United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics

The United States sent 204 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Chris Witty, a four-time Olympian, who competed in both Summer and Winter games, and won a gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Games, served as the flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. Speed skater Joey Cheek, who won gold in the 500 m and silver in the 1000 m, was the flag bearer at the closing ceremonies. One athlete, Sarah Konrad, became the first American woman to compete in two different disciplines at the same Winter Olympics – biathlon and cross-country skiing.

United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Flag of the United States
IOC code	USA
NOC	United States Olympic Committee
in Turin
Competitors	204 (117 men and 87 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearers	Chris Witty (opening)[1] Nicky Hayden (closing)[2]
Medals Ranked 2nd	Gold 9 Silver 9 Bronze 7 Total 25
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While the United States' total medal count was down from the 2002 Winter Olympics, there were many highlights to the Games. Pete Fenson led the U.S. Curling team to a bronze medal, their first curling medal ever won. Speed skater Shani Davis became the first athlete of African descent from any country to win an individual gold medal. He won gold in the 1,000 m and followed that with a silver medal in the 1,500 m. Ice dancers Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto won America's first figure skating ice dancing medal in 30 years.

Medalists

Further information: 2006 Winter Olympics medal table

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

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Chad Hedrick Speed skating Men's 5000 meters February 11  Gold Shaun White Snowboarding Men's halfpipe February 12  Gold Hannah Teter Snowboarding Women's halfpipe February 13  Gold Joey Cheek Speed skating Men's 500 meters February 13  Gold Ted Ligety Alpine skiing Men's combined February 14  Gold Seth Wescott Snowboarding Men's snowboard cross February 16  Gold Shani Davis Speed skating Men's 1000 meters February 18  Gold Julia Mancuso Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom February 24  Gold Apolo Ohno Short track speed skating Men's 500 meters February 25  Silver Danny Kass Snowboarding Men's halfpipe February 12  Silver Gretchen Bleiler Snowboarding Women's halfpipe February 13  Silver Lindsey Jacobellis Snowboarding Women's snowboard cross February 17  Silver Joey Cheek Speed skating Men's 1000 meters February 18  Silver Tanith Belbin Benjamin Agosto Figure skating Ice dance February 20  Silver Shauna Rohbock Valerie Fleming Bobsleigh Two-woman February 21  Silver Shani Davis Speed skating Men's 1500 meters February 21  Silver Sasha Cohen Figure skating Women's singles February 23  Silver Chad Hedrick Speed skating Men's 10,000 meters February 24  Bronze Toby Dawson Freestyle skiing Men's moguls February 15  Bronze Apolo Ohno Short track speed skating Men's 1000 meters February 18  Bronze United States national women's ice hockey team Caitlin Cahow Julie Chu Natalie Darwitz Pam Dreyer Tricia Dunn-Luoma Molly Engstrom Chanda Gunn Jamie Hagerman Kim Insalaco Kathleen Kauth Courtney Kennedy Katie King Kristin King Sarah Parsons Jenny Potter Helen Resor Angela Ruggiero Kelly Stephens Lyndsay Wall Krissy Wendell Ice hockey Women's tournament February 20  Bronze Chad Hedrick Speed skating Men's 1500 meters February 21  Bronze Rosey Fletcher Snowboarding Women's parallel giant slalom February 23  Bronze Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joseph Polo John Shuster Scott Baird Curling Men's tournament February 24  Bronze Alex Izykowski J. P. Kepka Apolo Ohno Rusty Smith Short track speed skating Men's 5000 meter relay February 25

Medals by sport Sport Total Snowboarding 3 3 1 7 Speed skating 3 3 1 7 Alpine skiing 2 0 0 2 Short track speed skating 1 0 2 3 Figure skating 0 2 0 2 Bobsled 0 1 0 1 Curling 0 0 1 1 Freestyle skiing 0 0 1 1 Ice hockey 0 0 1 1 Total 9 9 7 25 Medals by date Day Date Total 1 February 11 1 0 0 1 2 February 12 1 1 0 2 3 February 13 2 1 0 3 4 February 14 1 0 0 1 5 February 15 0 0 1 1 6 February 16 1 0 0 1 7 February 17 0 1 0 1 8 February 18 1 1 1 3 10 February 20 0 1 1 2 11 February 21 0 2 1 3 13 February 23 0 1 1 2 14 February 24 1 1 1 3 15 February 25 1 0 1 2 Total 9 9 7 25 Medals by gender Gender Total Percentage Male 7 4 5 16 64% Female 2 4 2 8 32% Mixed 0 1 0 1 4% Total 9 9 7 25 100% Multiple medalists Name Sport Total Chad Hedrick Speed skating 1 1 1 3 Apolo Ohno Short track speed skating 1 0 2 3 Shani Davis Speed skating 1 1 0 2 Joey Cheek Short track speed skating 1 0 1 2

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

The American alpine ski team fell short of its self-proclaimed goal of eight medals, earning only two in Turin, both gold.^[3] Bode Miller, who won two gold medals at the 2005 World Championships, failed to medal in Turin, but the men's team still earned a gold medal, as Ted Ligety took a surprise victory in the combined.^[4] The other medal came from Julia Mancuso, who put together two strong runs to win the women's giant slalom.^[5]

Men

Athlete[5]	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Total	Rank
Scott Macartney	Downhill	—			1:50.68	15
Bode Miller					1:49.93	5
Steven Nyman					1:50.88	19
Daron Rahlves					1:50.33	10
Ted Ligety	Combined	1:41.42	44.09	43.84	3:09.35
Scott Macartney		1:40.06	46.82	46.17	3:13.05	16
Bode Miller		1:38.36	DSQ
Steven Nyman		1:40.19	47.14	55.35	3:22.68	29
Scott Macartney	Super-G	—			1:31.23	7
Bode Miller					DNF
Steven Nyman					1:36.22	43
Daron Rahlves					1:31.37	9
Ted Ligety	Giant slalom	DNF		—	DNF
Bode Miller		1:17.58	1:18.48		2:36.06	6
Daron Rahlves		DNF			DNF
Erik Schlopy		1:18.34	1:19.22		2:37.56	13
James Cochran	Slalom	54.49	51.19	—	1:45.68	12
Chip Knight		54.71	51.55		1:46.26	18
Ted Ligety		DSQ			DSQ
Bode Miller		DNF			DNF

