United States At The 1988 Winter Paralympics
The United States competed at the 1988 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. 45 competitors from the United States won 7 gold medals, 17 silver medal and 6 bronze medal and finished 6th in the medal table. Alpine skiing The medalists are: * Dan Ashbaugh, Men's Downhill LW1 * Dan Ashbaugh, Men's Giant Slalom LW1 * Dan Ashbaugh, Men's Slalom LW1 * Paul Dibello, Men's Giant Slalom LW3 * Diana Golden, Women's Downhill LW2 * Diana Golden, Women's Giant Slalom LW2 * Lana Jo Chapin, Women's Downhill LW4 * Lana Jo Chapin, Women's Giant Slalom LW4 * Cara Dunne, Women's Downhill B1 * Cara Dunne, Women's Giant Slalom B1 * Mark Godfrey, Men's Downhill LW1 * Mark Godfrey, Men's Giant Slalom LW1 * Mark Godfrey, Men's Slalom LW1 * Nancy Gustafson, Women's Downhill LW6/8 * Marilyn Hamilton, Women's Giant Slalom LW10 * Martha Hill, Women's Downhill LW2 * Martha Hill, Women's Slalom LW2 * David Jamison, Men's Slalom LW2 * Greg Mannino, Men's Downhill LW2 * Greg ...
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Flag Of The United States
The national flag of the United States, United States of America, often referred to as the ''American flag'' or the ''U.S. flag'', consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the Glossary of vexillology#Flag elements, canton (referred to specifically as the "union") bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows, where rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternate with rows of five stars. The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 U.S. states, and the 13 stripes represent the Thirteen Colonies, thirteen British colonies that declared independence from Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain, and became the first states in the U.S. Nicknames for the flag include the ''Stars and Stripes'', ''Old Glory'', and the ''Star-Spangled Banner''. History The current design of the U.S. flag is its 27th; the design of the flag has been modified officially 26 times since 1777. ...
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