| United States at the 1988 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | USA |
| NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
| in Calgary | |
| Competitors | 118 in 10 sports |
| Flag bearer | Lyle Nelson (biathlon) |
| Medals Ranked 9th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The United States competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Biathlon | 5 | – | 5 |
| Bobsleigh | 9 | – | 9 |
| Cross-country skiing | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Figure skating | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Ice hockey | 22 | – | 22 |
| Luge | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Nordic combined | 4 | – | 4 |
| Ski jumping | 6 | – | 6 |
| Speed skating | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Total | 87 | 31 | 118 |
Timed events
Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Bill Hudson | Downhill | — | DNF | ||||
| A. J. Kitt | 2:04.94 | 26 | |||||
| Doug Lewis | 2:06.25 | 32 | |||||
| Jeff Olson | 2:05.09 | 28 | |||||
| Bill Hudson | Super-G | — | 1:47.29 | 30 | |||
| A. J. Kitt | DSQ | ||||||
| Jeff Olson | 1:45.56 | 24 | |||||
| Tiger Shaw | 1:44.26 | 18 | |||||
| Felix McGrath | Giant slalom | 1:06.79 | 16 | 1:03.81 | 13 | 2:10.60 | 13 |
| Jack Miller | DNF | ||||||
| Bob Ormsby | 1:10.07 | 39 | 1:05.78 | 29 | 2:15.85 | 34 | |
| Tiger Shaw | 1:06.71 | 14 | 1:03.52 | 12 | 2:10.23 | 12 | |
| Felix McGrath | Slalom | DNF | |||||
| Jack Miller | 55.00 | 24 | DNF | ||||
| Bob Ormsby | DSQ | ||||||
| Alex Williams | DNF | ||||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Pam Fletcher | Downhill | — | DNS | ||||
| Kristin Krone | 1:29.13 | 20 | |||||
| Hilary Lindh | DNF | ||||||
| Edith Thys | 1:28.53 | 18 | |||||
| Debbie Armstrong | Super-G | — | 1:21.87 | 18 | |||
| Kristin Krone | 1:24.51 | 32 | |||||
| Hilary Lindh | 1:23.11 | 26 | |||||
| Edith Thys | 1:20.93 | 9 | |||||
| Debbie Armstrong | Giant slalom | 1:01.73 | 17 | 1:08.99 | 13 | 2:10.72 | 13 |
| Tamara McKinney | DNF | ||||||
| Diann Roffe | 1:01.75 | 18 | 1:08.94 | 12 | 2:10.69 | 12 | |
| Heidi Voelker | 1:02.10 | 20 | DNF | ||||
| Beth Madsen | Slalom | 51.09 | 17 | 50.09 | 11 | 1:41.18 | 11 |
| Tamara McKinney | DNF | ||||||
| Diann Roffe | 51.74 | 22 | 51.14 | 14 | 1:42.88 | 15 | |
| Heidi Voelker | DNF | ||||||
Combined
Men
| Athlete | Event | Downhill | Slalom | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Time 1 | Time 2 | Total | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Bill Hudson | Combined | DNF | |||||||
| A. J. Kitt | 1:50.42 | 38.85 | 56.95 | DNF | |||||
| Felix McGrath | 1:53.35 | 71.19 | DNF | ||||||
| Jeff Olson | DNF | ||||||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Downhill | Slalom | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Time 1 | Time 2 | Total | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Kristin Krone | Combined | 1:18.80 | 36.11 | 44.94 | 45.25 | 1:30.19 | 78.70 | 114.81 | 17 |
| Hilary Lindh | 1:19.27 | 43.36 | 46.96 | 48.35 | 1:35.31 | 121.20 | 164.57 | 23 | |
| Beth Madsen | 1:21.31 | 74.84 | 41.86 | 42.92 | 1:24.78 | 33.79 | 108.64 | 15 | |
| Edith Thys | 1:18.38 | 29.63 | DNF | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darin Binning | Individual | 1:03:54.8 | 4 | 42 |
| Bill Carow | 1:05:10.1 | 5 | 49 | |
| Curt Schreiner | 1:05:22.7 | 5 | 52 | |
| Josh Thompson | 1:01:29.4 | 5 | 25 | |
