance: 5,765 |
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| Steve Cash | Goalies | Vladimir Kamantsev | Referee: Petter HegleLinesmen:  Louis Beelen Leon Wesley | ||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 10 | |||||||||
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- Semifinal
| 13 March 2014 20:00 | Canada | 0–3 (0–2, 0–1, 0–0) | United States | Shayba Arena Attendance: 5,150 |
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| Corbin Watson | Goalies | Steve Cash | Referee: Paul Boese Linesmen: Dmitriy Klochkov Sergey Yudakov | ||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
| 11 | Shots | 10 | |||||||||
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- Gold Medal Game
| 15 March 2014 20:00 | United States | 1–0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0) | Russia | Shayba Arena Attendance: 6,825 |
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| Steve Cash | Goalies | Vladimir Kamantsev | Referee: Paul Boese Linesmen: Matthew Clark Leon Wesley | ||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||
| 4 | Shots | 6 | |||
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| United States |
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
More information Position, Curler ...
| Position | Curler |
|---|---|
| Skip | Patrick McDonald |
| Third | David Palmer |
| Second | Jimmy Joseph |
| Lead | Penny Greely |
| Alternate | Meghan Lino |
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- Standings
More information Skip, Pld ...
| Team | Skip | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia |
Andrei Smirnov | 9 | 8 | 1 | 60 | 38 | Playoffs |
 Canada |
Jim Armstrong | 9 | 7 | 2 | 66 | 42 | |
 China |
Wang Haitao | 9 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 45 | |
 Great Britain |
Aileen Neilson | 9 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 56 | |
| United States |
Patrick McDonald | 9 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 52 | |
 Slovakia |
Radoslav Ďuriš | 9 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 68 | |
 Sweden |
Jalle Jungnell | 9 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 49 | |
 Norway |
Rune Lorentsen | 9 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 62 | |
| South Korea |
Kim Myung-jin | 9 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 74 | |
 Finland |
Markku Karjalainen | 9 | 2 | 7 | 61 | 58 |
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Source: [2]
- Results
- Draw 1
Saturday, March 8, 9:30
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Slovakia (Ďuriš) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
United States (McDonald)  |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
- Draw 2
Saturday, March 8, 15:30
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (McDonald) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| South Korea (Kim) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 |
- Draw 3
Sunday, March 9, 9:30
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (McDonald) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Norway (Lorentsen) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
- Draw 5
Monday, March 10, 9:30
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (McDonald) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Canada (Armstrong) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | X | 7 |
- Draw 6
Monday, March 10, 15:30
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Russia (Smirnov) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| United States (McDonald) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
- Draw 8
Tuesday, March 11, 15:30
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (McDonald) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Finland (Karjalainen) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
- Draw 9
Wednesday, March 12, 9:30
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (McDonald) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | X | 10 |
| China (Wang) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
- Draw 10
Wednesday, March 12, 15:30
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Sweden (Jungnell) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| United States (McDonald) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 |
- Draw 11
Thursday, March 13, 9:30
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
| Great Britain (Neilson) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| United States (McDonald) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
- "2014 U.S. Paralympic Team Named". United States Olympic Committee. 21 February 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.