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participated in the
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, British Columbia, Canada. The U.S. team had a historic Winter Games, winning an unprecedented 37 medals.
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's medal haul, which included nine gold, marked the first time since the 1932 Lake Placid Games that the U.S. earned more medals than any other participant. The U.S. alpine ski team rebounded from a disappointing showing in
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by having its most successful Olympic performance ever, gathering a total of eight medals.
Lindsey Vonn Lindsey Caroline Vonn ( ; born October 18, 1984) is an American former World Cup alpine ski racer on the US Ski Team. She won four World Cup overall championships — second only amongst female skiers to Annemarie Moser-Pröll — with three ...
became the first American woman to win gold in the downhill event; while
Bode Miller Samuel Bode Miller ( ; born October 12, 1977) is an American former World Cup alpine ski racer. He is an Olympic and World Championship gold medalist, a two-time overall World Cup champion in 2005 and 2008, and the most successful male America ...
became the most successful U.S. alpine skier in history after winning gold in the super combined as well as two other medals. Medal winning performances by
Julia Mancuso Marie Mancuso (born March 9, 1984) is a retired American World Cup alpine ski racer, Olympic gold medalist and podcast host. She won the giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics, and was the silver medalist in both downhill and combined in 20 ...
and
Andrew Weibrecht Andrew Weibrecht (born February 10, 1986) is a World Cup alpine ski racer and two-time Olympic medalist from the United States. Born in Lake Placid, New York, he grew up racing at nearby Whiteface Mountain. Weibrecht races in all five disciplin ...
contributed to the team's success. In
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, the U.S. team ended an 86-year drought during which the United States had not earned a single medal in the sport.
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won gold in the individual large hill/10 km, and
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won silver in both the individual normal hill/10 km and the individual large hill/10 km. Demong, Spillane,
Todd Lodwick Todd Lodwick (born November 21, 1976) is an American Nordic combined skier. He competed at the 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 Olympics and won a team silver medal in 2010. His best individual result was fourth place in 2010, when he finis ...
and
Brett Camerota Brett Camerota (born January 9, 1985) is an American Nordic combined skier. Competing at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, he won a silver medal in the 4×5 km team event in 2010, while his best individual finish was 36th place in the 10&nb ...
also won silver in the team event. Short track speed skater
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surpassed
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as the most decorated American Winter Olympic athlete in history with a total of eight medals in his Olympic career. Ohno gave the US relay team the final push for the bronze in the 5000 meter relay, and earned silver and bronze medals in the 1500 and 1000 meter individual events respectively. Women's 1000 meter silver medalist
Katherine Reutter Katherine Reutter-Adamek ( ; born July 30, 1988) is an American short track speed skater. She is a two-time medalist (one silver, one bronze) in the Winter Olympics, 2011 overall world silver medalist and the 2010–2011 overall ISU Short Track ...
broke a streak dating back to 1994 in which no American woman had medaled in an individual short track event. Long track speed skater
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became the first man to win back-to-back gold in the 1000 meter event. Davis also earned a silver medal at 1500 meters, duplicating his Olympic results from four years earlier.
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became the first American man to win the Olympic men's figure skating title since
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in 1988 at
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. Lysacek is also the first non-
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or Unified Team skater to win the men's title since Boitano. Ice dancers
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and Charlie White won only the second silver medal in that discipline for the United States. The U.S. snowboard team also enjoyed success, garnering five medals overall.
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defended his gold medal in men's halfpipe, as did
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in men's snowboard cross.
Hannah Teter Hannah Teter (born January 27, 1987) is an American snowboarder. She is an Olympic champion, having won the gold medal in the halfpipe at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy and silver at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.
and
Kelly Clark Kelly Clark (born July 26, 1983) is an American snowboarder who won halfpipe gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Clark was born in Newport, Rhode Island. She started snowboarding when she was 7 years old, began competing in 1999, and became a me ...
won silver and bronze in women's halfpipe. The USA-1 four-man bobsled team, nicknamed "Night Train" and led by pilot Steve Holcomb, delivered the United States' first gold medal in the event since the St. Moritz Games in 1948. Holcomb's driving was described as "super-genius" by
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of the silver medal winning German team. Brakeman
Curtis Tomasevicz Curtis "Curt" Tomasevicz (born September 17, 1980) is an American bobsledder who has competed since 2004, and a former college football player. He won six medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds (Four-man: 2009, 2012), a silver (Mix ...
and pushers
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and
Justin Olsen Justin Bradley Olsen (born April 16, 1987) is an American bobsledder who has competed since 2008. He won two medals at the 2009 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York, with a gold in the four-man and a bronze in the mixed team event ...
rounded out the gold medal crew. The United States finished the 2010 Olympic Games by setting a new record for the most medals won by a single country at a Winter Olympics. The previous record of 36 was set by
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; with the silver medal won by the men's hockey team in the final Olympic event of 2010, the U.S. earned their 37th medal of the Vancouver Games. In addition, the U.S. team set a Winter Games record for bronze medals with 13, and the 15 silver medals by the U.S. was second only to the record of 16 set by Germany in 2002.


