United States at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

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United States at the
2006 Winter Paralympics
Flag of the United States.svg
IPC code USA
NPC United States Paralympic Committee
Website www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics
in Turin
Competitors56 in 4 sports
Flag bearers Chris Devlin-Young (opening) [1]
Lonnie Hannah (closing) [2]
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
7
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
12
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

The United States sent 56 athletes (45 men and 11 women) to the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy, the largest delegation of any nation. [1] [3] Chris Devlin-Young, a 15-year veteran of the U.S. Disabled Ski Team and four-time Paralympic medalist in alpine skiing, served as the flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. ice sledge hockey player Lonnie Hannah, a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. team at the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City and the bronze medal-winning team in Turin, was the flag bearer at the closing ceremonies.

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The U.S. finished fifth in the gold and seventh in the overall medal count. [4] While the United States' total medal count was down from the 2002 Winter Paralympics because the number of disability classes in both alpine and nordic skiing were significantly reduced, [3] there were many standout U.S. performances. Steve Cook won three medals in nordic skiing, including gold in the men's standing category of the 5K and the 10K. In alpine skiing, Laurie Stephens won three medals in the women's sitting category, including gold in the downhill and super G, while in the men's downhill, Kevin Bramble won gold in the sitting category and his teammate Chris Devlin-Young took the silver. Allison Jones and Sandy Dukat won gold and bronze, respectively, in the women's standing category of the slalom. Stephani Victor was the gold medal winner in the women's sitting slalom. The U.S. sledge hockey team was unable to repeat its gold medal from the 2002 Winter Paralympics after losing 4–2 to Norway in the semifinals, but held on to win the bronze by beating Germany 4–3.

Medalists

American athletes won seven gold, two silver, and three bronze medals at the games. Laurie Stephens and Steve Cook both won multiple medals; Stephens took two golds and a silver in alpine skiing, and Cook won two golds and a bronze in cross-country skiing. [5] In the 'by discipline' sections below, medalists' names are in bold.

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Kevin Bramble Alpine skiing Men's downhill sitting
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Allison Jones Alpine skiing Women's slalom standing
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Laurie Stephens Alpine skiing Women's downhill sitting
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Laurie Stephens Alpine skiing Women's super-G sitting
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Stephani Victor Alpine skiing Women's slalom sitting
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Steven Cook Cross-country skiing Men's 10 km standing
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Steven Cook Cross-country skiing Men's 5 km standing
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Christopher Devlin-Young Alpine skiing Men's downhill sitting
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Laurie Stephens Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom sitting
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Sandy Dukat Alpine skiing Women's slalom standing
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Steven Cook Cross-country skiing Men's 20 km standing
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeUnited States national ice sledge hockey team
Ice sledge hockey Men's team

Alpine skiing

The United States sent 27 alpine skiers to the Games, 20 men and 7 women. The men's team took home two medals, a gold and a silver won by Kevin Bramble and Christopher Devlin-Young, respectively, in the downhill sitting event. The women won six medals, including two in the slalom standing event: a gold won by Allison Jones and a bronze by Sandy Dukat. Laurie Stephens was the alpine skiing team's most prolific medalist, with two golds and one silver. [5]