Women

Athlete[5]	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Total	Rank
Kirsten Clark	Downhill	—			1:59.07	21
Stacey Cook					1:58.70	19
Lindsey Kildow					1:57.78	8
Julia Mancuso					1:57.71	7
Lindsey Kildow	Combined	39.86	DNF
Julia Mancuso		39.79	44.81	1:30.84	2:55.44	9
Kaylin Richardson		40.45	44.55	1:31.83	2:56.83	17
Resi Stiegler		39.08	44.36	1:32.35	2:55.79	11
Kirsten Clark	Super-G	—			1:33.98	14
Lindsey Kildow					1:33.42	7
Libby Ludlow					1:35.01	28
Julia Mancuso					1:33.72	11
Stacey Cook	Giant slalom	1:03.35	1:11.09	—	2:14.44	23
Lindsey Kildow		DNS			DNS
Julia Mancuso		1:00.89	1:08.30		2:09.19
Sarah Schleper		1:02.01	DNF		DNF
Lindsey Kildow	Slalom	43.92	47.66	—	1:31.58	14
Kristina Koznick		45.72	DNS		DNF
Sarah Schleper		43.61	47.77		1:31.38	10
Resi Stiegler		44.15	47.33		1:31.48	12

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics

The top finish from the U.S. biathlon team came from Jay Hakkinen, who was 10th in the men's individual event.^[6]

Men

Athlete[6]	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Lowell Bailey	Sprint	29:02.0	3	47
Tim Burke		28:27.8	3	36
Jay Hakkinen		31:22.2	6	79
Jeremy Teela		29:32.7	4	61
Lowell Bailey	Pursuit	41:31.30	9	48
Tim Burke		39:17.66	7	36
Lowell Bailey	Individual	58:45.1	3	27
Tim Burke		1:01:55.0	7	58
Jay Hakkinen		56:10.9	3	10
Jeremy Teela		1:01:03.3	5	51
Jay Hakkinen	Mass start	48:29.66	1	13
Lowell Bailey Tim Burke Jay Hakkinen Jeremy Teela	Relay	1:24:23.4	18	9

Women

Athlete[6]	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Tracy Barnes	Sprint	26:47.9	2	71
Sarah Konrad		27:30.6	8	75
Rachel Steer		24:29.6	1	35
Carolyn Treacy		28:18.7	4	80
Rachel Steer	Pursuit	43:32.83	3	39
Lanny Barnes	Individual	59:46.2	4	64
Tracy Barnes		57:58.0	1	57
Sarah Konrad		59:33.1	10	62
Rachel Steer		55:48.3	3	41
Lanny Barnes Tracy Barnes Rachel Steer Carolyn Treacy	Relay	1:25:20.3	11	15

Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Shauna Rohbock and Valerie Fleming, bronze medalists at the 2005 World Championships, had four strong runs to earn the United States' only bobsleigh medal in Turin.^[7]

Men

Athlete[7]	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Todd Hays Pavle Jovanovic	Two-man	55.81	7	55.72	3	56.31	7	56.88	7	3:44.72	7
Steve Holcomb Bill Schuffenhauer		56.16	13	55.96	12	57.05	17	57.04	12	3:46.21	14
Todd Hays Pavle Jovanovic Steve Mesler Brock Kreitzburg	Four-man	55.43	5	55.56	7	55.04	6	55.41	10	3:41.44	7
Steve Holcomb Curtis Tomasevicz Bill Schuffenhauer Lorenzo Smith III		55.46	6	55.50	6	55.14	7	55.26	6	3:41.36	6

Women

Athlete[7]	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jean Prahm Vonetta Flowers	Two-woman	57.97	10	57.67	4	57.81	4	58.33	7	3:51.78	6
Shauna Rohbock Valerie Fleming		57.37	3	57.65	2	57.78	3	57.89	3	3:50.69

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Two skiers, Kikkan Randall and Leif-Orin Zimmermann, were suspended for health reasons for the first five days of competition after showing abnormally high values of hemoglobin in their blood.^[8] Randall eventually was cleared to compete, participating in the women's relay and finishing 53rd in the 10 kilometre classical race.^[9]

Distance
Men

Athlete[9]	Event	Time	Rank
Lars Flora	15 km classical	41:53.1	50
Justin Freeman		42:00.9	52
Kris Freeman		39:57.4	21
Andrew Johnson		41:53.9	51
Lars Flora	30 km pursuit	1:22:31.2	49
Andrew Johnson		1:21:16.8	43
James Southam		1:22:05.8	44
Carl Swenson		1:21.08.0	40
Kris Freeman	50 km freestyle	2:15:32.6	61
Andrew Johnson		2:07:56.3	34
James Southam		DNF
Carl Swenson		DNF
Lars Flora Kris Freeman Andrew Johnson Carl Swenson	4 x 10 km relay	1:48:44.2	12

Women

Athlete[9]	Event	Time	Rank
Abby Larson	10 km classical	32:09.0	57
Kikkan Randall		31:49.7	53
Wendy Kay Wagner		31:41.0	50
Lindsey Weier		32:43.3	59
Rebecca Dussault	15 km pursuit	47:53.7	48
Abby Larson		48:47.5	56
Lindsey Weier		48:45.0	55
Lindsay Williams		50:49.7	62
Rebecca Dussault	30 km freestyle	1:31:43.3	43
Sarah Konrad		1:28:39.2	32
Abby Larson		1:32:51.9	47
Lindsey Weier		DNF
Wendy Kay Wagner Kikkan Randall Sarah Konrad Rebecca Dussault	4 x 5 km relay	57:58.4	14

Sprint
Men

Athlete[9]	Event	Qualifying		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Chris Cook	Sprint	2:18.46	16 Q	2:27.9	5	Did not advance
Lars Flora		2:23.02	46	Did not advance
Torin Koos		2:21.47	36	Did not advance
Andrew Newell		2:14.79	2 Q	2:24.3	4	Did not advance
Chris Cook Andrew Newell	Team sprint	—				17:54.9	7	Did not advance	13

Women

Athlete[9]	Event	Qualifying		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kikkan Randall	Sprint	2:15.63	10 Q	2:17.8	2 Q	2:19.1	5	Did not advance
Wendy Kay Wagner		2:19.71	35	Did not advance
Lindsay Williams		2:20.28	38	Did not advance
Kikkan Randall Wendy Kay Wagner	Team sprint	—				17:51.4	5 Q	18:04.9	10