Medalists

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Alpine skiing

The United States men's and women's teams were announced on January 26, 2010. Men Women


Biathlon

The United States pre-qualified three men and one woman for the 2010 Olympics based on their top-30 status in the overall World Cup standings. The remaining men's and women's teams were officially announced on January 11, 2010, after the conclusion of the IBU cup races at
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. Men Women


Bobsleigh

The US has qualified three
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in all three events. Men Women


Cross-country skiing

The United States men's and women's teams were announced on January 19, 2010. The United States had three automatic qualifiers. After the re-allocation of Olympic berths, the U.S. is expected to receive up to four additional spots. Distance
Men Women Sprint
Men Women


Curling

The United States has qualified a team in both the men's and women's tournaments. Summary


Men's tournament

Roster Round-robon Draw 1 Draw 2 Draw 3 Draw 4 Draw 6 Draw 7 Draw 9 Draw 10 Draw 11


Women's tournament

Roster Round-robin Draw 1 Draw 2 Draw 4 Draw 5 Draw 7 Draw 8 Draw 9 Draw 11 Draw 12


Figure skating

The United States has qualified three entrants in men's singles, two in ladies' singles, two in pair skating, and three in ice dancing, for a total of 16 athletes. Individual Mixed


Freestyle skiing

The US Olympic freestyle team was announced on January 26, 2010. Aerials
Men Women Moguls
Men Women Ski cross


Ice hockey

Summary


Men's tournament

Roster
Group play
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were drawn into Group A. All times are local ( UTC-8). ---- ---- The United States was seeded as the top team in the playoff round after finishing with nine points from three regulation wins during the group stage. They were drawn to face the winner of the
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qualification playoff, which was won by Switzerland in a
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. Quarterfinal Semifinal Gold medal game


Women's tournament

Roster
Group play
The
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played in Group B. All times are local ( UTC-8). ---- ---- Semifinal Gold medal game


Luge

On December 16, 2009, the U.S. Olympic Luge team was announced. The team was formally announced in New York on December 18, 2009, on ''
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''. Honorary team captains were
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who were both
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rs in the 1980s. Men Women


Nordic combined

The team was announced on January 21, 2010.


Short track speed skating

The men's and women's short track speed skating team was determined after the Olympic Trials, held September 9–13, 2009, in
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. Combination of their overall ranking and individual event finishes is what was used to determine the Olympic team. Men Women


Skeleton

The U.S. Olympic skeleton team was finalized after the completion of the seventh World Cup race. Based on race rankings through January 17, 2010.


Ski jumping

The United States ski team announced the 2010 Olympic ski jumping team on January 20, 2010.


Snowboarding

The United States Olympic snowboard team was announced on January 26, 2010. Freestyle
Men Women Parallel Snowboard cross
Men Women


Speed skating

The United States men's and women's speed skating team was announced on December 31, 2009. Distance
Men Women Team pursuit


See also

*
United States at the 2010 Winter Paralympics The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A total of 50 U.S. competitors took part in all five sports. The American delegation included five former members of the U.S. m ...
* United States at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics


References


External links

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