| United States at the 2011 Winter Universiade | |
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| IOC code | USA |
| NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Erzurum | |
| Competitors | 81 in 6 sports |
| Officials | 36 |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| Winter Universiade appearances (overview) | |
The United States competed at the 2011 Winter Universiade in Erzurum, Turkey.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Kaitlyn Hartman | Alpine skiing | Women's super-G | January 29 |
| Gold | Jennifer VanWagner | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom | February 3 |
| Gold | Sterling Grant | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom | February 5 |
| Gold | Josef Stiegler | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom | February 6 |
 Silver | Erika Ghent | Alpine skiing | Women's super combined | February 1 |
The US Alpine skiing team consists of 12 athletes: [1]
| Athlete | Event | Run Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Jampolsky | Super-G | 1:08.00 | 6 |
| Super combined | 1:50.96 | 4 | |
| Giant slalom | 2:10.04 | 63 | |
| Jeremy Elliot | Super-G | 1:08.23 | 9 |
| Super combined | 53:62 | 59 | |
| Giant slalom | 1:53.75 | 4 | |
| Slalom | 1:49.25 | 21 | |
| Taggart Spenst | Super-G | 1:08.96 | 18 |
| Super combined | 1:53.15 | 23 | |
| Giant slalom | DNF | – | |
| Slalom | DNF | – | |
| Josef Stiegler | Super-G | 1:10.21 | 32 |
| Super combined | 1:51.95 | 11 | |
| Giant slalom | 1:54.11 | 6 | |
| Slalom | 1:45.71 | | |
| Tague Thorson | Super-G | DNF | – |
| Super combined | DSQ | – | |
| Giant slalom | DNS | – | |
| Slalom | DNF | – | |
| Robert Tarberry | Super-G | DNF | – |
| Super combined | 1:51.55 | 7 | |
| Giant slalom | 1:54.40 | 7 | |
| Slalom | 1:47.89 | 7 |
| Athlete | Event | Run Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaitlyn Hartman | Super-G | 1:11.26 | |
| Erika Ghent | Super-G | 1:11.75 | 4 |
| Super combined | 46.39 | | |
| Giant slalom | 1:54.87 | 9 | |
| Slalom | 1:47.77 | 9 | |
| Lindsay Cone | Super-G | 1:12.68 | 11 |
| Super combined | 49.80 | 26 | |
| Giant slalom | 1:56.04 | 21 | |
| Slalom | 1:45.47 | 5 | |
| Jennifer VanWagner | Super-G | 1:12.98 | 15 |
| Super combined | 48.88 | 21 | |
| Giant slalom | 1:53.26 | | |
| Slalom | DNF | – | |
| Kristen Cooper | Super-G | 1:13.00 | 16 |
| Super combined | 1:00.77 | 43 | |
| Giant slalom | 1:54.89 | 10 | |
| Slalom | DNF | – | |
| Sterling Grant | Super-G | 1:57.36 | 29 |
| Slalom | 1:44.28 | |
The US Biathlon team consists of 4 athletes: [1]
| Event | Athletes | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km individual | Brandon Adams | 1:30:51.7 | 48 |
| Brandon Pulst | 1:46:07.6 | 49 | |
| Steven Carroll | – | DSQ | |
| 10 km sprint | Brandon Adams | 39:28.4 | 44 |
| Steven Carroll | 44:55.5 | 47 | |
| Brandon Pulst | – | DNF | |
| 12.5 km pursuit | Brandon Adams | – | LAP |
| Steven Carroll | – | LAP |
| Event | Athletes | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km individual | Kayla Harju-Carreon | 1:33:08.8 | 40 |
| 7.5 km sprint | 44:44.3 | 40 | |
| 10 km pursuit | – | LAP | |
| 12.5 km mass start | – | DNS |
The US Cross-country skiing team consists of 14 athletes: [1]
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| 10 km classic | Kai Sharp | 32:15.7 | 54 | ||||||
| Eliah Pedersen | 32:31.5 | 56 | |||||||
| Daniel Lewis | 33:44.8 | 58 | |||||||
| Daniel Oderwald | 35:34.9 | 61 | |||||||
| William Via | DNS | – | |||||||
| Individual sprint | |||||||||
| Daniel Lewis | 3:25.4 | 47 | did not advance | ||||||
| Nathaniel Hough | 3:32.9 | 52 | did not advance | ||||||
| Eliah Pedersen | 3:36.1 | 54 | did not advance | ||||||
| Kai Sharp | 3:38.2 | 56 | did not advance | ||||||
| Daniel Oderwald | 3:39.5 | 57 | did not advance | ||||||
| Michael Fitzgerald | 3:44.2 | 59 | did not advance | ||||||
| 15 km pursuit | Eliah Pedersen | 53:24.0 | 48 | ||||||
| Nathaniel Hough | 53:51.9 | 49 | |||||||
| Kai Sharp | 54:03.7 | 50 | |||||||
| Daniel Lewis | 55:23.9 | 52 | |||||||
| Michael Fitzgerald | 1:00:17.5 | 54 | |||||||
| William Via | 1:00:43.7 | 55 | |||||||
| 4 x 10 km relay | Devin Oderwald Nathaniel Hough Eliah Pedersen Daniel Lewis | 2:07:13.8 | 11 | ||||||
| Event | Athletes | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km classic | Gwynn Barrows | 18:45.4 | 45 | ||||
| Marie Cartwright | 19:40.8 | 51 | |||||
| Morgan Cropsey | 20:01.0 | 53 | |||||
| Sarah Johnson | 21:04.9 | 56 | |||||
| Cara Noseworthy | 21:13.3 | 57 | |||||
| Sarah Dixson | 22:29.8 | 59 | |||||
| Individual sprint | Gwynn Barrows | 41 | |||||
| Marie Cartwright | 49 | ||||||
| Sarah Dixson | 50 | ||||||