Curling

Main article: Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics

In the men's event, Pete Fenson, who led his team to 4th place at the a 2006 World Championships, started inconsistently, with a 2–2 record that included a win over the defending gold medalists from Norway. A stretch of four straight wins, however, guaranteed them a spot in the medal round going into a final round-robin game with Canada. The Americans lost that game, meaning they would face Canada again in the semifinals. They also lost this second meeting, but recovered to win the United States' first ever curling medal by beating Great Britain 8–6 in the bronze medal game.^[10]

On the women's side, Cassandra Johnson, the 2005 World Championship silver medalist, struggled winning only two games and finishing well short of the mark needed to make the medal round.^[10]

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage										Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joseph Polo John Shuster Scott Baird	Men's tournament	NOR W 11–5	FIN L 3–4	NZL W 10–4	ITA L 5–6	SWE W 10–6	SUI W 7–3	GER W 8–5	GBR W 9–8	CAN L 3–6	3 Q	CAN L 5–11	GBR W 8–6
Cassandra Johnson Jamie Johnson Jessica Schultz Maureen Brunt Courtney George	Women's tournament	NOR L 6–11	CAN L 5–11	JPN L 5–6	DEN W 8–3	SWE L 4–5	RUS L 7–8	ITA W 11–3	SUI L 8–9	GBR L 4–10	8	Did not advance

Men's tournament

Main article: Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics § Men's

Team

Position	Curler
Skip	Pete Fenson
Third	Shawn Rojeski
Second	Joe Polo
Lead	John Schuster
Alternate	Scott Baird

Round-robin

Locale	Skip	W	L	PF	PA	Ends won	Ends lost	Blank ends	Stolen ends	Shot pct.
Finland	Markku Uusipaavalniemi	7	2	53	40	32	31	23	9	78%
Canada	Brad Gushue	6	3	66	46	47	31	9	23	80%
United States	Pete Fenson	6	3	66	47	36	33	16	13	80%
Great Britain	David Murdoch	6	3	59	49	36	31	17	12	81%
Norway	Pål Trulsen	5	4	57	47	33	32	17	9	78%
Switzerland	Ralph Stöckli	5	4	56	45	31	34	18	10	76%
Italy	Joël Retornaz	4	5	47	66	37	38	10	7	70%
Germany	Andy Kapp	3	6	53	55	34	34	17	12	77%
Sweden	Peja Lindholm	3	6	45	68	31	40	12	4	78%
New Zealand	Sean Becker	0	9	37	76	28	41	12	6	69%

Rank	Team	Skip	Won	Lost
1	Finland	Markku Uusipaavalniemi	7	2
2	Canada	Brad Gushue	6	3
3	United States	Pete Fenson	6	3
4	Great Britain	David Murdoch	6	3
5	Norway	Pål Trulsen	5	4
6	Switzerland	Ralph Stöckli	5	4
7	Italy	Joel Retornaz	4	5
8	Sweden	Peter Lindholm	3	6
9	Germany	Andy Kapp	3	6
10	New Zealand	Sean Becker	0	9

Draw 1 Monday, February 13, 9:00 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  Norway (Trulsen) 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X X 5  United States (Fenson) 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 5 X X 11 Draw 3 Tuesday, February 14, 14:00 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  United States (Fenson) 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 3 X X 10  New Zealand (Becker) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X X 4 Draw 6 Thursday, February 16, 14:00 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  United States (Fenson) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 2 10  Sweden (Lindholm) 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 Draw 9 Saturday, February 18, 14:00 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  Germany (Kapp) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 5  United States (Fenson) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 8 Draw 12 Monday, February 20, 14:00 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  Canada (Gushue) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 6  United States (Fenson) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3

Draw 2 Monday, February 13, 19:00 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4  United States (Fenson) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Draw 5 Wednesday, February 15, 19:00 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  United States (Fenson) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 5  Italy (Retornaz) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 6 Draw 8 Friday, February 17, 19:00 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  United States (Fenson) 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 7  Switzerland (Stöckli) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 Draw 10 Sunday, February 19, 9:00 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  Great Britain (Murdoch) 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 8  United States (Fenson) 2 0 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 9

Semifinal
Wednesday, February 22, 19:00

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Gushue)	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	5	X	11
United States (Fenson)	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	X	5

Bronze medal game
Friday, February 24, 13:00

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
United States (Fenson)	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	8
Great Britain (Murdoch)	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	6

Women's tournament

Main article: Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics § Women's

Team

Position	Curler
Skip	Cassandra Johnson
Third	Jamie Johnson
Second	Jessica Schultz
Lead	Maureen Brunt
Alternate	Courtney George

Round-robin

Rank	Team	Skip	Won	Lost
1	Sweden	Anette Norberg	7	2
2	Switzerland	Mirjam Ott	7	2
3	Canada	Shannon Kleibrink	6	3
4	Norway	Dordi Nordby	6	3
5	Great Britain	Rhona Martin	5	4
6	Russia	Ludmila Privivkova	5	4
7	Japan	Ayumi Onodera	4	5
8	Denmark	Dorthe Holm	2	7
9	United States	Cassandra Johnson	2	7
10	Italy	Diana Gaspari	1	8

Draw 1 Monday, February 13, 14:00 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  Norway (Nordby) 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 2 1 1 11  United States (Johnson) 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 Draw 3 Tuesday, February 14, 19:00 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final  United States (Johnson) 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5  Japan (Onodera) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 Draw 6 Thursday, February 16, 19:00 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final  Sweden (Norberg) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 5  United States (Johnson) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 Draw 9 Saturday, February 18, 19:00 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  Italy (Gaspari) 0 0 0 0 3 0 X X X X 3  United States (Johnson) 0 2 3 2 0 4 X X X X 11 Draw 12 Monday, February 20, 19:00 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  United States (Johnson) 0 1 0 3 0 0 X X X X 4  Great Britain (Martin) 2 0 4 0 3 1 X X X X 10

Draw 2 Tuesday, February 14, 9:00 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  United States (Johnson) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X X 5  Canada (Kleibrink) 5 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 X X 11 Draw 4 Wednesday, February 15, 14:00 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  Denmark (Holm) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3  United States (Johnson) 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 8 Draw 7 Friday, February 17, 14:00 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final  United States (Johnson) 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 7  Russia (Privivkova) 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 8 Draw 10 Sunday, February 19, 14:00 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final  Switzerland (Ott) 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 9  United States (Johnson) 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 8

Key: The hammer indicates which team had the last stone in the first end.

