United States at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Flag of the United States
IOC code	USA
NOC	United States Olympic Committee
in Calgary
Competitors	118 in 10 sports
Flag bearer	Lyle Nelson (biathlon)
Medals Ranked 9th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 3 Total 6
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The United States competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Medalists

Further information: 1988 Winter Olympics medal table

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Brian Boitano	Figure skating	Men's singles	February 20
Gold	Bonnie Blair	Speed skating	Women's 500 meters	February 22
Silver	Eric Flaim	Speed skating	Men's 1500 meters	February 20
Bronze	Peter Oppegard Jill Watson	Figure skating	Pairs	February 16
Bronze	Bonnie Blair	Speed skating	Women's 1000 meters	February 26
Bronze	Debi Thomas	Figure skating	Ladies' singles	February 27

Multiple medalists
Name	Sport				Total
Bonnie Blair	Speed skating	1	0	1	2

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	9	8	17
Biathlon	5	–	5
Bobsleigh	9	–	9
Cross-country skiing	6	5	11
Figure skating	9	8	17
Ice hockey	22	–	22
Luge	7	3	10
Nordic combined	4	–	4
Ski jumping	6	–	6
Speed skating	10	7	17
Total	87	31	118

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Timed events
Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Bill Hudson	Downhill	—				DNF
A. J. Kitt						2:04.94	26
Doug Lewis						2:06.25	32
Jeff Olson						2:05.09	28
Bill Hudson	Super-G	—				1:47.29	30
A. J. Kitt						DSQ
Jeff Olson						1:45.56	24
Tiger Shaw						1:44.26	18
Felix McGrath	Giant slalom	1:06.79	16	1:03.81	13	2:10.60	13
Jack Miller		DNF
Bob Ormsby		1:10.07	39	1:05.78	29	2:15.85	34
Tiger Shaw		1:06.71	14	1:03.52	12	2:10.23	12
Felix McGrath	Slalom	DNF
Jack Miller		55.00	24	DNF
Bob Ormsby		DSQ
Alex Williams		DNF

Women

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Pam Fletcher	Downhill	—				DNS
Kristin Krone						1:29.13	20
Hilary Lindh						DNF
Edith Thys						1:28.53	18
Debbie Armstrong	Super-G	—				1:21.87	18
Kristin Krone						1:24.51	32
Hilary Lindh						1:23.11	26
Edith Thys						1:20.93	9
Debbie Armstrong	Giant slalom	1:01.73	17	1:08.99	13	2:10.72	13
Tamara McKinney		DNF
Diann Roffe		1:01.75	18	1:08.94	12	2:10.69	12
Heidi Voelker		1:02.10	20	DNF
Beth Madsen	Slalom	51.09	17	50.09	11	1:41.18	11
Tamara McKinney		DNF
Diann Roffe		51.74	22	51.14	14	1:42.88	15
Heidi Voelker		DNF

Combined
Men

Athlete	Event	Downhill		Slalom				Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Points	Time 1	Time 2	Total	Points	Points	Rank
Bill Hudson	Combined	DNF
A. J. Kitt		1:50.42	38.85	56.95	DNF
Felix McGrath		1:53.35	71.19	DNF
Jeff Olson		DNF

Women

Athlete	Event	Downhill		Slalom				Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Points	Time 1	Time 2	Total	Points	Points	Rank
Kristin Krone	Combined	1:18.80	36.11	44.94	45.25	1:30.19	78.70	114.81	17
Hilary Lindh		1:19.27	43.36	46.96	48.35	1:35.31	121.20	164.57	23
Beth Madsen		1:21.31	74.84	41.86	42.92	1:24.78	33.79	108.64	15
Edith Thys		1:18.38	29.63	DNF

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Darin Binning	Individual	1:03:54.8	4	42
Bill Carow		1:05:10.1	5	49
Curt Schreiner		1:05:22.7	5	52
Josh Thompson		1:01:29.4	5	25
Bill Carow	Sprint	28:19.6	4 (1+3)	49
Lyle Nelson		27:34.3	1 (0+1)	30
Curt Schreiner		28:19.9	3 (2+1)	50
Josh Thompson		27:27.7	4 (2+2)	27
Darin Binning Lyle Nelson Curt Schreiner Josh Thompson	Relay	1:29:33.0	2	9

Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Brent Rushlaw Mike Aljoe	Two-man	59.01	25	1:00.13	17	1:00.96	16	DNF
Matt Roy Jim Herberich	Two-man	59.37	29	1:00.06	15	1:00.34	10	59.57	11	3:59.34	16
Brent Rushlaw Hal Hoye Mike Wasko Bill White	Four-man	56.72	4	57.67	8	56.69	9	57.20	1	3:48.28	4
Brian Shimer Jim Herberich Matt Roy Scott Pladel	Four-man	57.17	12	58.49	19	57.47	19	58.10	13	3:51.23	16

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Todd Boonstra	15 km classical	47:21.8	53
Joe Galanes		48:05.2	58
Dan Simoneau		44:53.8	29
Bill Spencer		45:59.6	40
Kevin Brochman	30 km classical	1:37:07.1	56
Jon Engen		1:35:41.9	51
Joe Galanes		DNF
Dan Simoneau		1:35:21.4	49
Kevin Brochman	50 km freestyle	2:19:45.5	47
Jon Engen		DNF
Dan Simoneau		DNF
Bill Spencer		2:25:22.6	56
Todd Boonstra Dan Simoneau Bill Spencer Joe Galanes	4×10 km relay	1:50:27.6	13

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Leslie Bancroft-Krichko	5 km classical	16:31.1	31
Nancy Fiddler		17:05.4	41
Leslie Thompson		16:58.5	39
Betsy Youngman		17:32.6	47
Leslie Bancroft-Krichko	10 km classical	33:25.1	36
Dorcas DenHartog-Wonsavage		34:26.1	40
Nancy Fiddler		34:31.1	41
Leslie Thompson		35:17.7	45
Dorcas DenHartog-Wonsavage	20 km freestyle	1:00:48.6	23
Nancy Fiddler		1:03:57.5	43
Leslie Thompson		1:01:04.1	25
Betsy Youngman		1:03:31.3	42
Leslie Bancroft-Krichko Dorcas DanHartog-Wonsavage Nancy Fiddler Leslie Thompson	4×5 km relay	1:04:08.8	8

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Individual

Athlete	Event	CF	SP	FS	Total
Athlete	Event	Rank	Rank	Rank	TFP	Rank
Brian Boitano	Men's singles	2	2	1	3.0
Christopher Bowman		8	5	7	13.8	7
Paul Wylie		12	8	9	19.4	10
Caryn Kadavy	Ladies's singles	7	5	DNS	DNF
Jill Trenary		5	6	5	10.4	4
Debi Thomas		2	2	4	6.0

Mixed

Athlete	Event	CD	SP / OD	FS / FD	Total
Athlete	Event	Rank	Rank	Rank	TFP	Rank
Natalie Seybold Wayne Seybold	Pairs	—	10	10	15.0	10
Gillian Wachsman Todd Waggoner			4	5	7.0	5
Jill Watson Peter Oppegard			3	3	4.5
Suzanne Semanick Scott Gregory	Ice dancing	6	6	6	12.0	6
Susan Wynne Joseph Druar	Ice dancing	11	11	11	22.0	11

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Summary

Team	Event	First round						Consolation game	Final round
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
United States men's	Men's tournament	Austria W 10–6	Czechoslovakia L 5–7	Soviet Union L 5–7	Norway W 6–3	West Germany L 1–4	4	7th place game Switzerland W 8–4	did not advance			7

Roster

First round
Top three teams (shaded ones) entered the medal round.

	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Soviet Union	5	5	0	0	32	10	10
West Germany	5	4	1	0	19	12	8
Czechoslovakia	5	3	2	0	23	14	6
United States	5	2	3	0	27	27	4
Austria	5	0	4	1	12	29	1
Norway	5	0	4	1	11	32	1

USA 10-6 Austria
Czechoslovakia 7-5 USA
Soviet Union 7-5 USA
USA 6-3 Norway
West Germany 4-1 USA

