United States at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
| United States at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics | |
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| IOC code | USA |
| NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Lillehammer | |
| Competitors | 62 in 15 sports |
| Flag bearer | Chloe Kim |
| Medals Ranked 1st |
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| Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The United States competed at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, from 12 to 21 February 2016.
Medalists
Medalists in mixed NOCs events
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Rose Joseph Goodpaster |
Figure skating | Team trophy | 20 February | |
| Austin Kleba | Speed skating | Mixed team sprint | 17 February |
Alpine Skiing
- Boys
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| River Radamus | Slalom | DNF | did not advance | ||||
| Giant slalom | 1:17.16 | 1 | 1:17.89 | 3 | 2:35.05 | ||
| Super-G | — | 1:10.62 | |||||
| Combined | 1:11.15 | 1 | 41.72 | 7 | 1:52.87 | ||
- Girls
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Keely Cashman | Slalom | 57.10 | 11 | 53.58 | 15 | 1:50.68 | 13 |
| Giant slalom | 1:22.21 | 15 | 1:18.50 | 14 | 2:40.71 | 14 | |
| Super-G | — | 1:14.52 | 10 | ||||
| Combined | 1:15.75 | 11 | did not finish | ||||
- Parallel mixed team
| Athletes | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Keely Cashman River Radamus |
Parallel mixed team | L 2 - 2+ |
did not advance | |||
Biathlon
- Boys
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaclav Cervenka | Sprint | 21:52.2 | 4 | 36 |
| Pursuit | 32:04.9 | 1 | 20 | |
| Eli Nielsen | Sprint | 22:59.6 | 6 | 46 |
| Pursuit | 36:24.1 | 6 | 45 |
- Girls
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Kautzer | Sprint | 19:22.4 | 2 | 10 |
| Pursuit | 29:17.1 | 8 | 27 | |
| Chloe Levins | Sprint | 19:56.6 | 2 | 22 |
| Pursuit | 25:47.6 | 0 | 4 |
- Mixed
| Athletes | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chloe Levins Vaclav Cervenka |
Single mixed relay | 42:29.2 | 1+8 | 6 |
| Chloe Levins Amanda Kautzer Eli Nielsen Vaclav Cervenka |
Mixed relay | 1:24:56.2 | 3+12 | 7 |
Bobsleigh
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Samuel Beach | Boys' | 59.02 | 14 | 59.32 | 15 | 1:58.34 | 14 |
Cross-country skiing
- Boys
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Hunter Wonders | 10 km freestyle | — | 24:48.5 | 8 | |||||
| Classical sprint | 3:13.15 | 29 Q | 3:04.65 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Cross-country cross | 3:19.42 | 30 Q | — | 3:12.18 | 9 | did not advance | |||
- Girls
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Hannah Halvorsen | 5 km freestyle | — | 14:13.8 | 17 | |||||
| Classical sprint | 3:38.73 | 13 Q | 3:28.40 | 1 Q | 3:28.77 | 3 q | 3:33.20 | 6 | |
| Cross-country cross | 3:44.04 | 10 Q | — | 3:39.91 | 5 | did not advance | |||
Curling
Mixed team
- Team
- Skip: Luc Violette
- Third: Cora Farrell
- Second: Ben Richardson
- Lead: Cait Flannery
- Round Robin
| Group A | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luc Violette | 6 | 1 | |
| Selina Witschonke | 6 | 1 | |
| Nadezhda Karelina | 6 | 1 | |
| Oğuzhan Karakurt | 3 | 4 | |
| Luca Rizzolli | 3 | 4 | |
| Du Hongrui | 2 | 5 | |
| Matthew Neilson | 1 | 6 | |
| Kota Ito | 1 | 6 |
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- Quarterfinals
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
- Semifinals
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
- Gold Medal Game
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 10 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
Final Rank:
Mixed doubles
| Athletes | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Mixed doubles | W 8–4 |
L 7–9 |
did not advance | ||||
W 7–4 |
L 5–10 |
did not advance | |||||
L 7–8 |
did not advance | ||||||
L 1–8 |
did not advance | ||||||
Round of 32
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Round of 16
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Figure skating
- Singles
| Athlete | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Camden Pulkinen | Boys' singles | 57.91 | 7 | 108.68 | 8 | 166.59 | 7 |
| Vanna Giang | Girls' singles | 48.14 | 10 | 87.51 | 7 | 135.65 | 8 |
- Couples
| Athletes | Event | SP/SD | FS/FD | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Sarah Rose Joseph Goodpaster |
Pairs | 46.47 | 5 | 80.06 | 6 | 126.53 | 6 |
| Chloe Lewis Logan Bye |
Ice dancing | 55.07 | 3 | 81.30 | 2 | 136.37 | |
- Mixed NOC team trophy
| Athletes | Event | Free skate/Free dance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice dance | Pairs | Girls | Boys | Total | |||
| Points Team points |
Points Team points |
Points Team points |
Points Team points |
Points | Rank | ||
| Team Desire |
Team trophy | 80.28 7 |
82.47 4 |
88.73 5 |
141.06 7 |
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Freestyle skiing
- Halfpipe
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
| Alexander Hall | Boys' halfpipe | 75.80 | 12.20 | 78.00 | 78.00 | 4 |
| Birk Irving | Boys' halfpipe | 84.80 | 93.00 | DNS | 93.00 | |
| Paula Cooper | Girls' halfpipe | 72.60 | 79.00 | 34.40 | 79.00 | |
| Nikita Rubocki | Girls' halfpipe | 68.40 | 70.20 | 58.80 | 70.20 | 4 |
- Ski cross
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Group heats | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Position | Position | ||
| Russell Malm | Boys' ski cross | 44.62 | 9 Q | 7 | 14 | did not advance | |
| Abigail Zagnoli | Girls' ski cross | 47.85 | 11 | 12 | 9 | did not advance | |
- Slopestyle
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | |||
| Alexander Hall | Boys' slopestyle | 83.40 | 87.40 | 87.40 | ||
| Birk Irving | Boys' slopestyle | did not start | ||||
| Nikita Rubocki | Girls' slopestyle | 50.60 | 41.40 | 50.60 | 8 | |
Ice hockey
The United States sent one boys' ice hockey team consisting of 17 athletes.
