The United States competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Snowboarding Boys' halfpipe January 15 Tucker WestTy AndersenPat Edmunds Luge Mixed team relay January 17 Figure skating Mixed NOC team January 21 Snowboarding Girls' halfpipe January 15 Snowboarding Boys' slopestyle January 19 Snowboarding Girls' slopestyle January 19 Freestyle skiing Boys' halfpipe January 15 Pat Edmunds Luge Boys' doubles January 16 Heather MooneySean DohertyPatrick Caldwell Cross-country skiingBiathlon Cross-country Biathlon mixed relay January 21 Curling Mixed doubles January 22
Alpine skiing
The United States sent a maximum of two athletes to compete in the alpine skiing event, one male and one female athlete.
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total RankAlex LeeverBoys' super-G1:06.331:06.3316Boys' combined1:05.9837.361:43.3410Boys' giant slalom59.8956.091:55.9811Boys' slalom40.44DNF––Julia Mueller-RistineGirls' super-GDNFGirls' combined1:07.9340.171:48.1017Girls' giant slalom1:01.861:01.312:03.1724Girls' slalom46.4841.311:27.7912
Biathlon
The United States qualified two male and two female biathletes.US Biathlon Team Nominations for the 2012 Youth Olympic Games
Individual Athlete Event Time Penalties RankSean DohertyBoys' sprint20:47.5312Boys' pursuit31:44.3814Nick ProellBoys' sprint22:21.8232Boys' pursuit36:03.6840Anna KubekGirls' sprint18:56.7113Girls' pursuit30:28.5310Aleksandra ZakrzewskaGirls' sprint21:21.8439Girls' pursuit37:18.61041
Mixed Athletes Event Time Penalties RankAnna KubekAleksandra ZakrzewskaNick ProellSean DohertyMixed relay1:20:03.42014Anna KubekHeather MooneySean DohertyPatrick CaldwellCross-country Biathlon mixed relay1:05:23.05
Bobsleigh
The United States sent a pair of athletes to compete in the two-man bobsled event.
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total RankCody Bascue Jake PetersonTwo-boys54.9854.671:49.657
Cross country skiing
The United States qualified one male and one female cross-country skier.
Individual AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPatrick CaldwellBoys' 10 km classical31:30.116Boys' sprint1:46.54 Q (LL)1:47.33 Q (LL)1:47.05Heather MooneyGirls' 5 km classical16:18.813Girls' sprint2:09.65did not advance 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 AthletesEventFinalTimeRankAnna KubekHeather MooneySean DohertyPatrick CaldwellCross-country Biathlon mixed relay1:05:23.0
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 KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers
Round-robin results
Draw 1
Draw 2
Draw 3
Draw 4
Draw 5
Draw 6
Draw 7
Playoffs Quarterfinals
Final place: 5
Mixed doubles Teams
Second: Lead:
Second: Lead:
Second: Lead:
Second: Lead:
Results AthletesRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankL 6–8did not advanceW 13–3W 10–3W 9–3L 3–7Bronze medal finalW 6–5W 10–2L 4–10did not advanceW 8–7W 6–4L 4–7did not advance
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 AthleteEvent//TotalRank Points Rank Points RankJordan BauthGirls' singles42.33781.067123.397Caitlin Belt Michael JohnsonPair skating38.65470.964109.614Rachel Parsons Michael ParsonsIce dancing44.69469.534114.224
Mixed NOC AthleteEventMen (M)Women (W)Ice dance (ID)TotalPointsFinalRankScorePointsScorePointsScorePointsM: W: ID: Mixed NOC team112.72777.84744.36216
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 AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankAaron BlunckBoys' halfpipe75.753 Q87.50Jeanne Crane-MauzyGirls' halfpipeDNS–did not advance
Ski cross AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLesley WilsonGirls' ski cross1:02.6410Cancelled10
Ice hockey
The United States sent one boys' ice hockey team consisting of 17 athletes.
