| Virgin Islands at the 1994 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | ISV |
| NOC | Virgin Islands Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Lillehammer | |
| Competitors | 8 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Kyle Heikkila |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The United States Virgin Islands competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobsleigh | 6 | – | 6 |
| Luge | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| ISV-1 | Keith Sudziarski Todd Schultz | Two-man | 55.16 | 39 | 55.13 | 40 | 55.24 | 38 | 55.25 | 40 | 3:40.78 | 38 |
| ISV-2 | Zachary Zoller Paul Zar | Two-man | 56.01 | 43 | 56.57 | 43 | 56.15 | 42 | 56.28 | 42 | 3:45.01 | 42 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| ISV-1 | Zachary Zoller Paul Zar David Entwistle Alexander Poe | Four-man | 53.79 | 29 | 53.82 | 29 | 54.23 | 28 | 53.81 | 27 | 3:35.65 | 28 |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kyle Heikkila | Singles | 52.007 | 26 | 52.007 | 24 | 51.519 | 20 | 51.703 | 21 | 3:27.236 | 23 |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Anne Abernathy | Singles | 50.698 | 22 | 50.190 | 19 | 49.776 | 18 | 50.167 | 19 | 3:20.831 | 20 |
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