| Morgan Cropsey | 52 | ||||||
| Sarah Johnson | 54 | ||||||
| Cara Noseworthy | 57 | ||||||
| 10 km pursuit | Gwynn Barrows | 41:49.4 | 44 | ||||
| Marie Cartwright | 42:00.3 | 45 | |||||
| Sarah Johnson | – | DNF | |||||
| Sarah Dixson | – | DNF | |||||
| Morgan Cropsey | – | DNF | |||||
| Cara Noseworthy | – | DNS | |||||
| 3 x 5 km relay | Gwynn Barrows Morgan Cropsey Marie Cartwright | 52:45.8 | 9 | ||||
| Event | Athletes | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mixed team sprint | Daniel Lewis Gwynn Barrows | 18:03.4 | 10 | did not advance | |
| Nathaniel Hough Marie Cartwright | 18:11.0 | 11 | did not advance | ||
The United States was represented by a men's curling team. The men's team did not qualify for the playoffs, finishing with a 4–5 win–loss record.
| Country | W | L |
|---|---|---|
 South Korea | 7 | 2 |
 Great Britain | 7 | 2 |
 Switzerland | 7 | 2 |
 Czech Republic | 7 | 3 |
 Canada | 6 | 4 |
 Norway | 4 | 5 |
 United States | 4 | 5 |
 Sweden | 3 | 6 |
 Turkey | 1 | 8 |
 Slovenia | 0 | 9 |
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The United States was represented by a men's and a women's team.
The men's hockey team will compete in Group C.
Following is the 2010-2011 United States Men's National University Team, which will be representing the United States in the ice hockey competition: [2] [3]
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | Year | 2010-11 team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Erik Hudson | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 219 lb (99 kg) | 19 January 1987 | Spokane, WA | Senior | Iowa State University |
| 30 | G | Dan Pyne | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 7 January 1990 | Warrington, Pennsylvania | Junior | Drexel University |
| 2 | D | Mark Loecher | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 21 February 1990 | Lancaster, NY | Junior | Mercyhurst College |
| 3 | D | Kevin Morrison | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 13 October 1989 | Nesconset, NY | Senior | Niagara University |
| 4 | D | Dan Lassik | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 14 November 1988 | Garnet Valley, PA | Junior | University of Rhode Island |
| 5 | D | Augie Hoffmann | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 28 January 1988 | Lake Forest, IL | Sophomore | University of Oklahoma |
| 6 | D | Alan Dionne | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 21 December 1987 | North Scituate, RI | Junior | University of Rhode Island |
| 7 | D | Jacob DeSano | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 21 July 1990 | Washington Township, MI | Sophomore | Oakland University |
| 9 | D | Michael Lepre | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1 September 1986 | Kent, OH | Senior | Kent State University |
| 8 | F | Steve Balint | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 173 lb (78 kg) | 18 August 1986 | Grosse Ile, MI | Senior | Lindenwood University |
| 10 | F | Tim O'Brien | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 12 May 1988 | Bethel Park, PA | Senior | Penn State University |
| 11 | F | Kevin Kranker | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 30 November 1988 | Lake Orion, MI | Senior | Oakland University |
| 12 | F | Michael Macari | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 13 October 1987 | Dearborn Heights, MI | Junior | University of Michigan - Dearborn |
| 15 | F | Kyle Krannich | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 2 November 1988 | Mendham, NJ | Senior | University of Rhode Island |
| 16 | F | Tom Ciaverilla | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 13 August 1988 | Novi, MI | Junior | Adrian College |
| 18 | F | Grant Gorczyca | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 23 August 1988 | Chesterfield, MO | Sophomore | Lindenwood University |
| 21 | F | Eric Steinour | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 31 March 1988 | Carlisle, PA | Sophomore | Penn State University |
| 22 | F | Bob Collar | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 30 November 1985 | Brighton, MI | Senior | Davenport University |
| 23 | F | James Telfer | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 3 October 1988 | Ann Arbor, MI | Junior | Western Michigan University |
| 24 | F | Devin Sheehan | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 23 April 1988 | Binghamton, NY | Senior | University of Rhode Island |
| 25 | F | Tyler Pilmore | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 20 March 1989 | Sylvania, OH | Sophomore | Ohio University |
