United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics

United States at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Flag of the United States
IOC codeUSA
NOCUnited States Olympic Committee
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
February 9–25, 2018
Competitors241[2] (134 men and 107 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearers Erin Hamlin (opening)[1]
Jessie Diggins (closing)
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
9
Silver
8
Bronze
6
Total
23
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

The United States competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from February 9 to 25, 2018.

The United States had its least successful showing at a Winter Olympics since the 1998 Nagano Games, ranking fourth in both the gold and total medal count with 9 and 23 medals, respectively.[3] There were some notable successes for the team. Jessie Diggins and Kikkan Randall won the cross-country skiing women's team sprint event to clinch the United States' first-ever Olympic gold medal in cross-country skiing.[4] Skip John Shuster led his team to the United States' first-ever gold medal in curling, winning the men's curling over Sweden.[5] The United States women's national ice hockey team won the gold in the women's ice hockey tournament for the first time since the inauguration of the sport in 1998 over the four-time defending gold medalist Canada in an overtime penalty shootout.[6]

The United States earned medals in at least one event in 11 different sports, the most of any nation. These Games also included the 100th Winter Olympic gold medal for the Americans, won by Shaun White.[7]

  1. ^ "Erin Hamlin named Team USA flag bearer for PyeongChang Opening Ceremony". Archived from the original on February 15, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  2. ^ Sports Reference
  3. ^ Making Sense of the Disappointing Winter Olympics Medal Count for Team USA, Bleacher Report, 22 February 2018
  4. ^ "US skiers Jessie Diggins, Kikkan Randall stun field for historic cross-country gold". TheGuardian.com. February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  5. ^ Chappell, Bill (February 24, 2018). "U.S. Men's Curling Team Wins Gold, Beating Sweden 10-7 At Pyeongchang Winter Olympics". National Public Radio. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  6. ^ Chappell, Bill (February 21, 2018). "U.S. Women's Hockey Team Wins Gold, Beating Canada In Penalty-Shootout Thriller". NPR. National Public Radio. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  7. ^ Kortmeier, Todd (February 13, 2018). "Breaking Down Team USA's Journey To 100 Olympic Winter Games Gold medals". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.