United States at the 1988 Winter Olympics

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IOC codeUSA
NOCUnited States Olympic Committee
Competitors118 in 6 sports
Flagbearer Lyle Nelson (biathlon)
United States at the
1988 Winter Olympics
Flag of the United States
IOC codeUSA
NOCUnited States Olympic Committee
in Calgary
Competitors118 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Lyle Nelson (biathlon)
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
6
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

The United States competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 9817
Biathlon 5–5
Bobsleigh 9–9
Cross-country skiing 6511
Figure skating 9817
Ice hockey 22–22
Luge 7310
Nordic combined 4–4
Ski jumping 6–6
Speed skating 10717
Total8731118

Alpine skiing

Timed events
Men

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Bill Hudson Downhill N/a DNF
A. J. Kitt 2:04.94 26
Doug Lewis 2:06.25 32
Jeff Olson 2:05.09 28
Bill Hudson Super-G N/a 1:47.29 30
A. J. Kitt DSQ
Jeff Olson 1:45.56 24
Tiger Shaw 1:44.26 18
Felix McGrath Giant slalom 1:06.79 16 1:03.81 13 2:10.60 13
Jack Miller DNF
Bob Ormsby 1:10.07 39 1:05.78 29 2:15.85 34
Tiger Shaw 1:06.71 14 1:03.52 12 2:10.23 12
Felix McGrath Slalom DNF
Jack Miller 55.00 24 DNF
Bob Ormsby DSQ
Alex Williams DNF

Women

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Pam Fletcher Downhill N/a DNS
Kristin Krone 1:29.13 20
Hilary Lindh DNF
Edith Thys 1:28.53 18
Debbie Armstrong Super-G N/a 1:21.87 18
Kristin Krone 1:24.51 32
Hilary Lindh 1:23.11 26
Edith Thys 1:20.93 9
Debbie Armstrong Giant slalom 1:01.73 17 1:08.99 13 2:10.72 13
Tamara McKinney DNF
Diann Roffe 1:01.75 18 1:08.94 12 2:10.69 12
Heidi Voelker 1:02.10 20 DNF
Beth Madsen Slalom 51.09 17 50.09 11 1:41.18 11
Tamara McKinney DNF
Diann Roffe 51.74 22 51.14 14 1:42.88 15
Heidi Voelker DNF

Combined
Men

Athlete Event Downhill Slalom Total
Time Points Time 1 Time 2 Total Points Points Rank
Bill Hudson Combined DNF
A. J. Kitt 1:50.42 38.85 56.95 DNF
Felix McGrath 1:53.35 71.19 DNF
Jeff Olson DNF

Women

Athlete Event Downhill Slalom Total
Time Points Time 1 Time 2 Total Points Points Rank
Kristin Krone Combined 1:18.80 36.11 44.94 45.25 1:30.19 78.70 114.81 17
Hilary Lindh 1:19.27 43.36 46.96 48.35 1:35.31 121.20 164.57 23
Beth Madsen 1:21.31 74.84 41.86 42.92 1:24.78 33.79 108.64 15
Edith Thys 1:18.38 29.63 DNF

Biathlon

Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Darin Binning Individual 1:03:54.8 4 42
Bill Carow 1:05:10.1 5 49
Curt Schreiner 1:05:22.7 5 52
Josh Thompson 1:01:29.4 5 25
Bill Carow Sprint 28:19.6 4 (1+3) 49
Lyle Nelson 27:34.3 1 (0+1) 30
Curt Schreiner 28:19.9 3 (2+1) 50
Josh Thompson 27:27.7 4 (2+2) 27
Darin Binning
Lyle Nelson
Curt Schreiner
Josh Thompson		 Relay 1:29:33.0 2 9

Bobsleigh

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Brent Rushlaw
Mike Aljoe		 Two-man 59.01 25 1:00.13 17 1:00.96 16 DNF
Matt Roy
Jim Herberich		 59.37 29 1:00.06 15 1:00.34 10 59.57 11 3:59.34 16
Brent Rushlaw
Hal Hoye
Mike Wasko
Bill White		 Four-man 56.72 4 57.67 8 56.69 9 57.20 1 3:48.28 4
Brian Shimer
Jim Herberich
Matt Roy
Scott Pladel		 57.17 12 58.49 19 57.47 19 58.10 13 3:51.23 16

