United States at the 1976 Winter Olympics

The United States competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

Medalists

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

| width="78%" align="left" valign="top" | MedalNameSportEventDateSpeed skatingWomen's 500 metersSpeed skatingMen's 1000 metersFigure skatingWomen's singlesCross-country skiingMen's 30 kilometersSpeed skatingWomen's 1500 metersSpeed skatingWomen's 1000 metersSpeed skatingWomen's 1000 metersAlpine skiingWomen's downhillColleen O'ConnorFigure skatingIce dancingSpeed skatingMen's 500 meters

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+Medals by sportSportTotalSpeed skating2226Figure skating1012Cross-country skiing0101Alpine skiing0011Total33410

+Multiple medalistsNameSportTotalSheila YoungSpeed skating1113

Alpine skiing

Men AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKarl AndersonDownhillcolspan=4 rowspan=4 1:49.0824Greg Jones1:47.8411Andy Mill1:47.066Pete Patterson1:47.9413Cary AdgateGiant slalom1:48.64231:47.77213:36.4121Greg Jones1:48.09161:43.6893:31.779Phil Mahre1:45.5841:42.6253:28.205Steve Mahre1:47.80141:45.96123:33.7613Cary AdgateSlalom1:03.06141:06.47132:09.5313Geoff BruceGreg Jones1:05.05241:07.66192:12.7119Phil Mahre1:04.80221:06.97172:11.7718

Women AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankCindy NelsonDownhillcolspan=4 rowspan=3 1:47.50Susan Patterson1:49.3714Leslie Smith1:52.9826Lindy CochranGiant slalomcolspan=4 rowspan=4 1:31.3312Cindy Nelson1:32.0221Mary Seaton1:31.5817Leslie Smith1:34.5428Lindy CochranSlalom47.96745.2841:33.246Abbi Fisher50.3421Cindy Nelson49.521647.81131:37.3313Mary Seaton49.041246.8391:35.8710

Biathlon

AthleteEventTimeMissesRankPeter DascouliasIndividualMartin Hagen1:28:49.20847Lyle Nelson1:25:27.501035Peter DascouliasDennis DonahueJohn MortonLyle NelsonRelay2:10:17.72411

Bobsleigh

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJimmy MorganThomas BeckerTwo-man57.681557.631457.661357.79133:50.7614Brent RushlawJohn Proctor58.072058.272057.791557.89143:52.0219William HollrockEarl FrisbieFrederick FritschPhil DupreyFour-man56.611956.861857.892158.35203:49.7119Jimmy MorganPeter BrennanJohn ProctorThomas Becker56.091556.081456.961557.59153:46.7215

Cross-country skiing

Men AthleteEventTimeRankTim Caldwell15 km47:33.5937Bill Koch45:32.226Doug Peterson49:00.9854Ronny Yeager48:58.1652Bela Bodnar30 km1:43:10.7359Tim Caldwell1:35:57.9727Chris Haines1:40:58.4352Bill Koch1:30:57.84Tim Caldwell50 kmStan Dunklee2:51:26.2836Chris HainesBill Koch2:44:34.6913Tim CaldwellBill KochDoug PetersonRonny Yeager4 × 10 km relay2:11:41.356

Women AthleteEventTimeRankJana Hlavaty5 km18:21.2135Terry Porter19:36.9339Martha Rockwell17:33.0728Lynn von der Heide-Spencer-GalanesTwila Hinkle10 km36:35.4942Jana Hlavaty34:48.8837Margie Mahoney37:07.1843Martha Rockwell34:21.3436Twila HinkleJana HlavatyTerry PorterMartha Rockwell4 × 5 km relay1:17:58.189

Figure skating

Individual AthleteEventTotalRankRankRankPointsPlacesRankTerry KubickaMen's singles11103183.30567David Santee546184.28496Wendy BurgeLadies' singles689182.14636Linda Fratianne966181.86678Dorothy Hamill211193.809

Mixed AthleteEvent / / TotalRankRankPointsPlacesRankTai BabiloniaRandy GardnerPairs54134.24365Alice CookWilliam Fauver1113119.3610612Judi GenovesiKent WeigleIce dancing1516168.2613415Susan KelleyAndrew Stroukoff1815165.1214717Colleen O'ConnorJim Millns33202.6427

Ice hockey

Summary TeamEventFirst roundConsolation gameMedal roundOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankUnited States menMen's tournamentW 8–4L 2–6L 0–5W 5–4W 7–2L 1–45

Roster Steve Alley Dan Bolduc Blane Comstock Bob Dobek Rob Harris Jeff Hymanson Paul Jensen Steve Jensen Dick Lamby Bob Lundeen Bob Miller Doug Ross Gary Ross Buzz Schneider Steve Sertich John Taft Ted Thorndike Jim Warden

First round Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-12th places.

Medal round RankPldWLTGFGAPts155004011102532017106352302124445230191845523015214651409372

USSR 6–2 USA Czechoslovakia 5–0 USA USA 5–4 Finland USA 7–2 Poland West Germany 4–1 USA

Luge

Men AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRichard CavanaughSingles56.1862855.6693354.5722554.930263:41.35725James Murray56.2693155.5543155.1423055.187283:42.15226Terry O'Brien56.3663355.6473255.1723155.351303:42.53628Robert BerkleyRichard CavanaughDoubles46.4552445.55420colspan=4 rowspan=2 1:32.00923John FeeJim Moriarty46.0752245.965221:32.04024

Women AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMaura HaponskiSingles46.5472645.8772445.8182546.329253:04.57125Karen Roberts46.3662446.1422545.5812445.994243:04.08324Kathleen Ann Roberts-Homstad45.4131945.7442344.8481845.346223:01.35121

Nordic combined

AthleteEventSki jumpingCross-countryTotalJump 1Jump 2PointsRankTimePointsRankPointsRankMike DeveckaIndividual77.074.6151.63251:06.38192.2818343.8828Jim Galanes90.693.5184.12550:34.71197.0315381.1317Walter Malmquist90.091.3181.32654:40.40160.1730341.4729

Ski jumping

AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2TotalDistancePointsDistancePointsPointsRankJim DenneyNormal hill79.0110.776.5108.2218.921Jerry Martin78.0109.674.5103.0212.627Kip Sundgaard68.089.667.088.0177.653Greg Windsperger76.0103.975.5104.1208.034Jim DenneyLarge hill89.099.185.092.0191.118Terry Kern88.089.785.086.5176.230Jim Maki85.089.081.082.4171.436Jerry Martin85.094.078.081.7175.732

Speed skating

Men AthleteEventTimeRankJim Chapin500 m40.0910Dan Immerfall39.54Peter Mueller39.575Dan Carroll1000 m1:27.3728Dan Immerfall1:21.7412Peter Mueller1:19.32 Dan Carroll1500 m2:02.265Eric Heiden2:02.407Mike Woods2:08.7723Dan Carroll5000 m7:36.466Eric Heiden7:59.0019Mike Woods7:48.0812Dan Carroll10,000 m15:19.297Charles Gilmore16:26.3519Mike Woods15:53.4212

Women AthleteEventTimeRankLori Monk500 m44.009Leah Poulos43.214Sheila Young42.46 Peggy Crowe1000 mLeah Poulos1:28.57Sheila Young1:29.14Leah Poulos1500 m2:19.116Cindy Seikkula2:24.0617Sheila Young2:17.06Beth Heiden3000 m4:51.6711Cindy Seikkula4:57.5717Nancy Swider-Peltz4:48.467

See also United States at the 1976 Winter Paralympics

References Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Olympic Winter Games 1976, full results by sports-reference.com