| Bill Carow | Sprint | 28:19.6 | 4 (1+3) | 49 |
| Lyle Nelson | 27:34.3 | 1 (0+1) | 30 | |
| Curt Schreiner | 28:19.9 | 3 (2+1) | 50 | |
| Josh Thompson | 27:27.7 | 4 (2+2) | 27 | |
| Darin Binning Lyle Nelson Curt Schreiner Josh Thompson | Relay | 1:29:33.0 | 2 | 9 |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Brent Rushlaw Mike Aljoe | Two-man | 59.01 | 25 | 1:00.13 | 17 | 1:00.96 | 16 | DNF | |||
| Matt Roy Jim Herberich | 59.37 | 29 | 1:00.06 | 15 | 1:00.34 | 10 | 59.57 | 11 | 3:59.34 | 16 | |
| Brent Rushlaw Hal Hoye Mike Wasko Bill White | Four-man | 56.72 | 4 | 57.67 | 8 | 56.69 | 9 | 57.20 | 1 | 3:48.28 | 4 |
| Brian Shimer Jim Herberich Matt Roy Scott Pladel | 57.17 | 12 | 58.49 | 19 | 57.47 | 19 | 58.10 | 13 | 3:51.23 | 16 | |
Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Boonstra | 15 km classical | 47:21.8 | 53 |
| Joe Galanes | 48:05.2 | 58 | |
| Dan Simoneau | 44:53.8 | 29 | |
| Bill Spencer | 45:59.6 | 40 | |
| Kevin Brochman | 30 km classical | 1:37:07.1 | 56 |
| Jon Engen | 1:35:41.9 | 51 | |
| Joe Galanes | DNF | ||
| Dan Simoneau | 1:35:21.4 | 49 | |
| Kevin Brochman | 50 km freestyle | 2:19:45.5 | 47 |
| Jon Engen | DNF | ||
| Dan Simoneau | DNF | ||
| Bill Spencer | 2:25:22.6 | 56 | |
| Todd Boonstra Dan Simoneau Bill Spencer Joe Galanes | 4×10 km relay | 1:50:27.6 | 13 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Bancroft-Krichko | 5 km classical | 16:31.1 | 31 |
| Nancy Fiddler | 17:05.4 | 41 | |
| Leslie Thompson | 16:58.5 | 39 | |
| Betsy Youngman | 17:32.6 | 47 | |
| Leslie Bancroft-Krichko | 10 km classical | 33:25.1 | 36 |
| Dorcas DenHartog-Wonsavage | 34:26.1 | 40 | |
| Nancy Fiddler | 34:31.1 | 41 | |
| Leslie Thompson | 35:17.7 | 45 | |
| Dorcas DenHartog-Wonsavage | 20 km freestyle | 1:00:48.6 | 23 |
| Nancy Fiddler | 1:03:57.5 | 43 | |
| Leslie Thompson | 1:01:04.1 | 25 | |
| Betsy Youngman | 1:03:31.3 | 42 | |
| Leslie Bancroft-Krichko Dorcas DanHartog-Wonsavage Nancy Fiddler Leslie Thompson | 4×5 km relay | 1:04:08.8 | 8 |
Individual
| Athlete | Event | CF | SP | FS | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Rank | TFP | Rank | ||
| Brian Boitano | Men's singles | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.0 |  |
| Christopher Bowman | 8 | 5 | 7 | 13.8 | 7 | |
| Paul Wylie | 12 | 8 | 9 | 19.4 | 10 | |
| Caryn Kadavy | Ladies's singles | 7 | 5 | DNS | DNF | |
| Jill Trenary | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10.4 | 4 | |
| Debi Thomas | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6.0 |  | |
Mixed
| Athlete | Event | CD | SP / OD | FS / FD | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Rank | TFP | Rank | ||
| Natalie Seybold Wayne Seybold | Pairs | — | 10 | 10 | 15.0 | 10 |
| Gillian Wachsman Todd Waggoner | 4 | 5 | 7.0 | 5 | ||
| Jill Watson Peter Oppegard | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | | ||
| Suzanne Semanick Scott Gregory | Ice dancing | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12.0 | 6 |
| Susan Wynne Joseph Druar | 11 | 11 | 11 | 22.0 | 11 | |
Summary
| Team | Event | First round | Consolation game | Final round | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| United States men's | Men's tournament |  Austria W 10–6 |  Czechoslovakia L 5–7 |  Soviet Union L 5–7 |  Norway W 6–3 |  West Germany L 1–4 | 4 | 7th place game Switzerland W 8–4 | did not advance | 7 | ||
First round
Top three teams (shaded ones) entered the medal round.
| Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 10 |
| West Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 8 |
| Czechoslovakia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 6 |
 United States | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 4 |
| Austria | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 1 |
| Norway | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 1 |
7th place game
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 8–4 | Switzerland |
Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Duncan Kennedy | Singles | 47.032 | 16 | 47.065 | 16 | 47.093 | 15 | 47.282 | 16 | 3:08.472 | 14 |
| Frank Masley | 46.813 | 11 | 46.890 | 9 | 46.813 | 8 | 47.427 | 18 | 3:07.943 | 12 | |
| Jon Owen | 47.670 | 25 | 47.632 | 23 | 47.834 | 25 | 48.328 | 28 | 3:11.464 | 23 | |
| Joe Barile Steven Maher | Doubles | 46.262 | 10 | 48.701 | 17 | — | 1:34.963 | 16 | |||
| Timothy Nardiello Miro Zajonc | 46.482 | 13 | 46.838 | 11 | 1:33.320 | 11 | |||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Cammy Myler | Singles | 46.502 | 8 | 46.888 | 9 | 46.828 | 12 | 46.617 | 8 | 3:06.835 | 9 |
| Erica Terwillegar | 46.506 | 9 | 47.300 | 15 | 46.780 | 10 | 46.705 | 10 | 3:07.291 | 11 | |
| Bonny Warner | 46.409 | 6 | 46.643 | 8 | 46.633 | 7 | 46.371 | 5 | 3:06.211 | 6 | |
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 3 | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Gary Crawford | Individual | 65.2 | 70.6 | 135.8 | 43 | 43:54.7 | 41 | 54:12.7 | 41 | |
| Joe Holland | 101.8 | 108.6 | 210.4 | 9 | 41:01.8 | 28 | 43:02.5 | 19 | ||
| Todd Wilson | 88.2 | 91.9 | 180.1 | 37 | 42:07.9 | 39 | 47:30.6 | 40 | ||
| Joe Holland Hans Johnstone Todd Wilson | Team | — | 516.9 | 9 | 1:23:42.9 | 10 | 1:33:06.9 | 10 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Mike Holland | Normal hill | 79.5 | 92.8 | 74.5 | 81.8 | 174.6 | 33 |
| Mark Konopacke | 83.5 | 100.2 | 79.0 | 88.0 | 188.2 | 18 | |
| Dennis McGrane | 78.0 | 90.4 | 73.0 | 79.4 | 169.8 | 43 | |
| Rick Mewborn | 75.0 | 80.1 | 74.0 | 78.5 | 158.6 | 54 | |
| Chris Hastings | Large hill | 94.0 | 74.0 | 93.0 | 71.1 | 145.1 | 49 |
| Mike Holland | 105.0 | 96.9 | 92.0 | 73.7 | 170.6 | 32 | |
| Mark Konopacke | 100.0 | 83.9 | 96.0 | 76.3 | 160.2 | 42 | |
| Ted Langlois | 95.0 | 75.9 | 90.0 | 66.9 | 142.8 | 50 | |
| Mike Holland Mark Konopacke Ted Langlois Dennis McGrane | Team | — | 259.3 | — | 237.5 | 496.8 | 10 |
Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Henriksen | 500 m | 37.50 | 15 |
| Dan Jansen | DNF | ||
| Marty Pierce | 37.76 | 22 | |
| Nick Thometz | 37.16 | 8 | |
| Tom Cushman | 1000 m | 1:14.68 | 17 |
| Eric Flaim | 1:13.53 | 4 | |
| Dan Jansen | DNF | ||
| Nick Thometz | 1:14.71 | 18 | |
| John Baskfield | 1500 m | 1:55.88 | 20 |
| Eric Flaim | 1:52.12 |  | |
| Mark Greenwald | 1:54.64 | 11 | |
| Dave Silk | 1:55.26 | 15 | |
| Erick Flaim | 5000 m | 6:47.09 | 4 |
| Mark Greenwald | 6:51.98 | 9 | |
| Dave Silk | 6:49.95 | 6 | |
| Eric Flaim | 10,000 m | 14:05.57 | 4 |
| Jeff Klaiber | 14:38.60 | 25 | |
| Dave Silk | 14:25.56 | 14 | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Bader | 500 m | 41.57 | 23 |
| Bonnie Blair | 39.10 WR | | |
| Katie Class | 40.91 | 12 | |
| Kristen Talbot | 41.71 | 25 | |
| Leslie Bader | 1000 m | 1:21.09 | 7 |
| Bonnie Blair | 1:18.31 | | |
| Katie Class | 1:21.10 | 8 | |
| Nancy Swider-Peltz | 1:24.81 | 24 | |
| Leslie Bader | 1500 m | 2:05.53 | 10 |
| Bonnie Blair | 2:04.02 | 4 | |
| Katie Class | 2:07.30 | 13 | |
| Janet Goldman | 2:08.72 | 18 | |
| Leslie Bader | 3000 m | 4:30.09 | 20 |
| Mary Docter | 4:29.93 | 19 | |
| Janet Goldman | 4:25.26 | 11 | |
| Mary Docter | 5000 m | 7:37.00 | 11 |
| Janet Goldman | 7:36.98 | 10 | |
| Nancy Swider-Peltz | 7:52.12 | 22 |
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