7th place game

Team 1	Score	Team 2
United States	8–4	Switzerland

Luge

Main article: Luge at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Duncan Kennedy	Singles	47.032	16	47.065	16	47.093	15	47.282	16	3:08.472	14
Frank Masley		46.813	11	46.890	9	46.813	8	47.427	18	3:07.943	12
Jon Owen		47.670	25	47.632	23	47.834	25	48.328	28	3:11.464	23
Joe Barile Steven Maher	Doubles	46.262	10	48.701	17	—				1:34.963	16
Timothy Nardiello Miro Zajonc	Doubles	46.482	13	46.838	11	—				1:33.320	11

Women

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Cammy Myler	Singles	46.502	8	46.888	9	46.828	12	46.617	8	3:06.835	9
Erica Terwillegar		46.506	9	47.300	15	46.780	10	46.705	10	3:07.291	11
Bonny Warner		46.409	6	46.643	8	46.633	7	46.371	5	3:06.211	6

Nordic combined

Main article: Nordic combined at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping					Cross-country		Total
Athlete	Event	Jump 1	Jump 2	Jump 3	Total	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Gary Crawford	Individual	~~55.4~~	65.2	70.6	135.8	43	43:54.7	41	54:12.7	41
Joe Holland		101.8	~~96.4~~	108.6	210.4	9	41:01.8	28	43:02.5	19
Todd Wilson		88.2	91.9	~~78.1~~	180.1	37	42:07.9	39	47:30.6	40
Joe Holland Hans Johnstone Todd Wilson	Team	—			516.9	9	1:23:42.9	10	1:33:06.9	10

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Jump 1		Jump 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Mike Holland	Normal hill	79.5	92.8	74.5	81.8	174.6	33
Mark Konopacke		83.5	100.2	79.0	88.0	188.2	18
Dennis McGrane		78.0	90.4	73.0	79.4	169.8	43
Rick Mewborn		75.0	80.1	74.0	78.5	158.6	54
Chris Hastings	Large hill	94.0	74.0	93.0	71.1	145.1	49
Mike Holland		105.0	96.9	92.0	73.7	170.6	32
Mark Konopacke		100.0	83.9	96.0	76.3	160.2	42
Ted Langlois		95.0	75.9	90.0	66.9	142.8	50
Mike Holland Mark Konopacke Ted Langlois Dennis McGrane	Team	—	259.3	—	237.5	496.8	10

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Erik Henriksen	500 m	37.50	15
Dan Jansen		DNF
Marty Pierce		37.76	22
Nick Thometz		37.16	8
Tom Cushman	1000 m	1:14.68	17
Eric Flaim		1:13.53	4
Dan Jansen		DNF
Nick Thometz		1:14.71	18
John Baskfield	1500 m	1:55.88	20
Eric Flaim		1:52.12
Mark Greenwald		1:54.64	11
Dave Silk		1:55.26	15
Erick Flaim	5000 m	6:47.09	4
Mark Greenwald		6:51.98	9
Dave Silk		6:49.95	6
Eric Flaim	10,000 m	14:05.57	4
Jeff Klaiber		14:38.60	25
Dave Silk		14:25.56	14

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Leslie Bader	500 m	41.57	23
Bonnie Blair		39.10 WR
Katie Class		40.91	12
Kristen Talbot		41.71	25
Leslie Bader	1000 m	1:21.09	7
Bonnie Blair		1:18.31
Katie Class		1:21.10	8
Nancy Swider-Peltz		1:24.81	24
Leslie Bader	1500 m	2:05.53	10
Bonnie Blair		2:04.02	4
Katie Class		2:07.30	13
Janet Goldman		2:08.72	18
Leslie Bader	3000 m	4:30.09	20
Mary Docter		4:29.93	19
Janet Goldman		4:25.26	11
Mary Docter	5000 m	7:37.00	11
Janet Goldman		7:36.98	10
Nancy Swider-Peltz		7:52.12	22

References

^ United States at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Official Olympic Reports
Olympic Winter Games 1988, full results by sports-reference.com
"Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2009-06-22.

v t e Nations at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada
Africa	Morocco
America	Argentina Bolivia Canada Chile Costa Rica Guatemala Jamaica Mexico Netherlands Antilles Puerto Rico United States Virgin Islands
Asia	China Chinese Taipei India Japan North Korea South Korea Lebanon Mongolia Philippines
Europe	Andorra Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark Finland France East Germany West Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Oceania	Australia Fiji Guam New Zealand

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