| A | G | Jason Spada | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 9 February 1988 | Brighton, MI | Junior | Adrian College |
| A | D | Kevin Miller | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 27 October 1987 | Pittsburgh, PA | Junior | Penn State University |
| A | D | Dan Petrick | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 13 April 1990 | State College, PA | Junior | Penn State University |
| A (19) | F | Brandon Contratto | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 17 July 1990 | West Bloomfield, MI | Junior | University of Michigan - Dearborn |
| A | F | Christopher Benz | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 7 July 1989 | Glenview, IL | Senior | Indiana University |
| A | F | Jonathan Juliano | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 11 November 1986 | Clinton Township, MI | Senior | Davenport University |
| A | F | Mike McBride | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 3 October 1987 | Glenview, IL | Junior | University of Illinois |
A - Alternate
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 |
 Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 6 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 6 |
 Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | -12 | 0 |
| January 28, 2011 20:00 | Kazakhstan | 5 – 0 (2–0, 1–0, 2–0) | United States | 3000 Ice Rink, Erzurum |
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| January 30, 2011 16:00 | Slovakia | 3 – 7 (2–4, 1–2, 0–1) | United States | 3000 Ice Rink, Erzurum |
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| February 1, 2011 16:00 | United States | 4 – 1 (0–0, 0–0, 4–1) | Spain | 3000 Ice Rink, Erzurum |
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| February 3, 2011 | Belarus  | 6 – 3 (1–1, 2–2, 3–0) | United States | 500 Ice Rink, Erzurum |
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Following is the 2011 United States Women's National University Team, which will be representing the United States in the ice hockey competition: [4] [5]
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | Year | 2010-11 team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Katie Vaughn | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | 120 lb (54 kg) | 27 September 1992 | Pittsburgh, PA | Freshman | Penn State University |
| 30 | G | Heather Rossi | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 29 April 1988 | Kunkletown, PA | Senior | Penn State University |
| 3 | D | Shea Crawford | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | 140 lb (64 kg) | 30 April 1988 | Selbyville, DE | Senior | Lindenwood University |
| 4 | D | Megan Winters | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 150 lb (68 kg) | 1 September 1990 | Basking Ridge, NJ | Sophomore | Northeastern University |
| 5 | D | Christina Young | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | 168 lb (76 kg) | 30 May 1989 | Stafford, VA | Senior | Michigan State University |
| 6 | D | Lindsay Reihl | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | 135 lb (61 kg) | 23 September 1991 | Cheshire, CT | Sophomore | Penn State University |
| 7 | D | Becky Katz | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | 145 lb (66 kg) | 24 November 1990 | Cambridge, MN | Sophomore | Robert Morris University (Illinois) |
| 8 | D | Nicole Konsdorf | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | 130 lb (59 kg) | 18 June 1989 | Freeland, MI | Junior | Lindenwood University |
| 9 | D | Rachel Black | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | 130 lb (59 kg) | 9 May 1989 | Redwood City, CA | Junior | Robert Morris University (Illinois) |
| 10 | F | Denise Rohlik | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | 130 lb (59 kg) | 5 May 1990 | Raleigh, NC | Junior | Penn State University |
| 11 | F | Erica Wynn | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 130 lb (59 kg) | 31 March 1991 | Anchorage, AK | Sophomore | Lindenwood University |
| 12 | F | Justine Ducie | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | 135 lb (61 kg) | 29 June 1989 | Sandwich, MA | Senior | University of Rhode Island |
| 14 | F | Terra Payne | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | 150 lb (68 kg) | 14 September 1988 | Gaylord, MI | Senior | Michigan State University |
| 15 | F | Emily Nelson | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 8 September 1989 | Harper Woods, MI | Senior | University of Michigan |
| 16 | F | Allysson Arcibal | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 13 March 1992 | Vista, CA | Freshman | Lindenwood University |
| 17 | F | Tiffany Juha | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | 130 lb (59 kg) | 11 April 1988 | Cape Coral, FL | Senior | California University of Pennsylvania |