Men
AthleteEventsFinal
Real timeCalculated timeRank
Erik Bayindirli Giant slalom sitting 2:40.352:15.8533
Kevin Bramble Downhill sitting 1:36.261:21.03 Gold medal icon.svg
Super-G sitting 1:32.141:17.6910
Carl Burnett Downhill sitting 1:39.681:22.485
Giant slalom sitting 2:29.732:06.8522
Slalom sitting 2:06.931:36.9816
Super-G sitting 1:41.401:24.2631
Christopher Canfield Giant slalom standing 2:15.172:04.1531
Slalom standing Disqualified
Super-G standing 1:23.881:17.4032
Nick Catanzarite Downhill sitting DNF
Giant slalom sitting 2:51.972:16.3534
Slalom sitting DNF
Super-G sitting 1:33.991:15.124
Christopher Devlin-Young Downhill sitting 1:37.461:22.04 Silver medal icon.svg
Giant slalom sitting 2:14.581:55.374
Slalom sitting 1:59.171:33.368
Super-G sitting DNF
Timothy Fox Giant slalom standing 1:52.631:51.828
Slalom standing DNF
Super-G standing 1:15.031:14.6620
Ralph Green Downhill standing DNF
Giant slalom standing 2:33.362:20.8646
Slalom standing 1:40.931:40.9336
Super-G standing DNF
Gerald Hayden Downhill sitting DNS
Giant slalom sitting 2:27.102:06.1020
Slalom sitting 2:06.321:38.9719
Super-G sitting 1:40.201:24.4932
John Knudsen Giant slalom sitting 2:27.092:07.5625
James Lagerstrom Downhill standing 1:22.701:22.496
Giant slalom standing 1:59.611:58.7420
Slalom standing 1:31.491:30.6123
Super-G standing 1:15.311:14.9422
Roger Lee Downhill sitting DNS
Giant slalom sitting 2:29.952:07.0423
Slalom sitting 2:08.661:38.3018
Super-G sitting 1:37.531:21.0519
Monte Meier Downhill standing 1:29.101:24.3117
Giant slalom standing DNF
Slalom standing 1:24.031:24.038
Super-G standing 1:20.391:14.1817
Andrew Parr Giant slalom visually impaired 2:16.142:04.018
Slalom visually impaired 1:52.661:34.839
Reed Robinson Downhill standing 1:27.511:27.3329
Giant slalom standing 1:59.701:59.4624
Slalom standing 1:34.671:33.6328
Super-G standing 1:18.621:18.4640
George Sansonetis Downhill standing 1:30.371:26.1526
Giant slalom standing 2:07.391:58.3418
Slalom standing DNF
Super-G standing 1:21.461:15.2624
Josh Sundquist Giant slalom standing 2:28.142:16.0644
Slalom standing 1:40.261:40.2634
Joseph Tompkins Downhill sitting DNF
Giant slalom sitting 2:45.432:20.1637
Super-G sitting 1:40.201:23.2728
Tyler Walker Downhill sitting 1:40.711:25.7915
Giant slalom sitting 2:13.971:56.186
Slalom sitting 2:00.261:35.4914
Super-G sitting 1:31.131:17.7511
Brad Washburn Downhill standing 1:25.261:25.0521
Giant slalom standing 1:56.451:55.6015
Slalom standing 1:25.811:24.9910
Super-G standing 1:16.301:15.9330
Women
AthleteEventsFinal
Real timeCalculated timeRank
Sandy Dukat Downhill standing 1:40.951:35.538
Giant slalom standing 2:16.502:05.368
Slalom standing 1:33.661:33.66 Bronze medal icon.svg
Super-G standing 1:26.851:20.146
Lacey Heward Downhill sitting 1:56.711:36.574
Giant slalom sitting 2:48.202:22.508
Slalom sitting 2:28.631:53.564
Super-G sitting 1:45.421:27.608
Allison Jones Downhill standing 1:40.581:35.187
Giant slalom standing 2:14.102:03.165
Slalom standing 1:30.141:30.14 Gold medal icon.svg
Super-G standing 1:26.041:19.394
Hannah Pennington Giant slalom standing 2:30.682:20.8019
Slalom standing 2:03.231:49.3516
Laurie Stephens Downhill sitting 1:46.861:29.96 Gold medal icon.svg
Giant slalom sitting 2:25.952:05.11 Silver medal icon.svg
Slalom sitting 2:26.641:54.897
Super-G sitting 1:33.881:19.16 Gold medal icon.svg
Elitsa Storey Downhill standing 1:42.691:37.179
Giant slalom standing 2:22.082:10.497
Slalom standing 1:37.331:37.336
Super-G standing 1:27.221:20.487
Stephani Victor Downhill sitting DNS
Giant slalom sitting 2:32.942:12.634
Slalom sitting 2:16.691:48.54 Gold medal icon.svg
Super-G sitting 1:37.801:23.444

Key: DNF=Did not finish; DNS=Did not start

Biathlon

The U.S. Paralympic biathlon team consisted of two women and one man. All three of these athletes also competed in cross-country skiing events at the Games. The highest placed finisher was Kelly Underkofler, who took fourth in the women's 12.5 km standing event. [5]

AthleteEventsFinal
Real timeMissed shotsFactor %Finish timeRank
Monica Bascio Women's 7.5 km sitski 36:46.749434:34.36
Women's 10 km sitski 43:37.7109451:00.65
Daniel Perkins Men's 7.5 km standing 29:46.189628:34.620
Men's 12.5 km standing DNF
Kelly Underkofler Women's 7.5 km standing 29:42.329728:48.97
Women's 12.5 km standing 48:36.869753:09.34

Cross-country skiing

Nordic skiing: 3 women, 6 men

Women:

Men:

Ice sledge hockey

Ice sledge hockey: 15 men

Wheelchair curling

Wheelchair curling: 1 woman, 4 men

Women:

Men:

The youngest member of the 2006 United States Paralympic Team was James Connelly (ice sledge hockey; bronze), at the age of 16 years and 4 months. He was a rookie defenseman on the bronze medal-winning ice sledge hockey team, making him the United States' youngest winter medal-holding Paralympian in history.

See also

References

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