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

The American figure skating team won two medals in Turin, both silver. Sasha Cohen led the ladies' singles event after the short program, but an early fall in the free skate left her in second place.^[11] In the ice dance, the team of Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto sat just sixth after the compulsory dance, but moved up the standings in the original dance, claiming the second silver medal.^[12] Michelle Kwan, an Olympic medalist in Nagano and Salt Lake, planned to compete in Turin, but pulled out due to a severe groin strain. Emily Hughes competed in place of Kwan.^[13]

Individual

Athlete[12]	Event	SP		FS		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Evan Lysacek	Men's	67.55	10 Q	152.58	3	220.13	4
Matthew Savoie		69.15	8 Q	137.52	5	206.67	7
Johnny Weir		80.00	2 Q	136.63	6	216.63	5
Sasha Cohen	Ladies'	66.73	1 Q	116.63	2	183.36
Emily Hughes		57.08	7 Q	103.79	7	160.87	7
Kimmie Meissner		59.40	5 Q	106.31	6	165.71	6

Mixed

Athlete[12]	Event	CD		SP/OD		FS/FD		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Rena Inoue John Baldwin Jr.	Pairs	—		61.27	4	113.74	7	175.01	7
Marcy Hinzmann Aaron Parchem				49.58	13	97.47	13	147.05	13
Tanith Belbin Benjamin Agosto	Ice dance	37.36	6	60.53	2	98.17	4	196.06
Melissa Gregory Denis Petukhov		30.51	15	47.00	14	81.64	14	159.15	14
Jamie Silverstein Ryan O'Meara		27.53	18	46.00	16	76.87	18	150.40	16

Freestyle skiing

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

The American freestyle skiing team in Turin boasted several medalists from previous Olympics, including 1998 aerials gold medalist Eric Bergoust. Two other skiers had won gold medals at the World Championships, Jeremy Bloom and Hannah Kearney. Despite this strong roster, the U.S. team won just a single medal in Turin, as Toby Dawson rose from 6th place in qualification to take bronze in the men's moguls.^[14] Kearney's failure to even advance from the qualifiers in the women's moguls was considering one of the team's disappointing performances.^[15]

Men

Athlete[14]	Event	Qualifying						Final
		Jump 1		Jump 2		Total		Jump 1		Jump 2		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Eric Bergoust	Aerials	113.72	14	92.13	20	205.85	17	Did not advance
Joe Pack		97.57	20	113.76	8	211.33	15	Did not advance
Jeret Peterson		114.38	11	112.83	9	227.21	8 Q	124.78	3	112.70	8	237.48	7
Ryan St. Onge		97.35	21	110.40	11	207.75	16	Did not advance
Jeremy Bloom	Moguls	—				24.51	4 Q	—				25.17	6
Travis Cabral						24.88	2 Q					24.38	9
Toby Dawson						24.20	6 Q					26.30
Travis Mayer						24.04	7 Q					24.91	7

Women

Athlete[14]	Event	Qualifying						Final
		Jump 1		Jump 2		Total		Jump 1		Jump 2		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Emily Cook	Aerials	60.32	22	84.10	7	144.42	19	Did not advance
Jana Lindsey		79.38	15	70.85	18	150.23	16	Did not advance
Shannon Bahrke	Moguls	—				22.07	18 Q	—				22.82	10
Hannah Kearney						20.80	22					Did not advance
Michelle Roark						24.45	4 Q					20.04	18
Jillian Vogtli						21.79	20 Q					22.72	11

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics

The U.S. men's team, which won a silver medal on home ice in Salt Lake City, had a poor start when they suffered a surprising 3–3 tie against Latvia.^[16] They did rebound with a win over Kazakhstan, but further losses to Slovakia, Sweden and Russia meant that the Americans finished fourth in their group, with the lowest point total of any team advancing to the medal round. In their quarterfinal against undefeated Finland, the Americans quickly fell behind 2–0, but managed to tie the game early in the second period. However, the Finns again took a two-goal lead later in the second, and while the Americans managed to score once more, they could not get closer than a 4–3 loss.^[17]

The women's team, also defending silver medalists, had a very strong round-robin showing, winning their three games by a combined score of 18–3.^[18] In the semifinals, the U.S. team played Sweden, with the Americans taking a 2–0 lead early in the second period. However, the Swedes then rallied, scoring twice to tie the game, and holding off the American attack and forcing a shootout to decide the game. Swedish goaltender Kim Martin stopped four American shooters, while Pernilla Winberg and Maria Rooth scored for Sweden.^[17][19] The American women bounced back from this loss in the bronze medal game, beating Finland 4–0.

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
United States men's	Men's tournament	Latvia T 3–3	Kazakhstan W 4–1	Slovenia L 1–2	Sweden L 1–2	Russia L 4–5	4 Q	Finland L 3–4	Did not advance
United States women's	Women's tournament	Switzerland W 6–0	Germany W 5–0	Finland W 7–3	—		1 Q	—	Sweden L 2–3 GWS	Finland W 4–0

Men's tournament

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

Roster The following is the American roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics.^[20]