Team The team roster is listed as follows: No. Pos. 2012 Winter Youth Olympics United States U-16 boys' ice hockey team roster Height Weight Birthdate Hometown Current Team30G Cary, North Carolina Carolina Jr. Hurricanes (NAPAL)1G Wind Gap, Pennsylvania DC Capitals (TIER-1 ELITE)3D Chicago, Illinois Chicago Mission (HPHL)2D Spencerport, New York Rochester Stars (EJHL)4D – A Bedford, New Hampshire St. Paul's School5D Golden Valley, Minnesota Benilde-St. Margaret's School6D – A Shelby Township, Michigan Detroit Honeybaked (HPHL)8D Bensalem, Pennsylvania Team Comcast (TIER-1 ELITE)10F Wildwood, Missouri Fargo Force (USHL)12F North Chelmsford, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (EJHL)11F – C Parker, Colorado Colorado Rampage (TIER-1 ELITE)9F Chaska, Minnesota Holy Family Catholic High School18F – C Center Line, Michigan Shattuck St. Mary's School15F Mentor, Ohio Cleveland Jr. Barons14F St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis Amateur Blues (TIER-1 ELITE)16F Verona, Wisconsin Chicago Mission (HPHL)17F Brewster, New York Brewster Bulldogs (EJHL) Coaching staff Head Coach: Ben Smith Athletic Trainer: Stan Wong
Results
Preliminary round Legend Teams to Playoffs TeamGPWOTWOTLLGFGADiffPTS Russia43001259+169 Canada42101207+138 Finland420111311+27 United States420021418–46 Austria40004330–270
Playoffs
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final rank: 4
Luge
The United States qualified three male and two female lugers.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3TotalRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTy AndersenBoys' singles40.3741740.210131:20.58415Tucker WestBoys' singles40.2181240.117101:20.33512Ty AndersenPat EdmundsDoubles42.817342.94941:25.766Summer BritcherGirls' singles40.321540.30931:20.6305Raychel GermaineGirls' singles40.8561241.324181:22.18014Summer BritcherTucker WestTy AndersenPat EdmundsMixed Team Relay44.658146.686146.96612:18.310
Nordic combined
The United States qualified one athlete in Nordic combined.
AthleteEventSki jumpCross-countryFinalDistanceScoreRankTimeRankTimeRankColton KissellIndividual67.5m105.31329:11.61532:00.613
Short track speed skating
The United States qualified one male and one female short track speed skater.
Individual AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankThomas HongBoys' 500 metres44.4851 Q43.1872 Q42.7824Boys' 1000 metres1:30.6152 QDNF–did not advanceSarah WarrenGirls' 500 metres48.2411 Q47.0334 qB48.2734Girls' 1000 metres1:40.39741:45.0062 QC1:50.02611 Mixed AthleteEventSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankTimeRankTeam DMixed team relay4:23.1414 qB4:24.3604Team EMixed team relay4:36.2084 qB4:30.3836
Notes Warren was relegated to the B final after the semifinal, and placed first in the B final. She finished fourth overall. 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.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalRankAnthony HerringshawBoys'59.0059.161:58.167Timi EarlGirls'1:01.041:01.049Lizzy MaxwellGirls'59.5059.507
Ski jumping
The United States qualified one male and one female athlete in the ski jumping event.
Individual AthleteEvent1st Jump2nd JumpOverallDistancePointsDistancePointsPointsRankWilliam RhoadsBoys' individual59.0m86.463.0m95.0181.419Emilee AndersonGirls' individual59.5m85.165.5m101.0186.19
Ski Jumping/Nordic combined Mixed team AthleteEvent1st Round2nd RoundTotalRankEmilee AndersonColton KisselWilliam RhoadsMixed team205.7230.5436.211
Snowboarding
The United States qualified one male and one female snowboarder each in the men's and women's half-pipe and slopestyle competitions.
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinalsRun 1Run 2RankRun 1Run 2RankRun 1Run 2RankBen FergusonBoys' halfpipe88.0033.753 Q90.2593.25Boys' slopestyle80.5090.251 Q90.2587.50Max RaymerBoys' halfpipe47.0048.5010did not advanceBoys' slopestyle74.2580.752 Q39.2585.005Arielle GoldGirls' halfpipe88.5027.001 Q90.0086.50Girls' slopestyle77.5072.504 Q71.7569.00Indigo MonkGirls' halfpipe45.0046.758 q59.2554.505did not advanceGirls' slopestyle65.7577.25555.0050.005
Speed skating
The United States qualified one female speed skater.
AthleteEventHeatsFinalsTimeRankTimeRankClare JeongGirls' 3000 metres4:54.048Girls' mass start6:11.7313
See also United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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