United States at the 2002 Winter Olympics


The United States was the host nation for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.
These Games were by far the best home Winter Games for the United States, earning 34 total medals, nearly triple their best previous hauls at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California, and the 1932 Winter Olympics and 1980 Winter Olympics, both in Lake Placid, New York and the most a host country has won at a single Winter Olympics.
The United States also tied Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics for most gold medals a host country has won at a Winter Olympics, with 10. Canada broke this record during the 2010 Winter Olympics.
The Olympics were held only months after September 11, 2001. During the opening ceremonies, Jacques Rogge, presiding over his first Olympics as IOC president, told the American athletes that the world was gathered in their country and that their country was overcoming the "horrific tragedy" of that day and stands united with them in promoting the IOC's ideals.

Medalists

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
MedalNameSportEventDate
SnowboardingWomen's halfpipe
SnowboardingMen's halfpipe
Speed skatingMen's 500 metres
Speed skatingWomen's 1000 metres

Vonetta Flowers		BobsleighTwo-woman
Speed skatingMen's 1500 metres
Short track speed skatingMen's 1500 metres
SkeletonMen's
SkeletonWomen's
Figure skatingLadies' singles
Freestyle skiingWomen's moguls
Speed skatingMen's 5000 metres
SnowboardingMen's halfpipe
Freestyle skiingMen's moguls
Alpine skiingMen's combined

Brian Martin		LugeDoubles
Short track speed skatingMen's 1000 metres
Freestyle skiingMen's aerials
SkeletonWomen's
Alpine skiingMen's giant slalom

Ice hockeyWomen's tournament

Garrett Hines
Randy Jones
Bill Schuffenhauer		BobsleighFour-man

Ice hockeyMen's tournament
SnowboardingMen's halfpipe
Speed skatingMen's 500 metres
Figure skatingMen's singles

Chris Thorpe		LugeDoubles
SnowboardingMen's parallel giant slalom
Speed skatingMen's 1000 metres
Speed skatingWomen's 1000 metres
Speed skatingWomen's 1500 metres
Figure skatingLadies' singles

Doug Sharp
Brian Shimer
Dan Steele		BobsleighFour-man
Short track speed skatingMen's 500 metres

Alpine skiing

;Men
;Women

Biathlon

;Men
AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
Jay HakkinenSprint26:43.5126
Lawton RedmanSprint27:43.4254
Jeremy TeelaSprint26:36.6220
Jay HakkinenPursuit34:11.8113
Lawton RedmanPursuit38:59.0652
Jeremy TeelaPursuit35:18.1323
Dan CampbellIndividual1:00:58.6676
Jay HakkinenIndividual55:13.8326
Jeremy TeelaIndividual53:56.5214
Dan Campbell
Jay Hakkinen
Lawton Redman
Jeremy Teela		Relay1::30:27.1215

;Women

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

;Distance
;Men
;Women
;Sprint
;Men
;Women

Curling

;Summary

Men's tournament

;Team
Superior CC, Superior
Skip: Tim Somerville
Third: Mike Schneeberger
Second: Myles Brundidge
Lead: John Gordon
Alternate: Donald Barcombe, Jr.
;Round robin
;Standings
Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.
CountrySkipWL
CanadaKevin Martin81
NorwayPål Trulsen72
SwitzerlandAndreas Schwaller63
SwedenPeja Lindholm63
FinlandMarkku Uusipaavalniemi54
GermanySebastian Stock45
DenmarkUlrik Schmidt36
Great BritainHammy McMillan36
United StatesTim Somerville36
FranceDominique Dupont-Roc09

;Draw 1
February 11, 9:00
;Draw 4
February 13, 9:00
;Draw 6
February 14, 14:00
;Draw 9
February 16, 14:00
;Draw 12
February 18, 14:00
;Draw 2
February 11, 19:00
;Draw 5
February 13, 19:00
;Draw 7
February 15, 9:00
;Draw 11
February 17, 19:00

Women's tournament

;Team
Bemidji CC, Bemidji
Skip: Kari Erickson
Third: Debbie McCormick
Second: Stacey Liapis
Lead: Ann Swisshelm
Alternate: Joni Cotten
;Round robin
;Standings
Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.
CountrySkipWL
CanadaKelley Law81
SwitzerlandLuzia Ebnöther72
United StatesKari Erickson63
Great BritainRhona Martin54
GermanyNatalie Neßler54
SwedenElisabet Gustafson54
NorwayDordi Nordby45
JapanAkiko Katoh27
DenmarkLene Bidstrup27
RussiaOlga Jarkova18

;Draw 2
February 12, 9:00
;Draw 4
February 13, 14:00
;Draw 6
February 14, 19:00
;Draw 9
February 16, 19:00
;Draw 11
February 18, 9:00
;Draw 3
February 12, 19:00
;Draw 5
February 14, 9:00
;Draw 8
February 16, 9:00
;Draw 10
February 17, 14:00
;Semifinal
February 20, 9:00
;Bronze Medal Game
February 21, 9:00

Figure skating

;Individual
;Mixed

Freestyle skiing

;Men
;Women

Ice hockey

;Summary

Men's Tournament

;Team roster:
;First round
;Group D
Team
3201163+135
3210118+34
31119903
3030622−160

All times are local.
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----
;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Gold medal game

Women's tournament

;Team roster
;Preliminary round
;Group B
Top two teams advanced to semifinals.
Team
3300281+276
321076+14
3021618−121
3021621−151

All times are local.
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----
;Semifinal
;Gold medal game

Luge

;Men
;Women

Nordic combined

Short track speed skating

;Men
;Women

Skeleton

Ski jumping

Snowboarding

;Halfpipe
;Men
;Women
;Parallel
;Men
;Women

Speed skating

;Men
;Women