Boys' tournament
The team roster is listed as follows:[1][2]
| No. | Pos. | 2016 Winter Youth Olympics United States U-16 boys' ice hockey team roster | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Hometown | Current Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Drew DeRidder | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 1 May 2000 | Fenton, Michigan | Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (T1EHL) |
| 30 | G | Todd Scott | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 23 May 2000 | Albertville, Minnesota | Omaha AAA Hockey Club (NAPHL) |
| 7 | D | Ty Emberson – A | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 23 May 2000 | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | Memorial High School (WIAA) |
| 2 | D | Christian Krygier | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 5 May 2000 | Novi, Michigan | Little Caesars Hockey Club (HPHL) |
| 3 | D | Will MacKinnon | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 13 April 2000 | Plymouth, Michigan | HoneyBaked Hockey Club (HPHL) |
| 5 | D | Adam Samuelsson | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 21 June 2000 | Rye, New York | Connecticut Jr. Rangers (USPHL) |
| 6 | D | Mattias Samuelsson – C | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 14 March 2000 | Voorhees, New Jersey | Northwood School |
| 4 | D | Jacob Semik | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 10 March 2000 | Canton, Michigan | HoneyBaked Hockey Club (HPHL) |
| 17 | F | Jack DeBoer | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 17 August 2000 | Madison, New Jersey | Salisbury School (NEPSAC) |
| 10 | F | Jonathan Gruden | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 4 May 2000 | Rochester, Michigan | HoneyBaked Hockey Club (HPHL) |
| 16 | F | Erik Middendorf | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 11 July 2000 | Scottsdale, Arizona | Jr. Coyotes (T1EHL) |
| 15 | F | Jacob Pivonka – A | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 28 February 2000 | Woodridge, Illinois | Chicago Mission (HPHL) |
| 11 | F | Ryan Savage | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 31 March 2000 | Scottsdale, Arizona | EC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 14 | F | Oliver Wahlstrom | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 13 June 2000 | Quincy, Massachusetts | Shattuck-Saint Mary's |
| 8 | F | T. J. Walsh | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 29 April 2000 | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts | Cushing Academy (NEPSAC) |
| 9 | F | Tyler Weiss | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 3 January 2000 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Don Mills Flyers (GTHL) |
| 12 | F | Jake Wise | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 28 February 2000 | North Andover, Massachusetts | Central Catholic High School (MIAA) |
- Coaching staff
Head Coach: Scott Paluch
Assistant Coach: J. D. Forrest
- Group Stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 9 | Advance to semifinals | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 38 | −37 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 February 2016. Source: IIHF.com
| 13 February 2016 20:00 | | 4–1 (2–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Kristins Hall Attendance: 890 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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| Todd Scott | Goalies | Jimi Uusitalo | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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| 4.5 min | Penalties | 7.5 min | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 February 2016 20:00 | Norway | 0–8 (0–3, 0–4, 0–1) | Kristins Hall Attendance: 2,094 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Theo Rooseboom de Vries | Goalies | Drew DeRidder | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 7.5 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Shots | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 February 2016 14:00 | | 2–4 (2–1, 0–2, 0–1) | Kristins Hall Attendance: 1,745 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Todd Scott | Goalies | Alexis Gravel | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18 February 2016 17:00 | Russia | 2–4 (0–2, 1–0, 1–2) | Youth Hall Attendance: 564 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Amir Miftakhov | Goalies | Drew DeRidder | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 26.5 min | Penalties | 10.5 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
- Semifinals
| 19 February 2016 20:00 | | 3–0 (0–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Youth Hall Attendance: 1,902 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Drew DeRidder | Goalies | Amir Miftakhov | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 13 min | |||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 19 | |||||||||