Head coach: Peter Laviolette

Assistant Coaches: Keith Allain, Mike Sullivan

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Birthplace	2005–06 team
29	G	Rick DiPietro	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	19 September 1981	Winthrop, MA	New York Islanders (NHL)
42	G	Robert Esche	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	22 January 1978	Utica, NY	Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)
47	G	John Grahame	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	31 August 1975	Denver, CO	Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
24	D	Chris Chelios – C	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	25 January 1962	Chicago, IL	Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
2	D	Derian Hatcher	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	4 June 1972	Sterling Heights, MI	Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)
4	D	Jordan Leopold	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	3 August 1980	Golden Valley, MN	Calgary Flames (NHL)
27	D	John-Michael Liles	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	25 November 1980	Zionsville, IN	Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
6	D	Bret Hedican	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	10 August 1970	St. Paul, MN	Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
28	D	Brian Rafalski	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	28 September 1973	Dearborn, MI	New Jersey Devils (NHL)
23	D	Mathieu Schneider	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	12 June 1969	New York, NY	Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
55	F	Jason Blake	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	2 September 1973	Moorhead, MN	New York Islanders (NHL)
26	F	Erik Cole	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	6 November 1978	Oswego, NY	Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
22	F	Craig Conroy	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	4 September 1971	Potsdam, NY	Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
18	F	Chris Drury	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	20 August 1976	Trumbull, CT	Buffalo Sabres (NHL)
14	F	Brian Gionta	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	18 January 1979	Rochester, NY	New Jersey Devils (NHL)
11	F	Scott Gomez	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	23 December 1979	Anchorage, AK	New Jersey Devils (NHL)
13	F	Bill Guerin	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	9 November 1970	Wilbraham, MA	Dallas Stars (NHL)
21	F	Mike Knuble	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	4 July 1972	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)
9	F	Mike Modano	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	7 June 1970	Livonia, MI	Dallas Stars (NHL)
37	F	Mark Parrish	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	2 February 1977	Minneapolis, MN	New York Islanders (NHL)
12	F	Brian Rolston	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	21 February 1973	Flint, MI	Minnesota Wild (NHL)
7	F	Keith Tkachuk	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	28 March 1972	Melrose, MA	St. Louis Blues (NHL)
39	F	Doug Weight	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	21 January 1971	Warren, MI	St. Louis Blues (NHL)

^[21]

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovakia	5	5	0	0	18	8	+10	10	Quarterfinals
2	Russia	5	4	0	1	23	11	+12	8
3	Sweden	5	3	0	2	15	12	+3	6
4	United States	5	1	1	3	13	13	0	3
5	Kazakhstan	5	1	0	4	9	16	−7	2
6	Latvia	5	0	1	4	11	29	−18	1

Source: IIHF

15 February 2006 21:05

Latvia

3–3 (1–2, 2–0, 0–1)

United States

Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 7,851

Game reference
	Artūrs Irbe	Goalies	John Grahame	Referee: Timo Favorin Linesmen: Thomas Gemeinhardt Steve Miller
	0–1 9:44 – B. Gionta (J. Liles, S. Gomez) (PP) 0–2 10:38 – C. Conroy A. Ņiživijs (S. Ozoliņš) – 13:15 1–2 A. Tribuncovs (S. Ozoliņš, A. Ņiživijs) (PP) – 35:04 2–2 H. Vasiļjevs (R. Laviņš) – 35:44 3–2 3–3 42:01 – J. Leopold (B. Hedican, C. Conroy)
	16 min	Penalties	16 min
	25	Shots	42

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16 February 2006 21:05

United States

4–1 (3–0, 0–0, 1–1)

Kazakhstan

Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 3,400

Game reference
	Rick DiPietro	Goalies	Vitali Kolesnik	Referee: Thomas Andersson Linesmen: Derek Doucette Antti Hämäläinen
	B. Guerin (C. Drury) – 1:34 1–0 B. Rolston (D. Weight) (PP) – 8:31 2–0 B. Gionta (J. Liles, S. Gomez) (PP) – 16:50 3–0 3–1 51:02 – E. Koreshkov (A. Vassilchenko) (PP) M. Modano (E. Cole) – 51:53 4–1
	10 min	Penalties	20 min
	36	Shots	12

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18 February 2006 20:05

Slovakia

2–1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0)

United States

Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 4,697

Game reference
	Peter Budaj	Goalies	Rick DiPietro	Referee: Dan Marouelli Linesmen: Petr Blümel Pierre Racicot
	Mari. Hossa (P. Demitra, M. Gáborík) (PP) – 34:20 1–0 1–1 38:24 – B. Rolston (B. Rafalski, S. Gomez) (PP) P. Bondra (M. Šatan, R. Kapuš) – 41:48 2–1
	8 min	Penalties	16 min
	21	Shots	30

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19 February 2006 17:05

United States

1–2 (1–1, 0–0, 0–1)

Sweden

Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 4,450

Game reference
	Rick DiPietro	Goalies	Henrik Lundqvist	Referee: Dan Marouelli Linesmen: Thomas Gemeinhardt Steve Miller
	0–1 7:05 – D. Alfredsson (K. Jönsson, M. Sundin) M. Modano (C. Conroy, C. Chelios) – 17:31 1–1 1–2 44:22 – M. Samuelsson (D. Alfredsson, M. Sundin) (PP)
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	25	Shots	26

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21 February 2006 20:35

United States

4–5 (1–2, 1–1, 2–2)

Russia

Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 9,378

Game reference
	Robert Esche	Goalies	Evgeni Nabokov (out 20:00) Maxim Sokolov (in 20:00)	Referee: Paul Devorski Linesmen: Stefan Fonselius Steve Miller
	0–1 9:27 – A. Korolyuk 0–2 10:41 – E. Malkin (D. Kasparaitis) (SH) B. Rolston (C. Conroy) (PP) – 18:38 1–2 1–3 35:00 – A. Markov (P. Datsyuk, M. Sushinsky) B. Gionta (S. Gomez, D. Weight) (PP) – 39:01 2–3 S. Gomez (M. Schneider, B. Rolston) (PP) – 45:00 3–3 3–4 49:55 – A. Ovechkin (E. Malkin, D. Kasparaitis) E. Cole (M. Knuble, C. Drury) – 50:38 4–4 4–5 51:52 – A. Kovalev (P. Datsyuk, E. Malkin)
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	34	Shots	21

Quarterfinal

22 February 2006 17:35

Finland

4–3 (2–1, 2–1, 0–1)

United States

Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 6,691

Game reference
	Antero Niittymäki	Goalies	Rick DiPietro	Referee: Paul Devorski Linesmen: Milan Mášik Steve Miller
	V. Peltonen (J. Jokinen, S. Salo) – 9:33 1–0 S. Salo (SH) − 12:01 2–0 2–1 13:14 – M. Knuble (M. Schneider, D. Weight) 2–2 21:29 − M. Schneider (B. Rafalski, C. Conroy) (PP) O. Jokinen (V. Peltonen) (PP) – 25:06 3–2 O. Jokinen (PP2) – 37:10 4–2 4–3 55:33 – B. Gionta (C. Drury, E. Cole)
	16 min	Penalties	30 min
	25	Shots	28

