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United States at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

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IOC code
  
USA

Competitors
  
57 in 15 sports

Website
  
www.teamusa.org

Flag bearer
  
Jake Peterson

United States at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

NOC
  
United States Olympic Committee

MedalsRanked 10th
  
GoldSilverBronzeTotal2338

The United States competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

Contents

Alpine skiing

The United States sent a maximum of two athletes to compete in the alpine skiing event, one male and one female athlete.

Biathlon

The United States qualified two male and two female biathletes.

Individual
Mixed

Bobsleigh

The United States sent a pair of athletes to compete in the two-man bobsled event.

Cross country skiing

The United States qualified one male and one female cross-country skier.

Individual
Notes
  • LL – Lucky loser; lucky losers in the cross country skiing sprint competitions qualified for the next round by posting the best heat times among the third and fourth placed competitors in that round.
  • Mixed

    Curling

    The United States qualified a mixed team of two junior men and two junior women. The team representing the United States was decided at the Youth Olympic Games playdown in Grafton, North Dakota.

    Mixed team

    Team

    Skip: Korey Dropkin
    Third: Sarah Anderson
    Second: Thomas Howell
    Lead: Taylor Anderson

    Standings

    Final Round Robin Standings

    Playoffs

    Quarterfinals

    Final place: 5

    Mixed doubles

    Teams

    Results

    Round of 32
    Round of 16
    Quarterfinals
    Semifinals
    Bronze Medal Game

    Figure skating

    The United States qualified a total of three singles skaters and three skating pairs. However, there were only one athlete in girls' singles, one pair team in pair skating, and two pairs teams in ice dancing. Originally, the United States had received a quota spot in the boys' singles competition and an additional quota spot in the girls' singles competition, but U.S. Figure Skating announced that those spots will not be filled.

    Individual/Pairs
    Mixed NOC

    Freestyle skiing

    The United States has qualified two male and two female skiers, one each in the half-pipe and ski cross categories for each gender.

    Half-pipe
    Ski cross

    Ice hockey

    The United States sent one boys' ice hockey team consisting of 17 athletes.

    Team

    The team roster is listed as follows:

    Coaching staff

    Head Coach: Ben Smith
    Athletic Trainer: Stan Wong

    Playoffs

    Semifinals
    Bronze medal game

    Final rank: 4

    Luge

    The United States qualified three male and two female lugers.

    Nordic combined

    The United States qualified one athlete in Nordic combined.

    Short track speed skating

    The United States qualified one male and one female short track speed skater.

    Individual
    Mixed
    Notes

    ^1 Warren was relegated to the B final after the semifinal, and placed first in the B final. She finished fourth overall.
    ^2 Warren qualified for the C final after the semifinal, and placed fourth in the C final. She finished eleventh overall.

    Skeleton

    The United States qualified one male and two female athletes in the skeleton event.

    Ski jumping

    The United States qualified one male and one female athlete in the ski jumping event.

    Individual
    Ski Jumping/Nordic combined Mixed team

    Snowboarding

    The United States qualified one male and one female snowboarder each in the men's and women's half-pipe and slopestyle competitions.

    Speed skating

    The United States qualified one female speed skater.

    References

    United States at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics Wikipedia


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