| 18 | F | Samantha Redick | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | 145 lb (66 kg) | 20 February 1992 | Anchorage, AK | Freshman | Lindenwood University |
| 19 | F | Ramey Weaver | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | 135 lb (61 kg) | 14 October 1989 | Eagle River, AK | Junior | Robert Morris University (Illinois) |
| 20 | F | Chelsea Minnie | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | 140 lb (64 kg) | 24 March 1992 | St. Clair, MI | Freshman | Grand Valley State University |
| 21 | F | Ashley Rumsey | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 28 September 1988 | West Olive, MI | Senior | Grand Valley State University |
| 23 | F | Shelby Kucharski | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | 130 lb (59 kg) | 31 May 1991 | Livonia, MI | Sophomore | Grand Valley State University |
| 25 | F | Charlotte Hoium | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | 140 lb (64 kg) | 10 June 1990 | Falcon Heights, MN | Junior | Michigan State University |
| A | G | Michelle Wyniemko | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | 113 lb (51 kg) | 21 November 1990 | Westland, MI | Junior | Grand Valley State University |
| A | D | Kate Christofferson | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | 130 lb (59 kg) | 11 January 1991 | Trumbull, CT | Sophomore | Penn State University |
| A | D | Sarah Jensen | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | 150 lb (68 kg) | 26 November 1988 | Albert Lea, MN | Senior | South Dakota State University |
| A | F | Kayleigh Bowers | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | 145 lb (66 kg) | 11 January 1990 | Fort Worth, TX | Junior | Michigan State University |
| A | F | Alex Kann | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | 135 lb (61 kg) | 16 October 1991 | Phoenix, AZ | Freshman | Michigan State University |
| A | F | Joslyn Neal | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | 135 lb (61 kg) | 2 August 1989 | Harrison Township, MI | Senior | University of Michigan |
A - Alternate
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | +38 | 14 |
 Finland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 3 | +46 | 13 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 9 |
| United States | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 6 |
| Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 36 | -25 | 3 |
| Turkey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 88 | -88 | 0 |
| January 27, 2011 9:30 | United States | 1 – 5 (0–2, 1–1, 0–2) | Slovakia | 500 Ice Rink, Erzurum |
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| January 28, 2011 11:00 | United States | 15 – 0 (8–0, 5–0, 2–0) | Turkey | 500 Ice Rink, Erzurum |
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| January 30, 2011 15:00 | Finland | 3 – 1 (0–0, 2–0, 1–1) | United States | 500 Ice Rink, Erzurum |
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| January 31, 2010 11:00 | United States | 0 – 9 (0–3, 0–4, 0–2) | Canada | 500 Ice Rink, Erzurum |
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| February 2, 2011 12:30 | Great Britain | 1 – 8 (0–2, 1–3, 0–3) | United States | 3000 Ice Rink, Erzurum |
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| February 4, 2011 20:00 | Canada | 8 – 1 (2–1, 3–0, 3–0) | United States | 3000 Ice Rink, Erzurum |
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| February 5, 2011 9:30 | Slovakia | 3 – 1 (1–0, 0–0, 2–1) | United States | 3000 Ice Rink, Erzurum |
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The US Snowboarding team consists of 3 athletes: [1]
| Athletes | Qualification | 1/8 finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Position | Rank | |
| Samuel Raine | 51.87 | 51.87 | 35 | did not advance | ||||
| Austen Butler | 52.44 | 52.02 | 39 | did not advance | ||||
| David Wallace | 53.78 | 52.96 | 42 | did not advance | ||||
| Athletes | Qualification | Elimination | 1/8 finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Opposition margin | Opposition margin | Opposition margin | Opposition margin | Rank | |
| Samuel Raine | 43.87 | 17 Red | did not advance | ||||||
| David Wallace | 52.30 | 23 Blue | did not advance | ||||||
| Athlete | Qualification | Semifinals | Finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | Run | Rank | |
| Austen Butler | 14.5 | 5.6 | 17 q | 11.7 | 8.2 | 12 | did not advance | |
| Athlete | Qualification | Finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | |
| David Wallace | Event not held | |||||
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