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United States Winter Sports

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Games: 21 winter games in 10 countries
Events: 102 distinct events in 16 sports

Participants: 1,573 (1,109 men and 464 women)
Youngest Participant: Kay Lunda (14 years, 288 days), 1972 Winter Games
Oldest Participant: Joseph Savage (52 years, 267 days), 1932 Winter Games
Most Medals (Athlete): Apolo Anton Ohno (8 medals)

15 Sports

Rk Sport From To Participants Men Women Gold Silver Bronze Total Top Medalist(s)
1 Alpine Skiing 1936 2010 179 95 84 14 18 7 39 Bode Miller (5 medals)
2 Biathlon 1960 2010 64 43 21
3 Bobsleigh 1928 2010 151 140 11 7 6 7 20 Pat Martin (3 medals)
4 Cross Country Skiing 1924 2010 132 89 43 1 1 Bill Koch (1 medal)
5 Curling 1988 2010 32 15 16 1 1 4 athletes with 1 medal
6 Figure Skating 1924 2010 195 94 101 14 16 16 46 Beatrix Loughran (3 medals)
7 Freestyle Skiing 1992 2010 51 32 19 5 5 4 14 Shannon Bahrke (2 medals)
8 Ice Hockey 1924 2010 353 301 52 3 9 2 14 Jenny Schmidgall-Potter and Angela Ruggiero (4 medals)
9 Luge 1964 2010 78 54 24 2 2 4 3 athletes with 2 medals
10 Nordic Combined 1924 2010 55 55 0 1 3 4 Johnny Spillane (3 medals)
11 Short Track Speed Skating 1992 2010 33 17 16 4 5 9 18 Apolo Anton Ohno (8 medals)
12 Skeleton 1928 2010 16 12 4 3 3 6 Jack Heaton (2 medals)
13 Ski Jumping 1924 2010 68 68 0 1 1 Anders Haugen (1 medal)
14 Snowboarding 1998 2010 41 23 18 7 5 7 19 6 athletes with 2 medals
15 Speed Skating 1924 2010 162 106 56 29 22 16 67 Bonnie Blair (6 medals)