The
United States of America has sent athletes to every celebration of the
Youth Olympic Games. The
United States Olympic Committee (USOC) is the
National Olympic Committee
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games ...
for the United States.
U.S. athletes have won a total of 61 medals (20 of them gold) at the
Summer Youth Olympic Games
The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event for athletes between 15 and 18 years old, organized by the International Olympic Committee. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consisten ...
and another 35 at the
Winter Youth Olympic Games. Most medals have been won in
athletics (track and field)
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...
(13) and
snowboarding
Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympi ...
(11). American skier
Robin Reynolds
Robin may refer to:
Animals
* Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae
* Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including:
** European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'')
**Bush-robin
** Forest ...
is the most-decorated Youth Olympic athlete of the United States, with 3 medals (all gold).
The United States has never topped the gold medal count (as the medals are listed internationally by tradition) at a Summer Youth Olympics and only at one Winter Youth Olympics.
Medal tables
Medals by summer sport
Source:
Medals by winter sport
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See also
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United States at the Olympics
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United States at the Paralympics
References
External links
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Nations at the Youth Olympic Games