The Roster for Men’s ice hockey is missing Bret Hedican, Defenseman

Women's tournament

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

Roster

No.	Position	Name	S / C	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Birthplace	2004–05 team
8	D	Caitlin Cahow	L	162	70	05/20/85	New Haven, Connecticut	Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey
13	F	Julie Chu	R	173	68	03/13/82	Fairfield, Connecticut	Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey
22	F	Natalie Darwitz	R	160	64	10/13/83	Eagan, Minnesota	Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey
31	G	Pam Dreyer	L	165	70	08/09/81	Eagle River, Alaska	Brown Bears women's ice hockey
25	F	Tricia Dunn-Luoma	L	173	66	04/25/75	Derry, New Hampshire	New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey
9	D	Molly Engstrom	R	175	77	03/01/83	Siren, Wisconsin	Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey
30	G	Chanda Gunn	L	170	63	01/27/80	Huntington Beach, California	Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey
11	D	Jamie Hagerman	R	175	77	05/07/81	North Andover, Massachusetts	Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey
10	F	Kim Insalaco	L	165	59	11/04/80	Rochester, New York	Brown Bears women's ice hockey
18	F	Kathleen Kauth	L	173	68	03/28/79	Saratoga Springs, New York	Brown Bears women's ice hockey
3	D	Courtney Kennedy	L	175	86	03/29/79	Woburn, Massachusetts	Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey
20	F	Katie King	L	175	77	05/24/75	Salem, New Hampshire	Brown Bears women's ice hockey
19	F	Kristin King	R	163	61	07/21/79	Piqua, Ohio	Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey
27	F	Sarah Parsons	R	173	64	07/27/87	Dover, Massachusetts	Noble & Greenough High School
12	F	Jenny Potter	L	163	66	01/12/79	Edina, Minnesota	University of Minnesota-Duluth
6	D	Helen Resor	L	178	70	10/18/85	Greenwich, Connecticut	Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey
4	D	Angela Ruggiero – A	R	175	84	01/03/80	Harper Woods, Michigan	Harvard University
14	F	Kelly Stephens	R	168	59	06/04/83	Seattle, Washington	Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey
5	D	Lyndsay Wall	L	173	70	05/12/85	Churchville, New York	Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey
7	F	Krissy Wendell – C	L	168	70	09/12/81	Brooklyn Park, Minnesota	Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	18	3	+15	6	Semifinals
2	Finland	3	2	0	1	10	7	+3	4
3	Germany	3	1	0	2	2	9	−7	2	5–8th place semifinals
4	Switzerland	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

11 February 2006 18:05

United States

6–0 (1–0, 1–0, 4–0)

Switzerland

Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 2,900

Game reference
	Chanda Gunn	Goalies	Patricia Elsmore-Sautter	Referee: Kateřina Ivičičová Linesmen: Marina Konstantinova Kim Robichaud
	Ka. King (Potter) – 02:38 1–0 Dunn-Luoma (SH2) – 32:27 2–0 Wendell (Ruggiero, Potter) – 47:53 3–0 Darwitz (Parsons) – 50:33 4–0 Wendell (Potter) – 52:40 5–0 Potter (Ruggiero) (PP) – 58:50 6–0
	18 min	Penalties	14 min
	56	Shots	9

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12 February 2006 19:05

Germany

0–5 (0–2, 0–2, 0–1)

United States

Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 7,794

Game reference
	Jennifer Harß	Goalies	Pam Dreyer	Referee: Anu Hirvonen Linesmen: Annica Flödén Marte Hove
	0–1 04:33 – Potter (Ka. King) (PP) 0–2 17:13 – Ka. King (Chu, Potter) (PP) 0–3 21:11 – Parsons (Resor, Stephens) 0–4 29:57 – Darwitz (Parsons, Ka. King) 0–5 50:54 – Parsons (Ruggiero)
	20 min	Penalties	16 min
	10	Shots	60

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14 February 2006 20:35

United States

7–3 (1–2, 1–1, 5–0)

Finland

Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 7,697

Game reference
	Chanda Gunn	Goalies	Maija Hassinen	Referee: Stephanie Normand Linesmen: Klára Quagliato Kim Robichaud
	0–1 00:13 – Pehkonen (Rantamäki) Parsons (Wendell, Potter) (PP) – 08:08 1–1 1–2 11:26 – Laaksonen (Tuominen) (PP) 1–3 32:01 – Kovalainen (Saarinen) (PP2) Parsons (Chu) – 38:54 2–3 Ka. King – 41:28 3–3 Ruggiero – 50:16 4–3 Darwitz (Wall) (PP) – 51:01 5–3 Wendell (Parsons, Ruggiero) – 52:18 6–3 Ruggiero (Darwitz, Stephens) – 55:36 7–3
	38 min	Penalties	22 min
	31	Shots	15

Semifinal

17 February 2006 17:05

United States

2–3 GWS (1–0, 1–2, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Sweden

Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 5,654

Game reference
	Chanda Gunn	Goalies	Kim Martin	Referee: Joy Tottman Linesmen: Sanna Mattila Johanna Suban
	Kr. King (Potter, Chu) (PP) – 11:55 1–0 Stephens (Wall, Darwitz) (PP) – 21:04 2–0 2–1 26:17 – Rooth (O'Konor) 2–2 29:40 – Rooth (Holst) (SH)
	Darwitz Potter Ruggiero Wendell	Shootout	Holst Jansson Winberg Rooth
	12 min	Penalties	22 min
	39	Shots	18

Bronze medal game

20 February 2006 16:35

Finland

0–4 (0–3, 0–1, 0–0)

United States

Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 5,150

Game reference
	Noora Räty Maija Hassinen	Goalies	Chanda Gunn	Referee: Joy Tottman Linesmen: Michaela Kiefer Kim Robichaud
	0–1 02:32 – Stephens (Chu, Darwitz) (PP) 0–2 08:09 – Ka. King (Resor) 0–3 11:06 – Ka. King (Potter) 0–4 21:44 – Ka. King (Chu, Kr. King)
	12 min	Penalties	20 min
	14	Shots	20

Luge

Main article: Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Tony Benshoof was in position to win America's first singles luge medal after the first two runs, but two slower efforts on the final two runs left him in fourth place. Courtney Zablocki had a similar story in the women's event, with a pair of slow runs dropping her well off the medal pace after being in contention for bronze early.^[22]

Men

Athlete[22]	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Tony Benshoof	Singles	51.907	4	51.458	2	51.674	7	51.559	5	3:26.598	4
Jonathan Myles		52.579	18	52.267	20	52.230	16	52.332	20	3:29.408	18
Christian Niccum		53.669	29	52.675	26	52.306	19	52.539	25	3:31.189	23
Preston Griffal Dan Joye	Doubles	47.722	11	47.688	4	—				1:35.410	8
Mark Grimmette Brian Martin		DNF								DNF

Women

Athlete[22]	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Erin Hamlin	Singles	48.660	20	47.816	14	47.534	12	47.280	8	3:11.290	12
Samantha Retrosi		47.861	13	DNF
Courtney Zablocki		47.253	3	47.129	3	47.234	5	47.236	6	3:08.852	4

Nordic combined

Main article: Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Todd Lodwick, who had the United States' best Nordic combined performance in Olympic history in Salt Lake City, finished in the top 10 in both individual events, with his 8th place in the Individual Gundersen the best showing for the U.S. in Turin.

