| Virgin Islands at the 2002 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ISV |
| NOC | Virgin Islands Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Salt Lake City | |
| Competitors | 8 (6 men, 2 women) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Dinah Browne (luge) |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The United States Virgin Islands competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States.
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| ISV-1 | Quinn Wheeler Zachary Zoller | Two-man | 49.81 | 37 | 49.76 | 36 | 49.86 | 35 | 50.01 | 37 | 3:19.44 | 36 |
| 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 Paul Zar Christian Brown Michael Savitch | Four-man | 51.36 | 33 | DNF | – | – | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Dinah Browne | 45.603 | 28 | 44.585 | 27 | 44.857 | 27 | 44.700 | 27 | 2:59.745 | 28 |
| Anne Abernathy | 44.491 | 24 | 44.740 | 28 | 44.619 | 26 | 44.579 | 26 | 2:58.429 | 26 |
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