- Gold medal game
| 21 February 2016 15:00 | Canada | 2–5 (0–1, 1–2, 1–2) | Kristins Hall Attendance: 2,428 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alexis Gravel Olivier Rodrigue | Goalies | Drew DeRidder | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 7.5 min | Penalties | 4.5 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Final Rank:
Luge
- Individual sleds
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Justine Taylor | Boys | 48.908 | 13 | 49.248 | 16 | 1:38.156 | 15 |
| Ashley Farquharson | Girls | DNF | did not advance | ||||
| Duncan Biles Alanson Owen |
Doubles | 54.056 | 8 | 54.068 | 10 | 1:48.124 | 8 |
- Mixed team relay
| Athlete | Event | Girls | Boys | Doubles | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ashley Farquharson Justine Taylor Duncan Biles Alanson Owen |
Team relay | 57.750 | 6 | 1:00.090 | 12 | 1:00.020 | 8 | 2:57.860 | 10 |
Nordic combined
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Ski jumping | Cross-country | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Deficit | Time | Rank | ||
| Ben Loomis | Normal hill/5 km | 98.5 | 129.7 | 2 | 0:08 | 13:36.6 | |
- Nordic mixed team
| Athlete | Event | Ski jumping | Cross-country | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Deficit | Time | Rank | ||
| Logan Sankey Ben Loomis Casey Larson Hannah Halvorsen Hunter Wonders |
Nordic mixed team | 286.2 | 10 | 1:59 | 28:26.7 | 8 |
Short track speed skating
- Boys
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Aaron Heo | 500 m | 44.052 | 3 SC/D | 44.396 | 2 FC | 45.413 | 11 |
| 1000 m | 1:31.071 | 3 SC/D | 1:52.861 | 1 FC | 1:35.707 | 10 | |
- Mixed team relay
| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Team A |
Mixed team relay | 4:18.683 | 3 FB | 4:25.169 | 6 |
| Team E |
Mixed team relay | 4:16.056 | 2 FA | PEN | |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; ADV=Advanced to Next Round; PEN=Penalized
Skeleton
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kindrick Carter | Boys | 55.16 | 11 | 54.95 | 11 | 1:50.11 | 11 |
| Mitchell Jones | Boys | 55.43 | 13 | 55.61 | 14 | 1:51.04 | 13 |
| Rebecca Hass | Girls | 56.95 | 11 | 56.58 | 8 | 1:53.53 | 9 |
| Kalyn McGuire | Girls | 57.19 | 12 | 57.61 | 16 | 1:54.80 | 16 |
Ski jumping
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | First round | Final | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Casey Larson | Boys' normal hill | 97.0 | 119.0 | 6 | 87.0 | 102.5 | 9 | 221.5 | 6 |
| Logan Sankey | Girls' normal hill | 74.0 | 65.8 | 12 | 69.0 | 58.7 | 12 | 124.5 | 12 |
- Team
| Athlete | Event | First round | Final | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Logan Sankey Ben Loomis Casey Larson |
Team competition | 273.8 | 10 | 257.8 | 11 | 531.6 | 10 |
Snowboarding
- Halfpipe
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
| Nikolas Baden | Boys' halfpipe | 83.25 | 50.50 | 85.25 | 85.25 | |
| Jake Pates | Boys' halfpipe | 46.50 | 92.00 | 93.00 | 93.00 | |
| Chloe Kim | Girls' halfpipe | 94.25 | 96.50 | 96.25 | 96.50 | |
| Hailey Langland | Girls' halfpipe | 39.75 | 52.50 | 56.00 | 56.00 | 9 |
- Snowboard cross
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Group heats | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Position | Position | ||
| Jake Vedder | Boys' snowboard cross | 47.91 | 2 Q | 20 | 1 Q | 1 FA | |
| Shannon Maguire | Girls' snowboard cross | 52.04 | 5 Q | 13 | 9 | did not advance | |
- Slopestyle
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | |||
| Nikolas Baden | Boys' slopestyle | 64.50 | 52.00 | 64.50 | 11 | |
| Jake Pates | Boys' slopestyle | 93.00 | 94.75 | 94.75 | ||
| Chloe Kim | Girls' slopestyle | 87.50 | 88.25 | 88.25 | ||
| Hailey Langland | Girls' slopestyle | 64.25 | 55.75 | 64.25 | 8 | |
- Snowboard and ski cross relay
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Position | Position | ||
| Shannon Maguire Abigail Zagnoli Jake Vedder Russell Malm |
Team snowboard ski cross | 2 Q | 4 FB | 8 |
Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
Speed skating
- Boys
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Austin Kleba | 500 m | 37.14 | 4 | 37.19 | 9 | 74.34 | 6 |
| 1500 m | — | 1:53.87 | 5 | ||||
| Mass start | — | 6:01.63 | 24 | ||||
- Mixed team sprint
| Athletes | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Team 9 |
Mixed team sprint | 1:58.80 | |
See also
References
- ^ "United States Youth Olympic Team" (PDF). United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2012.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Youth Olympics Boys' Ice Hockey Team". USA Hockey. 2 November 2011.