^{[23] [24]}

Athlete[24]	Event	Ski jumping		Cross-country
		Points	Rank	Deficit	Time	Rank
Eric Camerota	Sprint	94.5	40	2:05	21:04.8	39
Bill Demong		102.2	30	1:34	20:03.7	25
Todd Lodwick		107.3	19	1:14	19:11.4	9
Johnny Spillane		109.5	14	1:05	19:15.2	10
Brett Camerota	Individual Gundersen	203.5	33	3:56	44:59.6	38
Bill Demong		220.0	19	2:50	42:08.5	15
Todd Lodwick		232.0	13	2:02	40:56.6	8
Johnny Spillane		220.0	19	2:50	44:27.6	30
Bill Demong Todd Lodwick Johnny Spillane Carl Van Loan	Team	820.6	8	1:33	51:52.5	7

Short track speed skating

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Apolo Anton Ohno became the fourth US Winter Olympian to win three medals in a single games, taking gold in the 500 metres to go with two bronze medals.^[25] The only other American to make an 'A-Final' in Turin was Rusty Smith, who set an Olympic record time in the quarterfinals of the 1000 metres, but ended up fourth in the final.^[26]

Apolo Ohno won gold in short track (500 m)

Men

Athlete[26]	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Anthony Lobello	500 m	1:13.722	4	Did not advance
Apolo Ohno		42.836	1 Q	42.020	1 Q	42.400	2 Q	41.935
Apolo Ohno	1000 m	1:36.120	1 Q	1:29.650	1 Q	1:28.080	2 Q	1:26.927
Rusty Smith		1:27.508	2 Q	1:27.000 OR	1 Q	1:29.515	2 Q	1:27.435	4
Alex Izykowski	1500 m	2:19.731	3 Q	—		2:18.610	5	Did not advance
Apolo Ohno		2:23.668	1 Q			2:20.346	4	Final B 2:24.789	8
Alex Izykowski J. P. Kepka Apolo Ohno Rusty Smith	5000 m relay	—				6:55.082	1 Q	6:47.990

Women

Athlete[26]	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Allison Baver	500 m	45.998	1 Q	53.135	2 Q	45.512	3	Final B 55.689	7
Hyo-Jung Kim		46.077	2 Q	45.339	4	Did not advance
Kimberly Derrick	1000 m	1:33.812	2 Q	DSQ		Did not advance
Hyo-Jung Kim		1:36.182	1 Q	1:34.164	1 Q	1:54.187	5	Did not advance
Allison Baver	1500 m	2:27.635	1 Q	—		2:23.490	5	Did not advance
Hyo-Jung Kim		2:27.460	2 Q			2:32.527	3	Final B 2:29.978	8
Allison Baver Kimberly Derrick Maria Garcia Caroline Hallisey Hyo-Jung Kim	3000 m relay	—				4:18.333	5	Final B 4:18.740	4

Skeleton

Main article: Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Zach Lund, considered the U.S.'s primary medal threat in the men's skeleton events, did not compete in the games after testing positive for finasteride (prohibited since 2005). "I've been losing my hair since I was a teenager and I've had a prescription for the last seven years and it was never an issue until this year," Lund told freestyle skiing analyst Nikki Stone (Yahoo! Sports, Feb. 10, 2006). "Whenever I've been tested, I always let them know that I was taking [Propecia]. I never had anything to hide." A panel on the Court of Arbitration for Sport believed Lund and wrote in its ruling that "it was entirely satisfied that Mr. Lund was not a cheat...But, unfortunately, in 2005, he made a mistake." His ban was reduced from two years to one, but this still left in ineligible in Turin.^[27]

In the women's events, the U.S. has two medal contenders in Lee Ann Parsley and Noelle Pikus-Pace. However, Parsley's career ended as she attempted to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She and several other teammates were struck by a runaway bobsled during a training session in Calgary, Canada on October 19, 2005. The bobsled, which failed to brake after crossing the finish line, ejected out the end of the track and struck Parsley and teammate Noelle Pikus-Pace. Pikus-Pace, who was the reigning overall world cup leader at the time, suffered a compound fracture of her right leg that took her out of the running for a 2006 Olympic bid as well. Parsley suffered soft-tissue injuries to her right leg that severely hampered her ability to compete in the US team trials less than 72 hours after the accident. She stayed with the team however as an assistant coach and was part of the 2006 US Olympic Skeleton Team coaching staff.^[28]

In their absence, the best finishes were a pair of 6ths, from Eric Bernotas and Katie Uhlaender in the men's and women's events, respectively.^[29]

Athlete[29]	Event	Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Total	Rank
Eric Bernotas	Men	58.43	58.76	1:57.19	6
Kevin Ellis		59.46	59.75	1:59.21	17
Chris Soule		1:00.33	1:00.90	2:01.23	25
Katie Uhlaender	Women	1:00.87	1:01.43	2:02.30	6

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 2006 Winter Olympics

No American ski jumper qualified for a final jump in Turin, though Alan Alborn advanced to the first round in both the large and normal hill events.^[30]

Athlete[30]	Event	Qualifying		First round		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Total	Rank
Alan Alborn	Normal hill	117.0	16 Q	106.5	40	Did not advance		40
Jim Denney		91.5	46	Did not advance				46
Clint Jones		104.5	35 Q	97.5	47	Did not advance		47
Tommy Schwall		103.0	38	Did not advance				38
Alan Alborn	Large hill	86.7	21 Q	79.9	43	Did not advance		43
Jim Denney		53.5	47	Did not advance				47
Clint Jones		64.9	39	Did not advance				39
Tommy Schwall		63.4	42	Did not advance				42
Alan Alborn Anders Johnson Clint Jones Tommy Schwall	Large hill team	—		286.8	14	Did not advance		14

