IOC code USA 9 7 | Competitors 230 in 15 sports | |
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NOC United States Olympic Committee Flag bearer Todd Lodwick (opening)
Julie Chu (closing) Medals
Ranked 4th Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
9
7
12
28 | ||
The United States competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from February 7 to 23, 2014. Team USA consisted of 230 athletes competing in all 15 sports.
Contents
- Alpine skiing
- Biathlon
- Bobsleigh
- Cross country skiing
- Curling
- Mens tournament
- Womens tournament
- Figure skating
- Freestyle skiing
- Luge
- Nordic combined
- Short track speed skating
- Skeleton
- Ski jumping
- Snowboarding
- Speed skating
- References
After winning an Olympic record 37 medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the United States had a somewhat disappointing performance during these games. Although the delegation ranked second in overall medals with 28, it ranked out of the top three in gold medals (with a total of nine) for the first time since Nagano in 1998 when it placed 6th in overall medals and 5th in gold medals. In long track speedskating, the U.S. matched its medal-less results from 1984 and 1956. In figure skating, the U.S. won no medals in the men's or women's singles events for the first time since 1936.
Conversely, at the Sanki Sliding Center, the United States won more medals (seven) than any other nation. Steven Holcomb and Steven Langton won the first U.S. medal (a bronze) in two-man bobsled in 62 years, while Erin Hamlin earned the first singles luge medal ever for the United States (also bronze). In skeleton, Noelle Pikus-Pace and Matthew Antoine won silver and bronze respectively, the first U.S. medals in that sport since 2002. Overall, the U.S. won four medals in bobsled events, two in skeleton, and one in luge.
Of the nine gold medals won by Team USA, seven were won by first-time Olympians. In snowboarding, Sage Kotsenburg and Jamie Anderson won gold in the inaugural slopestyle events, and Kaitlyn Farrington won the women's halfpipe. In freestyle skiing, Joss Christensen won the inaugural men's slopestyle, David Wise won men's halfpipe, and Maddie Bowman won women's halfpipe. Eighteen-year-old alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin won gold in the slalom in her Olympic debut. Among returning Olympians, Meryl Davis and Charlie White won the first American gold in ice dancing, and Ted Ligety won gold in giant slalom becoming the first American man to win two Olympic golds in alpine skiing. Fellow alpine skier Bode Miller, competing in his fifth winter games, became the oldest alpine medalist at age 36, winning bronze in the super-G.
The 2014 Games marked the first time a U.S. Olympic team competed in Russia, as the United States and 64 western countries did not take part in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow due to the Soviet war in Afghanistan. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden did not attend the 2014 Winter Olympics. American nordic combined skier Todd Lodwick was the flag bearer of Team USA for the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony. Four-time ice hockey Olympian Julie Chu was the flag bearer during the closing ceremonies.
Alpine skiing
The United States has qualified a total quota of twenty athletes in alpine skiing. The full list of the U.S. alpine skiing team was officially announced on January 27, 2014.
Biathlon
Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, the United States qualified 5 men and 5 women. The full list of U.S. biathlon team was officially announced on January 12, 2014.
Bobsleigh
* – Denotes the driver of each sled
* – Denotes the driver of each sled
Cross-country skiing
The team was named on January 22, 2014.
Qualification legend: Q – Qualify on position in heat; q – Qualify on time in round
Qualification legend: Q – Qualify on position in heat; q – Qualify on time in round
Curling
Based on results from the 2012 World Women's Curling Championship and the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship, the USA has qualified their women's team as one of the seven highest ranked nations. The USA has also qualified their men's team through the Olympic qualification event.
Men's tournament
The United States men's curling team curls out of the Duluth Curling Club in Duluth, Minnesota.
Final round robin standings
Women's tournament
The United States women's curling team curls out of the Madison Curling Club in Madison, Wisconsin.
Final round robin standings
Figure skating
Freestyle skiing
Only 26 of the 34 quota places earned could be filled. The 11 slopestyle and halfpipe skiers who earned their Olympic berths at the qualifying events were named to the team on January 18, 2014, and the rest of the team was named on January 21, 2014.
Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
Men's tournament
The United States qualified a men's team by being one of the 9 highest ranked teams in the IIHF World Ranking following the 2012 World Championships.
The following is the American roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
The United States was drawn into Group A.
All times are local (UTC+4).
Women's tournament
The women's team qualified by being one of the 5 highest ranked teams in the IIHF World Ranking following the 2012 Women's World Championships.
The following is the United States roster in the women's ice hockey tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
The United States was drawn into Group A.
All times are local (UTC+4).
Luge
Based on world rankings between November 1, 2013, and December 31, 2013, the United States has qualified 7 men and 3 women and a relay team.
Nordic combined
United States has qualified a total of four athletes and a spot in the men's team relay. The full Nordic combined team was officially announced on January 22, 2014.
Short track speed skating
Based on their performance at World Cup 3 and 4 in November 2013, the United States qualified 5 men and 3 women. The members of the team were decided at the US Olympic trials from January 2–5, 2014. Kyle Carr was the 5th man selected to the team but he did not skate in any individual distances or in the relay
Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round; AA – Advance to medal round due to being impeded by another skater
Skeleton
The skeleton team was named on January 18, 2014.
Ski jumping
The team was named on January 22, 2014.
Snowboarding
The final members of the freestyle team and the alpine team was named on January 21, 2014. The snowboard cross team was named on January 25, 2014.
Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal
Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal
Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
Speed skating
Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season, the United States earned start quotas in each distance and the members of the team were decided following the 2014 U.S. Olympic Long Track Trials from December 27 to January 1. A team of 17 was announced after the trials. This was the first Winter Olympics since 1984 that the American long track speed skating team failed to win an Olympic medal.