USA at the winter Olympics

United States of America is one of the 12 countries of the world to have taken part in all the Winter Olympic Games conducted till date. when it comes to Winter Games, USA has many credits attached to its legacy like the country stands at a proud 3rd position with a total of 216 medals (78 gold, 80 silver, 58 bronze) in the over all Winter Olympics medal tally. USA has also hosted the Winter Olympic Games four times i.e. the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah; Lake Placid, New York (1932 and 1980) and Squaw Valley, California (1960). By sending maximum number of participants in the last 13 Winter Games, USA has again set a new benchmark in the Winter Olympics history.

USA in 2006 Winter Olympics
Second in the total medal tally count in 2006 Winter Olympic Games, USA got 25 medals (9 gold, 9 silver, 7 bronze). Out of which 7 each came from Snowboarding & Speed Skating. For the 2006 games the team consisted of a total of 211 athletes. Chris Witty, a four time Olympian served as the flag bearer at the opening ceremony and Joey Cheek winner of 1 gold and 1 silver in 2006 games, was the flag bearer for the closing ceremony. The country in 2006 also won its first curling medal ever.



Top Performers in Olympics
Bonnie Blair and Eric Heiden have won the maximum number gold medals in the Olympics. Winners of five gold medals both Blair and Heiden are famous names in the world of speed skating. By sweeping away the men's event in the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, Heiden earned his 5 gold's whereas Blair won her five gold and one bronze during three consecutive Olympics conducted from 1998 to 1994. Blair is one of the 3 women to have won the same event in the Olympics for three consecutive years (Sonja Henie a figure skater of Norway and Claudia Pechsten a speed skater of Germany are the other two women). Trailing behind Blair and Heiden are Cathy Turner with 4 medals in short track (2 gold and 1 silver & bronze) and Dianne Holum with 4 medals in speed skating (1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze).

Highs

• Won gold in Speed Skating in 1924 Olympics, the first ever event held in Winter Olympics
• Won the 1960 and 1980 men's Ice Hockey and broke Soviet Union continuity between 1956 - 1992
• Tara Lipinski, a 15 year old athlete won ladies figure skating in 1998 Winter Olympics and became the youngest American to win gold
• Won the first ladies Ice Hockey in 1998 over Canada
• Claimed first ever medal in Luge in 1998

USA in 2010 Winter Olympics

• All eyes will be set on Apolo Ohno, winner of five Olympic medals. Just two more medals in the 2010 Winter Games and Ohno will become the most decorated American in the Winter Olympics.
• Watch out for Lindsey Vonn, the greatest American skier of all-times, as she will be targeting all the five Alpine Skiing events.
• Evan Lysacek, will prove to be one of the favorites in men's figure skating event and in the Ice Dancing Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto are to look out for.
• Shani Davis, Chad Hedrick and Trevor Marsicano are the three promising names, competing in all the seven speed skating medals.
• A pro in halfpipe and snowboard cross in the snowboard sports, USA will be sending forth its medalists like Shaun White, Hannan Teter, Kelly Clark, Seth Wescott and Linsey Jacobellis.
• A pro in halfpipe and snowboard cross in the snowboard sports, USA will be sending forth its medalists like Shaun White, Hannan Teter, Kelly Clark, Seth Wescott and Linsey Jacobellis.
• A pro in halfpipe and snowboard cross in the snowboard sports, USA will be sending forth its medalists like Shaun White, Hannan Teter, Kelly Clark, Seth Wescott and Linsey Jacobellis.
• Steve Holcomb is the guy to watch in the bobsled sport.
• Last two seasons winners, women's Ice Hockey team should in all probabilities make a hattrick this time.
• This years Winter Games could make a new begining for the country in the nordic combined as Todd Lodwick and Bill Demong likley to represent the country.
• Winner of maximum Skeleton Olympic medals than any other country, America will be contending Katie Uhlarnder and Noelle for the ultimate kill.

YEAR WISE
GAMES	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
2006 (Torino)	9	9	7	25
2002 (Salt Lake City)	10	13	11	34
1998 (Nagano)	6	3	4	13
1994 (Lillehammer)	6	5	2	13
1992 (Albertville)	5	4	2	11
1988 (Calgary)	2	1	3	6
1984 (Sarajevo)	4	4	0	8
1980 (Lake Placid)	6	4	2	12
1976 (Innsbruck)	3	3	4	10
1972 (Sapporo)	3	2	3	8
1968 (Grenoble)	1	5	1	7
1964 (Innsbruck)	1	2	3	6
1960 (Squaw Valley)	3	4	3	10
1956 (Cortina d'Ampezzo)	2	3	2	7
1952 (Oslo)	4	6	1	11
1948 (St. Moritz)	3	4	2	9
1936 (Garmisch-Partenkirchen)	1	0	3	4
1932 (Lake Placid)	6	4	2	12
1928 (St. Moritz)	2	2	2	6
1924 (Chamonix )	1	2	1	4
Total	78	80	58	216

SPORTS WISE
SPORT	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
Alpine Skiing	12	15	4	31
Bobsled	6	6	6	18
Cross-Country	0	1	0	1
Curling	0	0	1	1
Freestyle Skiing	4	4	2	10
Figure Skating	13	15	16	44
Hockey	3	7	2	12
Luge	0	2	2	4
Snowboarding	5	4	5	14
Ski Jumping	0	0	1	1
Skeleton	3	3	0	6
Speed Skating	28	20	15	63
Short track	4	3	5	12
Total	78	80	58	216