Snowboarding

Main article: Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics

The United States was the dominant nation in the Snowboarding events in Turin. The U.S. won seven medals, easily the most of any country, including three golds, from Shaun White and Hannah Teter in the men's and women's halfpipe and from Seth Wescott in men's snowboard cross.^[31] Lindsey Jacobellis was poised to give the Americans a fourth gold medal in the women's snowboard cross, but fell on the final hill while attempting a grab, was passed, and ended up with silver.^[32]

Freestyle
Men

Athlete[31]	Event	Qualification				Final
		Run 1		Run 2
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Rank
Mason Aguirre	Halfpipe	43.4	3 Q	Bye		40.3	37.1	4
Andy Finch		43.1	4 Q	Bye		9.6	24.7	12
Daniel Kass		43.8	1 Q	Bye		20.8	44.0
Shaun White		37.7	7	45.3	1 Q	46.8	26.6

Women

Athlete[31]	Event	Qualification				Final
		Run 1		Run 2
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Rank
Gretchen Bleiler	Halfpipe	41.6	2 Q	Bye		41.5	43.4
Kelly Clark		44.9	1 Q	Bye		41.1	38.1	4
Elena Hight		33.1	8	36.8	4 Q	29.4	37.8	6
Hannah Teter		39.9	3 Q	Bye		44.6	46.4

Parallel

Athlete[31]	Event	Qualification		Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Tyler Jewell	Men's parallel giant slalom	1:11.13	9 Q	Kosir (SLO) (8) L +0.30 (-0.29 +0.59)	Did not advance			9
Rosey Fletcher	Women's parallel giant slalom	1:20.88	2 Q	Posch (ITA) (15) W -0.96 (-0.47 -0.49)	Bruhin (SUI) (7) W -0.15 (-0.12 -0.03)	Meuli (SUI) (6) L +3.70 (-0.24 +3.94)	Bronze Final  Guenther (AUT) (8) W -0.69 (-1.50 +0.81)
Michelle Gorgone		1:24.43	22	Did not advance				22

Snowboard cross

Athlete[31]	Event	Qualifying		1/8 finals	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
		Time	Rank	Position	Position	Position	Position	Rank
Nate Holland	Men's snowboard cross	1:21.03	7 Q	1 Q	4	Did not advance	Classification 13-16 2	14
Jason R. Smith		1:21.98	15 Q	1Q	1Q	3	Classification 5-8 2	6
Graham Watanabe		1:22.98	29 Q	Did not advance				31
Jayson Hale		N/A	N/A	Injured				N/A
Seth Wescott		1:20.69	3 Q	1Q	1Q	2 Q	1
Lindsey Jacobellis	Women's snowboard cross	1:29.51	3 Q	—	2 Q	1 Q	2

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Three American men combined to win seven medals in Turin. This included three for Chad Hedrick, who entered the Games attempting to equal Eric Heiden's record of five gold medals. Hedrick won his first event, the 5000 metres, but when the men's pursuit team lost to Italy, his chances were dashed. He did not manage a second gold, but did win a silver and a bronze.^[33] Hedrick was the source of some controversy when he called out teammate Shani Davis, who skipped the team pursuit in order to prepare for his specialty, the 1000 metres. Davis won this event to become the first ever Winter Olympic individual gold medalist of African descent.^[34] The third medalist was Joey Cheek, who won gold in the 500 metres, and was chosen to carry the U.S. flag in the closing ceremonies.^[35]

Distance
Men

Athlete[35]	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kip Carpenter	500 m	36.40	31	35.68	=17	1:12.08	26
Joey Cheek		34.82	1	34.94	1	1:09.76
Casey FitzRandolph		35.78	18	35.34	8	1:11.12	12
Tucker Fredricks		36.02	25	35.99	28	1:12.01	25
Joey Cheek	1000 m	—				1:09.16
Shani Davis						1:08.89
Casey FitzRandolph						1:09.59	9
Chad Hedrick						1:09.45	6
Joey Cheek	1500 m	—				1:47.52	9
Shani Davis						1:46.13
Chad Hedrick						1:46.22
Derek Parra						1:48.54	19
K. C. Boutiette	5000 m	—				6:37.29	19
Shani Davis						6:23.08	7
Chad Hedrick						6:14.68
Chad Hedrick	10000 m	—				13:05.40
Charles Leveille						14:14.81	15

Women

Athlete[35]	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Elli Ochowicz	500 m	39.83	=23	39.86	=22	1:19.48	23
Jennifer Rodriguez		38.97	10	38.73	10	1:17.70	11
Amy Sannes		39.42	=15	39.47	20	1:18.89	17
Chris Witty		40.23	28	40.46	28	1:20.69	28
Elli Ochowicz	1000 m	—				1:19.94	32
Jennifer Rodriguez						1:17.47	10
Amy Sannes						1:18.50	25
Chris Witty						1:18.70	27
Maria Lamb	1500 m	—				2:02.12	27
Catherine Raney						2:01.17	18
Jennifer Rodriguez						1:59.30	8
Margaret Crowley	3000 m	—				4:17.37	22
Kristine Holzer						4:26.60	27
Catherine Raney						4:10.44	11
Catherine Raney	5000 m	—				7:04.91	7

Team Pursuit

Athlete[35]	Event	Seeding		Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
K. C. Boutiette Chad Hedrick Charles Leveille Clay Mull Derek Parra	Men's team pursuit	3:51.32	7	Italy (ITA) (2) L 3:44.11	Did not advance	Final C  Russia (RUS) (6) L 3:49.73	6
Margaret Crowley Maria Lamb Catherine Raney Jennifer Rodriguez Amy Sannes	Women's team pursuit	3:07.83	6	Canada (CAN) (3) L 3:04.59	Did not advance	Final C  Netherlands (NED) (4) W 3:04.22	5

See also

• United States at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

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External links

• Official page of the U.S. Olympic Committee
• Official site for the 2006 U.S. Olympic Team Archived 2009-09-22 at the Wayback Machine - Site includes ability to search by sport, state, and an interactive Olympic guide