Cross-country skiing

Men

Athlete Event Time Rank
Todd Boonstra 15 km classical 47:21.8 53
Joe Galanes 48:05.2 58
Dan Simoneau 44:53.8 29
Bill Spencer 45:59.6 40
Kevin Brochman 30 km classical 1:37:07.1 56
Jon Engen 1:35:41.9 51
Joe Galanes DNF
Dan Simoneau 1:35:21.4 49
Kevin Brochman 50 km freestyle 2:19:45.5 47
Jon Engen DNF
Dan Simoneau DNF
Bill Spencer 2:25:22.6 56
Todd Boonstra
Dan Simoneau
Bill Spencer
Joe Galanes		 4×10 km relay 1:50:27.6 13

Women

Athlete Event Time Rank
Leslie Bancroft-Krichko 5 km classical 16:31.1 31
Nancy Fiddler 17:05.4 41
Leslie Thompson 16:58.5 39
Betsy Youngman 17:32.6 47
Leslie Bancroft-Krichko 10 km classical 33:25.1 36
Dorcas DenHartog-Wonsavage 34:26.1 40
Nancy Fiddler 34:31.1 41
Leslie Thompson 35:17.7 45
Dorcas DenHartog-Wonsavage 20 km freestyle 1:00:48.6 23
Nancy Fiddler 1:03:57.5 43
Leslie Thompson 1:01:04.1 25
Betsy Youngman 1:03:31.3 42
Leslie Bancroft-Krichko
Dorcas DanHartog-Wonsavage
Nancy Fiddler
Leslie Thompson		 4×5 km relay 1:04:08.8 8

Figure skating

Individual

Athlete Event CF SP FS Total
Rank Rank Rank TFP Rank
Brian Boitano Men's singles 2 2 1 3.0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Christopher Bowman 8 5 7 13.8 7
Paul Wylie 12 8 9 19.4 10
Caryn Kadavy Ladies's singles 7 5 DNS DNF
Jill Trenary 5 6 5 10.4 4
Debi Thomas 2 2 4 6.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Mixed

Athlete Event CD SP / OD FS / FD Total
Rank Rank Rank TFP Rank
Natalie Seybold
Wayne Seybold		 Pairs N/a 10 10 15.0 10
Gillian Wachsman
Todd Waggoner		 4 5 7.0 5
Jill Watson
Peter Oppegard		 3 3 4.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Suzanne Semanick
Scott Gregory		 Ice dancing 6 6 6 12.0 6
Susan Wynne
Joseph Druar		 11 11 11 22.0 11

Ice hockey

Summary

Team Event First round Consolation game Final round
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
United States men's Men's tournament  Austria
W 10–6		  Czechoslovakia
L 5–7		  Soviet Union
L 5–7		  Norway
W 6–3		  West Germany
L 1–4		 4 7th place game
  Switzerland
W 8–4		 did not advance 7

Roster

First round

Team
 Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 5 5 0 0 32 10 +22 10
 West Germany 5 4 1 0 19 12 +7 8
 Czechoslovakia 5 3 2 0 23 14 +9 6
 United States 5 2 3 0 27 27 0 4
 Austria 5 0 4 1 12 29 −17 1
 Norway 5 0 4 1 11 32 −21 1
13 February 1988United States 10–6 Austria
15 February 1988Czechoslovakia 7–5 United States
17 February 1988Soviet Union 7–5 United States
19 February 1988United States 6–3 Norway
21 February 1988West Germany 4–1 United States

7th place game

25 February 1988United States 8–4  Switzerland

Luge

Men

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Duncan Kennedy Singles 47.032 16 47.065 16 47.093 15 47.282 16 3:08.472 14
Frank Masley 46.813 11 46.890 9 46.813 8 47.427 18 3:07.943 12
Jon Owen 47.670 25 47.632 23 47.834 25 48.328 28 3:11.464 23
Joe Barile
Steven Maher		 Doubles 46.262 10 48.701 17 N/a 1:34.963 16
Timothy Nardiello
Miro Zajonc		 46.482 13 46.838 11 1:33.320 11

Women

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Cammy Myler Singles 46.502 8 46.888 9 46.828 12 46.617 8 3:06.835 9
Erica Terwillegar 46.506 9 47.300 15 46.780 10 46.705 10 3:07.291 11
Bonny Warner 46.409 6 46.643 8 46.633 7 46.371 5 3:06.211 6

Nordic combined

Athlete Event Ski Jumping Cross-country Total
Jump 1 Jump 2 Jump 3 Total Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Gary Crawford Individual 55.4 65.2 70.6 135.8 43 43:54.7 41 54:12.7 41
Joe Holland 101.8 96.4 108.6 210.4 9 41:01.8 28 43:02.5 19
Todd Wilson 88.2 91.9 78.1 180.1 37 42:07.9 39 47:30.6 40
Joe Holland
Hans Johnstone
Todd Wilson		 Team N/a 516.9 9 1:23:42.9 10 1:33:06.9 10

Ski jumping

Speed skating

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